Music is a powerful medium through which people across the world address and amplify freedom and social justice movements.
Prior to each NC Folk Fest weekend, we host a special concert titled Songs of Hope & Justice to commemorate this musical legacy and to acknowledge the ongoing work and voices of today’s freedom and justice advocates.
Each year Songs of Hope & Justice features a unique lineup of several of North Carolina’s preeminent singers and songwriters who carry their individual musical styles into the performance – unifying their voices on stage through a common spirit and purpose. This year’s lineup includes:
The North Carolina Folk Festival is produced in partnership with the City of Greensboro.
The North Carolina Folk Festival is a nonprofit resident organization of the Greensboro Cultural Center, made possible by a significant in-kind contribution from Creative Greensboro, the City of Greensboro’s office for arts & culture.
The North Carolina Folk Festival is supported in part by an American Rescue Plan Act grant from the National Endowment for the Arts to support general operating expenses in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The North Carolina Folk Festival is supported by the North Carolina Arts Council, a division of the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources, with funding from the National Endowment for the Arts.
Support of the North Carolina Folk Festival is made available through The Arts Council of Greater Greensboro New Creative Investment Initiative, with Guilford County and North Carolina Arts Council American Rescue Plan Act funding.