Philadelphia Folk Festival highlights

August 19, 2011

The Philadelphia Folk Festival celebrates its golden anniversary this year, with many acts that have played the fest innumerable times through the years coming back to the Old Pool Farm. Arlo Guthrie, Tom Paxton, Tom Rush, and Jorma Kaukonen are in category.

Old hands who've appeared slightly less often include the 11-piece David Bromberg Big Band, which shares a bill with Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue on Saturday afternoon, and Levon Helm, who headlines on Sunday. Local talent includes Birdie Busch, Hoots & Hellmouth, Suzie Brown, and Jim Boggia.

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If you don't know them yet, put Justin Townes Earle, Caitlin Rose, Jessica Lea Mayfield, and the David Wax Museum on your to-listen list as discovery-worthy. And don't miss the Campbell Brothers, who will be tearing it up on sacred steel guitars on Saturday night.  

    - Dan DeLuca

 


The Philadelphia Folk Festival at Old Pool Farm in Upper Salford Township near Schwenksville from Friday to Sunday begin- ning at 10:30 a.m., rain or shine. Tickets: $10-$188. Information: 610-287-7818, www.pfs.org.

 

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