Folk Song Society of Greater Boston

Events from this organizer

Today
  • Martha Burns House Concert

    Cambridge, MA Given when reservation is made, Cambridge, United States

    Sunday, September 22, 3pm ET (note early start time!) Cambridge, MA (address provided when you make your reservation) General admission: $20 at the door ($5 for students) Reservations required: email HouseConcerts@fssgb.org for reservations and directions. Martha grew up in Greenwich Village in the 1950s and sixties, during the height of the Folk Revival. The New Lost City […]

    $20
  • FSSGB Fall Music Gathering

    First Parish in Waltham 50 Church Street, Waltham, MA

    Saturday, October 26, 2024, 10am-5pm ET First Parish in Waltham, 50 Church St, Waltham Registration and continental breakfast start at 9:30am Check the FSSGB website for registration info Join us for a wonderful day full of workshops, jams and concerts. A continental breakfast will be served in the morning, and lunch will also be included. […]

    See website
  • Lorraine and Bennett Hammond House Concert

    Lorraine and Bennett Hammond House Concert Sunday, November 3, 12pm (11:30pm potluck brunch) Location TBD $20 cash at the door ($5 for students) Reservations required: send email to HouseConcerts@fssgb.org "Quite simply acoustic music at it's finest," says Dirty Linen Review. Lorraine, renowned master of the Appalachian dulcimer, also plays banjo, mandolin and Celtic harp and […]

    $20
  • FSSGB Annual Members’ Concert

    First Parish in Waltham 50 Church Street, Waltham, MA

    The annual FSSGB members’ concert is always a popular event. Our members perform songs which range from traditional ballads to original compositions, and from instrumental to a cappella pieces. Some of the instruments that have been played at this concert in the past include violin, cello, banjo, mandolin, guitar, bass, keyboard and concertina. Some FSSGB […]

    $15
  • “Singing for Justice” – Faith Petric documentary viewing and singalong

    Community Church of Boston 565 Boylston St., Boston, MA, United States

    Sunday, March 16, 2025, 11am ET Community Church of Boston, 565 Boylston St., Boston Free! (Donations gratefully accepted) This event is co-sponsored by the Community Church of Boston and FSSGB Learn about the musical and political history of Faith Petric and the role of folk music in progressive politics in 20th and 21st-century America. Faith […]

    free
  • “Bound for Glory” – Woody Guthrie Tribute Show

    First Parish in Waltham 50 Church Street, Waltham, MA

    FSSGB is pleased to present “Bound for Glory”, our Woody Guthrie Tribute show! The show features many FSSGB members and friends, many of whom have performed in past Woody shows going way back to the 60’s. Admission: $10 for all at the door (children 17 and under are free) “Bound for Glory” is a performance […]

    $10
  • Janie Meneely and Rob van Sante House Concert

    Waltham, MA Private home, Waltham, United States

    Reservations required: send email to HouseConcerts@fssgb.org.  $20 cash at the door (students $5, 17 and under free) Meneely & van Sante present an evening of music as lively as it is eclectic, with songs culled from maritime traditions old and new mixed with contemporary ballads about the ways of today’s world. Janie Meneely and Rob […]

    $20
  • Josée Vachon House Concert

    Cambridge, MA Given when reservation is made, Cambridge, United States

    Cambridge, MA $20 at the door ($5 for students) Reservations required: HouseConcerts@fssgb.org Born in Québec and raised in Maine, Josée Vachon shares her Franco-American upbringing through traditional and contemporary folksongs from Québec and Acadia and through her own compositions. She began singing publicly with the support of the Franco-American Center at the University of Maine, where […]

    $20
  • Steve Turner House Concert

    Cambridge, MA Given when reservation is made, Cambridge, United States

    Cambridge, MA $20 at the door ($5 for students) Reservations required: HouseConcerts@fssgb.org Steve Turner is known as a pioneer of highly sophisticated English concertina song accompaniments, stretching the boundaries of traditional forms, with one of the best voices in the business. He is a multi-instrumentalist, who also accompanies himself on the cittern, and also plays mandolin […]

    $20
  • Kossoy Sisters with Kate Seeger and Dean Spencer

    W. Newton, MA Given with reservation

    Newton Corner, MA $20 at the door ($5 for students) Reservations required: HouseConcerts@fssgb.org The Kossoy Sisters, Irene Saletan and Ellen Christenson, performed at the first Newport Folk Festival, sang in the original Production of Woody Guthrie’s Bound for Glory, and recorded their legendary Bowling Green for Tradition Records. They are known for their clear belllike harmonies, […]

    $20
  • James Keelaghan with David Woodhead

    First Parish in Waltham 50 Church Street, Waltham, MA

    Admission: $30 (17 and under free) Parking can be tricky - check this map!  parking guidance You can pay with cash at the door or purchase advance tickets. Contemporary folk songs, at their very best, offer an insight into the hardships, attitudes, and resolve of characters and events that shape our day-to-day lives. You can […]

    $30
  • Sally Rogers and Howie Bursen

    Theodore Parker Church 1859 Centre St, W. Roxburty, United States

    $20 at the door ($5 for students) Reservations required: HouseConcerts@fssgb.org You can pay with cash at the door, or purchase tickets in advance. Sally Rogers and Howie Bursen have been a performing duo since they met in 1981 in a Greenwich Village coffeehouse. They play both traditional American and original songs and tunes to delight audiences […]

    $20