The Folk Show
Sundays 10 p.m.-midnight; Saturdays 1 p.m.-5 p.m., May-November (WPSU 3: Saturdays 1 p.m.-5 p.m., Sundays 1 p.m.-3 p.m.)
The Folk Show, produced by WPSU, brings you great music every weekend. You'll hear the occasional a cappella sea shanty or perhaps some Klezmer — and LOTS of celtic, bluegrass/oldtime, singer-songwriters and acoustic instrumentals.
Browse Folk Music Events on the WPSU Calendar.
Listen: Find archived broadcasts below.
Apply to be a host: the hosts of the WPSU Folk Show are all volunteers with a passion for folk music. If you'd like to volunteer, send an email to wpsufolkshow@gmail.com
Find Broadcast Playlists: From the main menu, select "Radio", then "Schedules"; under Choose Radio Station, select "WPSU" or "WPSU-3"; then select the date and time of the broadcast.
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The Remington Ryde Bluegrass festival is held annually around the 4th of July Weekend, and takes its name from the Central PA band, Remington Ryde. From… -
Every Memorial Day weekend for nearly two decades, aspiring and accomplished folk musicians have gathered for three days of workshops, concerts, and… -
The performance of Sam Gleave, Tyler Hughes and Hasee Ciaccio was recorded at the Center for Well-Being in Lemont on Feb 10, 2018, as part of the Acoustic… -
Lots of Blues on this episode of the Folk Show Road Show. Oregon song poet David Jacob Strain on slide guitar and Bob Beach on harmonica start off the… -
The Early Mays feature Appalachian-inspired songs built on deep country sensibilities, masterful three part vocal harmonies and a sweet old-time sound… -
Robbie Fulks' most recent release, 2017’s Upland Stories, earned year’s-best recognition from NPR and Rolling Stone among many others, as well as two… -
Five musicians from Penn State's 1960s folk music scene - Saul Broudy, Jerry Zolten, John Frink, Lynn Margileth, and Peter Kessler – came to the State… -
Blues Hall of Famer, and Grammy Award winner John Hammond performed at the State Theatre March 24th, 2017, and we fortunate to be able to record the… -
Most of this installment of the Folk Show Road Show is devoted to a concert by Mark Erelli, a self-described yankee songwriter well loved for “going deep”… -
Most of tonight’s broadcast features a very talented and funny West Virginia band that has performed many times over the past ten or so years in Central…
