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Welcome to CT Folk, where live music joins with educational events and environmental stewardship.
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The Connecticut Folk Festival & Green Expo is Sept. 10-12, 2010!NANCI GRIFFITH will headline the CT Folk Festival and Green Expo's evening mainstage concert in Edgerton Park on Saturday, Sept. 11, 2010.Susan Werner, Gandalf Murphy, Lara Herscovitch, the Kerry Boys, the winner of our CT Folk Songwriting Contest, Trina Hamlin, Reed Waddle, Seth Glier, Mark von Em and Rob Messore will all perform over the weekend. See the FESTIVAL page for schedules and more. Tickets on sale now. Photo credit: Jim McGuire. |
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Sunday, August 1: CT Folk's Tour des Farms is a leisure bicycle ride to local farms, greenhouses, orchards, and other agricultural treasures in the region. At each stop along the road there will be a musician from Connecticut. Pre-register now for discounts. $35 for adults, $25 for students and $60 for families. Hang around after the Tour for our splendid evening concert with Kate Callahan, John Ciambriello, Frank Critelli, Brian Dolzani, and special guests Caravan of Thieves. Link to Directions/Transportation options |
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The Tour des Farms BENEFIT CONCERT on Sunday, Aug. 1: a fantastic evening of "Connecticut-grown"
singer-songwriters and bands.
Admission to this benefit concert is free for riders in the Tour des Farms, and on a suggested-donation basis for everyone else. 5:00 pm at 2901 Dixwell Ave, Hamden (outdoors next to the Hamden public library-- use the library/senior center parking lot). Link to Directions/Transportation options |
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JOHN GORKA comes to our First Fridays Acoustic Concert series Friday, Oct. 1, 2010 at 7:30 pm: Tickets are available for this special First Friday concert by the well-loved John Gorka, who probably doesn't like to think of himself as a legend but he'll just have to deal with it. Tickets on sale now. |
Based in New Haven, CT Folk is dedicated to traditional and contemporary roots music and to caring for the earth. CT Folk promotes local and international artists and supports the development of new music. CT Folk is the presenter of the annual Connecticut Folk Festival and Green Expo, the largest folk festival in the state, as well as the First Fridays concert series that runs October through May.
CT Folk also maintains a e-mailing list dedicated to keeping you informed of folk/acoustic music events across the state. Sign up for the mailing list here.
For an interactive map of folk/acoustic music venues and events all over Connecticut, visit our "Folk Venues in CT" page.