Main Stage Schedule
Friday Afternoon Main Stage Concert- The Lawsuits, Toy Soldiers, more
Aug 16, 2013 – 2:30pm
Featuring:
The Lawsuits
Toy Soldiers
The Stray Birds
The Stray Birds
Aug 16, 2013 – 2:30pm
When The Stray Birds take the stage, the spotlight falls
The Lawsuits
Aug 16, 2013 – 2:30pm
The Lawsuits have been described as a “schizophrenic mix of modern americana that could very well bring traditionalists and the new generation of folk-rock fans together under one sun.”
Toy Soldiers
Aug 16, 2013 – 2:30pm
Toy Soldiers – a lively & hard-working band formed in 2007 by frontman Ron Gallo, started out as just a duo, fluctuated between a cast of upwards of 12 players, then eventually settled into a solid 5-piece who love a good song and dance with no pretense or wall between t
Joe Crookston & the BlueBird Jubilee
Aug 16, 2013 – 2:30pm
Friday Evening Main Stage Concert- Richard Thompson Electric Trio, Jake Shimabukuro, more
Aug 16, 2013 – 7:30pm
Featuring:
Richard Thompson Electric Trio
Jake Shimabukuro
Otis Taylor
Amy Helm
Aug 16, 2013 – 7:30pm
Amy Helm’s deep musical roots were enriched by a lifetime of exposure to the finest expressions of American musical tradition.
Otis Taylor
Aug 16, 2013 – 7:30pm
With Otis Taylor, it’s best to expect the unexpected.
Jake Shimabukuro
Aug 16, 2013 – 7:30pm
In his young career, ukulele wizard Jake Shimabukuro has already redefined a heretofore under-the-radar instrument, been declared a musical “hero” by Rolling Stone, won accolades from the disparate likes of Eddie Vedder, Perez Hilton and Dr.
Richard Thompson Electric Trio
Aug 16, 2013 – 7:30pm
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Other Stage Schedule
Thursday Evening with Luella & the Sun, Star & Micey, Caravan of Thieves
Aug 15, 2013 – 7:30pm
Camp Stage
Featuring the high energy lineup of:
Luella and the Sun
Caravan of Thieves
Star and Micey
Caravan of Thieves
Aug 15, 2013 – 7:30pm
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Star & Micey
Aug 15, 2013 – 7:30pm
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Luella & The Sun
Aug 15, 2013 – 7:30pm
Camp Stage
All these fine folks have been doing exceptional musical things in town for some time now but this seems to be a magical combination. Melissa’s vocals are hypnotic and jazz-inflected, with Joe’s spectral blues guitar and the groove-obsessed rhythm section of Jon and Adam…
Kids, Parents, & Food with Sidney Root and Eric Abraham
Aug 16, 2013 – 11:00am
Dulcimer Grove
Eric Abraham attended his first Philadelphia Folk Festival in 1971. This is his 34th consecutive Folk Festival, his 2nd Festival as a performer. He has been attending for the last 32 Years as a Festival Volunteer, and is very proud of it.
Open Sing with Mike Miller and Friends
Aug 16, 2013 – 11:00am
Cultural Tent
For more than five decades, Mike Miller has been one of the busiest and best folksinger and songleaders in the Delaware Valley. Juggling a full-time schedule of schools, camps, senior centers, churches, synagogues, clubs, concerts and festivals all the while spreading the joy of singing.
Psych-a-billy
Aug 16, 2013 – 12:00pm
Camp Stage
The journey from Brash Young Upstarts to Venerated Forefathers of the Punkgrass Movement have left Psych-A-Billy tougher than an outhouse mouse and crazier than jerky. The taught and fraught songs of Scott Chaloupka are shaken and stirred with a mix of wildly inventive arrangements of popular song driven by the hardest rhythm section in acoustic music.
Kids in Charge with Tracy Degerberg
Aug 16, 2013 – 12:00pm
Dulcimer Grove
Open Jam Circle with John Fuhr and Friends
Aug 16, 2013 – 12:00pm
Cultural Tent
John Fuhr has been performing for children and families for over 50 (gulp) years – starting in the early 60s, the year he attended his first Philly Folk Festival. He’s charmed audiences at folk clubs, festivals, concerts, radio programs, farmer’s markets, and eateries, and, yes, even bowling alleys. Um, we almost forgot.
Family Sing-A-Long with John Fuhr
Aug 16, 2013 – 1:00pm
Dulcimer Grove
John Fuhr has been performing for children and families for over 50 (gulp) years – starting in the early 60s, the year he attended his first Philly Folk Festival. He’s charmed audiences at folk clubs, festivals, concerts, radio programs, farmer’s markets, and eateries, and, yes, even bowling alleys. Um, we almost forgot.
Lobby Stage Schedule
Dani Mari
Aug 16, 2013 – 2:00pm
An avid fan of Billie Holiday and Mazzy Star, Dani Mari was born to sing. Her music is fueled by personal narratives embedded in the craft of classic story telling and the emotional insight of a most unlikely “old soul”.
Manatawny Creek Ramblers
Aug 16, 2013 – 2:00pm
The Manatawny Creek Ramblers began in 2004 in the hills of Berks County Pennsylvania as a traditional bluegrass band, a roots project of bandleader Daniel Bower(guitar/vocals) who also plays drums for Frog Holler.
Marc Silver and The Stonethrowers
Aug 16, 2013 – 2:00pm
Hennessey Bonfire
Aug 16, 2013 – 2:00pm
Hennessey Bonfire is the world pop project of songwriter and percussionist Shawn Hennessey (Leana Song). Their debut “Let’s Get Carried Away” is a prophetic melting-pot of honest songs, world percussion, luscious harmonies and gang vocals. Shawn played and recorded most of the instruments himself, in various lofts and studios from 2008-2012.
Groovemama
Aug 16, 2013 – 7:00pm
The Great Groove Band depends on the efforts of Groovemama members Max Cohen, teaching guitar, rhythm, vocal and instrumental arranging; Stuart Kenney (Rodney Miller Band, Tidal Wave) teaching bass and banjo; vocalist Molly Hebert-Wilson has them singing in
Melissa Taggart
Aug 16, 2013 – 7:00pm
Melissa Taggart, born and raised in the Philly area, is a folk dancer, caller, and classically trained musician who loves to teach dancing to people of all ages. She is currently a coordinating caller at the Glenside cont
Rehearsal for the Great Groove Band
Aug 17, 2013 – 10:30am
Since 1988, The Great Groove Band has provided an extraordinary musical opportunity for school-age players, 6 to 18 who sing and play a (mostly) stringed instrument and attend festivals with their parents or friends.
Del Barber
Aug 17, 2013 – 12:00pm
Frank Fairfield
Aug 17, 2013 – 1:00pm
Frank Fairfield may sound like he was born in a hollow somewhere in the Appalachians, his voice as old as the hills as he scratches out old forgotten blues pieces and murder balla
Spirit Family Reunion
Aug 17, 2013 – 2:00pm
Spirit Family Reunion play homegrown American music to stomp, clap, shake and holler with.