About Us
The voice for folk, roots, traditional music, dance and related folk arts.
The world today is filled with glitz and noise, but there is a softer voice rooted in people getting together to sing, play, dance and tell stories. We are the living communities of the folk and traditional arts fueled by the energy of vibrant and culturally diverse populations.
FolkWorks is the source for folk/roots/traditional music, dance and related folk arts – vibrant, and often overlooked by the popular media. Originally a print publication (January 2001), we went online in July 2007. (You can view the print copy in PDF format under ARCHIVES from the main menu.)
FolkWorks features articles and columns, interviews and CD reviews contributed by folks in the community. Our extensive calendars contain both live and virtual events, with the ability to filter by location and genre. They are provided directly by artists, venues, producers in the community.
CHECK OUT articles, columns, interviews, videos and extensive calendar listings.
DISCOVER the joy in getting together to sing, play instruments, dance, tell stories or just sit back and listen.
Barbara Morrison
Our Board Members
Our Board members share a love of folk music and dance. We came together in 2000 to help promote folk and traditional music and dance. At the time, we felt the best way to do this was to publish a hard copy newspaper that gave exposure to all the events, organizations, musicians, dancers and storytellers that were overlooked by the mainstream media. Since then we’ve moved from the hard copy newspaper to this online e-zine, and produced concerts and festivals, as well as some live streaming events… We have a presence on Facebook, YouTube and Twitter and have moved from covering a local area to a calendar of events (virtual or live) anywhere in the world.
Our goal is still the same as when we began . . . to spread the word of these folk/trad/roots happenings to the global community.
OUR ADVISORY BOARD
Fred Aronow
Liz Carroll
Tom Carroll
Mary Pat Cooney
Linda Dewar
Suni Paz
Tom Sauber
Nick Smith
2024 Donor Wall of Appreciation
Mary Katherine Aldin
Lissa Alfred
Janet Alvarez
Beth & Carl Apter
Harriet & Fred Aronow
Kate Bergh
Renee Bodie
Adrien Burke
Barbara Cameron
Charlotte Cantrell
David Chirnow
Ron Cooke
Penelope Critchlow
Richard Dawson
Gigi de Marrais
Andy Denes
Linda Dewar
Stephen Dulson
Frank Dunst
Bonita Edelberg
Phillip Feldman
Nancy Felixson
David Fertig
Mary Franz
John Freeman
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Sheila Mann
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Nan McKinley
Debra Michels
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Virginia Morris
Mark Morris
Jackie Morris
Mark Neal
David Nichols
Greg & Tori Notz
Sue Parker
Cathy Parsa
Lenny Potash
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Harriet & Fred Aronow
Kate Bergh
Renee Bodie
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Adrien Burke
Tim Burns
Charlotte Cantrell
Carolina Carroll
Tom Cheyney
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Kristi Cottrell
Richard Dawson
Andy Denes
Linda Dewar
Larry Dunn
Bonita Edelberg
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John Freeman
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Jake Gelles
Ed Glass
Susie Glaze
Sandy Goldfarb
Marilyn Goodman & Jay Smith
Charlotte Gould
Jay Grandon
Charles Dana Gropman
Jody Gunn
Natalie Hall
Jim Hamilton
Rita & Michael Hand
Tina Handy
Matthew Hayashibara
Georgiana Hennessy
Riki Herrmann
Lena & Martin Hittleman
Frank Hoppe
Kathy Igo
Trudy & Peter Israel
Karl Wm Klein
Alice La Pierre
Steve Lampert
Jerry Manpearl
Carol Marie
Pam Marshall
David Matsu
Kurt McInnis
Jill & Jay Michtom
Karen Minnicks
Gitta Morris
Virginia Morris
David Nichols
Greg & Tori Notz
Dave Ogden
Sue Parker
Leonard Potash
Larry Rosenberg
Ruth Alpert
Harriet & Fred Aronow
Kathryn Bergh
Ronda Berkeley
Ned Boyer
Timothy Burns
Barbara Cameron
Charlotte Cantrell
Tom & Cass Cheyney
David Chornow
Valerie Cohen
Andy Cohen
Eddie Collins
Kristi Cottrell
Richard Dawson
Layla David
Gigi DeMarrais
Andy Denes
Linda Dewar
Tim Dufelmeier
Larry Dunn
Bonita Edelberg
Phillip Feldman
Nancy Felixson
Joy Felt
David Fertig
Jackie Fickel
David Foster
Mary Franz
Isabel & Jack Freeman
Charles Galt
Joel & Laura Garfield
Kurt & Barbara Gary
Don Gatwood
Sue Gilbreth
Ed Glass
Susie Glaze
Sandy Goldfarb
Marilyn & Jay Goodman
Jay Grandon
Natalie Hall
Jim Hamilton
Matthew Hayashibara
Fron Heller
Georgiana Hennessey
Eric Herrmann
