Folkstage, heard Saturday's at 8 PM on WFMT, immediately preceding The Midnight Special, is an uninterrupted, one-hour concert featuring some of the best traditional and singer-songwriter talent in folk music. About 23 concerts per year are broadcast live from our studio in front of an audience. The remainder of the concerts are from our archives that stretch back 45 years, recent recordings made in the Chicago area, live broadcasts from the Old Town School of Folk Music, or recorded portions of our live studio concerts that were not previously broadcast. The series is totally listener funded, and made possible in part by Peter & Nancy Clark, Andy & Becky Anderson, Art Yefsky, an Anonymous Family Foundation and the members of the WFMT Fine Arts Circle.
January 3, 2009 - New Year's Eve Midnight Special, Part One
December 27, 2008 - Live concert withThe Maxwell Street Klezmer Band and friends with special guest Rabbi Joe Black
December 20, 2008 - Live concert with Andrew Calhoun & Campground
December 13 2008 no program due to Lyric Operathon
December 6, 2008 - Live concert with Sally Martin
November 29, 2008 - Northeast Regional Folk Alliance (NERFA) from 11/15/08, Part One
November 22, 2008 - Live Concert with Kitty Donohoe
November 15, 2008 - Claudia Schmidt & Sally Rogers from 6/18/88 and Bob Gibson & Hamilton Camp from 3/31/85
November 8, 2008 - Fundraiser
November 1, 2008 - Live Concert with Ben Bedford
October 25, 2008 - Live Concert with Bob Zentz
October 18, 2008 no program due to Lyric Operathon
October 11, 2008 - Live Concert with Wilderness Plots
October 4, 2008 - Peter Bellamy from 8/12/79
September 28, 2008 - The Midnight Special Folk Festival
September 20, 2008 - Live Concert with Sally Spring
September 13, 2008 - Live Concert with Pete Morton
September 6, 2008 - Live Concert with Beth Wood
August 30, 2008 - Live Concert with Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer
August 23, 2008 - Live Concert with Jan Krist
August 16, 2008 - Jesse Fuller from 4/24/62
August 9, 2008 - Different Shoes from 4/1/88
August 2, 2008 - Vance Gilbert from 10/22/05
July 26, 2008 - Martin Carthy from 3/17/79
July 19, 2008 - Chad Mitchell Trio Reunion from 9/13/86
July 12, 2008 - Live Concert with Claudia Russell
July 5, 2008 - Antje Duvekot from 2/2/08 and Randall Williams from 3/8/08
June 28, 2008 - Utah Phillips from 11/4/00
June 21, 2008 - Live Concert with The Refugees
June 14, 2008 - Fundraiser
June 7, 2008 - Live Concert with Eve Goldberg
May 31, 2008 - John Stewart from 3/20/04
May 24, 2008 - Lowen & Navarro (Eric Lowen & Dan Navarro) Recorded 5/11/08
May 17, 2008 - Live Concert with John Wort Hannam
May 10, 2008 - The Biddies and The Yellow Room Gang Live Concert
May 3, 2008 - Live Concert with Magpie
April 26, 2008 - Live Concert with The Laws
April 19, 2008 - Live Concert with The Austin Lounge Lizards
April 12, 2008 - Live Concert with Girlyman
April 5, 2008 - Live Concert with Kim & Reggie Harris
March 29, 2008 - Live Concert with Twilight Hotel
March 22, 2008 - Live Concert with Nathan Rogers
March 15, 2008 - Live Concert with Gina Forsyth
March 8, 2008 - Live Concert with Randall Williams
March 1, 2008 no program due to Lyric Operathon
February 23, 2008 - Live from the International Folk Alliance Conference
February 16, 2008 - Fundraiser
February 9, 2008 - Live Concert with The Dreamsicles (Tom Prasada-Rao & Cary Cooper)
February 2, 2008 - Live Concert with Antje Duvekot
January 26, 2008 - Live Concert with Debra Cowan
January 19, 2008 - New Year's Eve Midnight Special, Part Three
January 12, 2008 - New Year's Eve Midnight Special, Part Two
January 5, 2008 - New Year's Eve Midnight Special, Part One
December 29, 2007 - Dan Fogelberg from 1971
December 22, 2007 - Live Concert with Krista Detor
December 15, 2007 - Live Concert at Fermilab with Christine Lavin (CL) and the Mistletones
December 8, 2007 - Live Concert with Guy Mendilow Band
December 1, 2007 - Live Concert with Diana Jones
November 24, 2007 - Win Stracke and Earl Robinson from 6/2/62
November 17, 2007 - Live Concert with Steve Gillette & Cindy Mangsen
November 10, 2007 - Selections from WFMT Midnight Special Folk Festival 9/9/07
November 3, 2007 - Dan McKinnon from 9/15/07 and Sloan Wainwright from 9/8/07
October 27, 2007 - Live Concert with Mad Agnes
October 20, 2007 - Live Concert with Josh White, Jr.
