Folk on WFMT - The Midnight Special and Folkstage

05/11/2024

What's on your Election Playlist? Here's one from Shawn Colvin. Hoo boy!

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04/11/2024

Rest easy, Quincy Jones. You thrilled us.

Jones' publicist, Arnold Robinson, says he died Sunday night at his home in the Bel Air section of Los Angeles, surrounded by his family.

03/11/2024

With immense gratitude
for your ongoing support of WFMT folk programs!
Listen on demand at wfmt.com

03/11/2024

Fall back: An extra hour of Peter Van de Graaf!

Host Peter Van de Graaff draws music selections from all eras for the overnight program, with many works coming from the Baroque, Classical, and Romantic periods.

03/11/2024

Live! On WFMT 98.7 FM and at wfmt.com or the WFMT app. Laura Cortese & the Dance Cards.

01/11/2024

Can you kazoo? Can’t wait for the new album!!!! .com

01/11/2024

What a cool 😎 idea!

Join us tomorrow, Friday Nov. 1 to honor the legacy of our founder Dr. Margaret Taylor-Burroughs with special guest and Chicago’s Urban Historian, !

This is a FREE event, but please submit an RSVP to Perry via email : [email protected].

01/11/2024

Sarah McQuaid makes a few stops in Sweet Home Chicago (or thereabouts):

Tour. Sarah McQuaid, a songwriter artist from Penzance

28/10/2024

This Saturday at 8PM/CT on WFMT, a sweet reward for your ears... Laura Cortese & the Dance Cards live on Folkstage. Who else would sing lyrics such as "parish bells chime in like blackbirds" ? Nobody! Exquisite singing and harmonies, triple virtuoso string players, hearts as light as morning sky after rain. Please join us.

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28/10/2024

Besides election 🇺🇸 songs and your suggestions for tunes about truth & lies, would you like to hear a few artists from The Folk Alliance Region Midwest Gathering?

28/10/2024

THANK YOU! Your contributions create the community and a radio home for the fine musicians you hear on WFMT so that we can “Keep Going!”

25/10/2024

A lighthearted crowd at FARM Community - Folk Alliance Region Midwest: a barn dance, The Dangling Participles and many more talents at the DJ showcase, Sky Smeed, Karyn Oliver … Folkstage pals, Jenny Bienemann, Robin Bienemann, Katie Dahl, Al Day, can’t list all the delights!

23/10/2024

The mighty Barbara Dane has left the stage. A proper tribute to come on The Midnight Special on November 2.

The US singer-songwriter, who has died aged 97, encountered Louis Armstrong and more as she championed civil rights as much as music. In her final interview conducted last week, she explained why she was still angry

21/10/2024

🤔
Name three folk songs that deal with
truth 👍 or lies 🤞or promises.

20/10/2024

Celebrate!!!

Join us for Día de los Mu***os with Sones de Mexico in Dominican University’s Lund Auditorium, on Friday, October 25th! Enjoy vibrant Mexican folk music and a community ofrenda. This family-friendly event celebrates Day of the Dead with joy, reflection, and cultural traditions. Don’t miss this...