▁folk ▁rev ival ▁ ▁The ▁" first " ▁British ▁folk ▁rev ival ▁was ▁a ▁roots ▁rev ival ▁which ▁occurred ▁approximately ▁ 1 8 9 0 – 1 9 2 0 ▁and ▁was ▁marked ▁by ▁height ened ▁interest ▁in ▁traditional ▁music ▁and ▁its ▁pres ervation . ▁It ▁arose ▁from ▁earlier ▁develop ments , ▁perhaps ▁combined ▁with ▁changes ▁in ▁the ▁nature ▁of ▁British ▁identity , ▁led ▁to ▁a ▁much ▁more ▁int ensive ▁and ▁academic ▁attempt ▁to ▁record ▁what ▁was ▁seen ▁as ▁a ▁van ishing ▁tradition , ▁and ▁is ▁now ▁usually ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁English ▁or ▁British ▁folk ▁rev ival . ▁ ▁Contempor ary ▁folk ▁music ▁ ▁Fest iv als ▁▁ ▁United ▁States ▁It ▁is ▁sometimes ▁claimed ▁that ▁the ▁earliest ▁folk ▁festival ▁was ▁the ▁Mountain ▁Dance ▁and ▁Fol k ▁Festival , ▁ 1 9 2 8 , ▁in ▁As he ville , ▁North ▁Carolina , ▁founded ▁by ▁Bas com ▁L amar ▁L uns ford . ▁The ▁National ▁Fol k ▁Festival ▁( USA ) ▁is ▁an ▁it iner ant ▁folk ▁festival ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁Since ▁ 1 9 3 4 , ▁it ▁has ▁been ▁run ▁by ▁the ▁National ▁Council ▁for ▁the ▁Trad itional ▁Arts ▁( N CT A ) ▁and ▁has ▁been ▁presented ▁in ▁ 2 6 ▁communities ▁around ▁the ▁nation . ▁After ▁leaving ▁some ▁of ▁these ▁communities , ▁the ▁National ▁Fol k ▁Festival ▁has ▁sp un ▁off ▁several ▁locally ▁run ▁folk ▁festiv als ▁in ▁its ▁w ake ▁including ▁the ▁Low ell ▁Fol k ▁Festival , ▁the ▁Richmond ▁Fol k ▁Festival , ▁the