This web site features folk music events in Connecticut and southern New England.
This web site is maintained by Brent Hall. Submissions are welcomed.
SOUNDING BOARD COFFEEHOUSE
Cncerts at the Universalist Church of West Hartford, 433 Fern
Street, West Hartford, CT. Doors open at 7:00 p.m., concert at 7:30 p.m.
Email: info@thesoundingboard.org
May 4 - Vance Gilbert
May 11 - Sally Rogers and Howie Bursen
May 18 - The Portable Folk Music Festival
https://www.thesoundingboard.org/
MEETING HOUSE PRESENTS CONCERT SERIES
All concerts held at The Unitarian Society of Hartford, 50 Bloomfield
Avenue, Hartford, CT. 7:00 p.m. For more information and tickets:
http://www.ushartford.com/nourishing-spirit/music/meetinghousepresents/
May 4 - Holly Near, Matinee Performance, 2:00 p.m.
June 21 - Outdoor Concert with ResQ and Bluebyrd to Welcome Summer! 6:00 p.m.
BRANFORD FOLK COFFEEHOUSE
Branford Folk Music Society, First Congregational Church, 1009 Main
Street, Branford, CT. 8:00 p.m. For more information call 203-488-7715.
Email:
branfordfolk@gmail.com
Web:
http://branfordfolk.org/
MUSIC AT THE RIDGE
Concerts at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Danbury,
24 Clapboard Ridge Rd., Danbury, CT. 4:00 p.m. one Sunday per month.
Tickets are via Eventbrite (in person or Livestream) or can be purchased at the door.
Email: info@musicattheridge.org
See the website for tickets:
https://www.musicattheridge.org
May 5 - Joe Jencks
June 9 - Reggie Harris
July 14 - Claudia Schmidt
ACOUSTICOOL HOUSE CONCERTS
Outdoors and small indoors house concerts in Bristol, CT.
https://acousticool.net/
THE RIDGEFIELD PLAYHOUSE
The Ridgefield Playhouse, 80 East Ridge Road, Ridgefield, CT.
(Partial listing.) For tickets or information call 203-438-5795. Web:
http://www.ridgefieldplayhouse.org/
FIRST FOLK SUNDAY
First Sunday of each month.
All performances at The Post at the VFW, 465 Riverside Avenue, Westport, CT.
12:30 - 2:30 p.m. $10 Music Cover charge. Brunch and Bar at extra charge.
Suzanne Sheridan (vocals and guitar), Bob Cooper(keyboards), and Guest Artists
For more information and tickets:
https://firstfolksunday.com
Email: info@firstfolksunday.com
Call: 203-222-1441 or the VFW at 203-227-6796.
VOICES CAFE
Unitarian Church of Westport, 10 Lyons Plains Road, Westport, CT.
For more information call 203-227-7205. Web:
https://voicescafe.org/
SHAMROCK TRADITIONAL IRISH MUSIC SOCIETY
Concerts at the Gaelic-American Club, 74 Beach Road, Fairfield, CT.
http://www.shamrockirishmusic.org/
May 18 - The East Coasters (Madeline Dierauf, Richard Osban, Calum Bell), 7:30 p.m.
FOLK FRIDAYS SERIES
Presented by CT Folk at First Presbyterian Church, 704 Whitney Avenue
(corner of Whitney & Huntington), New Haven, CT. 7:30 p.m.
http://www.ctfolk.com/
EAST ROCK CONCERT SERIES
All shows are at 7:00 (doors at 6:30) on either Saturday or Sunday, at
285 Nicoll Street, New Haven, CT. Web:
https://www.mactivity.com/events-calendar
also
https://www.fernandopintopresents.com/
GUITARTOWNCT PRODUCTIONS
http://www.guitartownct.com/
FRIDAY NIGHT FOLK AT ALL SOULS
All Souls Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 19 Jay Street, New London, CT.
7:30 p.m. For more information and tickets see
http://www.fridaynightfolk.org/
May 17 - Seat Of Our Pants
THE BUTTONWOOD TREE
605 Main Street, Middletown, CT. For more information call 860-347-4957.
(Partial listing.) Email:
thebuttonwoodtree@gmail.com
Web:
http://www.buttonwood.org/
First Thursdays - Acoustic Open Mic with Bob Gotta, 6:30 p.m. sign-up
THE PACKING HOUSE
156 River Road (Route 32), Willington, CT. The
Packing House is the performance venue of the Eastern Connecticut Center for
History, Art, and Performance, Inc.
7:30 p.m. 518-791-9474. Web:
http://thepackinghouse.us/
THE VANILLA BEAN CAFE
On the corner of Routes 44, 169, and 97, Pomfret, CT.
Show times are 7:00 p.m. unless otherwise noted.
860-928-1562. Web:
http://www.thevanillabeancafe.com/
BREAD BOX THEATER
St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 220 Valley St., Willimantic, CT. All
proceeds benefit the Covenant Soup Kitchen and Emergency Food Pantry.
