St. Tim's Coffeehouse

08/28/2024

This weekend is Fox Valley Folk Music & Storytelling Fest at Wheeler Park in Geneva, IL. Sunday and Monday 10a - 4p. Hope to see some of you there!

08/08/2024

Check this podcast out. https://nathansandronstadt.com/podcast/how-james-keelaghan-wrote-cold-missouri-waters-part-1/?fbclid=IwY2xjawEh9PxleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHZwkjcVOobA-yF9Ug3qXlQxKqqGLfcYpzIxKtqgHi59I31xo8IM4FyPqeA_aem_ZwjncFmSqzpYwmtS1tBH3g
This amazing duo plays on March 8, 2025 at St Tim's Coffeehouse!

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08/03/2024

Fox Valley Folk Music & Storytelling Festival 2024
https://www.fvfs.org

— For Immediate Release —
EVENT: The 48th Annual Fox Valley Folk Music & Storytelling Festival - note: new location!!!
DATE: Sunday September 1, 2024 TIME: 11am to 9pm with a Barn Dance and Spine-Tingling Tales
DATE: Monday September 2, 2024 TIME: 11am to 6pm
CONTACT INFO: 630-667-3284 or [email protected]
NEW LOCATION: Wheeler Park in Geneva IL
822 North 1st Street, Geneva, IL 60134 on North End of Wheeler Pk
ADMISSION: SUGGESTED DAILY or 2-DAY DONATIONS plus FAMILY
$35.00 Adult; $20.00 Seniors/Students per day and under 12 free.
Open Gate – All are welcome.
FEATURED MUSICIANS AND STORYTELLERS:
Bob Bovee - Margaret Burk - Debra Cowan
Mark Dvorak - February Sky - Sara Grey
Donna Herula Trio - Connie Kaldor - Oba William King
Crys Matthews - Mustard’s Retreat - Spencer & Rains
Sam Robbins - Steam Machine - Chris Vallillo
Kray Van Kirk - Jack Williams *On Monday Only
SPONSORED BY THE FOX VALLEY FOLKLORE SOCIETY & GENEVA PARK DISTRICT in cooperation with The City of Geneva.

07/17/2024

This Sunday, July 21 from 12-6PM. Woodstock Folk Festival in beautiful Fountain Square located in Woodstock IL. See the line up and more information: https://woodstockfolkfestival.org/2024/04/24/the-39th-annual-woodstock-folk-festival-2024/ #:~:text=The%2039th%20Annual%20Woodstock%20Folk%20Festival%20is%20on%20the%20way,47%20miles%20northwest%20of%20Chicago.

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05/07/2024

https://www.gebharddulcimer.org/

Annual contemporary acoustic and roots music festival in Morris, Illinois, second weekend in June. Features the hammered dulcimer and mountain dulcimer with other traditional instruments. Concerts and workshops both days by professional national and regional musicians. Instrument builders and ven

04/18/2024

Our 2023-2024 season has ended but there's many more folk events happening around town. We'll post any that we get wind of right here. Stay tuned!

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04/18/2024

THIS SUNDAY, APRIL 21 Woodstock Folk Fest Spring Benefit Concert at 2 p.m.

“What’s Your Story?” Come hear stories in words and music by some of Illinois’ best musicians, poets, and storytellers at the Woodstock Folk Festival Spring Benefit Concert on Sunday, April 21, beginning at 2 p.m., at Unity Spiritual Center, 225 W. Calhoun (corner of Tryon, 2 blocks southwest of Woodstock Square), in historic Woodstock, Illinois. There will also be an opportunity for you to share a story and there will be story-themed refreshments.

Musicians will include Tricia Alexander, Jim Gary, Russ Goeltenbodt, Pete Jonsson accompanied by Marty Brunkalla and Cheryl Niemo, Megon McDonough, Jane Richards and Colin Richards, Alpha Stewart, Jr., and Tony Willis. Two of these performers, Tricia Alexander and Megon McDonough, have received the Festival’s Lifetime Achievement Award. Spoken word performers will include Marilyn Rea Beyer, Dorothy Biris, Aieden Grace, and Rev. Marypatriece Wendt. You may laugh or cry and you will certainly be moved by these personal stories told in a variety of music styles and spoken word. There will be an All-Sing Finale celebrating Earth Day, which is the day after the concert.

This year's concert is Sunday, July 21, Noon to 6 p.m., on historic Woodstock Square.

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04/14/2024

03/06/2024

Get your tickets for Saturday Mar 9, right here:

St Tim's Coffeehouse (a 6-concert series starting September 9, 2023 and finishing April 13, 2024) presents Joe Crookston We hope you will join us on...

03/06/2024

If you missed the interview on Sunday, Ron Lewis was nice enough to send this link:

*Folk Show Archives Interviews from the WNUR Folk Show 3-3-24 – Joe Crookston March 3, 2024 Ron Lewis Leave a comment Here’s our interview from earlier today with Joe Crookston. Joe plays at St. Tim’s Coffeehouse this Saturday 3/9/24 at 7pm. http://wnur.radiospace.org/folk/audio/gems/JoeCrooks...

02/27/2024

That's right! JOE CROOKSTON is coming to St Tim's Coffeehouse on Saturday, March 9!
Get your advance tickets here

St Tim's Coffeehouse (a 6-concert series starting September 9, 2023 and finishing April 13, 2024) presents Joe Crookston We hope you will join us on...

