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PHILADELPHIA FOLK FESTIVAL Announces Final Round of Artists for 60th Anniversary Event Martin Stage Melee Winner Announced Weekend Schedule Now Available on Festival Website; Weekend and Single Day Passes on Sale Now Upper Salford Township, PA (July 20, 2022) – Philadelphia Folk Festival has announced a final round of artists set to perform at its 60th anniversary celebrationRead more

MICHAEL FRANTI & SPEARHEAD, AMERICAN ACOUSTIC: PUNCH BROTHERS AND WATCHHOUSE FEATURING SARAH JAROSZ, and THE WAR and TREATY to Headline, Joined by ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT, HISS GOLDEN MESSENGER, AOIFE O’DONOVAN and More Tickets on Sale Now for August 18-21, 2022 Event Upper Salford Township, PA (May 17, 2022) – Philadelphia Folk Festival has announced the lineup forRead more

Shining a spotlight on the incredible individuals who donate their time, talent, and treasure to the Philadelphia Folksong Society as the backbone of our Folk Family! Meet Archives Committee’s Trish Hurley Callahan! How and when did you first hear about the Philadelphia Folksong Society and the Philadelphia Folk Festival? Our high school had an outdoorRead more

Get to know Elyce Turner, Events Coordinator at Midwood Entertainment, our new curators and event co-ordinators for the 60th Annual Philadelphia Folk Festival! What was your first concert or earliest music memory? I grew up near Huntington, NY – where Harry Chapin lived. He used to come to my elementary school to do assemblies. IRead more

The Philadelphia Folksong Society Presents:  KYSHONA Free for Members | $16 Not-Yet-Members | $20 Doors       ‘This is protest music for a new generation’ – No Depression   PFS is thrilled to present Kyshona, live, and in-person Saturday, April 30th at our PFS venue.  We are able to offer two ways to watchRead more

Tier 1 Tickets On Sale Now!! The Philadelphia Folksong Society (PFS) is very proud to announce that the oldest continuously run outdoor music festival in North America, the legendary Philadelphia Folk Festival (PFF), will return to the Old Pool Farm in Upper Salford Township, August 18-21 to celebrate their 60th Anniversary in person!  After pivotingRead more

Get to know Micah Davidson, President of Midwood Entertainment, our new curators and event co-ordinators for the 60th Annual Philadelphia Folk Festival! What was your first concert or earliest music memory? Let’s see… this is a fun one. My mother always told me that I used to only move when music was playing when sheRead more

Award-winning singer/songwriter Avi Wisnia presents an eclectic mix of refreshingly original songs and inventive covers, finding inspiration in Brazilian bossa nova, acoustic American folk, 1950’s west-coast jazz, and contemporary pop. Avi’s clever lyrics give a knowing nod to his contemporaries, while his smooth vocals and deft piano skills assure you that this is truly somethingRead more

The Philadelphia Folksong Society is thrilled to announce that the 60th edition of the Philadelphia Folk Festival will take place Aug 18-22, 2022 on the Old Pool Farm in beautiful Upper Salford Township, PA. The PFS Board of Directors looks forward to reconnecting with our community as we celebrate this historical event, in person andRead more

We are devastated to share that Koady Chaisson from The East Pointers has passed away at the age of 37.  The charismatic banjo player, tenor guitarist and Moog player for the band, alongside vocalist and fiddle player Tim Chaisson, and guitarist/keyboard player Jake Charron joined us at the 2019 Philadelphia Folk Festival and became instantRead more