Folk-Pop-World

Category: Folk-Pop-World

A Decade of Musical Moments

Picking highlights out of a decade of musical performances is no easy task, especially considering the wealth of world-class artists that have graced our stage. Of course we could easily just list all the big names that have appeared, iconic musicians like Yo-Yo Ma and Wynton Marsalis for example, but [...]

2021-04-21T13:11:41-04:00June 2nd, 2020|Classical, Folk-Pop-World, Jazz, Rockport Music|

Insight into Artists in the Gig Economy

As painful as it is to miss out on hearing live music this spring and summer, it’s even more painful for the musicians whose livelihood depends on performance. We talked with three musicians about their quarantine life: Caitlin Lynch, violist in A Far Cry chamber ensemble and the Aeolus String [...]

2021-04-21T13:11:42-04:00June 1st, 2020|Classical, Folk-Pop-World, Jazz, Rockport Music|

Holding Up Our Musical Elders

by Christopher Blagg These days, perhaps more than ever, we need to honor and protect our aging artists, the ones most vulnerable to Covid-19. A couple weeks ago we got word that one of our Rockport Music mainstays, the iconic folksinger Tom Rush, had contracted the virus.  Thankfully, it seems [...]

2021-04-21T13:11:42-04:00April 21st, 2020|Folk-Pop-World, Jazz|