Our fall Family Folk Machine session has supported by a grant from the Iowa Arts Council. Rehearsing and performing outdoors this fall has required some new gear and other expenses for us, and we’re so grateful to the IAC for their support of our efforts to keep everyone safe and

It’s going to be a beautiful day for an outdoor festival! Singers from the Family Folk Machine will present a set of songs drawn from our upcoming concert at 3:00 p.m. (Saturday, Sept. 25) in the backyard of 504 Oakland in Iowa City as part of the Longfellow Neighborhood’s Front

We are so excited to get the Family Folk Machine safely back together in person for the Fall 2021 session, “Never So Far.” Rehearsals begin August 22 at 3:00 at the Festival Stage Shelter at City Park. Send an email to jean@familyfolkmachine.org for more info! Concert on the Festival Stage

Several FFM members created a song video with new verses to the traditional Black spiritual Come and Go With Me To That Land, envisioning our hopes for a post-pandemic world. You can watch it here:

Here is the YouTube link that you can use to watch our third online mini-concert: The concert premieres at 3:00 p.m. (CDT) on Sunday, March 21. If you are planning to watch the concert at the time of the premiere and you’d like to chat with FFM members before or

Adam Witte wrote this lovely article about the Family Folk Machine. Follow the link to see the article with photos! The Family Folk Machine Is Now a Virtual Choir The Family Folk Machine Is Now a Virtual Choir by ADAM WITTE It was supposed to be a concert to celebrate

Mr Blue Sky by Jeff Lynne Sun is shinin’ in the sky There ain’t a cloud in sight It’s stopped rainin’ everybody’s in the play And don’t you know It’s a beautiful new day, hey hey Runnin’ down the avenue See how the sun shines brightly in the city On

Diana Nollen wrote this article that was published in the Gazette on March 15, 2021 Like well-oiled gadgetry, Iowa City’s Family Folk Machine has found a way to switch gears, shifting rehearsals and concerts online. The final results will debut on YouTube at 3 p.m. Sunday. The intergenerational choir was

FFM board president Aprille Clarke wrote this column for the Press-Citizen With a light at the end of the tunnel, Family Folk Machine remains a source of joy, music, support As optimism grows, vaccine distribution widens and spring lifts our spirits, Family Folk Machine is taking tentative steps toward a

Be sure to save the date so you can attend the premiere of our third online mini-concert! It’ll take place at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, March 21. We’ll have the YouTube link right here and on our Facebook page a few days ahead of time for you. This concert is