"Tighten Up" starts with an infectious bass line, a furtive chuckle, and then a double-shot Houston shoutout: "Hi everybody! I'm Archie Bell of the Drells from Houston, Texas. We don't only sing, but ...

The event is expected to draw 60-80,000 in attendance in year one and growing to 150,000 in the third year, the National Folk Festival will become a major new arts event for the city.