Good job, Andy.
What used to be called the Willamette Valley Folk Festival here in Eugene is now the Willamette Music Festival, which suits me fine, since they didn't have any idea how to run a Folk Festival anyway, no workshops with diverse performers from different traditions trading songs on stage, no MC's to keep the ball rolling(too much dead time on the main stage while the next act sets up what seems to be too damn much equipment). It's a free fest no admission charge, and most of the performers play for the exposure(how I hate that word). And most of the performers are singer-songwhiners. They can't really call it a folk festival, but they did up till now.


Mark Ross