David Crosby and Friends, Margo Price, The Mavericks, Preservation Hall Jazz Band and Joan Osborne Get Top Billing There are few things in this world that I look forward to as much as the Philadelphia […]
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Concert and Festival reviews
Bob Dylan Turns Myth Into Legend In Atlantic City
“I change during the course of a day. I wake and I’m one person, and when I go to sleep I know for certain I’m somebody else.” – Bob Dylan Bob Dylan is a […]
Philadelphia Folk Festival Remains Solid Despite Storms
Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2018 I had been trying to practice the notion of pronoia, which I heard on The Duncan Trussell Family Hour podcast. It’s the notion that the universe is out to help you […]
56th Annual Philadelphia Folk Festival Photos
The 56th annual Philadelphia Folk Festival took place Aug. 17-20 at The Old Pool Farm in Upper Salford Township, Pennsylvania.
Setlist Gamble Pays Off For Ben Folds in Atlantic City
Like most people on Friday night in Atlantic City, Ben Folds was feeling lucky. The phenomenal pianist who became first became popular with Ben Folds Five during the MTV era and more recently has composed concertos, is […]
55th Annual Philadelphia Folk Festival Celebrates The Spirit Of Music
Pulling off the Pennsylvania Turnpike Northeast Extension at Exit 31, a sign appears as I turn around the bend: “Folk Fest →.” I ease back in my seat, turn the volume up on the stereo […]
Heritage In Harmony At The 54th Annual Philadelphia Folk Festival
Emerging trends in modern folk blended with hearty musical traditions at the 54th annual Philadelphia Folk Festival in the humble mountain community of Upper Salford Township. New blood was surging and expanding the cultural experience […]
#FolkinStoked – Arlo Guthrie
Arlo Guthrie, the iconic folk singer-songwriter, will perform his most popular song during his set Friday, Aug. 14 at the 54th annual Philadelphia Folk Festival. Guthrie is touring in celebration of the 50th anniversary of […]
The 54th Annual Philadelphia Folk Festival To Celebrate A Tradition Of Musical Immersion
The 54th annual Philadelphia Folk Festival is taking over the Pennsylvania mountain town of Upper Salford Township Aug. 13-15. The whimsical weekend is wonder of headliners, independent artists as well as local musicians taking the […]
Trombone Shorty blows away Ocean City
Last week Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue brought the French Quarter to the Boardwalk with a spectacular performance Monday, July 20 at the Ocean City Music Pier. Led by Troy “Trombone Shorty” Andrews, Orleans Avenue […]