Kerrville Folk Festival
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The Kerrville Folk Festival is a long-running, internationally recognized music festival in Texas known for its intimate, songwriter-focused performances and strong sense of community.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Kerrville Folk Festival canonical | 1 |
| Kerrville Folk Festival Foundation | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9398209 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kerrville Folk Festival Context triple: [Kerrville, hasFestival, Kerrville Folk Festival]
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A.
Woody Guthrie Folk Festival
The Woody Guthrie Folk Festival is an annual music and cultural event celebrating the life, songs, and social legacy of American folk icon Woody Guthrie.
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B.
W. C. Handy Music Festival
The W. C. Handy Music Festival is an annual multi-genre music celebration in the Muscle Shoals/Florence, Alabama area honoring the legacy of composer and “Father of the Blues” W. C. Handy.
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C.
Western Days Festival
Western Days Festival is an annual community celebration in Lewisville, Texas, featuring live music, Western-themed activities, food, and family-friendly entertainment.
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D.
Prescott Bluegrass Festival
The Prescott Bluegrass Festival is an annual music event in Prescott, Arizona, showcasing bluegrass bands and related acoustic performances in a community-oriented outdoor setting.
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E.
Stevenson Bluegrass Festival
The Stevenson Bluegrass Festival is a regional music event in Stevenson, Washington, featuring live bluegrass performances and related community activities.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kerrville Folk Festival Target entity description: The Kerrville Folk Festival is a long-running, internationally recognized music festival in Texas known for its intimate, songwriter-focused performances and strong sense of community.
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A.
Woody Guthrie Folk Festival
The Woody Guthrie Folk Festival is an annual music and cultural event celebrating the life, songs, and social legacy of American folk icon Woody Guthrie.
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B.
W. C. Handy Music Festival
The W. C. Handy Music Festival is an annual multi-genre music celebration in the Muscle Shoals/Florence, Alabama area honoring the legacy of composer and “Father of the Blues” W. C. Handy.
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C.
Western Days Festival
Western Days Festival is an annual community celebration in Lewisville, Texas, featuring live music, Western-themed activities, food, and family-friendly entertainment.
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D.
Prescott Bluegrass Festival
The Prescott Bluegrass Festival is an annual music event in Prescott, Arizona, showcasing bluegrass bands and related acoustic performances in a community-oriented outdoor setting.
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E.
Stevenson Bluegrass Festival
The Stevenson Bluegrass Festival is a regional music event in Stevenson, Washington, featuring live bluegrass performances and related community activities.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
annual event
ⓘ
folk music festival ⓘ music festival ⓘ |
| aim |
foster musical community
ⓘ
support and develop songwriters ⓘ |
| audience | international ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| encourages |
audience participation
ⓘ
songwriting collaboration ⓘ |
| focus |
acoustic performances
ⓘ
songwriters ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Rod Kennedy ⓘ |
| genre |
folk music
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singer-songwriter ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
campfire song circles
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craft and food vendors ⓘ family-friendly environment ⓘ multiple performance stages ⓘ on-site camping community ⓘ |
| hasPart |
New Folk Competition for Emerging Songwriters
ⓘ
camping ⓘ children’s activities ⓘ main stage concerts ⓘ song circles ⓘ workshops ⓘ |
| inception | 1972 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kerrville, Texas
ⓘ
linked to:
Kerrville
Quiet Valley Ranch ⓘ Texas ⓘ |
| musicPolicy | primarily acoustic ⓘ |
| notableFor |
campground music sessions
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emphasis on original music ⓘ intimate performances ⓘ songwriter-focused programming ⓘ strong sense of community ⓘ |
| organizer |
Kerrville Folk Festival Foundation
ⓘ
linked to:
Kerrville Folk Festival
|
| promotes |
emerging songwriters
ⓘ
independent artists ⓘ |
| recurrence | annual ⓘ |
| reputation | internationally recognized folk festival ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
documentary coverage
ⓘ
live recordings ⓘ |
| typicalDuration | multiple days ⓘ |
| typicalSetting | outdoor ⓘ |
| website | https://www.kerrvillefolkfestival.org/ ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kerrville Folk Festival Description of subject: The Kerrville Folk Festival is a long-running, internationally recognized music festival in Texas known for its intimate, songwriter-focused performances and strong sense of community.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Kerrville Folk Festival