September 04, 2018 (vol. 127, iss. 127) • Page Image 41
…Fall 2018 — 7E The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Music and magic at the first night of the 41st Annual Ann Arbor Folk Festival On Friday, Jan. 26, Ann Arbor locals and residents from the far…
… corners of the mitten state alike flocked to the University’s own Hill Auditorium for the 41st Annual Ann Arbor Folk Festival. Being so close to the festival, in geographical terms, might make…
… what has made it so near and dear to Ann Arbor’s heart for the past two generations. Isbell and company’s set made the lights feel appropriate, and guitar solos abounded. The most valuable…
…-underappreciated genre. A folk festival whose headliners include Jason Isbell and John Prine can only be expected to meet expectations, but Friday’s portion of the annual event far surpassed them. While the final…
… notable in and of themselves, the Folk Festival’s 41st marked at least one significant change. During the final set of the night, several stadium- style lights came on, filling the hall with…
… motion and colorful patterns. This was the first year for these features, and more than providing pretty visuals, they signify growth for the festival, and hopefully not a departure from…
…” and giving a nod, before his last song, to his struggles with alcoholism. It was the sort of honesty that wouldn’t necessarily be expected from a festival headliner, even if the festival were a…

















































