Ska legends The Skatalites have been confirmed for the 68th annual National Folk Festival, a free event held held for the past 2 years in Richmond, VA.

Other acts scheduled to appear include Chuck Brown, Kenny & Amanda, Le Vent du Nord, Mhotella Queens, The Quebe Sisters Band, Santiago Jiménez, Jr. and Yuqin Wang & Zhengli Xu.

The Skatalites began their career as the house band for the legendary Studio One and penned many of what would become "ska standards", such as "The Guns of Navarone".