With an eye toward cultivating diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging, The Ark is deeply committed to innovative programming. We provide a safe and welcoming atmosphere for ALL people to listen to, learn about, perform and share music.
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Afrobeat | Americana/Alt-Country | Bluegrass/Newgrass | Blues |Celtic/British Isles |Chamber Folk |Classic Folk |Comedy |Contemporary Songwriters & Groups |Country/Rockabilly |Family| Folk Rock | Genre-Defying |Gospel |Hip-Hop|Jam Bands|Jazz|Latin|Legends |Local/Regional| Progressive Singer-Songwriter|Reggae |Rock/Pop|Roots| Soul/R&B|Spoken Word/Stage|Traditional/Old-Time|Virtuoso | Wassoulo | Western | Workshops and Seminars|World Music|Zydeco/Cajun
BIIRD
Bill Kirchen
Sarah Jarosz
Buffalo Rose
The Claudettes
Riders in the Sky
Off Book
Laith Al-Saadi
With over 300 nights of live music offered each year you are sure to find your music and your community at The Ark.
“It’s a folk singer’s job to comfort disturbed people and to disturb comfortable people.” – Woody Guthrie
“Folk music is not an acoustic guitar – that’s not where the heart of it is. I use the word ‘folk’ in reference to punk music and rap music. It’s an attitude, it’s an awareness of one’s heritage, and it’s a community. It’s subcorporate music that gives voice to different communities and their struggle against authority.” – Ani DiFranco
“People seem ready for a more in-depth idea of folk music, culture and history.” – Rhiannon Giddens
“There are two types of folk music: quiet folk music and loud folk music. I play both.” – Dave Alvin