Folk New England, Winter 2021 In the winter, warmth stands for all virtue. Henry Thoreau We hope that your holidays were enjoyable, that you are warm, well-supplied, and safe, and that we can join in with the old blues singer who sang "I seen better days, but I'm puttin' … [Read more...]
Keep The Folk Lamps Trimmed And Burning
Dear Friend, We hope that this letter finds you well and sheltering comfortably. The course that events that have taken since early this March has shaken all of our routines and expectations. There isn’t an aspect of our national lives that hasn’t had its weaknesses … [Read more...]
Can you help Folk New England?
Dear Friend; Sixty years or so ago, our lives were transformed by a combination of youth, enthusiasm, and music that can to be known as the Folk Revival. Here at Folk New England, a community of volunteers and supporters see to it that our musical inheritance is collected, … [Read more...]
Betsy Siggins receives first Passim Lifetime Achievement Award from Joan Baez
At Passim’s 60th anniversary show, an evening of memories and music By Stuart Munro Globe correspondent,Updated November 15, 2019, 6:20 p.m. A concert celebrating the 60th anniversary of what the evening’s host, WGBH’s Brian O’Donovan, called “the little club that could” — … [Read more...]
Betsy Siggins Day
Boston Mayor Marty Walsh Proclaimed February 28th Betsy Siggins Day The Wang Theatre's Folk, Americana and Roots Hall of Fame featured a presentation from Mayor Walsh's office proclaiming yesterday "Betsy Siggins Day" in the city of Boston. The event not only honored … [Read more...]