Fort Worth African American Roots Music Festival

Fort Worth African American Roots Music Festival Celebrating blackness in American roots music!

African American Dance Caller Pathways applications are due by 11:59 pm tonight!An initiative of the Fort Worth African ...
08/31/2026

African American Dance Caller Pathways applications are due by 11:59 pm tonight!

An initiative of the Fort Worth African American Roots Music Festival (FWAAMFest), AADCP is a hybrid program that trains African American and/or Black-identifying aspiring dance callers in calling technique, traditional dances, history, and culture rooted in the legacy of blackness at its core.

This free initiative is accepting applicants who are:

-Age 18+, African American and/or Black-identified
Based in the state of Texas
-Preference given to applicants living in the city of Fort Worth
-Preference given to applicants who teach general music at a school that allows them to include social dances in instruction

OR

-People who engage in some form of instruction, in their school or elsewhere in their community, that allows them to include social dances

*Others will still be considered based on their application responses

Info and applications online at www.FWAAMFest.com

Additional questions? Email [email protected]

08/28/2026

Today is the day!

Help AADCP reconnect Black folks to the art and history of traditional dance calling at no cost to them by making a tax-deductible donation:

Text “FWAAMFest” to 844-844-6844 or go to FWAAMFest.com.

AADCP Instructor Phil Jamison is a scholar of traditional Appalachian dance, and knows that Black fiddlers were the first callers of dances like squares and contras that have been known as traditional in the U.S. As a white practitioner of these dance traditions, he understands the importance of lending his knowledge and skill to support bringing these dances home and busting the myths that Black people aren’t a part of them.

Interested in applying to participate in AACDP? Applications are open through 8/31! Information and application are also at our website.

08/27/2026

“AADCP is restoring what was lost, so that when people learn about contra dance and square dance, they are learning a complete history.”
-Dr. Clover Johnson, AADCP Instructor

8/28 is a fundraising day rooted in purpose, supporting Black-led and Black-benefitting organizations across the country working daily to strengthen communities and expand opportunity.

Help AADCP reconnect Black folks to the art and history of traditional dance calling at no cost to them by making a tax-deductible donation:

Text “FWAAMFest” to 844-844-6844 or go to FWAAMFest.com.

Interested in applying to participate in AACDP? Applications are open through 8/31! Information and application are also at our website.

08/20/2026

Who’s ready for FWAAMFest 2027?

Next March we will bring you another jam-packed event full of music, dance, learning, and conversation with an amazing lineup of Black roots artists and culture bearers from across North America.

Lineup announcements will start next month, so stay tuned!

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08/15/2026

Update: this post has been incorrectly flagged. It was created by us, not a generative tool.

ANNOUNCEMENT📣📣📣

We are accepting applications for year two of African American Dance Caller Pathways through August 31!

An initiative of the Fort Worth African American Roots Music Festival (FWAAMFest), AADCP is a hybrid program that trains African American and/or Black-identifying aspiring dance callers in calling technique, traditional dances, history, and culture rooted in the legacy of blackness at its core.

This free initiative is accepting applicants who are:

Age 18+, African American and/or Black-identified
Based in the state of Texas
Preference given to applicants living in the city of Fort Worth
Preference given to applicants who teach general music at a school that allows them to include social dances in instruction

OR

Teachers who engage in some form of instruction, in their school or elsewhere in their community, that allows them to include social dances

*Others will still be considered based on their application responses

Swipe for more information and FAQs.
Apply online at www.FWAAMFest.com

Additional questions? Email [email protected]




And it’s that time again to come together and support Black-led and Black-benefitting organizations during Black Philant...
08/06/2026

And it’s that time again to come together and support Black-led and Black-benefitting organizations during Black Philanthropy Month! We’re gearing up for in two weeks, on August 28th, when people across the country support organizations working daily to strengthen communities and expand opportunity. Rooted in purpose, this movement brings us together to invest in lasting change.

To donate, text “FWAAMFest” to 844-844-6844 or head to FWAAMFest dot com.

Thank you!

06/01/2026

FWAAMFest 2026 Highlight: .m.blount

Initially recognized for his skill as a string band musician, Blount has charted an unprecedented, Afrofuturist course on his pilgrimage through sound archives and song collections. In his hands, the banjo, fiddle, electric guitar and synthesizer become ceremonial objects used to channel the insurgent creativity of his forebears. Blount’s performances - like his recent Smithsonian Folkways releases, symbiont (‘24) and The New Faith (‘22) - merge centuries-old traditional songs with trappings and techniques of modern Black genres. This “genrequeer” approach to the traditions has earned his music a place in the very same archives from which he extracts his repertoire.

In his set, Jake was supported by

05/29/2026

Today’s FWAAMFest highlight features Fort Worth’s own Killer Bug!

James “Killer Bug” Morris is a Fort Worth-born and raised blues and R&B singer. Over decades of performing, he has become a legend within the Dallas/Fort Worth music scene. Killer Bug is known for his signature style, from wardrobe to vocals to dance moves that wow audiences each time he steps on stage.

Killer Bug earned his stage name while working at Fort Worth’s KNOK radio in the 1980s. He wore many hats at the station: porter, driver, mail clerk, systems engineer, and DJ. He also travelled around the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex area doing remote broadcasts. After one such broadcast the DJ announced him as “Killer Bug” on air, and the nickname is now history.

05/26/2026

FWAAMFest highlight: Sunny War

Chattanooga-based street singer, guitarist, and roots music revolutionary has always been an outsider, always felt the drive to define her place in the world through music and songwriting. Her restless spirit, a byproduct of growing up semi-nomadic with a single mother, led her to Venice Beach, California, where she’s been grinding the pavement for some years now, making a name for her prodigious guitar work and incisive songwriting, which touches on everything from police violence to alcoholism to love found and lost.

05/22/2026

Today’s FWAAMFest 2026 highlight features

Hailing from the sunshine state of Florida, Grace Givertz captivates audiences with her indie folk compositions, blending earworm melodies with heartfelt storytelling. As a multi-instrumentalist, she infuses her music with a diverse array of sounds, weaving folk, Americana, and indie rock into a tapestry uniquely her own.

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