I was the co-founder, with Pete and Toshi Seeger, of the Great Hudson River Revival, aka the Clearwater Festival, more than 20 years ago.

While folk music has always been, and remains, at the core of the Revival, it has NEVER been called a "folk" festival.

The goal of the Revival has always been to promote humanity and enviornmentalism. Jimmy Carter was the president when we founded the Revival and it was imperative then. Since, we've lived through the Reagan, Bush (senior) and Clinton years and humanity and enviornmentalism have remained imperative. Now, we live in an era when both the president and vice-president of the U.S. made their personal fortunes in the oil business and both remain politically beholden to big oil.

Thus, the political imperatives of the Revival are more important than ever. They are also completely compatible with folk music.

BTW, if you love this planet, beware of the Greenhaus gasses that are destroying the ozone layer.

Phil