Purchase 2025 Old Songs Festival Tickets Online or at the Gate!
with Martin & Eliza Carthy • Hubby Jenkins • Bon Débarras • Beppe Gambetta • Alasdair Fraser • The Klezmatics • Reggie Harris and Pat Wictor • Sean Dagher • Simon Chrisman and Nic Gareiss • Vanaver Caravan • The Clements Brothers • From China to Appalachia: Cathy Fink, Marcy Marxer & Chao Tian • Jamcrackers • Christine Tassan & les Imposteures • Keith Murphy and The Band of Amber • Liam Purcell & Cane Mill Road • Rev. Robert Jones, Sr. • and many more!
Get your 2025 Festival T-Shirts:
in person at the Festival
a Festival Exclusive: 100% Cotton
T-shirt in the color: Blue Jean
(a “Premium” Next Level Apparel® Unisex Cotton Tee).
or Order online from Bonfire
with shirts available in many styles and colors.
Shirts ordered now might not arrive until after the Festival.
Next Broadcast: Sunday, June 15 at 6 pm ET
Every Third Sunday of the month at 6 pm ET
with Encore broadcasts at 11 pm ET and the following Wednesday at noon ET
Old Songs, in collaboration with Ron Olesko’s Folk Music Notebook, is pleased to present Old Songs: From the Vault, an internet radio program hosted by Chris Koldewey on Folk Music Notebook. This program brings you music from Old Songs CDs and recordings made at the Dutch Barn and the Main Stage of the Old Songs Festival at the Altamont fairgrounds over the past 39 years.
Listen here or at folkmusicnotebook.com
MAKE YOUR OWN MUSIC
MONDAYS
2nd Monday of the Month (Sept. – May)
Bluegrass Jam: 6:30 pm Led by Tom Behan. Recommended $5 donation
3rd Monday of the Month (Sept. – May)
African Drum Class: 7:00 pm African drumming with instructor John Dickson. Drums are provided. $15 class fee
WEDNESDAYS
1st Wednesday of the Month (All Year)
Open Mic: 7:30 pm Sign up to perform 15 minutes. with Kate Blain, MC. $3
2nd Wednesday of the Month (Sept. – May)
Old Time Jam: 7:30 pm Led by the Fearless Fretters. Recommended $5 donation
3rd Wednesday of the Month (Sept. – May)
Traditional Irish Slow Session: 7:30 pm
Play traditional Irish music with others. Led by Sean McCorkle. Recommended $5 donation
SUNDAYS
2nd Sunday of the Month (Oct. – May)
The Pick’n’ & Sing’n’ Gather’n’ (PSG): 1 pm A sing-around for the whole family. pickingandsinging.org
The Annual Appeal for Old Songs
Since 1977, the unwavering support of our community and the extended Old Songs family has made it possible for us to succeed in our mission each year, keeping traditional music and dance alive through the presentation of festivals, concerts, dances, and educational programs. (Read more…)
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