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. Become a Folkstage supporter today.
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.
Festival Highlights from the Archives
Highlights from the 35th annual Fox Valley Folk Music & Storytelling Festival preview with David Massengill, Tracy Grammer, the Sanctified Grumblers, et al. The festival celebrates 50 years on September 6-7, 2026!
50th Fox Valley Fest Preview LIVE
A very special two-hour edition of Folkstage previews the 50th annual Fox Valley Folk Music & Storytelling Festival featuring Claudia Schmidt and Joy Clark plus Chris Vallillo, storyteller Heather Forest, Zoe Mulford.
Mac and Cheese LIVE from St. Tim’s
The season opener at St. Tim’s (Ascension Church in Northfield, IL) is also the Folkstage debut of The Mac and Cheese Band. Tim Cheesebrow and Pete McCauley deliver high-energy, high-carb folk music with a tasty sauce of humor and strings.
