Raymond Foulk MA, Dip Arch, ARB (born Raymond Ian Barnes Foulk), is an English architect, author, environmentalist, art collector, exhibition curator and rock music festival promoter/organiser.[1] Foulk founded the Isle of Wight Festivals of Music in 1968 with his brothers Ronald Anthony (Ron) and John Philip (known as Bill) Foulk.[2]
Born in Chesterfield, Derbyshire Foulk was brought up in the Isle of Wight from the age of 10 with his younger sister and three brothers by their recently widowed mother.
Foulk is best known as the promoter who negotiated for and signed Bob Dylan for the 2nd Isle of Wight Festival 1969[3] - the artist's first full concert, pre-announced, advertised or paid performance since May 1966 and his only such performance in nearly eight years.[4] Foulk is also well known for provoking an Act of Parliament (the Isle of Wight Act 1971).[5]
^Vetta, Sylvia (March 2012) Oxford Castaways, Ray Foulk – Architect and co-founder of the Isle of Wight Festival (1st edition) Oxpens, Oxford, p. 87-89, ISBN978-1-78018-520-0 (abridged from Vetta, Sylvia (July 2010) My Beautiful Careers Oxfordshire Limited Edition, The Oxford Times, Oxford, p.17-21).
^Philpott, Colin, (2012) A Place in History – Britain’s headline news stories remembered (1st edition) Isle of Wight Festival ’69 – Bob Dylan appears on a hillside on the Isle of Wight, Ammonite Press, AE Publications, Lewis, East Sussex: p.28. ISBN978-1-90770-869-5
^Norman, Philip (1984) The Road Goes On Forever(New Edition) The Foulk Brothers: Pop Promoting Blues Corgi p.261. ISBN 0-552-99051-5
^Bob Dylan’s final appearance at the Royal Albert Hall, London, 27 May 1966 was the artist’s previous full concert performance to the Isle of Wight on 31 August 1969. On 3 January 1974, at Chicago Stadium, Dylan performed his next full concert – the first date of his ‘Before the Flood tour’
^Parliamentary debates (Hansard), House of Commons. Isle of Wight County Council Act. Royal assent 05 August 1971, col. 1900-1 1900#23.
