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The Old Town School of Folk Music Tunes in to Digital Times

The school has been a Chicago institution since it opened in 1957.

Aired 05/04/2020 | Rating NR

Chicago Tonight

The Old Town School of Folk Music Tunes in to Digital Times

Clip: 5/4/2020 | 3m 42sVideo has Closed Captions

The school has been a Chicago institution since it opened in 1957.

The Old Town School of Folk Music has grown beyond acoustic guitars and banjos to teach everything from African dance to music for toddlers. Recently, it went from teaching zero classes online to 100% of its classes online. We stopped by to see how it’s adjusting.

Aired 05/04/2020 | Rating NR

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