Free Folk Festival In NYC- Quick Commute- Free

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Folks On The Island
July 7-28th 2007 (Every Saturday in July)
Odetta
Harry Chapin- A Celebration in Song
Richie Havens
Ribbon of Highway/ Endless Skyway-A Tribute to the Spirit of Woody Guthrie
Governor’s Island (located in Manhattan harbor)
Doors at 12:00 PM Shows start at 1:30 PM
Presented by Trinity Concerts Inc and GIPEC
Official Media Sponsors: The Village Voice, WFUV

Trinity Concerts Inc and GIPEC are proud to present an American Folk Music Festival on historic and scenic Governor's Island. The Folks on the Island festival is going to be held every Saturday during the month of July. All shows will begin at 1:30 PM (rain or shine) and will be free of charge. Likewise the ferry service to and from the island will also be provided at no cost. For more information including directions, ferry schedules and updates please log onto www.folksontheisland.com

Trinity Concerts Director Earl Lawrence Tucker says: “In designing summer programming for Governors Island I wanted to reach a broad constituency, to present pan-generational and cross-cultural music that reflects the universality of the human condition. Folk music arose as the most accessible and underrepresented idiom. I chose cultural icons from the past as a means of laying the foundation for the future. Perhaps this first Folk Music Festival will be the foundation for annual folk festivals on the island. I don’t remember there ever being a folk music festival in New York City. Governors Island at the mouth of the East River in the shadow of Ellis Island and the statue of Liberty feels the right place for folk music, music of the people.”

The Festival schedule is as follows:

July 7th: Odetta

July 14th: Harry Chapin- A Celebration in Song
(Featuring: Tom Chapin. Steve Chapin, Jen Chapin, Big John Wallace, Abigail Chapin, Lily Chapin, and Jessica Craven.

July 21st: Richie Havens

July 28th: Ribbon of Highway/ Endless Skyway-A Tribute to the Spirit of Woody Guthrie
(Featuring: Lloyd Maines, John Inmon. Andrew Hardin, Wally Doggett, Joel Rafeal, Jeff May, Jimmy Lafave, The Burns Sisters, Sarah Lee Guthrie, Johnny Irion, Bob Childers)