Folk Musician Milestones & Rememberance

FolkWorks Milestones

FolkWorks celebrates those in the folk community who have passed. Join us in paying tribute to the musicians, dancers and organizers who have contributed so much to enhance our lives.

Remembering Chris Strachwitz, founder of Arhoolie Records

(July 1, 1931 - May 5, 2023 )
The longtime Berkeley resident was a tireless ethnomusicologist who seemed to experience life as an ongoing series of musical revelations. He died at 91.

By Andrew Gilbert May 09, 2023

Remembering My Husband, Roger Goodman

(October 2, 1945 - April 13, 2023)

By Monika White

For David Lindley: “Into a Dancer He Has Grown”

(March 21, 1944 – March 3, 2023)

By Terry Paul Roland

RIP: Séamus Begley

(August 26, 1949 - January 9th 2023)

RIP: Vivian Williams

(May 27, 1938 - January 6, 2023)

By Richard F. Thompson (Bluegrass Today)

RIP: Ed Henry

(September 22, 1941-December 5, 2022)

RIP: Pete Sutherland

(May 13, 1951--November 30, 2022)

RIP: Danny Kalb

(September 9, 1942 – November 19, 2022)
The Blues Project’s Guitar Genius Danny Kalb Passes

By Don Wilcock

RIP: MICKIE ZEKLEY

(October 19, 1946 - October 28, 2022)

By Kevin Carr

RIP: Art Rosenbaum

(December 6, 1938-September 4, 2022)

RIP: Steve Arkin

(May 1, 1944 - August 24, 2022)

By Richard F. Thompson , Bluegrass Today

RIP: Ron Young

(July 28, 1945 - July 20, 2022)

RIP: Mick Moloney

(November 15, 1944 – July 27, 2022)

RIP: Dennis Cahill

(June 6, 1954-June 20, 2022)

RIP: Alex Beaton

(July 15, 1944 - May 27, 2022)

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