Joe's the man you call.

Joe is amazing. He knows everyone and he's been everywhere.

They value what has come to them from prior generations. They value the handiwork, making things themselves whether they're making music or making guitars… We celebrate these things that Americans keep, not the things that have been manufactured in Hollywood or in a Nashville studio, but the things that Americans keep for themselves.

The artists that are coming to this festival are some of the finest that you will ever see or hear, and yet they are not stars. This is not a festival about stars, but it's a festival about great music, great dance and great art.

The festival presents a broad diversity of traditions and it is very inclusive, in terms of traditions that evolved here over hundreds of years to very recent immigrant groups. It's an eye-opening experience. It's sort of like you have the chance to grasp the complexity and diversity and wonder of culture in America – all in one event.

The National Folk Festival is a brand-new festival every year.

The festival is going to be happening this weekend. Everyone who decides to come down is going to have a lot of fun even if it is a little drizzly.