folk music

The Battery Park City Authority announced the River and Blues lineup for this year's Summer Concert Series held in Rockefeller Park, Manhattan. For 25 years, the Battery Park City Authority's River and Blues concert series has…

Caffè Lena has been a continuously operating folk coffee house since 1960 and Tom Rush has been a continuously performing folk musician for just about as long. That certainly made Rush, who released his first album in 1962 and recorded for…

The Indigo Girls will perform at the “Raising the Bar Benefit Concert” at Capitol Theatre on Nov. 3. The Pace Women’s Justice Center (PWJC) hosts the event each October as it commemorates Domestic Violence Awareness Month.  Amy Ray and…

Joe Jencks and Kray Van Kirk traded songs at Cafe Lena in Saratoga on Sep. 16. The night was divided into three sets: a solo set by Van Kirk followed by a solo set by Jencks, then both singers came on stage to trade songs back and forth for…

One of the greatest blessings we have in life is the ability to use our voice; Shawn Wodraska, a 21-year-old singer/songwriter from the small town of Wingdale, NY recently used his to represent his passion for the Black Lives Matter…

Returning to Croton Point Park after taking last year off, the Clearwater Great Hudson River Revival (Clearwater Festival), the country's oldest music and environmental festival started by none other than folk legend Pete Seeger, came back…

With so much noise going on in the world today due to technology, from cell phone beeps and rings to endless updates on various apps, it's easy to get lost in the computer-strung clutter. The one enjoyment that can take an individual away…