40th Annual North Georgia Folk Festival. 11 a.m.–9 p.m. FREE! (kids under 12), $8 (students), $15. www.athensfolk.org

PAM BLANCHARD & SUNNYSIDE UP BAND An Athens mainstay for over 13 years, the band's back together with fun new tunes for children and their adults.

TONALLI DANZA FOLKLÓRICA MEXICANA Mesmerizing traditional Mexican dance group based in Athens.

KIDS ON THE MOUNTAIN Rob McMaken and Jason Cade of Hog-Eyed Man join forces with fiddler Amanda Kapousouz for a set of Irish tunes.

LITTLE MAE Trio blending indie, pop and shoegaze, drawing from influences such as Samia, Mercury and Alice Phoebe Lou.

YES MA'AM FAMILY BAND WITH CAROLINE AIKEN A traveling feast of the very best in Georgia music, spanning multiple decades of love and friendship across multiple genres.

RANDY STEELE AND THE HIGH COLD WIND High-energy bluegrass band based in Chattanooga.

JIM WHITE Winterville-based singer-songwriter with a canny lyrical style and a Southern gothic flair.

PRETTY LITTLE GOAT Lovers of old-time music pulling from the deep well of tradition found in the mountains of western North Carolina.

BORDERHOP TRIO High lonesome pickin' and singing from Athens' own bluegrass outfit.

RALPH RODDENBERY Dynamic blend of Americana, roots rock and a twist of the blues.

JULIA BARFIELD Young singer-songwriter with roots in the foothills of the North Georgia mountains.

FAWNEY RIG Irish folk-rock project featuring vocals by Claire Campbell (Hope For Agoldensummer) and Nathan Peters (Beat Up) backed by friends to play Celtic classics, foot-stomping jigs, sweet ballads and even a few rockers.