I hope that is true about Tracy Grammer! :thumbsup
And… It’s been a few years since Stacey Earle and Mark Stuart were there. I never tire of hearing them.
and Boulder Acoustic Society would be a nice fit… though I assume that since they were such a hit at Telluride last summer (band contest finalists and in the campground) that they will surely be there since Folks is a good fit for them… … is the ink dry yet?
LuAnna
Catie Curtis! We have our tickets to the Folks Festival and Catie would be a fabulous addition. :wave
I would like to nominate any of the following for the Folks Fest roster: Storyhill, Garnet Rogers, Ellis Paul, Antje Duvekot, Kelly Joe Phelps, Peter Mulvey, Bruce Cockburn, Blackie and the Rodeo Kings, the Wailing Jennys, David Francey, Bill Staines, Trampled By Turtles, Ray Bonneville, Karen Savoca & Pete Heitzman, Greg Brown, Tracy Grammer, Justin Roth, Eric Schwartz, and a featured spot for Arthur Lee Land and band, please.
Those are all wonderful suggestions, ogish, I haven’t seen Antje live yet but have plans to see her in March. I have been listening to her stuff, though and it is really good. Love Karen Savoca’s stuff as well, but have also never seen her. Lots to choose from in this genre if one knows where to look and the indie artists that are out there are really worth a listen.
LuAnna
For my first post ever, i’d like to nominate Brett Dennen- If you haven’t heard of or seen this kid you should check him out…he is awesome and would fit the vibe at Folks Fest perfectly
i’d also enjoy Lucinda Williams- she should be touring in support of her great new disk- West
i just thought of Matt Costa- he’d be great too
I am going to hear Brett in Santa Fe in March. I just discovered him within the past couple of months. I am looking forward to hearing him live.
LuAnna
Hi! :wave I would really love to see The Be Good Tanyas again. I can still see that first day that I saw them on stage in my mind. It still gives me a smile and goosebumps to think of my very first time at folks fest and they are a huge part of that memory.
Whatever happened to Greg Brown? We haven’t seen him for a while … and he’s got some grrreat new songs and a new CD. I’d also love to see again Patty Griffin, Iris Dement, Mary Gauthier and Patty Larkin. Todd Snider, of course, and, oh yeah, Van Morrison and Leonard Cohen …
ha ha ha ha ha … we can only dream, eh?
:wave
hi Steve and Connie
One thing that happened to Greg Brown is that he married Iris Dement.
Debby, it sounds like you would like the 2006 lineeup from the Kate Wolk festival. Just about anyone on that list would be good for Folks.
Gosh, there are some good suggestions out there.
How about: Wailin Jennys, Be Good Tanyas, Jenny Lewis (with or without the Watson Twins), the Duhks, Neko Case, Over the Rhine, and Stacey Earle?
Old Blind Dogs and Dervish maybe for acts from across the Pond? The Waifs were wonderful last year and I’d love to see them end an evening. :thumbsup
Have we mentioned Eric Schwartz?
:thumbsup
How about DeVotchKa?
I would like to suggest “The Dreamsicles” which is a duo out of Texas consisting of Cary Cooper and Tom Prasada-Rao (Tom has performed on the mainstage in Lyons several years ago)
And “The Sherpas” - Tom Prasada-Rao / Tom Kimmel / Michael Lille
– Bill
here are my picks:
-tift merritt
-tracy grammer
-eliot morris (just discovered this guy!)
and this list is in no way complete. 
stephen kellog & the sixers
Stephen Kellogg is already booked for Folks, according to Pollstar.
I have a hard time understanding how circumstances would prevent PB from finalizing (or at least having a few names by now) Folks lineup any more than they do Telluride of Rockygrass. I mean, Folks is a few weeks after Rockygrass and essentially the entire RG lineup has been announced, and most of it has been known for months. But not a single Folks act? I think this says more about the priorities of PB than anything else.
Maybe they’re gonna shock us with the killer lineup this time, but based on recent years I’m not expecting it. Which is one reason we didnt order tickets this year.
Some of my favorites include: Xaiver Rudd, Mason Jennings, Boulder Acoustic Society, Brandie Carlile, Iron and Wine, Rufus Wainwright, Brett Dennen, and Jessie Baylin.
If we could have a Wainwright, I would rather have Soan Wainwright… but as I said before, I don’t look for that to happen. Also, I saw that Tracy Grammer is booked at another festival in Colorado this season so I am thinking that means she won’t be at Folks.
Some from this list that I give :medal’s to:
Gillian Welch & David Rawlings
Ray LaMontagne
Brett Dennen
Dave Rawlings Machine
Darrell Scott
oh, and Todd Snider…but no :medal this year, yet. 