53rd Annual Philadelphia Folk Festival

[Steven]

Hi,

The 53rd Annual Philadelphia Folk Festival will take place August 15-17, 2014 near Schwenksville, PA.

Here's a partial list of performers that will be appearing at this year's Philadelphia Folk Festival
(copy/pasted from a Philadelphia Folksong Society press release):

Old Crow Medicine Show – The Lone Bellow – Sarah Jarosz – Tommy Emmanuel – Natalie MacMaster – Janis Ian - Loudon Wainwright III – Shemekia Copeland - The Gibson Brothers – Tempest – The Slide Brothers – Rebirth Brass Band - Steep Canyon Rangers – A Fistful of Sugar - Archie Fisher – Antsy McClain – Barbara Gettes - Caroline Rose – DakhaBrakha – Dave Fry – DisCanto – Honey Child - Hot Club of Cowtown – Irene Molloy – Jefferson Berry and The Urban Acoustic Coalition - Jordie Lane – John Flynn – El Caribefunk - Johnnyswim – Josh White, Jr. – Kwesi K - Katie Frank and The Pheromones – Mutlu – Old Man Luedecke – Orpheus Supertones Parsonsfield – Rebecca Loebe – Ryan Tennis and the Clubhouse Band – SONiA - Spuyten Duyvil - Steve Poltz – Ten Strings and a Goat Skin – Vance Gilbert – The Wallace Brothers - Gene Shay – Great Groove Band – Dennis Hangey – Give and Take Jugglers.

I may update this thread when additional performers are announced or when the lineup of performers is completed.

There are a number of performers (Janis Ian included) that I'm especially looking forward to seeing on this year's Philadelphia Folk Festival stages. Our Joe Way's thread about Archie Fisher(viewtopic.php?f=15&t=35106) has me looking forward to what will be my first time seeing Archie Fisher perform.

Gene Shay will be emceeing the Festival for his 53rd consecutive year.

[Joe Way]

Hi Steven,
That is a very impressive line-up! I would be really tempted to attend, but Anne & I will just be returning from Europe that weekend. I hope you can give us a report.

Thanks,

Joe

[Steven]

Hi Joe,

Hope you and Anne have a wonderful time in Europe. Were you to be able to attend, I'd be looking forward to
meeting you. I hope to provide a report about the Festival. -- Will be there, barring anything urgent and unexpected getting in the way.

[Steven]

Hi,

Looking forward to the Philadelphia Folk Festival next weekend. The advance weather forecast is excellent.
Yesterday, spent four hours at a bluegrass event and now the Philadelphia Folk Festival is on the horizon.

[Steven]

Hi,

Another outstanding Philadelphia Folk Festival has come and gone. Memories of many excellent performances
will remain for the Festival's attendees. Tommy Emmanuel provided guitar accompaniment for Janis Ian's
performance of "At Seventeen." This was a remarkable union of two master artists; a very memorable performance. Tommy Emmanuel's own set was amazing and made it easy to understand why people (including acclaimed guitarists)
hold him in the highest regard. The Festival had a very wide range of musical diversity. There was music for just about anybody to thoroughly enjoy. Certainly others shared in the dilemma of finding desirable performances simultaneously taking place on the Festival's different stages. -- Got sidetracked on the way to the "Celtic Afternoon" performances at the Camp Stage by "Acoustic Blues" going on at the Craft Stage. Wish I could have been at both without missing a minute of either (an enviable problem, I know). Couldn't be at the Festival Friday night; was there for most of Saturday and Sunday. The Festival was a celebration of music, an example of great organization and outstanding volunteer effort, and had (of course) an amiable crowd, and great weather. I'm particularly pleased that traditional folk music (blues, bluegrass, etc.) continues to be represented at the Festival. Can't wait for next year. Thanks to the organizers, volunteers, attendees, musicians, and "mother nature" for making this year's Philadelphia Folk Festival as wonderful as it was.