Interim Chair Jim Rooney and Founder Betsy Siggins presented Jim Kweskin with a Folk New England Lifetime Achievement Award last February at a sold-out concert produced by FNE Executive Director Brian Quinn at the Arlington Theater. In addition to the many talented members of … [Read more...]
Betsy Siggins Inducted into the Hall Of Fame
In 2019, the Boch Center in Boston launched the Folk Americana Roots Hall of Fame (FARHOF), Boston’s newest cultural and educational initiative. It celebrates the lifeblood of America’s musical and cultural heritage. Led by legendary musicians and music executives including Keb … [Read more...]
An Update
An Update From Folk New England It has been a few years since we have been in touch with you, and we hope that you have been healthy and dealing well with all the prevailing challenges. The simple act of “getting together” in the community has become more complicated than we … [Read more...]
Dayle Stanley, 1939-2021
A REMEMBRANCE By Tom Curren Dayle Stanley was one of the key performers in the Boston-Cambridge Folk Revival and was among the first women in folk music circles to become a singer-songwriter. She was an enormously gifted artist, popular throughout the East Coast, and her … [Read more...]
An Update From Folk New England
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...]