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 | Of all the music scenes the US has ever known, there's something about the allure of New York's Greenwich Village which has kept it thriving for the folk music world for decades now. From the budding mid-20th Century "revival" period to the Fast Folk crew and the folksingers who are making their way in NYC today. Here's an eye on the evolution of Greenwich Village folk, then and now. | |
All About the 1960s Folk Revival
What people generally refer to as the 1960s revival actually lasted from the '50s into the '70s (and, in many ways, never let up, though it has evolved). Learn more about what inspired the mid-century folk music revival, who the artists were, and more, with this brief history.
| Who Was Jack Hardy?
Jack Hardy arrived in the Greenwich Village folk scene in the 1970s and was a big part of stirring the scene back up, going into the '80s and all the way til his death in 2010. Learn more about this torch-carrying, hugely influential folkie.
| Profile: Lucy Kaplansky
Lucy Kaplansky showed up on the Greenwich Village scene in the '80s and briefly performed as a duo with Shawn Colvin before ducking out to pursue a career as a psychologist. She returned, however, in the 1990s and has since been an influence on a new generation of singer-songwriters.
| Interview with Anthony da Costa
There are, no doubt, a slew of incredible artists still carrying the torch through the Greenwich Village folk music circuit, even as clubs like Kenny's Castaways bid adieu. But few are capturing the Gen Y spectrum of musical interest quite like Anthony da Costa. Learn more with this interview.
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