The Woodstock Folk Festival will present a virtual tribute to Bill Staines at 1 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 6, which would have been his 75th birthday. The program of words and […]
Since 1986, the Woodstock Folk Festival has brought folk music to Northern Illinois. This July, the festival returns in virtual format, followed by a Zoom session where audience members can […]
Folk Festival leading local observance of centennial of U.S. Women’s Suffrage
Call it the annual Woodstock Folk Festival – with a bonus. Eight featured performers from the U.S. and Canada, with styles ranging from traditional folk to jazz, blues, swing, folk-rock, […]
Musicians from all over North America will converge on the Woodstock Square from noon to 6 p.m. Sunday, July 16, for the 32nd annual Woodstock Folk Fest. Music enthusiasts – […]
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