Give to Lincoln Day – 2024

Give to Lincoln Day 2024 was held again this May, culminating on May 30th. Generous donors contributed over $1,600 to support folk music in Lincoln. LAFTA would like to thank all of you who donated this year and in past years! 

Lincoln Association for the Traditional Arts (LAFTA) is a non-profit organization that promotes and presents folk and traditional music and dance in Lincoln, Nebraska. LAFTA presents the finest touring and local folk and acoustic musicians in an annual Main Stage concert series and provides support for monthly Contra Dances.

LAFTA Main Stage concerts and Contra Dances are presented at the 7th Street Loft, located on the third floor at 504 South 7th Street in the Lincoln Haymarket District.


Next LAFTA Concert

Cindy Kallet & Grey Larsen

Saturday, April 12th, 2025 at 7:30 PM | 7th Street Loft

Cindy Kallet and Grey Larsen, each well-known for decades of music-making, come together to present contemporary and traditional songs and tunes. Cindy is a superb singer, guitarist, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. Grey is one of America’s finest players of the Irish flute and tin whistle, as well as an accomplished singer and concertina, fiddle, piano and harmonium player. As composers each contributes to the unique tapestry of contemporary folk and world music in America today. Together they weave their music with vibrant colors and subtle textures. Their repertoire includes Cindy’s sparkling originals, traditional Irish music, Scandinavian-style fiddle duets, old-time fiddle and guitar tunes from southern Indiana, and new music that Cindy and Grey are inventing together.

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