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.
Lee Murdock & The Dock Wallopers Live from Hinsdale
Lee Murdock’s beloved ballad ” The Christmas Ship” forms the “anchor” for this holiday concert led by the widely acknowledged bard of the Great Lakes. Murdock’s long-time songmates, The Dock Wallopers, fill out rousing renditions of songs of the season and of sailing through fair and foul weather.
Jennifer Cutting’s Ocean Celtic Quartet from the Archives
It was a solstice soiree at Acoustic Renaissance in 2022 when Jennifer Cutting brought the holly-decked Ocean Celtic Quartet to perform live on Folkstage.
New Year’s Steve – Two! Live from WFMT
Megon McDonough, Chris Walz, Don Stiernberg, Marc Edelstein, and Daniel Nahmod gather to honor “Chicago Shorty” singing songs by Steve Goodman and his friends.
Howard Levy Live from St. Tim’s
In a rare solo show, harmonica maestro and pianist extraordinaire Howard Levy plays St. Tim’s Coffeehouse (Skokie). He is just off his tour with Prairie Home Companion. This highly-anticipated night of vibrant, eclectic, and utterly original music will be broadcast live as it happens.
