Wonderful news! The Tom Rush papers are being processed at Robert S. Cox Special Collections & University Archives Research Center. Here is the collection overview, an entry point for the collection. The materials are on hand. The next step will be processing. At that time, … [Read more...]
2018 UMass Library Fall Reception
September 19, 2018 A celebration of the donation of the archives of Folk New England to the UMass Amherst Libraries Special Collections and University Archives. Features a full performance by Jim Rooney and Friends. Folk New England Chair Tom Curren shares his thoughts: We … [Read more...]
A Message From Folk New England Founder – Betsy Siggins
December 2015 Dear Friend, We are writing today to ask that you help us keep the faith with the music we have loved the most and for the longest here in New England. Folk music is comfort music; it is a set of loving grandparents who welcome us at the doorstep and can … [Read more...]
Tom Rush Celebrates 50 years in folk music
Special Concert to Benefit NEFMA March 28 2012: Tom Rush celebrates 50 years on stage when he returns to the Club 47 (now Passim) for a show where he will introduce a new incarnation of one of his most beloved guitars, the "Naked Lady." The original Lady burned up in a house … [Read more...]