October 13, 2007 no program due to Lyric Operathon
October 6, 2007 - The Michael Cooney Benefit, Part Three from 11/4/79
September 29, 2007 - Live Concert with Bethany & Rufus (Bethany Yarrow & Rufus Cappadocia)
September 22, 2007 - Live Concert with Laura Fuentes
September 15, 2007 - Live Concert with Dan McKinnon
September 9, 2007 - WFMT Midnight Special Folk Festival
September 8, 2007 - Live Concert with Sloan Wainwright
September 1, 2007 - Live Concert with Joel Mabus
August 25, 2007 - Richard Shindell from 10/31/98 and Tanglefoot from 12/15/01
August 18, 2007 - Tommy Makem with Rory Makem from 6/27/98
August 11, 2007 - The Michael Cooney Benefit, Part Two from 11/4/79
August 4, 2007 - The Michael Cooney Benefit, Part One from 11/4/79
July 28, 2007 - Live Concert with The Biddies (Kitty Donohoe - Jan Krist - Claudia Schmidt)
July 21, 2007 - Merle Travis from 10/28/66 and Tom Rush from 1/11/76
July 14, 2007 - A Woody Guthrie Birthday Party from 7/12/75
July 7, 2007 - Live Concert with Eric Noden & Joe Filisko
June 30, 2007 - Deidre McCalla from 3/3/07 and Terence Martin from 4/14/07
June 23, 2007 - Ewan MacColl and Peggy Seeger from 10/28/81
June 16, 2007 - Fundraiser
June 9, 2007 - Live Concert with Bianca DeLeon
June 2, 2007 - Live Concert with Zoe Mulford
May 26, 2007 - Lou Killen, John Roberts, Jan & Anne Hills-Burda, Cindy Mangsen, Barry O'Neill, and Fred Campeau from 4/7/81
May 19, 2007 - Live Concert with Buddy Mondlock
May 5 and May 12, 2007 - Dave Swarbrick and Simon Nicol from 10/22/82
April 28, 2007 - Live Concert with Jud Caswell
April 21, 2007 - April Verch from 3/17/07 and Tom Paxton from a 4/1/07 Concert
April 14, 2007 - Live Concert with Terence Martin
April 7, 2007 - Live Concert with Lou & Peter Berryman
March 31, 2007 - Jimmy Driftwood from 9/28/74
March 24, 2007 - Live Concert with The Yellow Room Gang
March 17, 2007 - Live Concert with April Verch
March 10, 2007 - Live Concert with Bill Morrissey
March 3, 2007 - Live Concert with Deidre McCalla
February 24, 2007 - The New Lost City Ramblers from 5/21/61 and 1/13/71
February 17, 2007 - Highlights from past five months of Folkstage concerts - fundraiser
February 10, 2007 - Live Concert with Natalia Zukerman
February 3, 2007 - Martha Schlamme from 3/16/63 and Small Potatos from 1/1/07
January 27, 2007 - Live Concert with Bryan Bowers
January 20, 2007 - New Year's Eve 2006 Midnight Special, Part Two of the live portion
January 13, 2007 - Live Concert with Lisa Markley (of The Malvinas)
January 6, 2007 - New Year's Eve 2006 Midnight Special, first hour of the live portion
December 30, 2006 - Danny Schmidt from 9/9/06 and Claudia Schmidt from 12/9/06
December 23, 2006 - Bohola from 12/24/2005
December 16, 2006 - Live Hanukkah Concert with Jeff & Janis
December 9, 2006 - Live Concert with Claudia Schmidt
December 2, 2006 - Live Concert with Pat Wictor
November 25, 2006 - Highlights from Midnight Special Folk Festival from 9/17/06
November 18, 2006 - Live Concert with Liz Carlisle
November 11, 2006 - Highlights from Midnight Special Folk Festival from 9/17/06
November 4, 2006 - Allan Mills from 11/6/64
October 28, 2006 - Live Concert with Connie Kaldor
October 21, 2006 - Live concert with Terri Hendrix with Lloyd Maines
October 14, 2006 no program due to Lyric Operathon
