Links
Links
So much music to discover and enjoy. So many great organizations.
There are so many great places to hear music around Central New York and beyond, and a host of special organizations that we’re happy to call our friends. These are just a sample of what’s out there for you to enjoy. Please email friends@folkus.org if you find that any of these links no longer work. Thanks.
Local Music Venues / Concert Series
Local Music & Arts Organizations
Local & Area Acoustic Radio Shows
Acoustic Music Venues / Concert Series in Upstate New York
Online Radio Programs
Acoustic Music Festivals
Other Resources / Acoustic Music Organizations
Local Music Services
Local Music Venues / Concert Series
Local Music & Arts Organizations
- ArtRage
- Irish Sessions
- Salt City Ukulele
- Syracuse Community Choir
- Syracuse Country Dancers
- Syracuse Guitar League
- SyraUke
Local & Area Acoustic Radio Shows
- Bill Knowlton’s Bluegrass Ramble (WCNY-FM 91.3) — Sundays 9 pm to midnight
- Phil Shapiro’s Bound for Glory (WVBR 93.5 FM – Ithaca) — Sundays 8 pm to 11 pm
Acoustic Music Venues / Concert Series in Upstate New York
- Auburn — Auburn Public Theater
- Barneveld — Unity Hall
- Cooperstown — Cooperstown Concert Series
- Corning — Valley Folk
- Earlville — Earlville Opera House
- Edwards — Edwards Opera House
- Homer — Center for the Arts
- Ithaca — Beacon on Aurora
- Kirkland — Kirkland Arts Center
- Oswego — Oswego Music Hall
- Oxford — 6 on the Square
- Rochester — Café Veritas
- Rochester — Golden Link Folk Singing Society
- Saratoga Springs — Caffé Lena
- Schenectady — Eighth Step at Proctor’s
- Voorheesville — Old Songs Concert Series
Online Radio Programs
Acoustic Music Festivals
- People’s Music Network (January & June) — changing locations
- Folk Alliance International (February) — changing locations
- Kerrville Folk Festival (May-June) — Kerrville, TX
- Old Songs Festival (June) — Altamont, NY
- Red Wing Roots Music Festival (July) — Mt. Solon, VA
- Mariposa Folk Festival (July) — Orillia, Ontario
- Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival (July) — Oak Hill, NY
- Newport Folk Festival (July) — Newport, RI
- GrassRoots Festival of Music & Dance (July) — Trumansburg, NY
- Falcon Ridge Folk Festival (July) — Goshen, CT
- Philadelphia Folk Festival (August) — Schwenksville, PA
- Rocky Mountain Folks Festival (August) — Lyons, CO
- Summerfolk Music Festival (August) — Owens Sound, Ontario
- Merlefest (September) — Wilkesboro, North Carolina
- Turtle Hill Folk Festival (September) — Rush, NY
- Colorscape Chenango Arts Festival (September) — Norwich, NY
- Northeast Regional Folk Alliance Conference (NERFA) (November) — Asbury Park, NJ
Other Resources / Acoustic Music Organizations
- Acoustic Music Scene
- Folk DJ Charts
- Northeast Regional Folk Alliance
- Folk Alliance International
- The Americana Music Association
- International Bluegrass Music Association
- Peoples Music Network
- Local 1000 — The traveling musicians union / relevant for venues as well
- No Depression — The Journal of Roots Music
- Acoustic Guitar magazine
- Sing Out! magazine
- Rise Up and Sing