The 8th Step

Founded 1967 along Albany’s Washington Park, The Eighth Step marks  its 47th season in 2014-15, its eighth in residence at Proctors.

For almost five decades “The Step” has brought to Upstate New York, Western Massachusetts, the Hudson Valley and lower Vermont -- and often way beyond -- a steady stream of incredible acoustic music: folk, blues, jazz, bluegrass, Celtic & world music, theater and dance. Its four-decade performer roster comprises a folk “Who’s Who” that includes Pete Seeger, Richie Havens, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Tom Paxton, banjo wizard Tony Trischka, Odetta, Ani DiFranco, Arlo Guthrie, David Grier, Bucky & JOhn Pizzarelli, Holly Near, Dave Van Ronk, Gordon Bok, Ronnie Gilbert, Tom Rush, Patty Larkin and Scottish fiddler Johnny Cunningham.