Exploring the Fall Folk Festival

BY CARSON, DEVON, AND JA’LEAH Holmes Elementary

From our staff: On November 12th a group of investigators from the West Central Express attended the Fall Folk Festival at Spokane Community College. Some were seeing live music for the first time. These investigators gathered their thoughts and observations on the festival together with help from our mentors.

The folk festival has been running for 27 years. At the festival there were musicians, singers, dancers, artists, crafters and tables of cool objects like pretty beaded ornaments for sale from all around the world. We really liked the copper jewelry and crowns by Mr. Weasel. Next time we would like to stay longer and make copper rings with him at his craft table.

While we were at the festival we saw a performance by Jenny Edgren called "Songs For All Ages." There really were people there of all ages from babies to grandparents. Ja’leah got there first of anybody, and saw Jenny Edgren getting her stuff ready. They were putting shaker eggs into cartons. Then people came to get into the room where she was about to sing. Then she told us that we could grab some eggs, and then we got to shake them when she told us to.

Jenny played the guitar and ukulele and she sang a song

about her dog having these “little almond eyes,” then a farm song with a dog in it, then an ocean song. Several of the songs were sing-alongs so we joined in. We got to keep the eggs!

After her performance we got to meet Jenny and talk to her more. She even played a few extra songs for us. We also got to meet the director of the festival Sylvia. She said the festival is like her baby because she cares about it so much. After visiting the festival we can see why she cares about it so much. It was a lot of fun!

West Central Express Journalists get the scoop from folk artist Jenny Edgren.

Photo credit: Spark Central Staff