Join Matthew Sabatella for “All-Time Greatest Hits of American Folk Music,” a completely unofficial countdown of the most beloved American folk songs of all time. You’ll learn the fascinating stories behind songs you’ve probably known most of your life. Music from colonial times through the folk music revival of the 1950s and 60s will be included. These are songs that have been handed down, generation after generation. We have the privilege of singing them today and the responsibility of passing them on to future generations.
With vocals, guitar, banjo, fiddle, mandolin, and bass fiddle, Matthew Sabatella and the Rambling String Band connect people with music that is woven into the fabric of the United States. Carrying on the tradition of old-time, pre-bluegrass string bands and songsters, they raise the roof with traditional folk songs, fiddle tunes, old-time country, bluegrass, Appalachian music, ragtime, blues, spirituals, railroad and cowboy songs, work songs, sea shanties, reels, breakdowns, ballads, and more.
Raised on a variety of rock and pop music forms from the second half of the twentieth century, the band members followed the influences of their musical heroes back in time to unearth a treasure trove of American roots music. They perform and record these songs with respect for their essence and place in history while imbuing them with a vitality and intensity that betrays their rock and roll upbringing.
They are always a favorite at festivals, concert halls, corporate events, listening rooms, cultural/performing arts centers, private parties, house concerts, nightclubs, coffeehouses, and online events. Classic American songs bring people together, transcending age and ethnicity.