Susan Werner

The second PATCHOGUE FOLK FESTIVAL featuring JUDY COLLINS, SUSAN WERNER and JOHN GORKA live on the Main Stage at 7:00 PM and Caroline Doctorow, Johnnie Lee Jordan, Claudia Jacobs, James O'Malley, Hank Stone, Nina Et Cetera, Jay Scott, Johnny Cuomo, and Miles To Dayton in a free special edition of Live in the Lobby at 12 noon.

Judy Collins has thrilled audiences worldwide for over 40 years with her unique blend of interpretative folksongs and contemporary themes and she continues to create music of hope and healing that lights up the world and speaks to the heart. She is well known for her renditions of Joni Mitchell's "Both Sides Now" and "Send in the Clowns," by Stephen Sondheim in addition to her own compositions such as her recent release "Wings of Angels," the heartbreaking ballad that she wrote about the loss of her son.

Susan Werner has cultivated a reputation as a daring and innovative songwriter with a killer live show. She boldly endeavors to weave old with new to create altogether new genres of music when existing ones do not suit her muse, and she regularly keeps audiences guessing and laughing simultaneously. Most of her work infuses traditional music styles and methods with her unmistakable contemporary worldview, constantly challenging listeners to experience music from a fresh and unexpected perspective.

John Gorka is honored to be a part of the folk tradition — energetic acoustic music that is not a trend, not a fad, but an expression of everyday life. His rich baritone voice and unique songcraft weave together in a way that can only be described as “Gorka.”

Spend the day in Patchogue! Join us at noon for a free a special edition of LIVE IN THE LOBBY, our monthly concert series featuring Long Island performers in a wide variety of musical genres. Caroline Doctorow returns to the Lobby as the featured performer for this special free concert. Caroline has released six recordings on Narrow Lane Records including her latest, Another Country. Her father is renowned author E.L. Doctorow and both her parents played folk music as a hobby when she was a child. Caroline quickly became enamored of the folk stars that she met through her parents, such as Pete Seeger, Judy Collins, Joan Baez and Mimi Fariña. Caroline will be joined by Johnnie Lee Jordan, Claudia Jacobs, James O'Mally, Hank Stone, Nina Romano, Jay Scott and a number of other Long Island singer-songwriters in an intimate concert in the lobby.