Sing along to ’60s favorites and enjoy contemporary, original works by a rotating lineup of New York City folk musicians inspired not only by the ’60s Greenwich Village folk scene, but also lesser-known genres of the period.
The weekend lineup is curated by The Jalopy Theatre and School of Music, a multi-disciplinary arts organization dedicated to presenting and preserving evolving folk, traditional, and roots-based music and art from New York City, the Americas, and around the world. Through live performances, education, and community engagement, Jalopy supports artists, fosters multigenerational connection, and provides access to our shared musical heritage. Jalopy operates its own in-house record label, Jalopy Records, releasing multiple recordings each year by contemporary artists alongside historic archival works.
On Fridays, sing along to familiar tunes by The Creswell Club, and on select Wednesdays visit the NYBG Farmers Market for live music while enjoying lunch.
About the Performers
Max Newland
with Karl Zerfas
August 22 & 23
Max is a singer, bass player, and guitar player from Brooklyn specializing in Americana from folk to rock to country. As an instrumentalist he’s toured the country and been a musical director, session player, and record producer. With 20 years of experience as a sideman he has shared the stage with many great up and coming artists.
Marley Hale
with Spencer Hoefer & Ian Kenselaar
August 29 & 30
With a beguiling voice that would feel right at home on classic country radio, Marley Hale delivers a captivating country/folk sound rooted in the refined yet adventurous musicality she’s cultivated almost her entire life. As revealed on her debut EP, By My Own Ways, to be released July 26, 2024, the Brooklyn-based singer/songwriter matches her timeless sensibilities and graceful musicianship with a one-of-a-kind narrative voice, endlessly merging raw truth with mesmerizing storytelling.
Sean Walsh
with Samoa Wilson
September 5, 6, & 7
Vocalist Samoa Wilson and guitarist/vocalist Sean Walsh deliver an intimate performance of country and folk music. Wilson has captivated audiences with a voice The New York Times calls “sweet, effortless, old-timey.” Raised in the riverbed of traditional North American folk music, she came up in the Boston scene, under the wing of jug band and folk legend Jim Kweskin. Her two duos, the Four O’Clock Flowers and Fatboy Wilson & Old Viejo Bones, have become staples of the thriving New York City folk community. Born in New Jersey, Sean Walsh began his musical journey amongst the New Brunswick all-ages house show punk scene and soon married that with a growing love of classic Americana. Soon, he relocated to Brooklyn and founded the band National Reserve.
Miles Brenton
with Charlie Bumham
September 12 & 13
Originally from Southern Illinois, Miles Brenton continues to add to his eclectic sonic palette in New York City. Miles feels at home performing Western Classical music, sacred Jewish music, gospel, and folk musics of the world—all of which inspire him, both as a performer and a songwriter. With a warm baritone voice, he tells a story, and creates a unique shared experience with each audience.
Bart Budwig
with Dean Shakked & Matt Mitchell
September 19 & 20
Bart Budwig is a son of Idaho, a cosmic country crooner, a rousing trumpet player, and cryin’-style soul singer. His music is made up of seemingly incongruous parts; thrum & strum country rhythms, jazz guitar melodies, R&B vocals. When Bart sings, he draws out words into meditative mantras, whole note neologisms that keep you hanging on until his raspy voice trails off in a ragged edge. His most recent album, Another Burn On The AstroTurf (Fluff and Gravy Records) was recorded over five days by a seven-piece band inside the OK Theater.
Matt Mitchell
with Jeremy James Meyer
September 26 & 27
Centered around the old-soul, observational storytelling of Matt Mitchell, who lives full time out of an imported Japanese bus, MMMC brings Mitchell’s tunes to life in solo, acoustic duo/trio, and full on, electrified band configurations. Mitchell’s songs are equal parts clever, quick-witted, and heartbreakingly confessional, (oftentimes all at once) translating well both in attentive listening rooms and rowdy rock halls. If ‘The Band’ took a road trip to Laurel Canyon and pulled their tour bus over to pick up John Prine hitching his way down the pacific coastline, their rolling jam sessions might sound a little like Matt Mitchell Music Co.
Kyle Morgan
with Tamar Korn
October 3 & 4
Kyle Morgan and Tamar Korn sing a style of close harmony as tight-knit as it is freewheeling. Their repertoire draws on country classics such as The Carter Family and Patsy Cline, more modern folk from Leonard Cohen and The Staple Singers, and the original songs of Kyle himself. As expressed by Tamar, “We share an idiomatic palate of country harmonies and such, but we’re always open to musical surprises which arise out of presence, resonance, and the connection to our audience.”
Ali Dineen
with Feral Foster
October 10 & 12
Ali Dineen is a songwriter and composer from Queens, NY. Known for her deeply introspective and emotionally driven songs, Ali’s music transcends pop trends, prioritizing authenticity and vulnerability; she is guided by a heart she has practiced listening to, and in doing so, invites others to do the same. Ali has performed at the Museum of Art and Design, the Caramoor American Roots Music Festival, the American Folk Art Museum, and the Brooklyn Folk Festival, among other wonderful venues.
Cesar Moreno
with Maddie Cody
October 11
Born and raised in The Bronx, New York. With over 10 years of professional musical experience, Cesar Moreno fell in love with bluegrass the moment he stepped into the deep and rich community that exists in New York City. He has played in bluegrass festivals from Vermont to California and across the ocean in Portugal and France. His music mixes a healthy dose of bluegrass standards as well as covers of tunes across all genres featuring bluegrass instrumentation. He tours regularly with his traditional bluegrass band, “The Bushwick Mountain Boys.”
Nathan Xander
with Karl Zerfas
October 17 & 18
Nathan Xander writes songs that are steeped in the quiet, restrained tension of what Greil Marcus called the “Old, Weird America.” The New York-based songwriter has spent the last decade refining his craft across stages of all sizes, from dive bars to folk festivals, sharing bills with Justin Townes Earle, Tyler Childers, Lydia Loveless, Tommy Stinson, Robbie Fulks, and Howe Gelb of Giant Sand. Xander sorts through love, loss, and evolving identity as he stands on the threshold of a new era in his own career.
The Creswell Club
June 26; August 28; September 4, 11, 18, 25; October 2, 9, & 16
Led by bassist Dan Martin, The Creswell Club is a constellation of musicians who specialize in music that makes life better. Enjoy performances led by a duet of vocals and instrumentals.
Location In and around the Haupt Conservatory