A night of gene-defying music on final Friday of Folk Festival
The evening moves from intimate songwriter craft through indie-rock sensibilities to the high-energy punk-country fusion that defines modern Americana's edge.
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Photo gallery: Andy Frasco and The U.N. on the second Saturday of Kerrville Folk Festival
The Los Angeles-based singer and songwriter took to the stage at 10 p.m. and was nonstop for an hour, including a crowd surfing moment and dancing with a little girl who wandered onto the stage.
Folk festival’s second weekend opens with Brandy Clark headlining Grammy-nominated night
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.
Photo gallery: Bandits on the Run rises from the subway for Folk Festival debut
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.
Weekend one closes Sunday with a legacy pop act and a hard-closing Austin trio
The final night of opening weekend Sunday at the Kennedy Outdoor Theater covers more ground than any other night of the first four days.
Folk Festival’s first Saturday brings the festival’s biggest night of opening weekend
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.
Festival’s second night ranges from fingerstyle guitar to Austin rock
Yasmin Williams leads off at 7 p.m. in a set that is likely to stop first-timers cold.
Thursday, May 21 opening lineup for the 54th Kerrville Folk Festival
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.
After 18 days, the 2025 Kerrville Folk Festival comes to a spectacular close
"It's been great," Rouse said. "It's been magical."
Photo gallery: The final night of the 2025 Kerrville Folk Festival
Sunday marked the final day of the 2025 Kerrville Folk Festival
Photo gallery: Andy Frasco and The U.N. on the second Saturday of Kerrville Folk Festival
The Los Angeles-based singer and songwriter took to the stage at 10 p.m. and was nonstop for an hour, including a crowd surfing moment and dancing with a little girl who wandered onto the stage.
Folk festival’s second weekend opens with Brandy Clark headlining Grammy-nominated night
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.
Photo gallery: Bandits on the Run rises from the subway for Folk Festival debut
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.
Weekend one closes Sunday with a legacy pop act and a hard-closing Austin trio
The final night of opening weekend Sunday at the Kennedy Outdoor Theater covers more ground than any other night of the first four days.
Folk Festival’s first Saturday brings the festival’s biggest night of opening weekend
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.
Festival’s second night ranges from fingerstyle guitar to Austin rock
Yasmin Williams leads off at 7 p.m. in a set that is likely to stop first-timers cold.
Thursday, May 21 opening lineup for the 54th Kerrville Folk Festival
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.
After 18 days, the 2025 Kerrville Folk Festival comes to a spectacular close
"It's been great," Rouse said. "It's been magical."
Photo gallery: The final night of the 2025 Kerrville Folk Festival
Sunday marked the final day of the 2025 Kerrville Folk Festival