I started going to "The Fret" when I was a freshman in high school. The "Folk Scene' had just started and I was looking for some authentic music.I remember seeing Arlo Guthrie there and speaking to him upstairs in the performer's dressing room. It was very laid back then and you could approach this performers very easily. I have very fond memories of the club and I also became a guitar player and attended the very first Philly Folk Festival in 1961. It was held at the Old Pool Farm in Paoli' PA.