Jazz Festival Respone

Upon reading "Producing the Folk at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival" one thing that jumped out at me was the term Authenticity. The article states "In the 1960s, Allison Miner came to New Orleans in search of the authentic, and helped create a festival that reflected her own admiration for "Real Music." The idea of authenticity or even tradition for use of another word is big in folklore. Allison Miner was in search of not just any music or food or anything dealing with the festival but the real music, the real food, the authentic New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. Thinking along the terms of real music I would assume she means the music from that area. The bluesy/jazzy music, not the Dave Matthews Bands or any other famous pop/rock bands. Louisiana is known predominantly for its Blues and Jazz music. In wanting to pay homage to the "real music" Allison Miner is expressing a common ideas that most of us share. One being that authenticity is in fact always better and another being that the old is sacred. She wanted to pay tribute to the "living legends" to use her words, not just listen to good music. At the Jazz and Heritage festival people are looking for more than just music or food. They are searching for a shared experience. They want to eat the authentic New Orleans food and listen to the "Real" New Orleans music. Essentially, they want to experience the real New Orleans. As already stated, the idea of authenticity and tradition are important to people, especially those who are going to the Jazz and Heritage Festival.
One other thing worth mentioning in this article isn't so much dealing with the topic but the article itself. The way both writers approach the topic and write about it. They have both been attending the festival for quite some time making it difficult for them to be objective about the topic itself. As a way of dealing with this problem they simply state as much and in fact decide to use each other as informants. This is a great way of approaching the problem simply because you know your going to be slightly bias, might as well state as much to the readers. This lets them know from the start where your coming from without making them feel as if your trying to sway the reader one way or the other.