Ranked #1
Ep 18 - 60 Years of Folk, Part 6: Old Town School today
Ep 18 - 60 Years of Folk, Part 6: Old Town School today
The Old Town School has grown exponentially in the new millennium--both in terms of its reach and the two new buildings ... Read more
1 Feb 2018
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43mins
Ranked #2
Ep 22 - Second Half, Part 4: Jim DeWan & Elaine Moore
Ep 22 - Second Half, Part 4: Jim DeWan & Elaine Moore
A running theme throughout Old Town School history is people finding deep connections and community, forging lifelong co... Read more
17 Jan 2019
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13mins
Ranked #3
Ep 12 - Five from the Archives - City of New Orleans
Ep 12 - Five from the Archives - City of New Orleans
In this episode on “City of New Orleans,” we chat with longtime Chicago folksinger Ed Holstein about his friend Steve Go... Read more
13 Oct 2016
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8mins
Ranked #4
Ep 13 - 60 Years Of Folk, Part 1: Come for to Sing
Ep 13 - 60 Years Of Folk, Part 1: Come for to Sing
Sixty years ago, in the holiday season of 1957, Chicago’s Old Town School of Folk Music first opened its doors. This Tha... Read more
23 Nov 2017
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36mins
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Ranked #5
Ep 15 - 60 Years Of Folk, Part 3: Folk clubs and all-night parties
Ep 15 - 60 Years Of Folk, Part 3: Folk clubs and all-night parties
Folk music changed significantly over the 1960s, and the Old Town School was no different--even as it sought to preserve... Read more
14 Dec 2017
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48mins
Ranked #6
Celebrating 50 Years at 909 W Armitage (REBROADCAST)
Celebrating 50 Years at 909 W Armitage (REBROADCAST)
Before we take an end-of-year break, we want to recognize something pretty significant. The Old Town School and the musi... Read more
20 Dec 2018
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47mins
Ranked #7
Ep 11 - Five from the Archives - Cindy
Ep 11 - Five from the Archives - Cindy
Part five of our series on songs of the Old Town School songbook delves into the American folksong “Cindy.” Episode 11 f... Read more
6 Oct 2016
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8mins
Ranked #8
Ep 14 - 60 Years Of Folk, Part 2: Folksingers and folk families
Ep 14 - 60 Years Of Folk, Part 2: Folksingers and folk families
This episode shares the stories of the school’s fabled opening night on Dec. 1st, 1957, and the early years when it was ... Read more
30 Nov 2017
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38mins
Ranked #9
Ep 10 - Five from the Archives - Gypsy Davy
Ep 10 - Five from the Archives - Gypsy Davy
In the second of two podcasts featuring descendents of the old Scottish folksong, “The Gypsy Laddie,” we follow the trai... Read more
29 Sep 2016
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8mins
Ranked #10
Ep 16.5 - EXTRA: Robbie Fulks & Steve Dawson
Ep 16.5 - EXTRA: Robbie Fulks & Steve Dawson
This is a special extra episode featuring excerpts from a conversation between longtime friends Robbie Fulks and Steve D... Read more
11 Jan 2018
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17mins
Ranked #11
Ep 15.5 - In sacred trust: Stephen Wade, Fleming Brown & Hobart Smith
Ep 15.5 - In sacred trust: Stephen Wade, Fleming Brown & Hobart Smith
This is a special mini episode on the musical lineage between Hobart Smith, Fleming Brown, and Stephen Wade, who was fea... Read more
21 Dec 2017
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21mins
Ranked #12
Ep 21 - Second Half, Part 3: Remembering Becca Babcock
Ep 21 - Second Half, Part 3: Remembering Becca Babcock
[Content warning: Brief profanity, conversation about death and chronic illness.] In these excerpts from a conversation ... Read more
11 Jan 2019
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13mins
Ranked #13
Ep 20 - Second Half, Part 2: Jon Langford & Sally Timms
Ep 20 - Second Half, Part 2: Jon Langford & Sally Timms
Jon Langford and Sally Timms--of The Mekons and countless other projects--have been part of the Old Town School communit... Read more
15 Dec 2018
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15mins
Ranked #14
Ep 17.5 - EXTRA: La Peña
Ep 17.5 - EXTRA: La Peña
In this special episode, Resource Center engineer Raul Fernandez shares a selection of archival recordings from the La P... Read more
25 Jan 2018
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22mins
Ranked #15
Teaser & Rebroadcast - 60 Years of Folk, Part 1: Come for to Sing
Teaser & Rebroadcast - 60 Years of Folk, Part 1: Come for to Sing
Welcome back! We've got a fresh new season for you, to begin this Thursday, December 6th, and we want to tell you a litt... Read more
1 Dec 2018
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34mins
