The Kerrville Folk Festival is a music festival held for 18 consecutive days in the late spring/early summer at Quiet Valley Ranch near Kerrville, Texas. The event has run on a yearly basis since 1972. In November 2008, the Kerrville Folk Festival and Kerrville Wine & Music Festival were acquired by the Texas Folk Music Foundation, a 501(c)3 Texas Non-profit Corporation. The “Kerrville Folk Festival,” accepts tax-free donations to support and promote songwriters, songwriting, folk music education and live performances of traditional folk, bluegrass, acoustic rock, blues, country, jazz and Americana music.
The event draws around 30,000 people per year. The festival places a strong emphasis on songwriting, though the performances encompass a variety of styles. The idea behind the festivals is to "promote emerging artists while giving our audience exposure to both new and recognized, seasoned talent", according to the festival's official website.
The event is intended to promote emerging artists as well as recognized, seasoned talent, such as Peter, Paul and Mary, Lyle Lovett, Willie Nelson, Michelle Shocked, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Robert Earl Keen, Lucinda Williams, and Nanci Griffith.
Almost all the staff are volunteers. For more information, please see the Texas State Historical Association Handbook online: www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/xfk01
Read more about Kerrville Folk Festival: The Grassy Hill Kerrville New Folk Competition, Kerrville Wine & Music Festival, List of Past Performers (not A Complete List)
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