Open Mic via Zoom

Mary Pazienza started playing guitar five years ago following her retirement, and a lot has happened for her, both creatively and musically, since that time. In 2019, Mary started writing songs, and has now published two volumes of Lyric Poems, Livin’ The Dream and Watercolors. Her songs are introspective and wide-ranging thematically, drawing on topics […]

Karl Schmitz is a prolific artist, poet, musician and songwriter who recently relocated to Manchester, NH from Poughkeepsie, NY. Karl’s artwork and original music have been seen and heard in venues throughout the Hudson Valley, including many Hudson Valley Folk Guild open mics. For this performance, Karl will be performing original tunes, both serious and […]

This month the Hudson Valley Folk Guild is pleased and proud to present as our featured performer Lisa Dudley.  Lisa is blessed with a heart for music, and she is well known to Folk Guild members. Lisa joined us many years ago, after moving from Tennessee to marry the "Magnificent Daniel Dudley", as she likes to […]

Susan Kane’s award-winning sweet and sharp Americana seeks to synthesize the natural and the ethereal, weaving words and melodies to create moving songs. She’s recorded four albums which have all received extensive airplay. Reflecting on the last one, “Mostly Fine,”one reviewer called it “a set of potent originals that reveal a rich and eminently human […]

Ethan Campbell is known to Folk Guild members as a solo acoustic Classic Rock player, who dabbles in Country and Folk from time to time. Ethan plays a mixture of '60s and '70s Classics -- Jackson Brown, Eagles, Moody Blues, Tom Petty, Allman Brothers, Pink Floyd, Springsteen, et al., -- along with some of his […]

For Jerry Korobow, throughout over five decades and many professions -- social worker, school music teacher, actor, restaurant/bar manager, attorney, and synagogue cantor -- music has been the constant. Folk, Blues, bluegrass, Celtic, country, chanteys, show tunes, children's music, cantorial music and opera have all been part of an ongoing musical journey. Still a working […]

Mike Berman writes and performs original songs rooted in the Folk and California Folk Rock traditions. Mike’s first album, Where I’m From, released in January 2023, received excellent reviews and was featured on dozens of Folk radio programs across the USA and beyond. Mike has performed concerts and showcases at venues across Southern California, such […]

Called "one of the best singers of her generation" by Christine Lavin, international touring artist Mara Levine selects songs with inherent beauty, then crafts them to a glittering brilliance. According to folksinger Si Kahn, “Layering harmony line on top of harmony line, Levine creates rich tapestries of sound and emotion.” Mara joined Bell Buckle Records […]

“La Vie Ensemble,” a duo of David Temple and Hélène Nicole Richard, embraces life's contradictions with humor and song. Hélène Nicole brings her folk-style songwriting with a comedic twist, and David's classical background adds a special depth, creating a dynamic partnership that is both entertaining and meditative. Their mission is to bring joy, laughter, and […]

Dennis Douglas is known for his clear and warm tenor vocals and nylon-acoustic arrangements on his vintage '65 classical guitar (Swedish made/sold by Fender). His sets mix originals with covers by familiar folk artists and some undiscovered gems. Dennis moved to NYC in 1974 and sang in Greenwich Village clubs in the fading days of […]