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The loosest, funnest & most existential singer-songwriter round robin in Chicagoland!
Inspired by round-robin nights held regularly in Nashville, Los Angeles and New York, Chicago-based singer-songwriter Larry O. Dean started Folk You! in December 2001. Weary of standard acoustic showcases, Dean wanted something more intimate and at the same time, more varied.
Held the third Friday of every month, Folk You! presents a quartet of performers taking the stage simultaneously with naught but their guitars and songs. Interaction is encouraged but there is no script; performers may play and let the songs speak for themselves, or talk about how they came to write them. Backing is also provided on occasion by violist, Derek Walvoord.
Who performs at Folk You! ? Larry hosts and plays, joined by three others. The one throughline is the night must comprise songs that can be played nakedly and stand up alone. Obviously performers well-versed in folk-type solo acoustic situations are welcome, but Dean also encourages songwriters who tend to front electric combos to step out from their role as one of the band and let the songs be heard as they were written.

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Member Since: 21/02/2006
Band Website: folkyou.org
Band Members: Larry O. Dean, host with the most; Derek Walvoord, rock viola. Plus three new guests each month.
Influences: A buncha singer-songwriters sittin' 'round squawking...
Sounds Like: A Foreign Town * Amaryah * Scott Angle * Phil Angotti * Robb Angus * Antje * Jeanne T. Arrigo * Candace Baker * Mark Balletto * Allison Bazarko * Stephen Becker * Geoff Beran * Valencia Bey * Jennifer Boeder * Josh Boisvert * Pete Bosack * Liz Bowater * Crystal Bowersox * Mark Brookstein * Brother Derek * Andrea Bunch * Ripley Caine * Darlyne Cane * Laura Caragher * Michael Carpenter * Starina Catchatoorian * Charlie Cheney * Eric Chial * Jeff Churchwell * John Cook * Rich Cozzola * Micki Croisant * James Curley * Lindsey Czechowicz * Jayme Dawicki * Steve Dawson * Wendy DeBias * Scott DeKatch * Peter Demuth * Ryan Duffy * Carey Farrell * Mike Felten * Adam Fitz * Christine Flores-Cozza * Scott Free * Steve Frisbie * Andrew Geonetta * Todd Gill * Laura Glyda * Dave Golden * Katie Day Good * Gwen Greer * Ryan Groff * Bucky Halker * Josh Harty * Kate Hathaway * Michael Heaton * Kurt Helmbacher * Jamie Holesha * Wes Hollywood * Bruce T. Holmes * John Hoskinson * Eva Hunter * John Huston * Jackson Daly * Evan Jacover * Mark Johnson * Samantha Twigg Johnson * Peter Joly * Erin Jordan * Rob Jordan * Julie Jurgens * Brigid Kaelin * Howie Kantoff * Matt Keating * Jeremy Keen * Allen Keller * John Kimler * Gavin Kirk * Gina Knapik * Christina Landers * Dana Lawrence * Tim Lee * Todd Leiter-Weintraub * Sam Lewis * Todd Lorenz * Sam Lowry * John Luckhaupt * Dave Lykins * Mike Mangione * Dayna Malow * Lupe Martinez * Claire Massey * Paul McComas * Cameron McGill * Scottish McMillan * Mark Meisinger * melaniejane * Tony Memmel * Rich Miller * Shelley Miller * Julie Moffitt * Dann Morr * Stephanie Morris * Kitty Mortland * Drew Nelson * Kate Newcomer * Clarissa Novales * Dan Olsen * Thomas Pace * Kat Parsons * John Peacock * David Pekerow * Brad Peterson * Derek Phillips * Jen Porter * Dylan Posa * Sarah Potenza * Patrick Potts * Dick Prall * The Prams * Mike Pritchard * Kory Quinn * Dylan Rice * Pam Richardson * Kevin Rieg * Rachel Ries * rivulets * Shannon Roberts * Phil Rockrohr * Shannon Rose * Ellen Rosner * Nancy Rost * R D Roth * Erick Rudiak * Angie Rush * Jennifer Ryan * Rebecca Ryan * Pete Sander * Luke Sayers * Second Hand Poets * Nathaniel Seer * Ethan Sellers * Amanda Sena * Holly Senchak * Burr Settles * Seventy Two Others * Sarai Shacklett * Mark Sheehy * Tristen Shields * Kristin Shout * Dan Slyman * Erich Specht * Adam Stahlberg * Robert Stewart * Stolie * Jere Stormer * Alan Jay Sufrin * Liska Swanstrom * Aerin Tedesco * Blake Thomas * Jeremiah Wallis * Linda Weseman * Anthony Whitaker * Emily White * Michele Whitlow * Cindy Woolf * Noah Zacharin * Tommi Zender * Melissa Rose Ziemer * & YOU!
Record Label: Many & few, big & small, major & indie

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Please note that due to a scheduling snafu August's Folk You! has been canceled.We'll be back in September -- stay tuned, and thanks!
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