Zoe Mulford

When we were twelve, my friend Andrew and I did something really stupid. Over thirty years later, I was glad we'd done it.

I told the story at an open mic storytelling event organized by HEARD Storytelling in Manchester, and…

Singer-songwriters can be solitary beasts. We may write songs out of our own experience. We may pitch our melodies for our own voices and shape them around our own vocal sweet spots. We generally show up driving our own cars…

The Fox Valley Folk Music and Storytelling Festival is returning to its beautiful island in the Fox River in Geneva, IL - and so am I! After an extended period off the road, I am heading back out. Look for…

In May, the Manchester Jazz Festival partnered with Forsyth's music store to put 13 pianos in public places around the city centre. Sites included two train stations, several shopping malls, and a covered pedestrian walkway. They ran a competition for…

The Fox Valley Music & Storytelling Festival takes place just outside of Chicago, on Labor Day Weekend. If you've never been, imagine walking across a bridge to a city park on an island in the middle of the river. Tall…

I've wanted to work with the Vermont-based vocal quartet Windborne since I first heard them in 2018. I love their gorgeous vocal sound and the blend of respect, playfulness, and contemporary relevance they bring to traditional music. 

I particularly wanted…

Like every other performer I know, I am on hiatus from live performance for the foreseeable future. I am at home in the UK with my spouse. We are ok. 

Being off the road is giving me a chance to…

The chorus of "Life Is Too Short to Fold Underwear" runs just about 25 seconds - just right for hand-washing in the age of COVID-19.

I know this because of Rich Warren's Folkstage concert on WFMT. The show is…