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Sort performers by Name | Location | Category | Zone | New This Year| Location | Performer |
| Bruton Parish Hall | Bill and Pam Gurley Pam's warm, crystalline voice backed by Bill on banjo, fiddle, guitar or mandolin creates honest, natural music that draws on Celtic, bluegrass and swing influences. www.billandpamgurley.com |
| Bruton Parish Hall | Hot Soup Original and contemporary acoustic music. Come smile and tap your foot with us. www.hotsouptrio.com |
| Campus Center - Trinkle Hall | Williamsburg Classic Swing Orchestra A 16-piece authentic big band that plays all the best music from the height of the swing era, 1930's and 1940's, as well as some popular swing hits of today. Hear the original arrangements from many of the bands that played and recorded those all time favorites. www.williamsburgclassicswing.com |
| Campus Center - Trinkle Hall | Clan McCool The Hysterically Correct Pirate Show There has never been a better time to learn how to be a pirate! Come sing and dance along as Willoughby Caught and her seafaring friends provide just the lesson you need. Hear traditional sea chanteys, stories of brave pirates in our past, and try out your pirate skills in drills at the capstan, line, flintlock, and cutlass. Children of all ages will enjoy this show. |
| Christopher Wren Building | Sheila Arnold Professional Story teller and interpreter |
| Christopher Wren Building | Lynn Ruehlmann Storyteller |
| Community Building | Rockin' in the New Year Featuring Local Bands - Dylan Fitchett, Kevin Garcia, Vintage Vinyl. Guaranteed a hot nite in a cool place. |
| Ewell Recital Hall | Runaway String Band Includes four long-time Williamsburg-area musicians playing a wonderful variety of bluegrass, old time, and swing music. With lush vocal harmonies and hot instrumentals, the band combines the sound of early string bands with a strong New Acoustic edge. www.runawaystringband.com |
| Ewell Recital Hall | Windsome Wood Chamber Players Featuring a wide variety of professional solo and small ensemble performers. The performers are versatile instrumentalists and vocalists. The concert repertoire is committed to both entertaining and educating audiences about the joys of chamber music. |
| First Baptist Church | First Baptist Sanctuary Choir Members of all the choirs of this 225-year-old church will combine to present a varied program of religious vocal music including hymns, anthems, spirituals and gospel songs. |
| Kimball Theatre | Bobby Blackhat Blues Band Blues harmonica player, vocalist, and songwriter Bobby 'BlackHat' Walters brings together the finest blues musicians in Hampton Roads to perform classic, modern, as well as original blues tunes that will keep your toes tappin' and your hips shakin' all night long. |
| Kimball Theatre | Jackie Scott and the Housewreckers A band all about the Blues. Honing her craft as a vocalist in Chicago, Jackie has also toured in Mississippi, Louisiana, California, and Memphis. A native of Virginia, Jackie has developed hot working relationships locally and nationally. They start their second CD 'I'm going to the Westside' this holiday. |
| Matthew Whaley School | Children's Fireworks |
| Matthew Whaley School - Auditorium | Pittman Juggling and Magic Productions Dr. Julian Pittman blends amazing juggling feats (International Silver Medalist Juggler) with world-class stage illusions. Classic ball, ring and club routines; mouth juggling while playing a xylophone; backward somersault while spinning 3 balls; illusions guaranteed to keep you on the edge of your seat! www.PittmanMagic.com |
| Matthew Whaley School - Auditorium | Thirst 'n Howl Entertainment and education in interactive musical shows for all ages. |
| Matthew Whaley School - Food Court | Kolonial Klowns Williamsburg's local clown troupe will entertain children of all ages with face painting and balloon sculptures. Kolonial Klowns of Williamsburg operates as a nonprofit, educational organization and features awarding-winning clowns among its members. |
| Matthew Whaley School - Food Court | C. Shells Children's music and games |
| Matthew Whaley School - Gymnasium | Applause Unlimited |
| Matthew Whaley School - Gymnasium | Tim Nolan |
| Muscarelle Museum of Art | Rich Follett Actor, director, musician and songwriter Rich Follett lives in the Shenandoah Valley and works teaching, writing songs and poetry, and singing for contemporary folk audiences. |
| Muscarelle Museum of Art | Timothy Seaman Timothy plays engaging original compositions and traditional interpretations focusing on Jamestown's 400th, Appalachian folk hymns, and adventures in Virginia's forests. Tim's instruments are the hammered dulcimer and flute. www.timothyseaman.com |
| Phi Beta Kappa Memorial Hall | The Hunts Covering a wide spectrum of musical genres, the group includes folk to rock to a diverse repertoire of cover tunes. Always a hit with their vast variety of instruments used during the show. |
