Folklife began in 1972 (one year after Bumbershoot) to open Seattle's outdoor-weather season. Its first year was a mere decade after the World's Fair for which Seattle Center was built. But, as you might have heard, a lot had gone down during that decade. In 1962, the rage was for everything modern, shiny, futuristic. By 1972, cultural comfort food was the order of the day. Folklife celebrated all that was laid back, organic, and acoustic.
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