I just went to the Boston Folk Festival's
web site to see the line up. Not only was there not one traditional act there wasn't one folk act (IMHO). They were all contempory songwriters. So this is a songwriters festival right? They can all go & pat each other on the back & give their self congratulations to one an other & the rest of us can watch as they enjoy each other.
I don't mind them doing what they do but can't these peer-motors
get their musical genres straight. They seems to get it right in the bio discriptions of the performers why can't they get the headlinning of the festival right.
THis is in my back yard & if it was a folk festival I'd be there but I can't even justifiy going to this with a free pass in hand.
The shme of it is that Boston's got a wealth of traditional & contempory singers & musicians & lovers of what's folk. I just don't get it I guess! If they use the word FOLK do they at least have to sign up 1 folk act to give it an air of truth? Am I way off base, do I need a reality check?

Barry