The Folksmen are a fictitious American folk music trio, conceived and performed by actors-comedians-musicians Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, and Harry Shearer. They first appeared in a Saturday Night Live sketch on the episode of November 3, 1984 and also performed in the 1992 The Return of Spinal Tap TV special. The Folksmen subsequently maintained an intermittent public presence for more than twenty-five years. The trio is best known for its depiction in the mockumentary film A Mighty Wind (2003). On tour, they have been the opening act for the same creators' fictitious heavy metal band, Spinal Tap.
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Saturday Night Live (1975)
Guest starring as The Folksmen
- Episode 10x04: Michael McKean / Chaka Khan, The Folksmen (Nov 3, 1984)