Philadelphia Folksong Society announces Festival Director for 62nd Philadelphia Folk Festival
The Philadelphia Folksong Society is excited to announce that the Philadelphia Folk Festival will be back for 2025 with a fresh approach and consistent leadership to guide us into the next year. We are thrilled to introduce Michael Braunfeld of Blind Justice Music, LLC as Festival Director for the 2025 Philadelphia Folk Festival.
Michael Braunfeld, a long-time member of the Philadelphia Folk Festival community, brings a wealth of experience and dedication to this role. His deep passion for fostering community through music, along with his background in event management, makes him the perfect fit to carry the festival forward. We can’t wait to share more details as we get closer to Fest!
Save the date: The 62nd Philadelphia Folk Festival will take place August 15, 16, and 17, 2025, at the Old Pool Farm. Be sure to join our mailing list via our website pfs.org to stay updated on tickets, performers, and all the exciting details!
About the Festival Director:
Blind Justice Music has a proven track record in event management. Michael Braunfeld served as one of the 2024 Festival Directors and is excited to return this year. He was co-producer of the Spring Gulch Folk Festival in New Holland, PA for 20 years and has coordinated bookings for other venues in the Greater Philadelphia area as well. He is a partner in the Masterson Braunfeld Law Firm, which has been counsel to the Philadelphia Folksong Society and the Philadelphia Folk Festival over the course of many years and has consulted for, and provided legal services to, several other folk music and related organizations and venues. Michael had previously volunteered on the PFS Board and served as Secretary and Vice President during his tenure. On the Festival side, he has for years lent his knowledge of the music business and performing skills to the festival as a consultant in a variety of areas.
Michael is looking forward to overseeing the artistic direction and programming of the 2025 Philadelphia Folk Festival and to coordinating the efforts of the multitude of committees and volunteers who are the Festival, along with the various partners who help assure the success of the event, not the least of which are the good people of Upper Salford Township and the Godshall family, our hosts at the Old Pool Farm.
Michael is a performing singer-songwriter with national visibility and a strong connection to the Folk and Americana music scenes. He is passionate about music of all genres and styles and has a thorough working knowledge of most kinds of festival-related music. Much to his wife’s dismay, Michael suffers from the genetic disease of guitar collecting.