Fri 1 Jul 2011
Folk Singing Night Carries On
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by Amanda Rose Martinez
At 7:15 PM on Tuesday, June 28, the long-cherished, Woods Hole tradition of Folk Singing Night returned to the MBL Club. For 47 years, Phyllis Goldstein, who passed away in January this year, led the event. Her legacy lives on both in the songs she left behind and the generations of folk singers she inspired. “Phyllis was very passionate about the music and about the tradition,” says Jeremy Korr, who grew up attending Folk Singing Night and will lead the event this season. “If I can help everyone sing half as strongly as Phyllis did, then I think Folk Singing will be in good shape.”
Watch the audio slideshow below for an interview with Jeremy Korr. A memorial service will be held for Phyllis this Sunday, July 3 at 4 PM in Lillie Auditorium.
I’m so glad to see that this has started back up again. There is no better way to honor Phyllis than to keep this treasure going. I can’t wait to bring my kids in August. Thanks, Jeremy!
I spent summers at Woods Hole as a child, and have very fond memories of attending folk singing with Phyllis in the seventies. She enriched my childhood in a profound way.