This page last revised 5/1/08

Celebrating our 37th Year!

Golden Link offerings include concerts of folk performers, a monthly newsletter, a lending library of folk music recordings and books, a folk musician's reference service, folk music workshops, an annual weekend folk festival, free weekly Tuesday night sing-arounds, and much, much more.

One way of reaching Golden Link is through the Folk Fone: (585) 234-5044.

Another way of reaching Golden Link is to contact one of the officers listed at the bottom of this page.

OR, our snail mail address is:

Golden Link Folk Singing Society, Inc.
PO Box 92398
Rochester, N. Y. 14692


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OUR ANNUAL TURTLE HILL FOLK FESTIVAL

SING-AROUNDS

OUR CALENDAR OF EVENTS

FOLK ON THE ROCHESTER RADIO

EVENT COVERAGE

OTHER FOLK LINKS

CONCERTS are listed below.


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WHAT'S NEW? - As of May 1:

  • The Festival Page has been updated with a Photo Album of the entire festival, courtesy of Bill Gamble. This page also contains a statement of the current situation regarding the 2008 Golden Link Folk Festival. More news will be posted as soon as it becomes available.

  • There's information below about the Tom Rush Concert (updated) on May 17th.

  • There are pictures of The Members' Showcase Concert on April 29th on the Events page.

CONCERTS & EVENTS

Watch this space for information on upcoming concerts. For Festival information, go to the Festival Page.

Golden Link Presents

Tom Rush

Saturday, May 17th, 7:30 pm

Rochester Christian Reformed Church, 2750 Atlantic Avenue, Penfield

$25 ($20 for Golden Link members; 12 years and under free)

As a result of several inquiries, advance general admission ticket sales are now available by mail - for those living outside of the immediate Rochester area only - by sending a check for the full amount to our Treasurer, Bill Thomas, at 35 Glenbrook Road, Rochester, NY 14616. Tickets will be sent by return mail. These are not reserved seats, and advance ticketing is not required, as our regular concert attendees know. We will have ample seating for all. To allow adequate time for mailing, orders must be postmarked by Wednesday, May 7th.

Tom Rush is a gifted musician and performer, whose shows offer a musical celebration...a journey into the tradition and spectrum of what music has been, can be, and will become. His distinctive guitar style, wry humor and warm, expressive voice have made him both a legend and a lure to audiences around the world. His shows are filled with the rib-aching laughter of terrific story-telling, the sweet melancholy of ballads and the passion of gritty blues.

Tom Rush's impact on the American music scene has been profound. He helped shape the folk revival in the '60s and the renaissance of the '80s and '90s, his music having left its stamp on generations of artists. James Taylor told Rolling Stone, "Tom was not only one of my early heroes, but also one of my main influences." Country music star Garth Brooks has credited Rush with being one of his top five musical influences. Rush has long championed emerging artists. His early recordings introduced the world to the work of Joni Mitchell, Jackson Browne and James Taylor, and in more recent years his Club 47 concerts have brought artists such as Nanci Griffith and Shawn Colvin to wider audiences when they were just beginning to build their own reputations.

Today, Tom Rush lives on the West Coast when he's not touring. His voice has grown even richer and more melodic with training, and his music, like a fine wine, has matured and ripened in the blending of traditional and modern influences. He's doing what he loves, and what audiences love him for: writing and playing ...passionately, tenderly...knitting together the musical traditions and talents of our times.

 


EMAIL (or PHONE, if no e-mail) any of our OFFICERS/ CHAIRPERSONS

PRESIDENT

David Shaver

VICE-PRESIDENT

Ellen Smith

SECRETARY

Sue Hengelsberg

TREASURER

Bill Thomas

MEMBERSHIP

Jantina Cornelison

CONCERTS

Ellen Smith

NEWSLETTER

Vern Lindberg

CALENDAR

Vern Lindberg

COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES

Allen Hopkins

EDUCATION

Dean Santos

PUBLIC RELATIONS

Ellen Smith (acting)

TURTLE HILL FESTIVAL

Tom Taylor

LIBRARIAN

Open; if interested, contact Dave Shaver

RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT/GRANTS

Tom Taylor

WEBMASTER

Bill Gamble

ATTORNEY

Mike Polozie


Would you like to become a member of Golden Link, or need more information? If so, contact Jantina Cornelison, our Membership Chair at  jantina@rochester.rr.com.

To see a Membership Application Form (you can print & mail) click HERE.

To add a performer/band to Golden Link's Performer's List, to be considered for performance opportunities in the community, click HERE.

To add an instructor to Golden Link's Teachers' Roster, to be considered for teaching opportunities in the community or for Golden Link Workshops, click HERE.

If you are a performer wishing to contact Golden Link about concert bookings, contact our Concert Coordinator Ellen Smith via e-mail at esmith3@frontiernet.net.

If you are a performer wishing to contact Golden Link about the Turtle Hill Folk Festival, call our Festival Coordinator Tom Taylor at 585-229-4963, or write to P.O. Box 28, Perkinsville, NY 14529, e-mail: glfsstt@yahoo.com.


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