Arlo Guthrie, Livingston Taylor, Iris Dement Among Folk Festival Headliners; WKSU to Broadcast Concert Live on the Air and the Web

Arlo Guthrie, Livingston Taylor and Iris Dement will be among the top entertainers scheduled to perform for the 32nd annual Kent State University Folk Festival. Held outdoors on the Commons of the Kent Campus from Sept. 11-13, the Festival combines music, workshops, food and crafts for a weekend of fun.

Workshops will begin on Saturday, Sept. 12 at noon and end the next day. The workshops will be presented by local folk artists with topics ranging from song building to a song writers circle. All workshops are free and open to the public.

Performers on Friday, Sept. 11 will include:

• Livingston Taylor, a composer and performer whose music includes the top 40 hit, I will Be In Love With You.

• Tim Reynolds, a self-taught musician who has been featured on three Dave Matthews Band CDs.

• Druha Trava, an internationally known Czechoslovakian band that mixes original instrumentals with vocals sung in Czech that challenge all preconceptions of music genres.

• Iris Dement, who is know for her honest presentation of life in songs that are that question and observe the way things are.

• Cathie Ryan from Wild Cat Ranch.

Performers on Saturday, Sept. 12 will include:

• Arlo Guthrie, who, since his first performance at 13, has developed his own unique folk style. The legendary singer is a born storyteller as well as an accomplished musician. His song, Alice's Restaurant Massacre was the first song to be made into a full length motion picture movie.

• Music from the Hearth, featuring Cathal McConnell and Richard Hughes. McConnell, who sings and plays the tin whistle and flute, is also a member of The Boys of the Lough. Hughes, a Pittsburgh musician who also sings, plays the flute, whistles and plays guitar, has been studying Celtic music and tradition since his teens.

• Joe Crookston, a Kent alumnus who says the Folk Festival has always been an influence in his life.

The broadcast of the Kent State Folk Festival will also be carried live on the world wide web via the WKSU web-site located at http//www.wksu.org. Sound will be available through Real Audio software, a free version of which is available for downloading through the site. WKSU is also a test organization for the newest upgrade of Real Audio software. Called G2, the software promises better sound and fewer interrupted feeds. The beta G2 for PCs is also available at the WKSU web-site.WKSU, an NPR station, can also be heard on WKRW 89.3 FM in Wooster, WKRJ 91.5 FM in Dover/New Philadelphia and WKSV 89.1 FM in Thompson.

Tickets can be purchased in advance for $17 per night or $30 for the weekend. At the door, general admission tickets are available for $20. Weekend packages will not be sold at the door.

Tickets are available through Ticketmaster at (330) 945-9400, the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (MACC) ticket office on the Kent campus at (330) 672-2244 with no service charge and at Woodsy's Music in Kent.

For more information, visit the All Campus Programing Board web page at http://www.kent.edu/stuorg/acpb or the Folk Festival web page at http://www.kent.edu/stuorg/acpb/folkfes.htm.

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