October 7, 2006 - Frank Proffitt, Frank Hamilton & Fleming Brown from 3/31/62
September 30, 2006 - Michael Troy from 3/11/06 and John Roberts & Tony Barrand from 9/2/06
September 23, 2006 - Live Concert with Denice Franke
WFMT Midnight Special Folk Festival
September 16, 2006 - Live Concert with Ronstadt, Ramirez & the Santa Cruz River Band
September 9, 2006 - Live Concert with Danny Schmidt
September 2, 2006 - Live Concert with John Roberts & Tony Barrand
August 26, 2006 - Live Concert with Jack Williams
August 19, 2006 - Garnet Rogers from 5/6/06 and Tom Dundee from 5/14/06
August 12, 2006 - Live Concert with Michael Austin
August 5, 2006 - Tim Harrison from 6/3/06 and The Malvinas from 6/10/06
July 29, 2006 - Dan Pelletier from 5/21/05 and Bonnie Koloc from 3/18/06
July 22, 2006 - The Susquehanna Music and Arts Festival from 5/13/06, Part Three
July 15, 2006 - The Susquehanna Music and Arts Festival from 5/13/06, Part Two
July 8, 2006 - Live Concert with The Makem Brothers & The Spain Brothers
July 1, 2006 - The Susquehanna Music and Arts Festival from 5/13/06, Part One
June 24, 2006 - Tom Dundee Memorial Concert from 5/14/06, Part Two
June 17, 2006 - Fundraiser
June 10, 2006 - Live Concert with The Malvinas
June 3, 2006 - Live Concert with Tim Harrison
May 27, 2006 - Tom Dundee Memorial Concert from 5/14/06, Part One
May 20, 2006 - Live Concert with Cosy Sheridan & T.R. Ritchie
May 13, 2006 - 4/29/06 Phil Ochs Song Night rebroadcast (part one)
May 6, 2006 - Live Concert with Garnet Rogers
April 29, 2006 - Phil Ochs Song Night live from the Old Town School
April 22, 2006 - Live concert with Gerry O'Beirne
April 15, 2006 - Live concert with Joe Crookston
April 8, 2006 - Memorial Tribute to Bob Feldman from 2/12/06
April 1, 2006 - Live concert with Dan Crary
March 25, 2006 - Live concert with Greg Greenway
March 18, 2006 - Live concert with Bonnie Koloc
March 11, 2006 - Live concert with Michael Troy
March 4, 2006 - Live concert with Jeremy Taylor
February 25, 2006 - Live concert with Lissa Schneckenburger
February 18, 2006 - Chuck Suchy from 9/10/05 and The Wailin' Jennys from 1/14/06
February 11, 2006 - Fundraiser
February 4, 2006 - New Year's Eve 2005 Midnight Special, Part 3
January 28, 2006 - Live concert with Marianne Girard
January 21, 2006 - New Year's Eve 2005 Midnight Special, Part 2
January 14, 2006 - Live concert with The Wailin' Jennys
January 7, 2006 - New Year's Eve 2005 Midnight Special, first hour of the live 10-11 PM portion
December 24, 2005 - Live concert with Bohola
December 17, 2005 - Live concert with Megon McDonough
December 10, 2005 - Oscar Brand, Win Stracke, Frank Hamilton from 3/1/58
December 3, 2005 - Live concert with Andrew Calhoun
November 26, 2005 - Vance Gilbert from 10/22/05 and Quicksilver from 10/1/05
November 19, 2005 - Live concert with Guy Davis
November 12, 2005 - Ed McCurdy from 3/19/60
November 5, 2005 - Excerpts from Ray Nordstrand Memorial Tribute from 10/29/05
October 29, 2005 - Ray Nordstrand Memorial Tribute, no playlist
October 22, 2005 - Live concert with Vance Gilbert
October 15, 2005 no program due to Lyric Operathon
October 8, 2005 - Tracy Grammer from 3/19/05 and Jonathan Byrd from 3/26/05
October 1, 2005 - Live concert with QUICKSILVER (Hilary Spencer & Grant Baynham)
