Judy Collins News

Mary Travers of the 1960s folk group Peter, Paul and Mary , who died on Sept. 16 at 72, was remembered on Monday night for both her music and her part in awakening the political consciousness of the baby-boomer generation.

The glittering world of the supper club seems so last century, and area restaurant impresario Tim McLoone knows it.

The Ferst Center for the Arts at Georgia Tech announces the addition of Grammy Award-winning vocalist Judy Collins to the 2009-2010 season line-up, for one night only, Sunday, November 8, at 5 p.m. Tickets are available for $34 and $44 at the Ferst Center Box Office at 404-894-9600 and at www.ferstcenter.org . Few singers have the staying power of ...

Friday, Oct. 16 Get some Saturday Night Fever a day early. The 12th Annual Disco Cures Cancer begins at 7 p.m. at the Rothschild Pavilion, 1104 Park St., Rothschild.

Judy Collins has influenced generations of folk singers, some of whom performed on a 2008 tribute album of her music.

Judy Collins, at age 70, still has those penetrating blue eyes and that pure voice, and still burns with the optimism of the social justice activist who has known victories and defeats.

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Already established as a poet and novelist , Cohen became interested in the Greenwich Village folk scene while living in New York City during the mid-1960s, and he began setting his poems to music.

There's an ongoing resurgence of acoustic music and intricate vocal harmonizing among young, so-called "Americana" bands.

The country sound of "American Idol" runner-up Bo Bice. Grammy Award winner Paula Cole.

Staff members at the Performing Arts Foundation are gearing up for Thursday, when single tickets for the Grand Theater's 2009-10 lineup go on sale.

Recent live appearances by Buffy Sainte-Marie show her, once again, setting herself apart from early colleagues like Joan Baez and Judy Collins.

Rubbish! How Southwestern Ontario - once staunchly opposed garbage exports from Toronto - has become the Big Smoke's trash can of choice Activist, celebrity and champion of Canadian songwriters, Judy Collins makes a rare London-region appearance tonight at the Grand Theatre at 8 p.m. Collins was a leader of the U.S. folk movement in the 1960s, ...

As one of the original performers Newport Folk Festivals of yore, Judy Collins came back with a voice that was still stunning, yet fragile.

Home : Features : News : Folk Festival 50 satisfies the young and old Folk Festival 50 satisfies the young and old 3-Aug-2009 Written by: Grant Hatchimonji The 50th Folk Festival was a huge success this weekend in Rhode Island, with over 9,000 in attendance.

Grand Theatre, London will host Judy Collins as part of hot August night series, playing on Thu, Aug 6, 2009.

Home : Features : News : Folk Festival 50 satisfies the young and old Folk Festival 50 satisfies the young and old 3-Aug-2009 Written by: Grant Hatchimonji The 50th Folk Festival was a huge success this weekend in Rhode Island, with over 9,000 in attendance.

Joan Baez, left, Judy Collins, center, and Mimi Farina are seen laughing backstage at the Newport Folk Festival in Newport, Rhode Island in this August 1984 file photo.

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