“All my life, I just wanted to be a beatnik, meet all the heavies, get stoned, get laid, have a good time…”

-Janis Joplin

 

 
 
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

“It was just one man and a guitar. The power of performing under one spotlight … It would mesmerize the audience.”

-John Byrne Cooke

 

“Joan Baez is the reigning spirit of the festival, the beacon that attracts well- and lesser-known musicians from far afield.”

-John Byrne Cooke