PoppaGator, New Orleans Jazz NHS sounds like a wonderful park. I've heard much about it. I'm probably ranger Barnes and Hempsey's equivalent at the park where I work, as I'm also a uniformed ranger who occasionaly performs on the job, and organizes concerts and music festivals. One other example of the federal government sponsoring folk music was the commissioning of Woody Guthrie to write songs about federal projects (Grand Coulee Dam, etc.)

Chanteyranger