FMSNY’s 4 for Folkies
Spend 15 minutes getting to know Folk Music Society of New York’s performers by way of 4-question interviews about their own music and folk & traditional music in general, with a bit of whimsy at the end. Hosted by Laura Ciporen. (FMSNY, pronounced ”fims-knee,” = Folk Music Society of New York, which has been celebrating folk music since 1965.)
Episodes
Final sampling of the astounding teachers and performers on TradMaD staff this year. There's still time to register! Visit tradmadcamp.org.
Amy got into folk music because it’s just FUN! As is her rock band where the focus is climate change. She encourages adults to be brave and try new things like picking up a new instrument or coming to TradMaD for the first time where you can make instant friends by singing together. And her roo...
Sample 4 of the astounding teachers and performers on TradMaD staff in 2025. There's still time to register! Visit tradmadcamp.org. Andy Cohen sings Blues and plays hot, finger-picking guitar in the regular keys; no B for him! He talks about how he's related to Coco the Gorilla, how a little music theory goes farther than a lot of music theory, and the prevalence of musicians at archeology sites. He's looking forward to the ever ch...
Sample 3 of the astounding teachers and performers on TradMaD staff in 2025. There's still time to register! Visit tradmadcamp.org.
Sally got hooked on the Mountain Dulcimer while studying abroad and Howie accidentally learned classic folk tunes from Saturday morning cartoons. The pair have literally been playing together since the day they met when she played one of his songs back to him at her gig. They look forward to harmonizin...
Part 2 of a sampling of the exciting teachers and performers on TradMaD camp’s staff this year. There's still time to register! Visit tradmadcamp.org.
Jerry Bryant calls himself a singer who plays a bunch of instruments while telling stories with song. To him, a 3-minute song can serve the same function as a movie. He's a 1st-time TradMaDer who looking forward to getting back to teaching and to lots of spontaneous jamming and findi...
Part 1 of a sampling of the wonderful teachers and performers on TradMaD camp’s staff this year. There's still time to register! Visit tradmadcamp.org.
Scott Ainslie's spent his musical life getting close to old people and would rather play an obnoxious, metal banjo-uke than the piano. He loves teaching the tribe that gathers at TradMaD, a community that is one of his sources of good news, and is looking forward to meeting new old ...
Steff Reed, who will NOT be put in a box, musically, joins Laura Ciporen ahead of his appearance at the FMSNY stage at Porch Stomp, an annual, day-long, free Folk fest on Governors Island on Sat. June 21, 2025. Steff speaks proudly of his mom's activism, how he uses his music to strive for "collective liberation," and a surprising song that still tugs at his heart.
Come to Admiral House (stage 4) to catch our full line up!
Festival...
Three fifths of The Brooklyn Stoop Singers join Laura Ciporen of the Folk Music Society of New York ahead of Porch Stomp, an annual, day-long, free Folk fest on Governors Island on Sat. June 21, 2025.
The trio describe their "mini folk festival" repertoire and difficulty agreeing on what key they play in.
Visit folkmusicny.org for more info on the FMSNY stage and many other folk and traditional music related content.
Festival webs...
Laura Ciporen from the Folk Music Society of New York has a quick chat with Steve Turner ahead of his June 4th, 2025 house concert in Woodside, Queens. Visit folkmusicny.org for more info on this event and many other folk and traditional music related content.
Steve tells us how his unique concertina style evolved, which he hasn't discussed before, and how he and his singing partner Gina La Faux (then called George Faux) handled a...
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