52nd Annual Willow Folk Festival

Once again, acoustic music emanating from the 52nd annual Willow Folk Festival will fill the air in pastoral Willow Valley, located about nine miles southeast of Stockton, Illinois, August 9th and 10th.

Should you happen to take a drive out that way, between now and that upcoming tuneful weekend, the only sounds you'll probably hear will be a herd of cows mooing, a farmer's tractor chugging, and maybe a few birds tweeting. But that scene will soon change, when scores of musicians, along with family and friends, arrive to camp for the weekend in Stuart Schlafer's pasture. It's located across th...