William Rainey Harper’s Index
Folk jam
Years the University of Chicago Folklore Society
has held its folk fest: 47
Free workshops at this February’s three-day fest: 30-plus
Bands playing evening concerts: 8
Participants wearing jazz shoes during Saturday’s English Country Dance workshop: 4
Wearing sneakers or winter boots: 25
Wearing sandals: 1
Most number of people in line Saturday for hot chocolate, cider, or coffee: 10
Number of CDs for sale outside the Ida Noyes library: 9,540
Fiddles joining the Pine Leaf Boys for a Cajun jam session: 7
Guitars: 5
Triangles: 1
Accordions: 2
Ukuleles: 2
Mandolins: 1
Spectators: 64