FOLK New England is pleased to welcome Nicole Cho to the team as we begin the long process of preservation work on our growing collection. Nicole brings her love of roots music, her special interest in photography, and her critical experience cataloguing and describing archival … [Read more...]
“The Moon ‘Cusser Folk Music Coffee House” by David Lyman
It was the summer of 1963 . . . The Vietnam War was in full swing. A Kennedy was in the White House. The Beatles had yet to arrive in the US. Woodstock was five years away but folk music was still folk music and as popular as rock, even more so than the blues and most forms of … [Read more...]
Patty Larkin, Sarah Lee Guthrie & Johnny Irion and Tumbling Bones to perform a Fundraising Concert for FOLK New England
We are thrilled to have Patty Larkin headline our spring fundraising concert on Friday June 5th at the Regent Theatre in Arlington, MA. Special guests include Sarah Lee Guthrie & Johnny Irion and Tumbling Bones. Patty Larkin redefines the boundaries of folk-urban pop music … [Read more...]
Rowland Scherman Donation
Friday, February 6, 2015 Yesterday, American photography legend Rowland Scherman donated three additional photographs to the archives of FOLK New England. Each of these new digital prints has been custom-printed by Mr. Scherman from a scan of the original camera negative. The … [Read more...]
ASCAP Foundation Grant
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 … [Read more...]