Folk New England founder Betsy Siggins will be awarded a "Spirit of Folk Award" at the International Folk Alliance's Annual Convention in Kansas City on February 14th. The Spirit of Folk Award is presented to honor and celebrate people and organizations actively involved in … [Read more...]
Can You Help Folk New England?
Folk New England has joined forces with the University of Massachusetts Special Collections Department About six decades ago, a movement began here in New England that has served to inspire our vision and enrich our lives throughout all the ensuing years. During a time of … [Read more...]
The 11th Annual Folk Music Month in Harvard Square
Each November, The Harvard Square Business Association, in partnership with FOLK New England and Passim, celebrates Folk Music month in Harvard Square. The Square has long been an epicenter of critical thinking and social and political reform and nowhere was it more rampant than … [Read more...]
Premiere of Documentary WELCOME HERE AGAIN
Premiere of Documentary WELCOME HERE AGAIN: A Recording Session with the Canterbury Country Dance Orchestra Sunday, March 19, 2017, 3:30 pm Red River Theaters, 11 S. Main St., Concord, NH 03301 On Sunday March 20, 2016, sixteen musicians came together in the Chapel at … [Read more...]
What Bob Dylan Learned In Harvard Square
For Christopher Ricks and other professorial types around Boston, Bob Dylan’s Nobel Prize may help validate their interest in the singer as a literary figure. But in addition to celebrating Dylan’s impact inside the academy, we should also celebrate the legacy he left behind in … [Read more...]