| Phi Beta Kappa Memorial Hall | Soundworks This a'cappella men's group features a variety of musical presentations. The ensemble has performed in professional concerts, historic theatres, music festivals, the Richmond Pops Band, and Barbershop Harmony Society Shows. |
| Sadler Center - Chesapeake Room | The Main Event Band This is the ultimate party band featuring R&B, Soul, Beach, Country & Funk. Shag the night away or sit and listen. The Main Event Band delivers top-notch vocals, a tight rhythm section, and one of the best set of horns. Email: sdpagona@nc.net |
| Sadler Center - Chesapeake Room | Plunky and Oneness Afro-Funk-Jazz to keep you wide awake and ready to dance! |
| Sadler Center - Commonwealth Auditorium | Celtica Celtic music to fire up the soul and reminisce about past memories and future dreams. |
| Sadler Center - Commonwealth Auditorium | Kenya Safari Acrobats |
| Sadler Center - Lodge 1 | Bill Jenkins and the Virginia Mountain Boys The music performed by Bill Jenkins and the Virginia Mountain Boys is inspired by ancient and southern folk tunes, legendary performers such as The Stanley Brothers, Johnny and Jack, the Louvin Brothers, and many others. The group's arrangements are truly unique harmonies, and they have been playing in various capacities for almost forty years. |
| Sadler Center - Lodge 1 | Ron Fetner A nationally awarded songwriter, Ron Fetner's music has been labeled a 'unique blend of New England Folk and the soul of the South.' Incorporating elements of folk, southern Appalachian, rock and jazz, Ron has found a voice in our American music. www.ronfetner.com |
| Sadler Center - Tidewater Room | Three Jolly Coachmen Relive and fall in love all over again with the lively, infectious music of the Kingston Trio. If songs like 'The MTA,' 'Tijuana Jail' and 'Tom Dooley' bring the memories flooding back, you don't want to miss this. We dare you not to sing along! |
| Sadler Center - Tidewater Room | Code Blue |
| St. Bede Parish Center | Bagels and Fraylox Klezmer Band Known for centuries as the wedding and party music of Jews in Eastern Europe, klezmer is alive and well in Williamsburg. It is Balkan and blues, ancient Jewish culture and prayer, history, spirit and jazz all mixed together. |
| St. Bede Parish Center | Schnicklefritz and the Oompahs Get ready for lots of toe-tapping authentic German music from this group that formed more than eight years ago. They have played for numerous Oktoberfests and Fasching celebrations far and near. |
| Temple Beth El | Luke Hartman Luke's laid-back, lyrical approach to music is reminiscent of the mellow sounds of John Mayer, Jack Johnson and Ray Lamontagne. His acoustic guitar playing and smooth singing just may lull you into a place of peacefulness. www.lukehartmanmusic.com |
| Temple Beth El | The LCV Project Acoustic Guitar |
| Williamsburg Library Theatre | Liz Montgomery and Trio |
| Williamsburg Library Theatre | Jae Sinnett Trio Drummer, composer and jazz producer/announcer on Norfolk public radio, Sinnett is joined by pianist Justin Kauflin and bassist Terry Burrell in a program of performance and discussion of jazz music. www.jaesinnett.com |
| Williamsburg Presbyterian Church - Fellowship Hall | More Than Conquerors Contemporary Christian music to stir the heart. An all male band that will leave you wanting more. |
| Williamsburg Presbyterian Church - Sanctuary | Thunder Creek |
| Williamsburg Presbyterian Church - Sanctuary | Orion Orion plays the traditional music of America, the British Isles, and Canada. Toe tapping reels, lively jigs, and beautiful waltzes are mixed in with slow airs, and vocals. Contact: jhealey@cnu.edu |
| Williamsburg United Methodist Church - New Fellowship Hall | Molasses Creek Molasses Creek's high-energy acoustic music continues to win loyal followings from audiences that rave about their captivating stage presence, elegant harmonies, blazing instrumentals, and quirky sense of humor. Members of the Southern Arts Federation and award-winners from Garrison Keillor's 'A Prairie Home Companion,' they have been featured at Our State magazine's 'Best of NC.' www.molassescreek.com |
| Williamsburg United Methodist Church - New Fellowship Hall | The Company Store The Company Store stocks and delivers American-made string-band music with energy and enthusiasm sure to satisfy the pickiest of ears and shuffle the clumsiest of feet. Featuring robust fiddlin', exuberant singin', and family humor, they create brand-new old-fashioned good times! www.companystoreband.com |
| Williamsburg United Methodist Church - Sanctuary | Larnell Starkey & The Spiritual Seven A zestful blend of traditional gospel with a twist of contemporary, this group has toured across the United States, and is fondly known as the "Gospel Temptations." |
| Williamsburg United Methodist Church - Sanctuary | Virginia Handbell Consort An advanced, auditioned handbell ensemble celebrates its 11th anniversary with a wide variety of secular, classical, and sacred holiday selections. www.virginiahandbellconsort.com |
| Zable Stadium (Grand Finale) | Grand Finale featuring Soundworks and Ray Gresham Join us for the annual Finale of Fireworks at midnight. |