. . MUSIC: FOLK : MUSIC: CONCERTS : MUSIC: FESTIVALS : UNITED STATES: STATES: PENNSYLVANIA: Philadelphia Folk Festival Looks to Past and Future in its 50th Year . . Philadelphia Folk Festival Looks to Past and Future in its 50th Year BY JONATHAN TAKIFF Philadelphia Daily News Arts and Entertainment http://www.philly.com/philly/entertainment/20110819_ Philadelphia_Folk_Festival_looks_to_past_and_future_in_its_50th_year.html . A shorter URL for the above link: . http://tinyurl.com/3rk382u . .Oh, and while Philadelphia Folksong Society president and Folk Festival marketing/promotions chairwoman Lisa Schwartz has managed to get 39 consecutive festivals as a volunteer worker/attendee under her belt, she started going at the tender age of 14, and still thinks young - ahead not back. Having a 25-year-old son (Justin Nordell) who's a "legacy" festivalite (and now co-chairman of the volunteers committee) doesn't hurt.
."We've dabbled in having hip-hop at the fest, and really should be doing more, because it's closer to the folk-protest tradition than most any other form of contemporary music that's out there," Schwartz ruminated in our chat. And what does she think of Dan Bern, the bold and wickedly funny songster (on Sunday night's bill) who was "banned" by a previous festival muckamuck for daring to drop the "F-bomb" onstage? "I can't wait to hear what he has to say this time," Schwartz tossed off with a laugh.
. They 'get it' .In separate conversations these organizers understand how precious this festival is to the Philadelphia music community, and are duly pleased in this landmark year to be honoring some of the legends - not just performers such as David Bromberg, Tom Rush and Tom Paxton, but also the guys who got the show started and kept it going. People such as perennial emcee Gene Shay, "who'll be treated to some pranks," vowed Schwartz, and Folksong Society stalwarts Dave Hadler and Joel Schulson, "who got the bright idea in 1961 to go to Martin Guitars and see if they'd underwrite the first festival, to the tune of" (are you ready for this?) "$500."
.Then in the next breath they also talk about not getting all fuddy-duddy and stuck on how things have always been done, about the necessity to move the event forward - it's now a near-million-dollar undertaking, even with its 2,500 volunteers.
.Significant changes have been wrought for the big 5-0 - including an enlarged campsite (sure to please latecomers and improve the fiscal bottom line), a "Green Initiative" including solar- and biodiesel-powered stages, a golf-cart transport system to finally make the hillside farm site handicap-friendly, and new party treats from Black Walnut Winery and Yards Brewing that never would have flown at "alcohol-free" fests of yore. And please note the big bunch of fresh-faced talents they've booked, along with the old-timers.
.So this weekend's festival represents "not only the past but the present and the future," said Lundy. "Because it's the 50th, a lot of people are coming back who haven't attended for years. Advance-ticket sales are definitely up. But our mission is to build the future audience, starting with getting the young, second- and third-generation festivalgoers who hang in the campsite all day long to come over to the stage side and actually listen to the music."
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