WoodsTalk Music Blog

Welcome to the Bethel Woods Center Music and Music History Blog, the WoodsTalk Blog. Learn about artists and bands across genres from Blues to Jazz and in between.

Learn Music History Through The Eyes and Ears of Experts

Welcome to the WoodsTalk Blog, where you will learn something new from every article you read. Our writers include historians and curators from the 1960s Woodstock Museum on the Bethel Woods Center Grounds, as well as guest writers from across the music and entertainment industry. Also, we post K-12 history lessons from our Explore the ‘60s education series.

Choose from our blog posts below and enjoy expanding your knowledge of music and history.

 

speaker podium at Bethel Woods
Reposted with permission from Bob Lefsetz. Originally posted on April 11, 2016 on TheLefsetzLetter. Now it cuts like a knife But it feels so right They…
Introduction and conclusion by Megan Culbert. Story and research by Jim Shelley. Today, we honor Black History Month by remembering Jimmie Lee Jackson, a…
Reposted with permission from Cheyenne Corbine. Originally posted on February 8, 2016 on The Odyssey. When everything and everyone around me is changing…
Embed from Getty Images "For me, I utilize art as a space of healing and connection. Music is really a space ultimately for people who are trying to…
At Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, legacy is a multifaceted term. It defines our unique place in history, characterizes the Sixties, and influences our…
  E3: Engage. Experience. Explore. presents Story Pirates in the Event Gallery at Bethel Woods. Photo Credit: Mike BloomThis year was riddled with…
It’s hard to believe we will celebrate our 10th anniversary this year.  It all began on July 1, 2006 starting with 9 memorable performances and nearly 60,…
Bethel Woods Center for the Arts blog, WoodsTalk, is now open!   To say we are excited for the launch of this, would be an understatement. We believe that…