Intrepid fans dancing at last year’s Caffe Lena @ SPAC Festival, which turned out to be the rainiest, coldest day of the entire fall season. This proves we can have fun no matter what the weather, especially with a line-up like we have this year! Cick photo for festival details.
Greetings – Perfect weather, a great turn-out, and that wonderful feeling of coming together as a community to make music and have fun. Our 2nd Annual Fiddles & Foliage Festival was a huge success on Sunday afternoon. In addition to the hours of smiles and good cheer, the event solidly beat our fundraising goal. That means our School of Music is ready to serve for many months to come. A huge thanks School Director Vivian, Operations Director Mateo, and to all who participated as players, sponsors, volunteers and cheerers.
Now we roll right into fall festival #2, Caffe Lena @ SPAC! This is a fully professional festival, with fabulous bands and big sound. Our very generous underwriters, Dexter & Deborah Senft and The Nordlys Foundation, covered all the bills so all you have to do is bring your lawn chair, your dancing shoes, and your goodwill. We can’t wait to see you on the lawn at Saratoga Performing Arts Center this Saturday! (As, we all know, there’s a great, glorious “shelter” at SPAC and that’s where we’ll be if it’s raiiny.)
The Caffe will be full of music and learning every day this week. I hope you enjoy sampling the offerings below. International music, a legendary folksinging quartet, storytelling, poetry, children’s shows, jams and more. Take a break and come join us!
Canadian trio Skye Consort and Swedish singer Emma Björling blend early music and folk traditions. Featuring fiddle, nyckelharpa, cello, bouzouki, and more, they reimagine Scandinavian, British, and American tunes with contemporary chamber-folk arrangements. Expect lively polskas, reels, hymns, and timeless love songs.
The Nordlys Global Voices Series is made possible by the generous support of the Nordlys Foundation.
Rising to fame in the early ’60s with hits like “Greenfields” and “Shenandoah,” The Brothers Four, with original members still performing, are legends of folk music. For decades, their harmonies have charmed audiences, including four U.S. presidents. Their timeless sound is nostalgic and always delightful.
The Folk Heritage Series is made possible by the Charlie Pickett & Kathleen Rehl Endowment Fund.
Sample Song | In-Person Tickets SOLD OUT Subscribers Only – Watch on Caffe Lena TVHe lived in a Zen monastery, busked in Paris, and has written songs covered by Joan Baez. Shindell now calls Buenos Aires home. His latest album, Careless, refreshes his folk singer-songwriter style with electric guitar. Known for lyrics that champion love and the downtrodden and critique politics, war, and religion.
