The Village is an SiriusXM channel that specializes in

folk music Folk music is a music genre that includes traditional folk music and the contemporary genre that evolved from the former during the 20th-century folk revival. Some types of folk music may be called world music. Traditional folk music has b ...

, described by SiriusXM as "from the ballads of early American songwriters to the contemporary masters of folk." Originally on XM Satellite Radio channel 62, it is now available on SiriusXM internet radio, channel 741. The program director of The Village is Mary Sue Twohy. The channel was added to

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on April 1, 2007 as part of XM Radio Canada simulcasting the

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service.

Background

The Village Folk Show, hosted by Mary Sue Twohy, airs on

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ch 17, 6:00 - 10:00 AM ET every Sunday and regularly features guest artist performances, interviews, guest host programming and new releases. Mary Chapin Carpenter, Donovan, Art Garfunkel, Kathy Mattea, Steve Earle, Sylvia Tyson, The Chapin Family and more have been featured on the show. Artists that are on the playlist include

Tom Paxton Thomas Richard Paxton (born October 31, 1937) is an American folk singer-songwriter who has had a music career spanning more than fifty years. In 2009, Paxton received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.

Judy Collins Judith Marjorie Collins (born May 1, 1939) is an American singer-songwriter and musician with a career spanning seven decades. An Academy Award-nominated documentary director and a Grammy Award-winning recording artist, she is known for her ec ...

, Peter, Paul and Mary,

Bob Dylan Bob Dylan (legally Robert Dylan, born Robert Allen Zimmerman, May 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter. Often regarded as one of the greatest songwriters of all time, Dylan has been a major figure in popular culture during a career sp ...

Pete Seeger Peter Seeger (May 3, 1919 – January 27, 2014) was an American folk singer and social activist. A fixture on nationwide radio in the 1940s, Seeger also had a string of hit records during the early 1950s as a member of the Weavers, notably ...

, and

Joni Mitchell Roberta Joan "Joni" Mitchell ( Anderson; born November 7, 1943) is a Canadian-American musician, producer, and painter. Among the most influential singer-songwriters to emerge from the 1960s folk music circuit, Mitchell became known for her sta ...

. The Village also carries special programs such as John McEuen's ''Acoustic Traveller''. The Village and host MarySue Twohy won a Gracie Award in 2016 from the

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Foundation (AWMF). As of April 2009 its logo has changed from the word "village" in green lowercase print to the word in black type and Capital letters. Also lines are drawn on the "V" and lines drawn on the letters "l,l,a,g and e". The letter "I" is a guitar.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Village XM Satellite Radio channels Digital-only radio stations Sirius XM Radio channels