“Music is central to filmmaking,” Burns told WFMT. Rather than squeezing the music in after the film has been edited and reached a near-final form, they incorporate the soundtrack early on in the editing process.
A member of the Potawatomi and Cherokee nations, Kansas songwriter Elexa Dawson is a voice for the ages. Jacob Furr from Texas brings his wide open, highly personal songs to Chicago from the Lone Star State.
Two outstanding songwriters – Mercedes Escobar from Guatemala and Joy Clark from New Orleans – turn up the heat with luminous vocals and boundless energy in a preview of the 40th Annual Woodstock Folk Festival on the eve of the fest in historic Woodstock, Illinois.
“This whole piece is like a representation of the assimilation happening in the 19th century; there were lots of changes to music and traditions with removal, even within different tribes. Not everybody had the same experiences, nor were they able to retain the same traditions.”
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.
Sunday, February 2, 2025, is the year’s biggest night for music. Peruse the classical, jazz, contemporary, folk, screen, and stage nominees, and see the winners as they’re announced!
Recorded expressly for Folkstage, hear songs performed during a recent visit from Nolan Almeida and Raye Zaragoza who play Peter Pan and Tiger Lily in the new adaptation of Peter Pan by playwright Larissa FastHorse. Plus, samples from past shows presenting Chicago’s vibrant, folky, musical theatre scene.
The charismatic Rose Baldino’s Burning Bridget Cleary quartet delivers crackerjack fiddle work and tightly woven harmonies in a live performance at WFMT from 2014.
A passionate artist, songwriter, guitarist and fiery fiddler, Joe Crookston performs his brave and distinctive songs at St. Tim’s Coffeehouse at St. Timothy’s Lutheran Church in Skokie.
