THROUGH THE LENS: Treefort Music & Tucson Folk Fests Rally Roots Music Fans Out West

This week’s column covers two roots music fests in the western United States: Treefort Music Fest in Boise, Idaho (March 25-29, 2026); and Tucson Folk Festival in Tucson, Arizona (April 10-12, 2026). While Treefort is much larger in scope — over 500 performances to Tucson’s 150 — both fests are held in the downtown portions of their respective towns and presented a wide array of artists, many, if not most, have never been featured in this column before. Vete