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The Old Town School of Folk Music is a Chicago teaching and performing institution that launched the careers of many notable folk music artists. Founded by Folk musicians Frank Hamilton and Win Stracke , and Dawn Greening, the School opened in the Old Town neighborhood of Chicago in 1957 [ 1 ] (the original location at 333 west North Avenue has ...
Winfred "Win" J. Stracke (February 20, 1908 – June 29, 1991) was an American folk musician and co-founder of the Old Town School of Folk Music in Chicago, Illinois.Stracke was a Chicago fixture in music, theater, and television in the 1940s and was known for his booming bass voice.
He co-founded the Old Town School of Folk Music [1] in Chicago, Illinois in 1957. As a performer, he has recorded for several labels, including Folkways Records. He was a member of the folk group The Weavers [2] in the early 1960s, and appeared at the first Newport Folk Festival [3] in 1959.
Square Roots (previously called the Folk & Roots Festival) is a two- to three-day music festival that has been held each summer in the Lincoln Square neighborhood in Chicago since 1998. Organized by the Old Town School of Folk Music and the Lincoln Square Chamber of Commerce, the festival features world music and dance performances from a ...
During the 1960s and 1970s, Old Town became the center of Chicago folk music, which was experiencing a revival at the time. In 1957, the Old Town School of Folk Music opened at 333 West North Avenue and stayed at that address until 1968, when the school moved to 909 West Armitage Avenue. [28]
People in this category are musicians who are connected to the Old Town School of Folk Music of Chicago as past or current teachers and artists, they need not live in Chicago currently. For more information, see Folk Music .
Fred Holstein (December 9, 1942 – January 12, 2004) was an American folk music singer. Holstein was a prominent figure in the Chicago folk music scene in the 1960s through 1980s. He co owned two clubs in the Old Town and Lincoln Park neighborhoods. Unlike many of his contemporaries, he was not a songwriter, but his talent for singing with his ...
People in this category are musicians who play folk and roots music, and are connected to the folk music history of Chicago, they need not live in Chicago currently. For more information, see Folk music .