The Kerrville Folk Festival celebrates its 54th season of bringing together some of the finest acts in Americana and Folk music.
The second weekend of the 54th annual Kerrville Folk Festival opens Friday with a night that moves from intimate folk songwriting through soul and country before landing on one of Nashville's most decorated writer-performers, and closes with a Canadian duo carrying both a Grammy and grief.
Adrian Blake Enscoe, Sydney Shepherd and Regina Strayhorn have built a devoted following on the national folk circuit through rich three-part harmonies and a theatrical, character-driven performance style that tends to turn first-time listeners into devoted fans.
Founded in 2000, the six-piece group has released 14 albums including "Morning Shift" (2023).
The Hickman, Ky., singer-songwriter released "Planting by the Signs" in January 2025. She won the 2023 Americana Music Association Emerging Artist of the Year award.
Another out of this world performance by Next of Kin at the Kerrville Folk Festival.
It wasn't the start that the 54th Kerrville Folk Festival wanted on Thursday for its opening night, but they did get two acts onto the Kennedy Theater stage before thunderstorms intervened.
The final night of opening weekend Sunday at the Kennedy Outdoor Theater covers more ground than any other night of the first four days.
If there is a night at this year's Kerrville Folk Festival built to be remembered, it is Saturday at the Kennedy Outdoor Theater — a four-act lineup that opens with one of Americana's most acclaimed voices and closes with one of bluegrass's most celebrated live acts.
Yasmin Williams leads off at 7 p.m. in a set that is likely to stop first-timers cold.
The 54th annual Kerrville Folk Festival opens May 21 at Quiet Valley Ranch with a four-act night at the Kennedy Outdoor Theater that moves from Texas plains to Texas dancehall before closing with one of the state's most buzzed-about harmony bands.
