Congratulations to the winners of our 2009 Songwriting Contest, who were chosen on Saturday night, September 12th!!. More info here.

Dar Williams (left); Jeff Black (center); and Jill Sobule (right) will be some of the nearly two dozen performers at the 2009 Boston Folk Festival

The Boston Folk Festival returns -- for the weekend of September 12 & 13, again to be held at the UMass Boston campus. The 2009 Festival will have a Saturday night songwriting contest, and an all day Sunday event with multiple stages. This year's all-indoor Festival will be a more intimate event than we've ever had before.

 The line-up is in place. You can find the list of performers here. The schedule is also now available and can be found here as a PDF.

 The Songwriting Contest Finalists have been selected!!. From nearly 350 entries, ten finalists in the adult and youth categories have been chosen and you can see them on Saturday night, Sept 12th beginning at 6pm. You can find the list of 2009 Songwriting Contest Finalists here. Judges Cindy Bullens and Jeff Black to also perform. Tickets for WUMB Members only $15!

 Drive, or take the MBTA to the Festival Getting to the Boston Folk Festival couldn't be easier. By car, the UMass Boston Campus is only a mile off Interstate 93. It's Exit 14 (from the South) or Exit 15 (from the North). By MBTA, take the Red Line to the JFK/UMass Boston stop and take the free shuttle bus to the campus and the special bus stop for the Festival. For directions to the UMass Boston campus and the Boston Folk Festival click here.

Enjoy one of our two auditoriums (Lipke on left), or our Coffeehouse Stage (on right) The Coffeehouse Stage is produced in partnership with BAHCA - the Boston Area Coffeehouse Association