The Philadelphia Folksong Society Governance Committee had announced Dr. Wendy Fuhr, Dr. Jim Klingler, Kimberly Sinclair, and Janis Zimmerman as the 2022 Society BoD slate! Three officers were voted onto the Board of Directors at the annual election meeting held Saturday, January, 2023 at the Philadelphia Folksong Society, 6156 Ridge Ave. Philadelphia, PA 19128. TheRead more
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Happy Holidays Folk Friends! We just couldn’t fight those festive feelings any longer and we just had to keep the sales going for another week! All of our Black Friday Deals are still in effect until 11:59 pm December 4th just so we can spread a little extra cheer around! Click on the Links Below for moreRead more
Happy Holidays Folk Friends! It’s that special time of year when all the sales start cropping up and we here at PFS are also riding the Black Friday Express! All weekend we are serving up great deals on the music you love, killer educational opportunities, and merch! Head on over to pfs.org for more informationRead more
PHL LIVE CENTER STAGE: Country and Folk Finalist Show Live from The Philadelphia Folksong Society! Live at our Roxborough Venue! 6156 Ridge Ave, Philadelphia Tuesday, November 8th, 2022 Doors 7:30 pm | Music 8 pm $10 Tickets | $10 Door Featuring: Love? said the Commander Gabriella Pasqua Walt Lafty The Quixote Project & The HoppinRead more
Philadelphia-based Celtic-tinged folk rock collective River Drivers offers up their latest song “Everlasting Faint (The Tale of the Greenbrier Ghost)” in conjunction with Domestic Violence Awareness Month and co-sponsored by Carnegie Hall WV. The song by bandmate Mindy Murray tells of the death of a young woman at the hands of her husband. According toRead more
Tickets are on sale NOW for Our Favorite Folky Fall event! What is Fall Fling? Can you imagine a crisp fall day in a sylvan setting where the most difficult questions you have to face are, “Do I go to a workshop featuring classic folk songs of the 60’s, pull out a T-shirt and createRead more
On Saturday, August 20th, Michael Franti ended his sensational Fest concert by inviting onstage members of our Groundz committee to honor them and their immense work building our beloved Philadelphia Folk Festival, including co-chair Ellen Ehrlich Superfine. It was a phenomenal moment as Ellen and her Fest family joined Michael onstage to sing John Lennon’sRead more
PHILADELPHIA FOLK FESTIVAL Announces Final Round of Artists for 60th Anniversary Event Martin Stage Melee Winner Announced Weekend Schedule Now Available on Festival Website; Weekend and Single Day Passes on Sale Now Upper Salford Township, PA (July 20, 2022) – Philadelphia Folk Festival has announced a final round of artists set to perform at its 60th anniversary celebrationRead more
MICHAEL FRANTI & SPEARHEAD, AMERICAN ACOUSTIC: PUNCH BROTHERS AND WATCHHOUSE FEATURING SARAH JAROSZ, and THE WAR and TREATY to Headline, Joined by ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT, HISS GOLDEN MESSENGER, AOIFE O’DONOVAN and More Tickets on Sale Now for August 18-21, 2022 Event Upper Salford Township, PA (May 17, 2022) – Philadelphia Folk Festival has announced the lineup forRead more
By Miles Thompson | Philadelphia Folk Festival, Philadelphia Folksong Society | 0 comment | 10 May, 2022 | 0
Shining a spotlight on the incredible individuals who donate their time, talent, and treasure to the Philadelphia Folksong Society as the backbone of our Folk Family! Meet Archives Committee’s Trish Hurley Callahan! How and when did you first hear about the Philadelphia Folksong Society and the Philadelphia Folk Festival? Our high school had an outdoorRead more