Folk Fest: Digital Archives
Posters and News Articles
Undated concert poster, possibly from 1978
Undated fragment of newspaper containing a review of the Folk Festival with... annotations. Possibly 1973.
Schedule of Festival events and workshops in 1971
Article on the 8th annual Folk Festival in the Weekend edition of the University of Chicago Maroon, page 1/2
Fundraising mailer with lineup from 1969, side 1
Fundraising mailer with lineup from 1969, side 2
Article on the 8th annual Folk Festival in the Weekend edition of the University of Chicago Maroon, page 2/2
Old-time music convention poster, 1982
Hand-drawn poster for Balfa Brothers concert. Undated.
Schedule of workshops, 1982
Schedule of events, 1980
Poster Archive
Sadly, this archive is currently incomplete. If you have any of the posters we’re missing, please let us know!
Performances Posted Online
1960s
Frank Proffitt -first UChicago Folk Festival- February 1961
The Staple Singers - University of Chicago Folk Festival February 1962
Speckled Red - University of Chicago Folk Festival 1962
Magic Sam and Shakey Jake University of Chicago Folk Festival 1967
Freddie King - University of Chicago Folk Festival 1969—1
Freddie King - University of Chicago Folk Festival 1969—2
Rev Robert Wilkins, University of Chicago Folk Festival 1969
Reverend Pearly Brown - University of Chicago Folk Festival 1973