Saturdays at 8:00 pm
Put yourself in the room where live folk music thrives
Folkstage is a one-hour concert series featuring the finest traditional and singer-songwriter talent in folk music. Each year, some two dozen concerts come to you live from local venues or WFMT's studio. Previous live performers include Dom Flemons, Connie Kaldor, Bonnie Koloc, Laura Cortese & The Dance Cards, Jim & Susie Malcolm, Abby Posner, and many more. Additional episodes feature selections from 45 years of archival performances, including from the Old Town School of Folk Music.
You might also like The Midnight Special, a thematic mix of folk music and more every Saturday night from 9 pm to midnight after Folkstage.
Folkstage is available for free streaming in two different ways – live during the broadcast and on demand via the rights-compliant 5-hour, non-interactive player below within two weeks of the broadcast.
Ernie Hendrickson Duo Live on WFMT
Seasoned songwriter Ernie Hendrickson is among Chicago’s elite songwriters. But his down-to-earth demeanor makes a show feel more like a conversation. In-demand Chi-town guitarmaster Brian Wilkie joins him.
Jess Klein and Jenny Reynolds Live from WFMT
Two long-time song sisters reunite in the Fay & Daniel Levin Studio. The smart and sultry songwriter Jess Klein from North Carolina and rootsy balladeer Jenny Reynolds from Texas share the evening.
Rebecca and Jennifer Armstrong from the Archives
Revisit the evening in 2002 when Rebecca and Jennifer Armstrong sang traditional and modern songs with charm and distinctive mother-daughter harmonies on Folkstage.
