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.

Episode #19-34: The Other Festival 1969

Host: Tom Druckenmiller

Artist/”Song”/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