Ellen has released a newly remastered archival single, a cover of the Pete Seeger classic “Old Devil Time” recorded at home in the early 1990s. She's also posted a trio of never-before-released photographs of Seeger she captured when he visited Minneapolis for a concert. Links to both follow.

Today is Bandcamp Friday, when the platform drops its fees and gives 100% of download revenue to the artists. A great time to check out Ellen's brand-new re-release of her classic 1956 folk album "Ballads of Careless Love"! ellenstekert.bandcamp.com/album/ballad...

On her website, Ellen offers her thoughts on the making of her historic 1956 album "Ballads of Careless Love", and her days as part of the folk-music movement at Cornell University in the 1950s. ellenstekert.com/2026/04/23/b...

For the first time in 70 years, Ellen’s legendary folk album Ballads of Careless Love can be heard digitally. Before this, the only way you could listen to these amazing tracks was to find an original copy of the 10” vinyl record. ellenstekert.bandcamp.com/album/ballad...

Newly available! Prints of Ellen's rare, behind-the-scenes photographs from the 1964 Newport Folk Festival can be purchased at: ellenstekert.darkroom.com/collections/.... The collection includes candid shots of Bob Dylan, Doc Watson, Mississippi John Hurt, and many more!

Today is Bandcamp Friday, when the site waives its revenue share and passes the funds directly to artists. It's a great day to check out Ellen's music, including the newly released "Go Round Songs, Vol. 2"! ellenstekert.bandcamp.com/album/go-aro...

The new album is finally here! Folk legend Ellen Stekert unveils rare recordings in “Go Around Songs, Vol. 2”, including lost Woody Guthrie song and other unpublished compositions from the folk revival. Check it out at ellenstekert.com.

Ellen’s new single, “Golden Apples Of The Sun,” is a deeply personal and historically resonant recording that looks ahead to her upcoming album, Go Around Songs Vol. 2. Listen and read more about it here: ellenstekert.com/2025/12/27/e...

Ellen and producer Ross Wylde were interviewed this week on Minnesota Public Radio’s "Minnesota Now", talking about using new tech to bring old songs back to life. Listen at ellenstekert.com/2025/12/18/m...

Cornell University's alumni magazine just published a lovely article about Ellen's days there in the 1950s, where she helped found the Cornell Folk Song Society and spent her free time in the NYC folk scene. Please give it a read! ellenstekert.com/2025/12/09/a...

Ellen and producer Ross Wylde were interviewed on Friday by Scenic Route, a show broadcast on WTIP community radio in Grand Marais, Minnesota, on the north shore of Lake Superior. Head over to her website to listen! ellenstekert.com/2025/12/06/e...

Ellen's new single, "Puttin' on the Style," revisits a 1960s-recorded version of this classic from her 1955 debut album "Ozark Mountain Folk Songs." Give it a listen on her website! ellenstekert.com/2025/12/04/e...

With that photo of Pope Leo dressed as a Blues Brother circulating, I think people have forgotten that POPE LEO first saw the Blues Brother movie IN MINNESOTA

Just in time for Halloween, it's a new song from Ellen: The haunting murder ballad "Frankie Silver. Head to her website and give it a listen! ellenstekert.com/2025/10/27/e...

Folk singer and folklorist Ellen Stekert's new single, “I’ll Give You Any Mountain,” is a song with roots deep in the 1960s folk revival. Written by her friend Tracy Powers more than 60 years ago but never released, the piece is finally being shared with the world. ellenstekert.com/2025/10/14/e...

Ellen's latest new release is "Shugo," a playful nonsense song she learned from retired lumberjack Fuzzy Barhight in 1956. (If you know Ellen's discography: Yes, it's the same Fuzzy whose songs she sang on her 1958 Folkways disc "Songs of a New York Lumberjack." ellenstekert.com/2025/08/29/e...

Played some great recent releases yesterday—listen back to the episode here if you missed it! julianacyoung.com/archive/8-14...

Ellen's interview with Paul Metsa can now be heard on our blog here ellenstekert.com/2025/07/26/t..., or at the AM 950 website here: www.am950radio.com/wall-of-powe... Please give it a listen!

Ellen talks with musician and writer Paul Metsa today on his radio shows! Her interview will broadcast on "Stars on the Prairie" 10am to noon in Duluth at 610AM- 103.9FM or stream worldwide at www.kdal610.com. (1/2)

Some very cool music news: We have discovered what we think is the earliest known home recording of blues and gospel legend Reverend Gary Davis in Ellen Stekert’s personal archives, made in 1951 when he was still a street performer in New York. ellenstekert.com/2025/07/18/e...

