Chuck Lamb
Greetings – The weather was in a wonderful mood for Caffe Lena at SPAC on Saturday afternoon. A crowd estimated at 2,000 gathered on the lawn for our usual eclectic mix of music, from folk stalwart Tom Chapin to Jordanian singer Farah Siraj. It felt like a lot like the Caffe, with a blue sky for a ceiling […]
Greetings – Okay, this week’s edition is a little longer than usual. The Caffe occupies an interesting niche in the folk music world. Our roots run deeper than most, and our fans embrace the non-commercial, community-centered ethos of traditional folk culture. These values inform everything from keeping hospitality in the hands of volunteers, to how we bring children […]
Greetings – Every other little venue from that music scene so beautifully depicted in the recent Bob Dylan movie, A Complete Unknown, either closed or stopped being a folk club–except one: Caffe Lena in Saratoga Springs, NY. Nobody can quite put their finger on the magic formula that has kept this place going all these years, but it […]
Greetings – All of us here at Caffe Lena–on stage, in the seats and behind the scenes–are big believers that Small Is Beautiful. Thanks to the long legacy and great reputation of this room, we’re able to attract some pretty extraordinary talent to this teacup of a concert hall. But once in while there’s a band […]
Caffè Lena’s Top Picks for August 2024 A RAINBOW OF AMERICANA AND INDIE FOLK 518 MUSICIANS SUPPORTING EACH OTHER WOMEN JAZZ GREATS A FOLK HERITAGE PERFORMER THIS GLORIOUS EARTH All events are at Caffè Lena unless otherwise noted NEWCOMER OF THE MONTH Rainbow Girls Genre: Americana/Indie-Folk Date: Wednesday August 14, 7 p.m. What: Their sound is a […]
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