Janet Herman
Frank Hoppe
Trudy & Peter Israel
David & Julie James
Dodi & Marty Kennerly
Halli Kenoyer
Linda Kodaira
Venida Korda
Alice La Pierre
Dave Leddel
Linda Levinson
Ellen Levy
Paul Lockard
Ellen Lockwood
Judi Lubeek
Mike Mahaney
Katie Malich
Sheila Mann
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Tim Martin
Laurie Martz
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Virginia Morris
Tracy Newman
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Kate O’Malley
Cathy Parsa
Felice Peres
Steven Reich
Carolyn Rios
Hank Rodgers
Larry Rosenberg
Milt & Stefani Rosenberg
Aviva Rosenbloom
Alan Ross
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Andy Sanchez
Gaili Schoen
Yatrika Mariam Shah-Rais
Steve & Leda Shapiro
Diane Sherman
Miriam Sidanius
Barbara Simon
Paula Sirola
Marylou Smith
Rena Sonshine
Ross Altman
Harriet / Fred Aronow
Aubyn / Doug Biery
Renee Bodie
Ned Boyer
Dale Briedenthal
Rolly Brown
Barbara / Andy Cameron
Charlotte Cantrell
Jeanne Cate
Tom / Cass Cheyney
Ron Coke
Kristi Cottrell
Culpepper-Hill
Wendy Cutler
Andy Denes
Jan Durham
Bonita Edelberg
Nina Edelstein
Joyce Epstein
Nancy Felixson
David Fertig
Van Fleisher
John Freeman
Isabel / Jack Freeman
Kirk Gardner
Barbara / Kurt Gary
Donald Gatewood
Susie Glaze
Robyn Golden
Sandy Goldfarb
Rona Golfen
Marilyn Goodman / Jay Smith
Roger Goodman / Monika White
Jane Gorbaty
Charlotte Gould
Paul Greene
Jim Hamilton
Aleta Hancock
Rita / Michael Hand
Georgiana Hennessey
Frank Hoppe
Trudy / Peter Israel
Loren Kalmen
Dodi / Marty Kennerly
Kristi Kiger Upman
Linda Kodaira
Venida Korda
Dave Leddel
Linda Levinson
Steve Litvack
Susan Locke
Chris Loken
Judi Luneek
Aedan MacDonnell
Jerry Manpearl
David Matsu
John McClure
John McKenna
Nan McKinley
Art Meyers
Jay / Jill Michtom
Ron Milberger
Karen / David Minnicks
Vic Mlotol / Anne Warner
JT Mooring
Jackie Morris
Virginia Morris
Lena Newman
Tracy Newman
Stevie Nolan
Paul Nolan
Greg / Tori Notz
Cathy Parsa
Chris Peoples
Theodore Peters
Lenny Potash
Frank Prevas
Jon Rand
Hank Rodgers
Milt / Stefani Rosenberg
Larry Rosenberg
Ruth Rosenblatt
Steve Rosenwasser / Kelli Sager
Jack Rothman
Karen Rowinsky
Renee Safier
Santa Monica Traditional Folk Music Club
Bob Satuloff
Gaili Schoen
Yatrika Shah-Rais
Leda / Steve Shapiro
Marian Shapiro
Heidi Shuler
Miriam Sidanius
Mary Katherine Aldin
Martine Albelli
Ruth Alpert
Ross Altman (in honor of Linda Huf)
Harriet & Fred Aronow
Nathan Aronow
Andrew Behla / Michèle Krolik
Dan Blanchard
Renee Bodie
Janet Bonjovio
Ned Boyer
Dale & David Breidenthal
Shelley Brown
Valerie Brown / Jerry Grabel
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Adrienne Burke
Barbara & Andy Cameron
Charlotte Cantrell
Caroline Carroll
Jeanne Cate
Joanna Cazden
Tom & Cass Cheyney
David Chornow
Sherry Cochran
Don Cohen
Eddie Collins
Padraic Conroy
Kristi Cottrell
Wendy Cutler
Harvey Deneroff
Andy Denes
Shannon Dery
Linda Dewar
Prince Diabate
Robert Dixon
Elise Dorne
Eileen Duncan
Bonita Edelberg
Kathleen Elbasani
Nancy Felixson
Joy Felt
Jackie Fickel
Peter Figen
Jeffrey Fiskin
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Vince Fry
Marge Gajicki
Kurt & Barbara Gary
Sharon Gates
Richard Gee
Paulette Gershen
Elizabeth Goetz
Miriam Goldberg
Audrey Goodman
Marilyn Goodman
Don Grundy / Terence Gucwa
Natalie Hall
Darlene Hamilton
Jim Hamilton
Aleta Hancock
Rita & Michael Hand
James Hascall
Chancy Heisty
Ken Helms / Amy Masumiya
Georgiana Hennessy
LeeAnn Heringer
Linda Higginbotham / Brad Leftwich
Martine Hittleman
Sandee Holland
Diane Hubka
Norman Igor
Trudy & Peter Israel
Nina Jackson
David & Julie James
Margie Katz
Debbie Kellaway
Larry Kemp
Dodi & Marty Kennerly
Mamak Khadem
Scott Killops
Karl Wm. Klein
Deborah Koken
Verda Korda
Noel Kropf
Stephen Kuerschner
Steve Lampert
Willie Lapin
Diane Laskin
Sandy Lessner
Nina Levin
Janet Lumsden
Aedan MacDonnell
Lisa Maloney
Sheila Mann
Roger Manning
Jan & Jerry Manpearl
Steven Marchand
Tim Martin
Liz Marx
Pat McCauley
William McGill
John McKenna
Michael McKenna / Debbie Webb
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Gitta Morris
Brian Moss
David Naiditch
Soraya Newell
Jessica Ng
Tracy Newman
Gregory & Tori Notz
Oliver Consulting
Sue Parker
Cathy Parsa
Chris Peoples
Art Podell / Judy Montgomery
Elizabeth Richards
Cyndy Richardson
Lisa Richardson
Hank Rodgers / Annie King
Larry & Susan Rosenberg
Milt & Stefani Rosenberg
Aviva Rosenbloom
Steve Rosenwasswer / Kelli Sager
Santa Monica Traditional Folk Music Club
Karen Schuss Rowinsky
Yatrika Shah-Rais
Steve & Leda Shapiro
