EnoFest!
“…a giant backyard barbecue for the creative class: it’s homey and raucous, full of music, dancing, crafts and sweaty kids slurping giant glasses of lemonade”
-New York Times
“…a giant backyard barbecue for the creative class: it’s homey and raucous, full of music, dancing, crafts and sweaty kids slurping giant glasses of lemonade”
-New York Times
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Emmylou Harris at the 1994 Festival for the Eno
Photo by Duncan Heron
Since 1984, most Festival performances have been recorded for archival purposes. These recordings form an invaluable record of the always-evolving traditional and emerging folk traditions of the region, and are available for research and enjoyment through arrangement with the Southern Folklife Collection at UNC – Chapel Hill.
The Carolina Chocolate Drops perform at the 2006 Festival for the Eno
Photo by James Hill
These archival recordings form the basis for the weekly Classic Eno Festival Live radio show on WHUP Community Radio, broadcast live at 11am (et) and streaming for two weeks following.
Prior years’ performers include:
A.J. Ghent, Ada, Akira Satake, Albannach, Al Riggs, Alan Jabbour, Albannach, Alberti Flea Circus, Algia Mae Hinton, Alice Gerrard, Amateurs, Amazing Rhythm Aces, American Aquarium, American Dance Festival, Antibalas, Apple Chill Cloggers, Backsliders, Badgett Sisters, Bahlooka Roux, Baron van Rumblebus, Bearfoot Bluegrass, Beast, BeauSoleil, Belly Revelations , Big Boy Henry, Big Fat Gap, Big Zuchini Washboard Bandits, Bill and Libby Hicks, Bill Phillips, Billy Jonas, Blast Crisis, Bluegrass Experience , Bob Margolin, Bombadil, Boo Hanks, Boom Unit, Boukman Experiens, Boulevards, Bowerbirds, Branchettes, Briarhoppers, Brother Yusef Salim, Brown Mnt Lights, Caique Vidal & Batuque, Cambodian Temple Dancers , Captain Luke, Carlos Salvo, Carolina Chocolate Drops, Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer, Charlie Louvin, Chatham Rabbits, Chessa Rich, Chester McMillian, Chicken Wire Gang, Chris Stamey, Christine Kane, Crystal Bright & the Silverhands, Clair Holly, Clyde Edgerton, Colonel Bruce Hampton & the Aquarium Rescue Unit, Common Woman Chorus, Countdown Quartet, Curtis Eller, Danny Flowers, Dar Williams, Dark Water Rising, Darrell Stover, David Glenn & Gene O’Neal, David Olney, David Via, Dawn Landes, Del McCoury, Dex Romweber Duo, Dialli Cissokho & Kaira Ba, Dishoom, Dissimilar South, Dmitri Resnick, Doc Watson, Donna the Buffalo, Doug Clark and the Hot Nuts, Doyle Lawson, Dromedary, Duhks, Duke Lacrosse & Pinky Wyoming, Dwight Hawkins, Dynamite Brothers, Ellis, Embers, Emmylou Harris, Eno Islanders, Erin McKuen, Etta Baker, Eugene Chadbourne, Flaco Jimenex, Flaco Jimenez, Flying Mice, Frank Proffitt, Jr, Freylach Time, Fris Holloway, Fuega del Alma, Future Kings of Nowhere, George Herbert Moore, George Higgs, Girlyman, Gods Men of HarmonY, Golden Echoes, Gospel Jubilators, Gospel Soul Seekers, Gospeltones, Grandsons , Green Grass Cloggers, Greg Taylor , Grupo Norteno, H.C. McEntire, Hamiltones, Hand Paper Puppet Intervention, Hash House Harvey Swing Band, Hiss Golden Messenger, Hobex, House and Land, House of Prayer for All People , Hushpuppies , Indigo DeSouza, Ironing Board Sam, Jake Xerxes Fussell, James Applewhite, Jamie Anderson, Jane Peppler, Jellybean the Clown, Jill McCorkle, Jim Lauderdale, Jim Watson, Jimmy Martin, Jimmy Martin, Joe & Odell Thompson, Joe Newberry, John Howie, Jr, John McKutcheon, Johnny Irion, Jon Shain & FJ Ventre, Jonathan Byrd, Julee Glaub, Jump little children, Kamara Thomas, Keith Nealson , Kickin Grass, Kid Sister, Kimbutè, Kruger Brothers, Kurt Fortmeyer, Kym Register, Ladies Gun Club, Lakota John, Lauchlin Shaw, Laura Boosinger, Laura Love, Laurie Lewis, Lee Smith, Little Windows, Livingston Taylor, Loamlands, Lost in the Trees, Loudon Wainwright III, Louise Omoto Kessel, Lucy Dacus, Lud, Luisa Lopez, Lynn Blakey, Magic Tuber String Band, Malpass Family , Mamadou Diabate, Mammals, Mandolin Orange, Mantras, Mbanda Africa, Mellow Swells, Menhaden Chantey Men, Merle Watson, Michael Hurley, Mickey Mills & Steel, Midtown Dickens, Mike Craver, Mike Cross, Mike Seegar, Mipso, Missy Raines, Moses Rascoe, Mountain Goats, Mt Moriah, Nappy Brown, Nashville Bluegrass Band , Nee Ningy Band, Neena Freelon, Never, Nields, Nudes, Obie Family, Orchestra Gardel, Paleface, Pavolid Castaneda , Peggy Seeger , Peter Lamb, Peter Siegel, Phil Cook &the Guitarheels, Phil Lee, Pie Faced Girls, Pierce Freelon, Pierce Pettis, Plutopia, Pratie Heads, Pressure Boys, Prior years’ performers include: , Rainbow Kitten Surprise, Ralph Stanley, Rev. Billy C. Wirtz, Rissi Palmer, Robin and Linda Williams & their Fine Band, Rolly Grey and Sunfire, Ruby Amamfu, Ruth Wyand, Safire – the Uppity Blues Women, Sarah Lee Guthrie, Sarah Shook and the Disarmers, Scott Ainsley Rebecca and the High Tones, Scott Sawyer, Secret Monkey Weekend, Seldom Scene, Shady Grove Band, Shark Quest, Shirlette Ammons, Pastor Shirley Caesar, Si Kahn , Sierra Hull, Smithfield Gospel Singers, Sonny Miles, Sonos, South Carolina Broadcasters, Southern Culture on the Skids, Squirrel Nut Zippers, Staircase Band, Stanley Baird, Stanley Hicks, Steep Canyon Rangers, Stillhouse Botton Band, Stooges Brass Band, Supergrit Cowboy Band, Susan Ketchin, Suzie Bolotin, Suzie Vinnock, T.Gold, Tan & Sober Gentlemen, Tatiana Hargreaves , Taz Halloween, Tender Fruit, Teresa Trull & Barbara Higbie, Thad Cochrell , Thadeus Bennett, The Tremblers, Therapy Sisters, Tift Merritt, Tommy Bass, Tony Peacock, Tony Rice, Too Much Fun, Touchstone, Town Mountain, Tracy Drach, Trailer Bride, Tray Wellington, Trinidad North, TROSA Music Ensemble, Two Dollar Pistols, Violet Bell, Violet Bell, Void Brothers Bobby McMillon, Walter “Lightning Bug” Rhodes, War Paint Singers, Wayne & Margaret Martin , Whiskeytown , Wyatt Easterling, and so many more…
Want to be a food vendor at the 2023 Festival for the Eno? Please email food@enoriver.org for more info.