User:Troubpk/sandbox
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| Genre | Folk, Blues, Jazz, Contra |
| Dates | Early June |
| Location(s) |  San Francisco, California, USA |
| Years active | 1977 — Present |
| Website | www.SFJazz.org |
The San Francisco Free Folk Festival is a project of the San Francisco Folk Music Club. Since the first annual event in 1977, the Festival has been an interactive cornerstone celebration of folk music’s rich history, and a treasured tradition for folk lovers from throughout the Bay Area. The festival celebrates the shared experience of American populism, new and emerging talent, and diverse folk traditions from around the globe that converge in the San Francisco Bay Area.
The San Francisco Free Folk Festival consists of two full days of music and dance workshops, concerts, dance parties, crafts, vendors, formal and informal music-making, and just plain fun for the whole family. All ages and musical interests are welcome. All events and workshops are free and open to anyone who wants to drop in and participate or just listen.
The 37th Annual San Francisco Free Folk Festival June 8th & 9th, 2013 from noon until 10:00pm:
Location: Presidio Middle School 450 30th Avenue, San Francisco, California 94121-1766
The 2013 is the 37th annual will have:
- More than 60 free music and dance performances
- 100s of music and dance workshops open to all
- Evening dances
- Family activities, performances and jams
The 2013 year the festival will have more than 150 hours of music, dance and family programs. In addition to music performances, dance workshops and family activities, this year the SFFFF will be showing folk music movies including the world premiere of "For The Love of the Music : The Club 47 Folk Revival" It is a documentary exploring the rich history of Club 47, the iconic Cambridge, Massachusetts folk music mecca from 1958-1968. More information about awards: http://loveofthemusic.
A new category of music workshops is 'Music as a Vocation' to help budding artists get their music in file and TV, produce their own CDs and understand the studio.
More information can be found at http://sffolkfest.org [1]