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| Philadelphia Folk Festival Announces Lineup One of the nation's oldest and most revered musical gatherings has set the stage a week earlier for the three-day extravaganza of traditional and contemporary folk, dance, crafts, camping, and children's activities. For its historic 45th edition unfolding August 18-20 at the Old Pool Farm near Schwenksville, PA, the Festival continues to attract both superstars and rising stars while maintaining its successful balancing act between tradition and innovation. Among the top attractions at the 45th annual Philadelphia Folk Festival are Jackson Browne and David Lindley, Hot Tuna, Raul Malo, Shemekia Copeland, Rodney Crowell, Amos Lee, James Hunter, Huun Huur Tu, The Roches, Gandalf Murphy and the Slambovian Circus of Dreams, Boris Garcia, Avett Brothers, The Duhks, Arrogant Worms, Natalia Zuckerman, Ronstadt Ramirez Santa Cruz River Band, David Jacobs-Strain, Antje Duvekot, Matt Duke, Hoots and Hellmouth, Angel Band, Melody Gardot, Lizanne Knott, Andrew Lipke, Guy Mendilow, Joel Rafael, and so many more. In all, more than 50 folk, blues, old-timey, bluegrass, world and roots artists will be providing more than 55 hours of music from new and innovative to traditional, including more than 22 hours of dance music in the 3, 500 square foot, wooden floor dance tent. write your comments about the article :: © 2006 Jazz News :: home page |