The Folk Project of

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and dance organization which sponsors or organizes a wide variety of folk activities in the Northern

area. Since its incorporation in 1976, the Folk Project has promoted folk music through activities including the weekl
Troubadour Acoustic Concert Series
in Morristown; th
Swingin’ Tern
contra dance; twice-yearly folk festivals held at a camp in the woods of northwest New Jersey, monthly music parties held in members' homes, occasional Special Concerts, th

and the cable TV sho
"...Horses Sing None of it!"
Local, national and international artists have been featured at Folk Project events, including the Tannehill Weavers,

Richard Shindell Richard Shindell (born August 3, 1960) is an American folk singer, songwriter, producer, and musician. Shindell grew up in Port Washington, New York, and now lives in Buenos Aires, Argentina, with his wife, Lila Caimari, a university professo ...

Bob Franke Bob Franke (born July 25, 1947, in Hamtramck, Michigan) is an American folk singer-songwriter. Biography He began his career in 1965, while a student at the University of Michigan, and performed at The Ark, a coffeehouse in Ann Arbor. After ...

Odetta Odetta Holmes (December 31, 1930 – December 2, 2008), known as Odetta, was an American singer, actress, guitarist, lyricist, and a civil rights activist, often referred to as "The Voice of the Civil Rights Movement". Her musical repertoire co ...

Christine Lavin Christine Lavin (born January 2, 1952) is a New York City-based singer-songwriter and promoter of contemporary folk music. She has recorded numerous solo albums, and has also recorded with other female folk artists under the name Four Bitchin ...

, Roy Book Binder,

Dave Van Ronk David Kenneth Ritz Van Ronk (June 30, 1936 – February 10, 2002) was an American folk singer. An important figure in the American folk music revival and New York City's Greenwich Village scene in the 1960s, he was nicknamed the "Mayor of Mac ...

U. Utah Phillips Bruce Duncan "Utah" Phillips (May 15, 1935 – May 23, 2008)
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. Folk Project members such as Mike Agranoff have performed at large folk festivals such as the Philadelphia Folk Festival and the

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in Vermont, and local and regional folk music venues too numerous to count. The Folk Project is an organization for people who love to hear or play music—folk music in its broadest context, which may include rock and roll as well as traditional genres. Members are known as "Projectiles." The Folk Project has been featured in articles in such publications as the Newark Star-Ledger, the Bergen Record and Morristown Daily Record.

External links

The Folk Project website
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