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Philadelphia Folk Festival | photo by Lisa Schaffer | SkylerBug.com
Scenes from the 57th Annual Philadelphia Folk Festival
The Philadelphia Folk Festival is about more than just the music. Even with a lineup that included everyone from legends like Patty Griffin and David Bromberg to newer names like Valerie June to Philly locals like Kuf Knotz and Matt Santry — and a long list of others — the essence of the festival cannot be summed up by the artists that were there or the songs that were sung, but rather by the sense of community and excitement that has been filling the rural setting of Upper Salford Township, Pennsylvania each August for 57 years.
Thankfully, photographer Lisa Schaffer was there to capture it all. In her photos below, you’ll see how all ages of music lovers came together once again to celebrate, one generation passing their love of music to the next, and the next, and the next. Musicians took the stage with their guitars, saxophones, accordions, and every other imaginable instrument while folks lounged in hammocks, children danced, and music and laughter filled the air. See the sights below.
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Alexis P. Suter Band at Philadelphia Folk Festival | photo by Lisa Schaffer | SkylerBug.com
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Philadelphia Folk Festival | photo by Lisa Schaffer | SkylerBug.com
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Philadelphia Folk Festival | photo by Lisa Schaffer | SkylerBug.com
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Philadelphia Folk Festival | photo by Lisa Schaffer | SkylerBug.com
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Philadelphia Folk Festival | photo by Lisa Schaffer | SkylerBug.com
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Philadelphia Folk Festival | photo by Lisa Schaffer | SkylerBug.com
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Philadelphia Folk Festival | photo by Lisa Schaffer | SkylerBug.com
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Philadelphia Folk Festival | photo by Lisa Schaffer | SkylerBug.com
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Philadelphia Folk Festival | photo by Lisa Schaffer | SkylerBug.com
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Arts and crafts at the Philadelphia Folk Festival | photo by Lisa Schaffer | SkylerBug.com
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Wynonna & The Big Noise at the Philadelphia Folk Festival | photo by Lisa Schaffer | SkylerBug.com
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Register now for XPN’s 5k Run! | photo by Lisa Schaffer | SkylerBug.com
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XPN volunteers at the Philadelphia Folk Festival | photo by Lisa Schaffer | SkylerBug.com
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Vanessa Collier Philadelphia Folk Festival | photo by Lisa Schaffer | SkylerBug.com
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Vanessa Collier Philadelphia Folk Festival | photo by Lisa Schaffer | SkylerBug.com
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Philadelphia Folk Festival | photo by Lisa Schaffer | SkylerBug.com
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Kids Corner favorite Trout Fishing in America at the Philadelphia Folk Festival | photo by Lisa Schaffer | SkylerBug.com
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Toronza Cannon at the Philadelphia Folk Festival | photo by Lisa Schaffer | SkylerBug.com
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Tin Bird Choir at the Philadelphia Folk Festival | photo by Lisa Schaffer | SkylerBug.com
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The Slambovian Circus of Dreams at the Philadelphia Folk Festival | photo by Lisa Schaffer | SkylerBug.com
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Tempest at the Philadelphia Folk Festival | photo by Lisa Schaffer | SkylerBug.com
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Tempest at the Philadelphia Folk Festival | photo by Lisa Schaffer | SkylerBug.com
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Talisk at the Philadelphia Folk Festival | photo by Lisa Schaffer | SkylerBug.com
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Talisk at the Philadelphia Folk Festival | photo by Lisa Schaffer | SkylerBug.com
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Skerryvore at the Philadelphia Folk Festival | photo by Lisa Schaffer | SkylerBug.com
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Riders in the Sky at Philadelphia Folk Festival | photo by Lisa Schaffer | SkylerBug.com
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Christine Elise at the Philadelphia Folk Festival | photo by Lisa Schaffer | SkylerBug.com
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Riders in the Sky at Philadelphia Folk Festival | photo by Lisa Schaffer | SkylerBug.com
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Porter & Sayles at the Philadelphia Folk Festival | photo by Lisa Schaffer | SkylerBug.com
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Porter & Sayles with XPN’s Helen Leicht at the Philadelphia Folk Festival | photo by Lisa Schaffer | SkylerBug.com
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Ministers of Sound at the Philadelphia Folk Festival | photo by Lisa Schaffer | SkylerBug.com
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Midwestern Exposure at the Philadelphia Folk Festival | photo by Lisa Schaffer | SkylerBug.com
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Matt Santry at the Philadelphia Folk Festival | photo by Lisa Schaffer | SkylerBug.com
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Matt Santry and Helen Leicht at the Philadelphia Folk Festival | photo by Lisa Schaffer | SkylerBug.com
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Kuf Knotz at the Philadelphia Folk Festival | photo by Lisa Schaffer | SkylerBug.com
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Kuf Knotz at the Philadelphia Folk Festival | photo by Lisa Schaffer | SkylerBug.com
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Kuf Knotz and Christine Elise with Helen Leicht at the Philadelphia Folk Festival | photo by Lisa Schaffer | SkylerBug.com
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Michael Doucet at the Philadelphia Folk Festival | photo by Lisa Schaffer | SkylerBug.com
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Kicking Down Doors at the Philadelphia Folk Festival | photo by Lisa Schaffer | SkylerBug.com
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Johnny Shortcake at the Philadelphia Folk Festival | photo by Lisa Schaffer | SkylerBug.com
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Philadelphia Folk Festival | photo by Lisa Schaffer | SkylerBug.com
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John Byrne at the Philadelphia Folk Festival | photo by Lisa Schaffer | SkylerBug.com
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John Beacher at the Philadelphia Folk Festival | photo by Lisa Schaffer | SkylerBug.com
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Jason Reed Band at the Philadelphia Folk Festival | photo by Lisa Schaffer | SkylerBug.com
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Helen Leicht with Jason Reed at the Philadelphia Folk Festival | photo by Lisa Schaffer | SkylerBug.com
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Tin Bird Choir’s Heather Hurlock at the Philadelphia Folk Festival | photo by Lisa Schaffer | SkylerBug.com
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Philadelphia Folk Festival | photo by Lisa Schaffer | SkylerBug.com
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Philadelphia Folk Festival | photo by Lisa Schaffer | SkylerBug.com
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Andy Braunfeld and Christine Lavin at the Philadelphia Folk Festival | photo by Lisa Schaffer | SkylerBug.com
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Philadelphia Folk Festival | photo by Lisa Schaffer | SkylerBug.com
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Philadelphia Folk Festival | photo by Lisa Schaffer | SkylerBug.com
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Philadelphia Folk Festival | photo by Lisa Schaffer | SkylerBug.com
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Philadelphia Folk Festival | photo by Lisa Schaffer | SkylerBug.com