Fred,

I'm pleased that you restarted this thread. While the "Seattle Folklore Society" is indeed looking at a fourty year history, I might mention that it's earlier version was called the "Seattle Folklife Society," started in 1957. We met at Eagleson Hall, in the "U" district. We had a gangbuster group for about four years, until we dissolved into the dust of time. The 1962 World's Fair caused a re-surgence of interest, and the rest is history.

I well remember the strong support and interest of folks like: John and Sally Ashford, Don Firth, Phil and Vivian Williams, Nancy Hubbard, Mary Balmer, Jim Stevenson, Irwin Nash, Ron Ginther, "Lofty," Roy Guest, Roger Abrams, and many many others.

And indeed, The "Seattle Folklife Society" was also preceeded by another group founded by Walt Robertson, Don Firth, Bob Clarke and Patti McGloughlin.

So ... Seattle has a   l o n g   and rich history of local folkmusic. And it's well to the credit of the "Seatt;e Folklore Society" that it has survived lo these fourty years.

A note to "goodbar ... perhaps if you spent a little less money on pot, and a little more time on puncuation, you might be better received!

CHEERS, Bob(deckman)Nelson