Delaware Friends of Folk Coffeehouse: Folk Hero Contest

RULES AND GUIDELINES

Coffee House Preliminary Rounds
Anyone is eligible to try out, with the exception of performers who have been paid to play for a Delaware Friends of Folk event.
Candidates should be solo through 5 performers.
Three piece drum kits, percussion and folk rhythm instruments are welcome.
Your performance time is 15 to 20 minutes, based on the number of competing acts. We suggest you have 4 or 5 pieces prepared.
Your set-up time is included in your performance time.
Original music is encouraged but we ask you keep to genres such as Folk (traditional, new, or “singer songwriter”), Bluegrass, Blues, Celtic, Jazz, Indie, Americana, New Age, World, Old-Time, Roots, Story-telling.
If a candidate is selected as a finalist, NO additional performers may be added to the candidate’s act for the Folk Hero Finals at the Festival. In the event a selected performer(s) cannot participate, the act may still perform but with fewer members.