it is a community of people sharing an interest in the preservation of traditional music and related arts. Listeners and musicians alike can find a comfortable place in volunteer activities, sharing music during a jam, or in a dish-to-pass supper before a concert.

Concerts are held in the 171 Cedar Arts Center's Drake House Studio Theater at 155 Cedar Street in Corning, New York (click here for directions).

All concerts begin at 7:30 unless otherwise specified.

Jams
Check the concert listings for the nights when we host a jam before or after the concert. Bring your instrument and come jam with us!

Jamming at the Carriage House

Behind the Scenes
Debra Chesman, Coordinator
607-962-4461

Dan Lapp, Treasurer

David Ralph, Historian

Jim Harper, Jim Harper Designs, graphics & Web designer

Marc Croteau, Thirsty Fish Graphic Design, mailings design help

Terry Kelleher, Sound--through a donation from Lucienne’s Fine Foods, makers of Gourmet Biscotti and Unique Chocolate confections.

Susan Seltzer, Hospitality

Become a volunteer!
Please consider volunteering to help during concerts or behind the scenes. Contact Debra Chesman: 607-962-4461,

Current volunteer opportunities include:

Feeding Your Favorite Folk

Show your favorite performers your appreciation (and get personal time with them!) by volunteering to provide them dinner before the performance.

Providing Baked Goods

Sign up to provide baked goods for the concerts. We appreciate them at intermission with our warm beverages.

Hosting

Volunteer to host your favorite performers overnight after the concert. If you have a bed or two in an under-utilized bedroom (perhaps it's now a home office with a spare bed or the room your kids used before they went to college?), and can provide a simple breakfast, please volunteer.

We occasionally get requests from musicians with allergies for homes without furry pets, so if that describes you, we would be especially pleased if you would consider volunteering your spare bedroom once or twice a year.

Thank you...
For most of our 20-plus year history, concerts have been made possible, in part, with public funds from the NYS Council of the Arts Decentralization Program, administered locally by The Arts Council of the Southern Fingerlakes. We also rely on donations from generous people. Valley Folk welcomes businesses to help Valley Folk financially in exchange for advertising.

Some of our favorite links...

Lucienne's Fine Foods on the Web and on Facebook

Jim Harper Designs on the Web and on Facebook

I Love NY on the Web and on Facebook