" Am I way off base, do I need a reality check?"

The reality is the word "folk" has taken on many different meanings. I agree, it is a shame that the festival does not have any traditional singers, and WUMB finally dropped the F word from their logo.

Still, this looks like a great festival if you embrace the concept that folk can be a living tradition and the word has morphed into something for a new generation. I wish traditional music would draw more people to an event like this, but it does not.

Long live the Boston Folk Festival.