Old Town School of Folk Music Will Release Box Set of Live Recordings

By Samantha Abernethy in Arts & Entertainment on Nov 10, 2011 11:00PM

The Old Town School of Folk Music put together four volumes of live recordings from the school's more than 50 years of performances. Featuring 127 tracks, Live from the Old Town School will be available Dec. 13.

The volumes are broken down into "Family Music," "New Folk," "Traditional Folk," and "World Music," and they feature performances from Joan Baez, Steve Earle, Ella Jenkins, Pete Seeger, Jeff Tweedy and Andrew Bird. See more of the track listing on the Old Town School's website.

Life from the Old Town School will be available through iTunes, Amazon and CD Baby. Some of the tracks are already on Amazon -- including Jeff Tweedy's rendition of "Three is the Magic Number" with Jon Langford -- so you can start listening now.