Web:
http://www.breadboxfolk.org/
NORTHWEST PARK CONCERT SERIES
Northwest Park Nature Center, 145 Lang Road, Windsor, CT. 7:30 p.m.
860-285-1886. Web:
http://www.northwestpark.org/
NIGHTS AT THE BEEKLEY
The Beekley Community Library, 10 Central Ave., New Hartford, CT. 7:00
p.m. For tickets and more information, call 860-379-7235.
Web:
http://www.nightsatthebeekley.com/
SALMON BROOK MUSIC SERIES
South Congregational Church Hall, 242 Salmon Brook Street, Granby, CT.
For more information call 860-999-3743. Web:
http://www.salmonbrookmusicseries.com/
ROARING BROOK CONCERTS
Roaring Brook Nature Center, 70 Gracey Road, Canton, CT. 7:30 p.m. For
reservations and information call 860-693-0263. Web:
http://www.roaringbrook.org/concerts/concerts.html
BLACKSTONE RIVER THEATRE
549 Broad Street, Cumberland, RI. For reservations call 401-725-9272. Web:
https://brtri.org/
Apr. 27 - TANNAHILL WEAVERS, 8:00 p.m.
May 5 - GENTICORUM, 7:00 p.m.
May 11 - HANNEKE CASSEL BAND, 8:00 p.m.
May 19 - CATHY CLASPER-TORCH and SHELLEY KATSH - CD release, 3:00 p.m. matinee.
STONE SOUP COFFEEHOUSE
The Music Mansion, 88 Meeting Street, Providence, RI. 7:00 p.m.
401-529-5622.
http://www.stonesoupcoffeehouse.org/
PVFS SONG AND STORY SWAP
The Pioneer Valley Folklore Society sponsor a Song and Story Swap on the
first Saturday of each month (except July and August), 7:00 p.m. at First
Church, 165 Main St., Amherst, MA. For more information contact Paul Kaplan,
413-687-5002. Web:
http://www.filbert.com/pvfs/
CARAMOOR CENTER FOR MUSIC AND THE ARTS
149 Girdle Ridge Road, Katonah, NY. For tickets call 914-232-1252. Web:
http://www.caramoor.org/
NEW YORK PINEWOODS FOLK MUSIC CLUB
The Folk Music Society of New York.
For more information call 718-672-6399. Email:
nypinewood@aol.com
Web:
http://www.folkmusicny.org/
PEOPLES' VOICE CAFE
At Judson Memorial Church Assembly Hall, 239
Thompson St. (lower level), NY, NY 10012 (between West 3rd & West 4th Streets).
8:00 p.m. For more information call 212-787-3903 or see their website (below).
Most concerts will be both in-person and livestreamed. Please check the
Peoples' Voice Cafe website close to showtime for confirmation of
livestreaming, for links to buy tickets, and for more information about these
concerts.
Covid policy for in-person show: No longer requiring masks but we have them available.
http://www.peoplesvoicecafe.org/
Apr. 27 - Val Kinzler; Billygoat.
May 4 - Violizzy (Liz Taub); Kim Wallach.
May 11 - Genny Haley & Steve Suffet: 60th Year Reunion (Co-sponsored by FMSNY).
May 18 - Season Finale: What's in a Name? Poetry & Music Extravaganza
with Fred Arcoleo, Shanika Anderson, Demetrius Daniel, Robert Gibbons and Amber Atiya.
COMMON GROUND CONCERTS
At South Church, 343 Broadway, Dobbs Ferry, NY.
http://commongroundfusw.com/
RIVER SPIRIT MUSIC
House concerts in Hastings-on-Hudson, NY.
For more information and reservations: peter@riverspiritmusic.com
Apr. 27 - Deidre McCalla. This will be River Spirit Music's final
house concert.
http://www.riverspiritmusic.com/
FOLK PHONE
WWUH Listener Line: 860-768-5913
AMY GALLATIN & STILLWATERS
http://www.AmyGallatin.com/
THE HOT FLASHES (Amy Gallatin, Peggy Harvey, Gail Wade)
http://www.thehotflashesmusic.com/
LARRY KAPLAN
http://www.larrykaplanmusic.com/
GEOFF KAUFMAN
http://geoffkaufman.com/
LAST FAIR DEAL
http://www.lastfairdeal.com/
BOSTON BLUEGRASS UNION
The Boston Bluegrass Union is an all-volunteer New England-based
bluegrass music association promoting and supporting bluegrass festivals,
concerts, jams and bluegrass music education throughout the Northeast. Web:
http://www.bbu.org/
CONNECTICUT BLUEGRASS ASSOCIATION
Web:
https://ctbluegrass.com/
CONNECTICUT SEA MUSIC FESTIVAL
The Festival will take place in Essex, CT on June 7-10, 2024.
