John Denver Tribute
at the
Annual WFMA Benefit Weekend Festival
The 13th Annual WFMA Benefit Festival was dedicated to the memory of and the Friday night show - "John Denver Remembered - by the old Cellar Door Gang" was the highlight of the weekend festival, Jan. 16-17, 1998 at the all-new Birchmere, in Alexandria, Virginia.
Each January, for the last 12 years, WFMA has sponsored a exciting evening of folk music, bringing together a unique mixture of both well-known and lesser known folk performers. It has always been a wonderful opportunity to see and hear your favorite folk performers as well as become aquainted with new ones. In 1997 the concert was expanded from a single evening in a large concert hall to a full weekend of folk music at one of the best listening rooms in the country:
Among the folk stars who appeared this year in one of the most popular annual folk events staged in the Washington area are
John's first appearance with in 1966 was here in Washington at the Cellar Door. When the trio wasn't working, John made numerous visits to Washington to appear on a Music Americana Hootenanny or do a radio interview and just visit friends. When he later became a solo act, Washington was one of his favorite cities. He loved Washington and Washington loved him.
In addition to evening shows on Friday and Saturday, there was a Saturday afternoon concert, hosted by
After the Saturday evening concert the reserved seat ticket holders were invited to attend a reception with the performers, in the "Birchmere Town Square".