Lansdowne Folk Club

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Lansdowne Folk Club

The Twentieth Century Club
Formation	1992
Legal status	Nonprofit
Purpose	Hosting folk music concerts featuring local and national artists
Headquarters	Lansdowne, Pennsylvania
Official language	English
Website	www.folkclub.org

The Lansdowne Folk Club is a volunteer non-profit 501(c)(3)^[1] folk club dedicated to presenting, promoting, and preserving folk, acoustic, and blues music in the Philadelphia area. It was founded in 1992.^[2]

The Lansdowne Folk Club was founded in 1992 and staged its first concert in 1993. The concerts take place in a venue named with the Twentieth Century Club, which is on the National Register of Historic Places.^{[3][verification needed]} Many of the acts are local musicians and the average attendance is around 70. The venue has hosted over forty different concerts with acts such as Dave Van Ronk and Susan Warner. The club is mostly supported with ticket sales and sponsorships from local business and organizations.^[4] The club is known for featuring a diverse selection of artists including a Brazilian music duo, mandolin players, and the Lansdowne Symphony Orchestra.^[5]

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Lansdowne_(Pennsylvania)#b.

• Lansdowne Folk Club Website
• Lansdowne Folk Club on Facebook
• Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
• The Crooked Road: Heritage music trail - famous 243-mile trail where folk and bluegrass music originated.