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Home » University of Chicago Folk Festival

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Posted inMusic

George and Gerry Armstrong were Chicago’s first family of folk in the 50s and 60s

by Steve Krakow September 13, 2016August 18, 2021

Folk-music power couple George and Gerry Armstrong helped launch the Old Town School and the University of Chicago Folk Festival.

Bobby Hicks
Posted inMusic

The University of Chicago Folk Festival: bluegrass fiddler Bobby Hicks, ragtime guitarist Ari Eisenger, and more

by Luca Cimarusti February 11, 2014August 18, 2021

The University of Chicago Folk Festival presents bluegrass fiddler Bobby Hicks, ragtime guitarist Ari Eisenger, and more.

Frank Fairfield
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University of Chicago Folk Festival

by Kevin Warwick February 10, 2011August 19, 2021

The Folklore Society presents a weekend of workshops and concerts that feature Byther Smith, Eddie C. Campbell, John Williams, the Evening Light Brothers, Frank Fairfield, and others.

Tammy McCann performing at Rockefeller Memorial Chapel during the Hyde Park Jazz Festival
Posted inMusic

Hyde Park & Kenwood Issue: Music

by Peter Margasak, Miles Raymer and John Dunlevy March 4, 2010August 19, 2021

Music venues, festivals, series, ensembles, and more

Diane Sutliff
Posted inMusic

The People’s Guitar

by Miles Raymer February 18, 2010August 19, 2021

The cigar-box guitar is undergoing a renaissance. In Chicago its most passionate proponent may be art teacher Diane Sutliff.

Posted inBlogs

“Chicago Folk” Collects More Great Photos by Raeburn Flerlage

by Peter Margasak December 9, 2009August 19, 2021

A new book of Raeburn Flerlage’s photography captures the sights of the 60s folk-music revival in Chicago.

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