With an eye toward cultivating diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging, The Ark is deeply committed to innovative programming. We provide a safe and welcoming atmosphere for ALL people to listen to, learn about, perform and share music.
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American/Alt-Country | Bluegrass/Newgrass | Blues | Celtic | Celtic/British Isles | Chamber Folk | Classic Folk | Comedy | Contemporary Songwriters & Groups | Country/Rockabilly | Family | Genre-Defying | Gospel | Hip-Hop | Humor | Jam Bands | Jazz | Klezmer | Latin | Legends | Local/Regional | Musical Theatre | Progressive Singer-Songwriter | Rock/Pop | Roots | Soul/R&B | Spoken Word | Topical/Political | Traditional Dance | Traditional/Old-Time | Virtuoso | Western | Women’s Music | Workshops and Seminars | World | Zydeco/Cajun
Kittel & Co.
Matt Andersen
The Shootouts
The Whiskey Charmers
Jill Sobule
The Okee Dokee Brothers
Hot Club of Cowtown
Louisiana Calling with The Sonny Landreth Band and The Iguanas
With over 300 nights of live music offered each year you are sure to find your music and your community at The Ark.
“It’s a folk singer’s job to comfort disturbed people and to disturb comfortable people.” – Woody Guthrie
“Folk music is not an acoustic guitar – that’s not where the heart of it is. I use the word ‘folk’ in reference to punk music and rap music. It’s an attitude, it’s an awareness of one’s heritage, and it’s a community. It’s subcorporate music that gives voice to different communities and their struggle against authority.” – Ani DiFranco
“People seem ready for a more in-depth idea of folk music, culture and history.” – Rhiannon Giddens
“There are two types of folk music: quiet folk music and loud folk music. I play both.” – Dave Alvin