Barry Olivier (November 2, 1935 – September 24, 2023) was an American guitar teacher who was the creator and producer of the Berkeley Folk Music Festival from 1958 to 1970.
Barry Olivier’s wife: Was Barry Olivier married?
Barry Olivier was married to Alice. There is not much information about her.
In May 2011, Barry Olivier and his wife Alice visited Northwestern University to share his memories of the festival with students in Dr. Michael J. Kramer’s Digitizing Folk Music History seminar. He also participated in a public conversation at Northwestern University Libraries.
Barry Olivier had a deep appreciation for graphic design and typography and developed a wide range of graphic styles for Berkeley Folk Music Festival programs, brochures, and even signs used at the event.
Barry Olivier jotted down notes, ideas, funny stories, missives, and more on his trademark pink “From the Desk of” memos and other scraps of paper.
The Berkeley Folk Music Festival Project is sad to report the death of Barry Olivier, 1935-2023. Without Barry, no Berkeley Folk Music Festival. He was the director and guiding spirit from 1958 to 1970, and this was just one part of a life well lived.