Huntington Folk Festival Returns For 13th Year

UPDATED with correct date: Music lovers who enjoy free entertainment, rejoice.

Members of the community can enjoy a day solely dedicated to Folk music at the thirteenth annual Huntington Folk Festival on Sunday, July 29.

The free festival kicks off at noon and will continue until about 10:30 p.m. at Heckscher Park.

Legendary folksinger-songwriter Tom Rush, accompanied by up-and-comer Matt Nakoa on piano and percussionist Marshal Rosenberg, will headline this year's festival.

Rush will hit the Rainbow Stage at 8 p.m.

Festivalgoers can bring lawn chairs, blankets and food to enjoy a picnic on festival grounds. They can also walk into Huntington Village for a meal.

Numerous artists will showcase their talent, including the following Long Island artists: Acoustic Apple, Karen Bella, Rorie Kelly, Cathy Kreger, Lois Morton, Anne O'Rourke, Nico Padden, Steve Robinson, Les Stoller, Hank Stone, Christine Sweeney, Toby Tobias, Bob Westcott.

The event is co-presented by the Folk Music Society of Huntington and the Huntington Arts Council and is part of the 53rd Huntington Summer Arts Festival.

Daytime schedules will be posted online at www.AcousticMusicScene.com, www.FMSH.org and www.HuntingtonArts.org.

Check out the full schedule:

AcousticMusicScene.com Tent

• (Hosted by Michael Kornfeld)
• 12:00: Huntington’s Own: Cathy Kreger, Lois Morton, Toby Tobias
• 12:30: LI Guys: Steve Robinson, Les Stoller, Hank Stone, Bob Westcott
• 1:15: LI Women’s Voices: Karen Bella, Rorie Kelly, Anne O’Rourke, Nico Padden
• 2:00: NYC: Ed Romanoff, Eugene Ruffolo, Kate Vargas & the Reckless Daughters
• 2:30: I’m From New Jersey: Loretta Hagen, Mara Levine, Dennis MC DoNoUgh!
• 3:00: Acoustic Roots: Greg Cornell & The Cornell Brothers, The Meadows Brothers
• 3:30: Upstate New York Voices: Gina Holsopple, Austin MacRae, Open Book
• 4:00: New Englanders: Kala Farnham, Allison Rose, Belle of the Fall
• 4:30: Mass. Appeal: The Lied To’s, The Promise Is Hope, Sparrow Blue
• 5:00: Connecticut State Troubadours: Kate Callahan, Lara Herscovitch
• 5:30: Keystone Staters: Antonio Andrade, Meghan Cary (with Peter Farrell)

Radio Nowhere Tent

• (Hosted by Joe Pszonek)
• 12:00: Christine Sweeney
• 12:20: Dennis MC DoNoUgh!
• 12:40: Acoustic Apple
• 1.00: Randie O’Neill
• 1:20: Rick Barth
• 1:40: Kate Callahan
• 2:00: Belle of the Fall
• 2:20: Hank Stone Band
• 2:40: Katherine Rondeau
• 3:00: Rorie Kelly
• 3:20: The Promise Is Hope
• 3:40: Nico Padden
• 4:00: Lara Herscovitch
• 4:20: Ed Romanoff
• 4:40: Marion Halliday
• 5:00: Austin MacRae
• 5:20: Loretta Hagen
• 5:40: Mara Levine

Images courtesy of Folk Music Society of Huntington: Festival Headliner Tom Rush and FMSH President Michael Kornfeld (Photo by Gordon Nash)