This week's musical treat consists of two videos of the Philadelphia Folk Festival.
The first video is from 1970 and was produced by a small community TV station, WITF-TV, in Harrisburg, PA. It features a large roster of performers, many of whose names I don't recognize. Those that I do know are: John Hartford, John Denver, Oscar Brand, Dave Van Ronk, Bruce "Utah" Phillips, Rosalie Sorrels, Fairport Convention, David Bromberg, Tom Paxton, Doc & Merle Watson, Kate McGarrigle, Allan Fraser & Daisy DeBolt, “Mississippi” Fred McDowell, and Steve Goodman. That quite a list and this is a real treasure for folk music fans. The video quality is surprisingly good for 1970 and the audio is fine.
The second video of the Philadelphia Folk Festival in 1981. It was produced by WHYY-TV in Philadelphia and includes performances by, among others: Richie Havens, Tom Rush, Theodore Bikel, Jonathan Edwards, Dave Van Ronk, The Battlefield Band, Robin & Linda Williams, and Riders in the Sky and is hosted by Oscar Brand. Video and audio are comparable to the 1970 video.
If anyone knows of more of these, please leave a comment.
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