See website for details:
https://ctseamusicfest.org/
OLD SONGS FESTIVAL OF TRADITIONAL MUSIC AND DANCE
June 28-30, 2024 at Altamont Fairgrounds near Albany, NY. See the website
for details.
http://festival.oldsongs.org/
THE 31st ANNUAL CT FOLK FEST & GREEN EXPO
Sep. 7, 2024 at Edgerton Park, New Haven, CT. 11:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
http://ctfolk.com/
There are many more dance listings than are included here.
Also look at
http://www.contradancelinks.com/schedule.html
ALWAYS ON SUNDAY INTERNATIONAL FOLK DANCE
They are doing some online dances via Zoom, and some live dances. For more informatin:
Email: alwaysonsunday@gmail.com
or call 860-521-6440 or 860-254-5681.
Internet radio: http://www.folkalley.com/ streaming folk music hosted by WKSU-FM at Kent State University in Ohio.
WAMC (90.3 FM, Albany, NY)
"Mountain Stage", Monday 9:00-11:00 p.m.
"Hudson River Sampler", Wanda Fischer, Saturday 8:00-10:30 p.m.
"Thistle & Shamrock", Fiona Ritchie, Sunday 7:00-8:00 p.m.
http://wamc.org/
WCNI (90.9 FM, New London, CT)
Alternating Fridays: "River Road" (a mix of folk and Americana) with
Helen Jankoski, 6:00-9:00 p.m.
Alternating Sundays: "Traditions" with Art Dean, and "Home on the Eclectic
Range" with Bridgett Ellis, 6:00-9:00 p.m.
http://wcniradio.org/
WCUW (91.3 FM, Worcester, MA)
"In the Tradition", Monday-Thursday 7:00-9:00 p.m.
"The Four Green Fields" (Irish), Saturday 10:00 a.m.-noon.
"Music of Scotia" (Scotland), Saturday 12:00 noon-2:00 p.m.
http://www.wcuw.org/
WESU (88.1 FM, Middletown, CT)
"75% Folk" with Michael Benson, Monday 6:00-8:00 p.m.
"Unfocused Folk" with Chip Austin, 2nd & 4th Monday of the month, 8:00-9:30 p.m.
"Acoustic Blender" with Bill Revill, Tuesday 6:00-8:00 p.m.
"The Celtic Cafe" with Pat Laffan and Mark Gallagher, Saturday 6:00-7:00 a.m.
http://wesufm.org/
WHUS (91.7 FM, Storrs, CT)
"Bluegrass Cafe," Amy Orlomoski and Jim Beaver (alternating weeks),
Sunday 4:00-7:00 p.m. Email:
whusbluegrasscafe@gmail.com
"Sunday Night Folk Festival", Susan Forbes Hansen, Sunday 7:00-10:00 p.m.
http://www.whus.org/
WICN (90.5 FM, Worcester, MA)
"Folk Revival" with Nick Noble, Thursday 7:00-10:00 p.m.
http://www.wicn.org/
WKNH (91.3 FM, Keene, NH)
"Mostly Bluegrass", Rob Mayo, Thursday 8:00-11:00 a.m.
http://www.wknh.org/
WKZE (98.1 FM, Salisbury, CT and Red Hook, NY)
"New Harmony", Dick Hermans, Saturday 8:00-10:00 a.m.
http://www.wkze.com/
WMNR (88.1 FM, Monroe, and 91.5 Guilford, CT)
"Good Folk", Richard Hageman, Thursday 9:00-11:00 p.m.
http://wmnr.org/
WNHU (88.7 FM, West Haven, CT)
"The Folk Show", Saturday 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. with John Mazza.
wnhufolk@yahoo.com
"Echoes of Erin", Sunday Noon to 2:00 p.m. with Pat Kennedy.
http://www.wnhu.net/
WSHU (91.1 FM, Fairfield, CT) and WSUF (89.9 FM, Noyack/Greenport, NY)
"Profiles in Folk", Steve Winters, Friday 10:00 p.m.-midnight.
"Thistle and Shamrock", Fiona Ritchie, Saturday 8:00-9:00 p.m.
"AcousticConnections", Walt Graham, Saturday 9:00-10:00 p.m.
http://www.wshu.org/
WTCC (90.7 FM, Springfield, MA)
"Country Corner", Dave Helman, Saturday 1:00-3:00 p.m. Vintage Country and Bluegrass.
Email: davehelman@comcast.net.
http://www.wtccfm.org/
WWUH (91.3 FM, West Hartford, CT)
(Also carried by WDJW in Somers 89.7)
"FM On Toast", Sunday-Friday 6:00-9:00 a.m.
"Wilde Roots", Greg Banks, Wednesday 1:00-4:00 p.m.
"Watch This Space", Susan Forbes Hansen, Friday 6:00-9:00 a.m.
"UH Radio Bluegrass", Todd Michael, Saturday 9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
http://wwuh.org/
This web site is maintained by Brent Hall. Submissions are welcomed.