September 24, 2005 - Live concert with Si Kahn
September 17, 2005 - Live concert with Roy Book Binder
September 10, 2005 - Live concert with Chick Suchy
September 3, 2005 - Fox Valley Folk Festival Preview
August 27, 2005 - Christine Kane from 3/5/05 and Chicago Songwriters: An Oral Tradition, Part Two 3/29/82
August 20, 2005 - Live concert with Tret Fure
August 13, 2005 - Live concert with Iain Campbell Smith
August 6, 2005 - Hedy West from January 27, 28, 1978
July 30, 2005 - Anais Mitchell from 4/30/05 and Ronny Cox from 4/23/05
July 23, 2005 - Live concert with Sons Of the Never Wrong
July 16, 2005 - Live concert with The Kossoy Sisters
July 9, 2005 - Live concert with Brian Joseph
July 2, 2005 - Live concert with Danny Bakan
June 25, 2005 - Tom Paxton & Anne Hills - 5/13/05 concert at the Old Town School of Folk Music
June 18, 2005 - Best of first half of 2005 Folkstage for summer fundraiser
June 11, 2005 - Live concert with Sally Fingerett
May 28, 2005 - Cyril Tawney from 5/31/81
May 21, 2005 - Live concert with Dan Pelletier
May 14, 2005 - Live concert with Jim Photoglo & Freebo
May 7, 2005 - Chicago Songwriters: An Oral Tradition, Part One from 3/29/82
April 30, 2005 - Live concert with Anais Mitchell
April 23, 2005 - Live concert with Ronny Cox
April 16, 2005 - Live concert with Ed Holstein
April 9, 2005 - Live concert with Ariane Lydon
April 2, 2005 - Theodore Bikel from 3/13/05 concert at Anshe Emet
March 26, 2005 - Live Concert with Jonathan Byrd
March 19, 2005 - Live Concert with Tracy Grammer
March 12, 2005 - Live Concert with Zoe Speaks
March 5, 2005 - Live Concert with Christine Kane
February 26, 2005 - Kristina Olsen from 9/11/04 and Tim Grimm with Jan Lucas from 12/4/04
February 19, 2005 - Elizabeth "Libba" Cotten from 1/25/75 and Jimmy Driftwood from 9/28/74
February 12, 2005 - Special Fundraiser Edition
February 5, 2005 - Live Concert with Chris Chandler and Anne Feeney
January 29, 2005 - 10/30/04 Ella Jenkins Birthday Celebration Concert from the Old Town School, Part Two
January 22, 2005 - New Year's Eve 2004 from The Lookingglass Theater - Third Hour
January 15, 2005 - New Year's Eve 2004 from The Lookingglass Theater - Second Hour & The Bittersweet Christmas Band from 1/1/05
January 8, 2005 - New Year's Eve 2004 from The Lookingglass Theater - First Hour
January 1, 2005 - Live Concert with The Bittersweet Christmas Band
December 25, 2004 - The Gift of the Magi from 12/13/03
December 18, 2004 - 10/30/04 Ella Jenkins Birthday Celebration Concert from the Old Town School, Part One
December 11, 2004 - Live Concert with Kim & Reggie Harris and Magpie
December 4, 2004 - Live Concert with Tim Grimm
November 27, 2004 - Utah Phillips from 9/10/04
November 20, 2004 - Live Concert with Jake Armerding
November 13, 2004 - Jim Malcolm from 10/30/04
November 6, 2004 - 10/30/04 Ella Jenkins Birthday Celebration Concert from the Old Town School, Part One
October 30, 2004 - no Folkstage
October 23, 2004 - Live Concert with Bob Franke
October 16, 2004 - Steve Goodman from 1/15/77
October 9, 2004 no program due to Lyric Operathon
October 2, 2004 - Steve Goodman with Bob Hoban from 11/10/69
Note: Due to technical difficulties, the October 2 Folkstage will not be posted on the WFMT
Folkstage Internet archive.
