In just a few short weeks, the Old Pool Farm will be transformed into an annual utopia as it welcomes campers and music lovers for the 60th annual Philadelphia Folk Festival Aug 18-21. The oldest […]
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Turning Sixty Has Never Sounded More Festive
After two years of virtual campfires, the Philadelphia Folk Festival will celebrate its 60th year in person Aug. 18-21 at its longstanding home, the Old Pool Farm, in Upper Salford Township, Pennsylvania. Funky reggae rockers […]
The 59.5th Pocket Fest Fills Homes With Folk
Philadelphia Folk Festival Delivers Digitally The Philadelphia Folk Festival didn’t become a steadfast institution running continuously since 1962 without becoming adaptable. If you’ve ever been to the Old Pool Farm you know that planning just […]
David Bromberg To Headline 59½ Annual Philadelphia Folk Festival
Fan-favorite John Flynn to Host The Pocket-Sized Edition At Spring Mountain The whir of ski lifts from the Spring Mountain Ski Area wafts through the trees in the typically quiet Upper Salford Township, Pennsylvania. When […]
Philadelphia Folk Festival Cultivates Online Community For 59th Edition
Fest is a feeling that I never want to end. Last year, as volunteers were packing up tables and chairs and loading them into trucks, I had a strange feeling like I was somehow between […]
Philadelphia Folksong Society Brings The Folk To The People
The 59th Annual Festival Goes Global For First All Online Event Folk music has evolved over time. Through ingenuity and necessity, as soon as people started making music, they started sharing it. From word of […]
Can’t Stop The Folk
Philly Folk Fest Invites You To Fest In Place Aug. 13-16 Creativity is nothing new to the volunteers who run the Philadelphia Folksong Society. You don’t get to claim the title of hosting the longest […]
Philadelphia Folk Festival Plants Digital Roots For 59th Edition
Philly Folk Fest To Go Online Aug. 13-16, 2020 “If your time to you is worth savin.’ Then you better start swimmin’ or you’ll sink like a stone. For the times they are a-changin.’” – […]
Episode 23 – Talisk
Talisk is a Scottish Celtic band consisting of three incredible musicians, Mohsen Amini on concertina, fiddle player Hayley Keenan and guitarist Graeme Armstrong. They have accumulated multiple accolades across the United Kingdom. We met for a […]
Episode 21 – Steve Poltz
Singer-songwriter Steve Poltz is one very talented and interesting fella. From Halifax, Nova Scotia to San Diego, California, Poltz has blazed his own path toward the American dream. He was the frontman for the indie-rock […]