A very nice writeup from the Australian Broadcasting Corporation on Ellen's new album, and our whole ongoing archival project! Thank you, ABC! www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07...

We’re pleased to share this delightful profile of Ellen and our recent archival-music project, “Ellen Stekert: The New Old Sound,” written by Terri Sutton for the University of Minnesota’s College of Liberal Arts website! cla.umn.edu/english/news...

Ellen's latest single is a slice of LGBTQ+ history just in time for Pride Month. Have a listen to her beautiful cover of "Four Strong Winds": ellenstekert.com/2025/06/26/w...

Barking Dog is on #ckuw in one hour! Catch a lovely new archival release from @ellenstekert.bsky.social early on in the show, and check out the very kind shoutout she and her team gave us on their website! 🔗: ellenstekert.com/2025/06/19/b...

Andrew Ford, who recently interviewed Ellen for Australian radio’s The Music Show, wrote a terrific article for Inside Story about “Scarborough Fair” (of Paul Simon fame), discussing many versions of the song, including the one sung by Ellen on "Go Round Songs". ellenstekert.com/2025/06/26/o...

April + May Link Roundup is out! Learn more about some of the tracks and artists we played over the last 2 months:

Ellen and producer Ross Wylde talk with ABC Radio National's "The Music Show" about her life and career, and Ellen's new archival albums. It's a full hour of conversation with lots of music. Thank you to the folks at the Music Show! www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

Ellen's interview with ABC Radio National's "The Music Show" will broadcast this Saturday evening in the U.S. (and Sunday morning in Australia, where the show originates). The audio will be available at this link when the broadcast happens: www.abc.net.au/listen/progr... Please tune in!

Ellen's interview with Australian public radio's Arts in 30 program will broadcast this Sunday at 10am Sydney time—that's Saturday evening for those of us in the U.S. We'll post a link when it's available. Please tune in!

Ellen’s latest single is one of great historical interest: “High Floods & Low Waters”, a long-lost Woody Guthrie song that has remained unheard and undocumented for more than six decades! To hear it, please visit Ellen's website: ellenstekert.com/2025/05/10/e....

Nice news from down under: Arts in 30, the weekly arts news program of Australia’s ABC Radio National, chose Ellen’s “Tomorrow Is A Long Time” as their track of the week! Ellen also recorded an interview that should broadcast later this month—we’ll keep you posted. www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

Ellen was featured today in Lauren Boisvert’s American Songwriter roundup of “incredible female folk singers who were often overlooked” from the 1960s Greenwich Village era! The article also discusses Connie Converse and Karen Dalton, a fine trio of musicians. americansongwriter.com/women-who-we...

Ellen's album is out! "Go Around Songs, Vol. 1" is available now at all your favorite streaming sites. Check out Ellen's website at ellenstekert.com/2025/03/25/f... for all the details.

Folk Legend Ellen Stekert will release “Go Around Songs, Vol. 1”, her first album since 1958, on March 28! Watch this space for more. Friday is only a few days away! We'll have more info about where to stream and buy the music. Read more on Ellen's website: ellenstekert.com/2025/03/25/f...

Today is #bandcampfriday, when Bandcamp waives its revenue share and passes the funds directly to artists and labels. A good day to support all your favorite indie artists, including Ellen! ellenstekert.bandcamp.com

The cavalcade of new music releases from Ellen's archives continues! "Live at Walker Art Center (1975)" features two lovely ballads recorded in concert at the Minneapolis museum. Have a listen at this link: ellenstekert.com/2025/03/04/m...

Ellen's third archival single is out now! "Tomorrow is a Long Time" is a beautiful rendition of Bob Dylan’s classic song recorded at Wayne State University in 1968. ellenstekert.com/2025/02/15/e...

Ellen is interviewed by the fine folks at Racket! To highlight a bit of news: Besides the two singles we've released so far, an entire album of Ellen's songs is due for release later this year. It'll be called "Go 'Round Songs." racketmn.com/a-veteran-of...

And don't forget Ellen's other new song, released two weeks ago, "Went To the Sea": ellenstekert.com/music-perfor...

More new music—well, never-before-heard, newly remastered music—from Ellen Stekert. Go to her website at ellenstekert.com to hear "Free Goodwill" and read Ellen's history of the song, one of the earliest known folksongs about a same-sex relationship. ellenstekert.com/2025/02/04/m...