September 25, 2004 - Live Concert with Ginny Hawker & Tracy Schwarz
September 18, 2004 - Live Concert with Kate McDonnell º XM/Archive Concert
September 11, 2004 - Live Concert with Kristina Olsen
September 4, 2004 - Live Concert with Haines & Leighton
August 28, 2004 - Ed Trickett (with Joe Hickerson) from 6/30/01 and Magpie from 7/17/04
August 21, 2004 - Live Concert with Téada
August 14, 2004 - Live Concert with Penelope Swales
August 7, 2004 - Sam Hinton from 3/21/65
July 31, 2004 - Priscilla Herdman from 6/5/04 and David Roth from 4/17/04
July 24, 2004 - Claudia Schmidt & Sally Rogers from 6/18/88 and Bob Gibson & Hamilton Camp from 3/31/85
July 17, 2004 - Live Concert with Magpie
July 10, 2004 - Live Concert with Wishing Chair
July 3, 2004 - no show
June 26, 2004 - Fred Holstein Tribute from 4/3/04, Part Three
June 19, 2004 - Fundraiser
June 12, 2004 - Live Concert with Eleni Kelakos
June 5, 2004 - Live Concert with Priscilla Herdman
May 29, 2004 - Fred Holstein Tribute from 4/3/04, Part Two
May 22, 2004 - Live Concert with Joe Hickerson
May 15, 2004 - Live Concert with Enoch Kent
May 8, 2004 - Fred Holstein Tribute from 4/3/04, Part One
May 1, 2004 - Live Concert with Pat Humphries & Sandy Opatow
April 24, 2004 - Live Concert with Dana Robinson with Susan Pufahl Robinson
April 17, 2004 - Live Concert with David Roth
April 10, 2004 - Live Concert with Joe Jencks
April 3, 2004 - Live Concert with Ken Hicks
March 27, 2004 - Cindy Kallet from 1/31/04 and Carrie Newcomer from 1/17/04
March 20, 2004 - Live Concert with John Stewart
March 13, 2004 - Live Concert with John Flynn
March 6, 2004 - NEW YEAR'S EVE 2003 from the Old Town School, First hour (local artists) & Ekstrom & Quinn from 12/27/03
February 28, 2004 - No Program
February 21, 2004 - Will Holt from May 4, 1963
February 14, 2004 - Special Fundraiser Edition: Highlights from the Past Six Months
February 7, 2004 - NEW YEAR'S EVE 2003 from the Old Town School, Part Three
January 31, 2004 - Live Concert with Cindy Kallet
January 24, 2004 - Fred Holstein from 1/15/76
January 17, 2004 - Live Concert with Carrie Newcomer
January 10, 2004 - NEW YEAR'S EVE 2003 from the Old Town School, Part Two
January 3, 2004 - NEW YEAR'S EVE 2003 from the Old Town School, Part One
December 27, 2003 - Live Concert with Ekstrom & Quinn
December 20, 2003 - Bonnie Koloc with Don Stille from 12/21/02
December 13, 2003 - Live Concert - The Gift of the Magi
December 6, 2003 - Leela & Ellie Grace from 10/4/02 & Garnet Rogers from 9/20/03
November 29, 2003 - Jean Ritchie from 2/26/76
November 22, 2003 - Live Concert with The Laws (John & Michele Law)
November 15, 2003 - Lou & Peter Berryman from 10/11/03 and Zoë Lewis from 10/25/03
November 1, 2003 - Live Concert with Gordon Bok & Carol Rohl
October 25, 2003 - Live Concert with Zoë Lewis
October 18, 2003 no program due to Lyric Operathon
October 11, 2003 - Live Concert with Lou & Peter Berryman
October 4, 2003 - Live Concert with Leela & Ellie Grace
September 27, 2003 - Tom Russell with Andrew Hardin from August 12, 2000
September 20, 2003 - Live Concert with Garnet Rogers
September 13, 2003 - Live Concert with Debra Cowan
September 6, 2003 - Peggy Seeger from 11/6/99 and John Roberts & Tony Barrand from 5/12/01