Folk You

Folk You The loosest, funnest & most existential singer-songwriter round-robin in Chicagoland! Dean started Folk You! in December 2001. Anything goes. Folk You!

Inspired by round-robin nights held regularly in Nashville, Los Angeles and New York, Flint native, San Francisco transplant and Chicago-based singer-songwriter Larry O. Weary of standard acoustic open mikes and showcases, Dean wanted something more intimate and at the same time, more varied. Held the third Friday of every month, Folk You! presents a quartet of performers taking the stage simultan

eously with naught but their guitars (sometimes pianos) and songs. Interaction is encouraged but there is no script; performers may play and let the songs speak for themselves, talk about how they came to write them, or wing at. Who performs at Folk You! ? Larry hosts and plays, joined most months by two others. The one through-line is the night must comprise all original material that can be played without accompaniment and stand upon its own. Obviously performers well-versed in folk-type solo acoustic situations are welcome, but Dean also encourages songwriters who tend to front electric combos to step out from their role as one of the band and let the songs be heard as they were written. is currently in its 21st (!) year and shows no signs of letting up. Stop by and check it out; or better still, become a regular. You never know what (or who) you might hear!

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Live at Folk You! at the Montrose Saloon, February 10, 2026. Video by David Sameshima.

Thomas Pace selfie with LOD and Snezana Zabic during Folk You! February 2026 at the Montrose Saloon!
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Thomas Pace selfie with LOD and Snezana Zabic during Folk You! February 2026 at the Montrose Saloon!

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