We are thrilled to announce that the Board of Directors of The ASCAP Foundation has approved the renewal of a grant to FOLK New England for our Stories Through Song program.
FOLK New England has previously received the grant in 2012 and 2014. This year’s grant is named “Stories Through Song Supported by The ASCAP Foundation in Honor of Joan Baez.” The FOLK New England program, presented in select public schools around Cambridge, will create its curriculum around the music and social activism of Joan Baez.
The goal of FOLK New England’s Stories Through Song program is to connect talented folk musicians and songwriters with students to create the next generation of folk enthusiasts and musicians.
During the course of the past 5 years, FNE has incorporated the work of local musicians/songwriter into the curriculum goals of elementary and middle school classrooms with a special emphasis on history, literature, biography and social justice.
Our roster of local musicians/songwriters “tell the back stories of the songs” discussing the historical era or the reason the songs were written. Songwriters also include material they have written or cover. The program currently serves three schools in Cambridge, MA.
