That Other Festival 1969
Episode #19-34 | airing 08-21-19
There has been abundant coverage of the 50th Anniversary of Woodstock. This week on the show, we’ll look back at a festival held the following weekend. The Philadelphia Folk Festival shared only a few performers but continued the mellow vibe established in Bethel, New York. The 1969 Philly Folk Fest included The Rev. Gary Davis, Doc and Merle Watson, Bonnie Dobson, Rosalie Sorrells, Jerry Jeff Walker and the only carryover from Woodstock: The Incredible String Band. We’ll hear music from all of these performers and more as we celebrate that other festival in August 1969. It’s the summer of love, folkie-style … this week on The Sing Out! Radio Magazine.
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Artist / “Title” / CD / Label
Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer” (excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle /
Smithsonian Folkways
Bill Monroe / “Crossing the Cumberlands” / Bluegrass 1959-69 / Bear Family
Bruce Martin / “Scots Piping” / Philadelphia Folk Festival 40th Anniversary / Sliced Bread
Rev. Gary Davis / “If I Had My Way” / The Prestige Folklore Years Vo. 4 Singing Out Loud /
Prestige
Doc & Merle Watson / “Travelin’ Man” / Ballads from Deep Gap / Vanguard
Eric Andersen / “Rolling Home” / The Best of Eric Andersen / Vanguard
Michael Cooney / “The Bankers and the Diplomats are Going in the Army” / The Cheese Stands
Alone / Folk Legacy
Tom Paxton / “The Things I Notice Now” / The Things I Notice Now / Elektra
Chris Smither / “I Am a Child” / I’m a Stranger Too / Poppy
Bonnie Dobson / “Dink’s Song” / Take Me for a Walk in the Morning Dew / Hornbeam
Bill Monroe / “Methodist Preacher” / Bluegrass 1959-69 / Bear Family
Jerry Jeff Walker / “Mr. Bojangles” / Five Years Gone / Atco
Rosalie Sorrells / “Starlight on the Rails” / If I Could Be the Rain / Folk Legacy
Norman Kennedy / “Mouth Music” / Ballads and Songs of Scotland / Folk Legacy
Tom Rush / “The Circle Game” / The Circle Game / Elektra
The Incredible String Band / “Log Cabin in the Sky” / Wee Tam and the Big Huge / Elektra
Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer” (excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle /
Smithsonian Folkways