Well, he's not quite folk, but a guy named Roger Steffens used to perform several times a year at St. Francis Seminary in Milwaukee, where I went to school in the 1960's. He did dramatic presentations of poetry, with occasional scenes from Shakespeare. there was an article on him in Time Magazine, and I think he was on Johnny Carson one night (but we weren't allowed to watch TV that late). I haven't heard of him since I left Milwaukee in 1970. He sure put on a good performance. He's the one who actually make me like poetry.
-Joe Offer-