02/27/2024

Heads up...tune into The Folk Show on WNUR (89.3FM) on Sunday 3/3 to hear a live interview with DJ Ron Lewis and Joe Crookston

12/30/2023

Alert: we return to the stage on February 10, 2024 :-)

St Tim's Coffeehouse (a 6-concert series starting September 9, 2023 and finishing April 13, 2024) presents Annie & Rod Capps We hope you will join us...

12/29/2023

We hope you're enjoying the season of celebration. We are so grateful for your support of live music.

12/04/2023

This is a reminder to get your tickets for December 9 for an 80th birthday celebration with the one and only Corky Siegel! It's hard to imagine any Chicago people out there that don't know who this legend is. Known internationally as one of the world's leading blues harmonica players, a celebrated composer, legendary blues pianist, singer-songwriter, band leader, and author! Here's a quick look back when...

It was 1965 when the Siegel-Schwall Blues Band was formed. Corky and Jim got a gig playing at Peppers, a renown Chicago blues club. Two young kids learning to play Chicago blues at the feet of names like Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Willie Dixon, Buddy Guy, and Sam Lay. Soon, they were signed to Vanguard Records and released their first album. San Francisco became their second home and the likes of Janis Joplin, Santana, Steve Miller and Joni Mitchell opened for them.

A fan of the band asked Siegel-Schwall to jam with his band. The fan was Seiji Ozawa, the first music director of the Ravinia Festival, the summer home of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra! Ozawa had become a huge fan of Siegel-Schwall since 1966 when he'd see them perform at Chicago blues clubs. He suggested a blues-classical collaboration. Enter Bill Russo, jazz trombonist who composed an avant-garde piece. In 1973, the band released Three Pieces for Blues Band and Symphony Orchestra on the prestigious classical music label Deutsche Gramophone.

Corky has written and performed for the Grant Park Symphony, the National Symphony Orchestra at the Kennedy Center, and New York Philharmonic, to name a few.

He is a pioneer in the blues/classical mashup with Corky Siegel's Chamber Blues. This legendary blues harmonica and piano player, and singer-songwriter will be on St Tim's Coffeehouse stage live and solo on December 9. Doors will open at 6:30 PM. The music will start at 7:00 PM. Come join in the celebration!

11/20/2023

Don't get left out in the cold! Get your tickets for a solo Corky Siegel show now!

St Tim's Coffeehouse and WFMT Folkstage presents AN EXTRA SPECIAL CONCERT - NOT A PART OF OUR CONCERT SERIES the one and only Corky Siegel We hope you...

10/24/2023

Look who's up for TWO Grammy nominations: South for Winter! They played St. Tim's Coffeehouse on Sept 9! If you're a Grammy-voting member...please vote for them!

10/12/2023

Looking forward to seeing you this Saturday, October 14 for Ben Gage

St Tim's Coffeehouse (a 6-concert series starting September 9, 2023 and finishing April 13, 2024) with WFMT Folkstage presents Ben Gage We hope you will...

08/28/2023

Any Labor Day plans? Join me at Fox Valley Folk Fest on The Island in Geneva, IL Sept 3-4!

08/09/2023

Will we see you September 9? We've missed you this summer but it's time for music inside again!

07/09/2023

July 16, 2023 12-6 PM Woodstock Folk Fest in the Woodstock Historic Square: will we see you there?!

The 38th Annual Woodstock Folk Festival on Sunday, July 16, from Noon to 6 p.m. on the historic Woodstock Square.

07/09/2023

Tickets to September 9 inaugural concert of the 2023-2024 season is now live! Join us as a subscriber (reserved seating) or concert attendee!

St Tim's Coffeehouse (a 6-concert series starting September 9, 2023 and finishing April 13, 2024) with WFMT Folkstage presents South for Winter We hope...

04/20/2023

Amazing way to wrap up the 2022-2023 season! Thanks to all our fabulous volunteers who bring cookies and brownies. Thanks to the amazing Joe Jencks for his beautiful and thoughtful songs!

04/11/2023

Only four days till Joe Jencks graces our stage! Can't wait! Will you be there?!

04/02/2023

Don't miss JOE JENCKS on April 15th!

St Tim's Coffeehouse presents (a 6-concert series starting September 10, 2022 and finishing April 15, 2023) JOE JENCKS We hope you will join us on April...

02/18/2023

Hope to see you March 11 for Jonas Friddle! It's going to be a fun night!

St Tim's Coffeehouse presents (a 6-concert series starting September 10, 2022 and finishing April 15, 2023) Jonas Friddle We hope you will join us on...

02/12/2023

What a exciting evening it was last night! Jenny + Robin Bienemann performed at our inaugural broadcast on WFMT 98.7 FM! Thanks to the team from WFMT and our in house team for a wonderful production! See you March 11 for Jonas Friddle!

12/10/2022

Fair warning, y'all. Less than 30 seats remain for tonight's concert. Either purchase an In Person now or plan to stay at home to livestream the concert.

12/08/2022

The clock is ticking! Only two days left till the concert! LESS THAN 40 seats available 'at the door' as of Thursday 8:45AM! Don't take a chance! Buy your tickets now at:

St Tim's Coffeehouse presents Two Music Legends on One Stage - a very very special concert - (not a part of the scheduled concert series) Corky Siegel...

12/02/2022

Check this out! Tickets going FAST! If you don't get advance tickets, you may standing in the cold and missing the concert! Advance ticket link below. Livestream available!

Cover photo © 2022 Bob Kieser In This Issue Marty Gunther has our feature interview with Corky Siegel. We have six Blues music reviews for you this week including a new book from Lester Chambers plus new music from Orphan Jon And The Abandoned, Blue Moon Marquee, Eva Carboni, Kokomo and Paolo Demon...