In fact, there was a real Danny Collins, or rather a real Steve Tilston,
a British folk singer who, in 2005, received just such a letter, written by Lennon in response to an interview the 20 - year - old Tilston had given to a now - defunct music magazine in which he worried that commercial success might corrupt his artistry.
The Festival lineup includes the following: famed
British post-rockers Wire, Brazilian Tropicália star Tom Zé,
singer - songwriter Jessica Pratt, experimental
folk singer Circuit des Yeux, Canadian
folk band The Weather Station, outlaw country
singer - painter Terry Allen, vintage jangle -
folk - er Ryley Walker, Swans» drummer's Thor & Friends, NY expansive Helado Negro with Ensemble, influential electronic composer Suzanne Ciani, a site - specific Gravity Hill installation, and much more.