For Glen
A take on the death of Irish musician Glen Hansard from a motorcycle crash outside of Dublin, age 56
folk music
The Danish String Quartet with the Danish National Girls Choir at Zankel Hall
In what’s become an annual tradition, the Danish String Quartet returned to Zankel Hall Friday night with their annual April recital. Except, this was hardly a recital by any standard
Weekend Preview: Brooklyn Folk Festival, Benedict Sheehan’s “Akathist”, Durations Festival, and more
Benjamin Sheehan's Akathist: Nov. 10, at 7:30pm at Trinity Church Wall Street Three years in the making, Benedict Sheehan’s oratorio Akathist weaves together a diverse array of musical languages—from medieval
Summer 2022 Live Music Preview: Out of Town
(all photos by Pete Matthews)In addition to all of the summer music happenings in NYC, things are finally getting back to normal at the festivals and amphitheaters out of town,
Lincoln Center Out of Doors (Americanafest): Yola and Patty Griffin
by Steven Pisano (All photos by Steven Pisano.) The Lincoln Center Out of Doors season ends each year with the "Roots of American Music Weekend: Americanafest," sponsored by the Americana
Tribute to Pete and Toshi Seeger at Damrosch Park
I really wanted to be at today's all-star tribute to Pete and Toshi Seeger, happening right now at Damrosch Park, but there are too many other things to do. At
Pete
"My job is to show folks there's a lot of good music in this world, and if used right it may help to save the planet." —Pete Seeger Pete Seeger died
Rory Sullivan CD Release Show at Arlene’s Grocery
By Jordi Oliveres Folk singer/songwriter’s today face the challenge of writing original songs in a musical style with as many conventions as baroque choral music. (By "original," I mean: without folksy