

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: The History of Folk Music (2-Part Series) at Reading Public Library Main
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 21 Feb, 2026 at 01:00 pm – Sat, 21 Feb, 2026 at 02:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Join us for an unforgettable afternoon of enchanting melodies
and engaging history!

Part 1 will cover the years from roughly 1840 to 1940, and will
include: field songs, dance songs, freedom songs, railroad songs,
protest songs, union songs, Dustbowl songs, etc. Audience
participation will be encouraged - singing, percussion, insights,
dialogue, and more!

Part 2 starts with Woody Guthrie, and includes commentary
about and songs by Pete Seeger, Leadbelly, Malvina Reynolds,
Bob Dylan, Phil Ochs, Richie Havens, Bruce Springsteen, Joan
Baez, Kris Kristofferson, John Prine, Steve Earle, and others.
Audience participation is encouraged.

Doug Morris (Ph.D., Penn State) teaches in the world of critical
pedagogy at West Chester University, is a former jazz guitarist, is
a singer, composer, and performer of "people's songs," and has
written about Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger, Bruce Springsteen,
and others in the tradition of "people's music."
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/reading/the-history-of-folk-music-2-part-series-at-reading-public-library-main/200029347737127
- **Event Categories**: music, entertainment, performances
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 11

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: http://facebook.com/200029347737127?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=reading-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Reading
- **state**: PA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 100 S 5th St, Reading, PA, United States, Pennsylvania 19602
- **lat**: 40.33371
- **long**: -75.92828
- **full address**: 100 S 5th St, Reading, PA, United States, Pennsylvania 19602

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Reading Public Library (https://allevents.in/org/reading-public-library/12406987)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sat, 21 Feb, 2026 at 01:00 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 100 S 5th St, Reading, PA, United States, Pennsylvania 19602
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Reading Public Library
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** music, entertainment, performances
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about The History of Folk Music (2-Part Series) at Reading Public Library Main ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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