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<\/a><\/p>\nThis is Leslie\u2019s friend, Michael Conrad. It was his first time performing a Folklife, and he did very well. I liked his song writing, and he has a nice, mellow voice.<\/p>\n
Here is a Celtic group at the \u201cTrad\u201d stage.<\/p>\n One of the things that makes me very happy at Folklife is the number of young people who appreciate and play traditional music.<\/p>\n It may seem strange to some, but I applaud Folklife’s is inclusive of other cultures, including new American-born traditions like hip hop. I don\u2019t even care for a lot of hip hop or rap music, but \u201cfolk\u201d music has always been evolving. I heard my brother point out the other day that Bluegrass has only been around since the 40\u2019s, and we\u2019ve certainly embraced that as \u201cfolk\u201d music. If our \u201cfolk\u201d music had not evolved and adapted, we probably would not have considered those once new-fangled styles like Irish music and Gospel to be part of our folk traditions.\u00a0Besides, the new styles of music have deep roots in our American traditions and the African and European traditions that are the roots of our American traditions.<\/p>\n Here is a group of young people doing a dance performance based on African traditions, but they also did some pretty great tap and other dances.<\/p>\n An of course there are miscellaneous things to see, like jugglers, human statues, hula hoopers and this guy.<\/p>\n Back to our old-time traditions:\u00a0Brother Jerry, sitting on the left, jamming for hours with a bunch of friends.<\/p>\n Roger, my photography buddy, knowing that I was planning to go to Folklife, suggested that I take the camera and \u201ctake lots of photos.\u201d I thought about it, but for me, Folklife is about the music (and the dancing . … Continue reading <\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n+2<\/span><\/a><\/div>0<\/span><\/a><\/div> <\/div>