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.
Abbie Gardner LIVE at WFMT
Abbie Gardner of Red Molly makes her long-awaited return to WFMT for a solo show, Dobro in hand.
“Her Only Light” from the Archives
In 2024, local treasures, Emmy Bean and Ronnie Kuller and their 7-piece ensemble performed songs and stories about elusive folk singer, Connie Converse. We reprise that concert just as the fully produced album, “Her Only Light,” is released.
Twangtown Paramours LIVE from St. Tim’s
Live from St. Tim’s Folk & Americana Concerts at Lutheran Church of the Ascension in Northfield, WFMT presents Nashville’s delightful, insightful husband-and-wife duo, The Twangtown Paramours. Concert open to public. Music starts at 7PM. Come join the radio audience!
Richard Shindell LIVE from Acoustic Renaissance
American songwriter Richard Shindell has made his home in Buenos Aires for more than 25 years. Solas, Joan Baez, Dar Williams, and others have covered his powerfully narrative songs. We go live from Acoustic Renaissance Concerts in Hinsdale. Open to the public. First set at 7PM, broadcast at 8.
Folkstage Sampler
A showcase of recent never-before-aired Folkstage performances bring the element of surprise to WFMT’s annual on-air membership drive.
Mad Agnes From the Archives
Margo Hennebach, Adrienne Jones, and Mark Saunders, brought tight acoustic arrangements, intricate harmonies, and a spooky touch when they performed as Mad Agnes in October 2007.
