The San Francisco Folk Music Club (SFFMC), founded in 1948, is made up of singers, instrumentalists, performers, songwriters, listeners, and dancers. Its purpose is the enjoyment, dissemination and preservation in individual, family and community life of music defined as "folk".

The San Francisco Folk Music Club (SFFMC) was founded in 1948 by Dave Rothkop. In 1959 the Club was reorganized by Herb Jager and in 1962 Faith Petric took over managing the Club; a Board took over when they became a 501-3. Publication of the Folknik, a bimonthly newsletter, began in 1964. Petric died in 2013 but her legacy continues as the Club has inspired creation of some five additional folk clubs in California and is a solid musical entity in the West Coast folk music scene. The SFFMC is made up of singers, instrumentalists, performers, songwriters, listeners, and dancers. Its purpose is the enjoyment, dissemination and preservation in individual, family and community life of that acoustic music roughly defined as "folk". Club activities include: camping, song swaps and jams, the Free Folk Festival and the Hootenanny.

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