Press-Citizen article about FFM fall session
This article by Jean Littlejohn appeared in the Press Citizen on Monday, August 10, 2015.
The Family Folk Machine starts rehearsals on August 23 for our fall session, “The Traveling Kind.” Read more
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Front Porch Music Festival Saturday, June 20
Come by the Longfellow neighborhood on Saturday, June 20, to enjoy the Front Porch Music Festival! The Family Folk Machine will lead a sing-along at 426 Grant Street at 3:30. (Come at 3:00 to hear the Skipperlings!) Check out this explanatory story, which includes the festival line-up, from Little Village: Front Porch Music Festival to Serenade Iowa City Neighborhood
Community Folk Sing: June 13th 3-4:30pm
Happy Summer! It’s time to get together for some singing.
Join us this Saturday from 3:00 to 4:30 for our monthly all-request sing-along. Bring instruments, friends, neighbors, and children. We’ll have Rise Up Singing books, and Uptown Bill’s will provide the cozy atmosphere. Read more
May 30th the Skipperlings Open Up at Uptown Bill’s
On Saturday, May 30, the Skipperlings will be opening for Jennifer Danielson at Uptown Bill’s at 7 p.m. The Skipperlings (formerly known as the Mud Puppies) are a vocal trio of kids who started singing together in the Family Folk Machine. They perform three-part arrangements of folk tunes old and new. Come check them out!
Peace Will Come Video Now Available!
Last November we performed a collection of peace songs in our Peace Will Come concert. The Senior Center does a great job of recording our songs and uploading them so we can enjoy them at a later date: Read more
Community Folk Sing May 9, 3-4:30pm
Happy Spring! It’s time to get together for some singing.
Join us this Saturday from 3:00 to 4:30 for our monthly all-request sing-along. Bring instruments, friends, neighbors, and children. We’ll have Rise Up Singing books, and Uptown Bill’s will provide the cozy atmosphere. Read more
Blooming Where You’re Planted this Sunday!
Last Sunday we had a fantastic time singing our food and gardening songs at the Old Capitol. Thanks to everyone who helped us set up that appearance! We can’t wait to give the songs another spin this coming Sunday at 3 p.m. at the Senior Center. Read more
FFM trio on Iowa Music Showcase podcast
The Iowa Music Showcase did a podcast on the recently-released “For Kids, By Kids” album, and one of the featured songs was “Rocky Road,” sung on the album by FFM’s Caleigh, Greta, and Claire. Here’s the link:
http://iowamusicshowcase.blogspot.com/2015/04/episode-8-iowa-city-childrens-album.html
Thanks, Dan, for including our song!
Press-Citizen: Choir Celebrating Spring by Singing for our Food
Here’s an article Jean Littlejohn just posted yesterday about our upcoming concerts – tomorrow and next Sunday! Read more
Family Folk Machine concerts this Sunday and next!
The Family Folk Machine will present its spring program, “Blooming Where You’re Planted: Songs from Farm to Table,” at two upcoming concerts. On Sunday, April 12 at 2:30 p.m., we will perform at the Old Capitol Senate Chamber as part of the University’s “Food for Thought” theme semester and in conjunction with the excellent exhibit at the Old Capitol Museum called “The Land Provides: Iowa’s Culinary Heritage.” On Sunday, April 19 at 3:00 p.m., we will perform on our home turf at the Senior Center in downtown Iowa City with special guests from Table to Table and Local Foods Connection. At this concert we’ll be collecting canned food donations for the Crisis Center.