We are celebrating 5 years since becoming an official nonprofit!

We are celebrating 5 years since becoming an official nonprofit!

As you may know, Music to Life’s history spans a few decades. Prior to 2018, co-founders Liz Stookey Sunde and Noel Paul Stookey worked with a diverse network of artists and volunteers from the entertainment, business and nonprofit communities, producing songwriting contests, workshops, and themed productions, on the path to…
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Brave Troubadours: March 23, 2023

Brave Troubadours: March 23, 2023

How Artists Are Healing Our Country DATE: Thursday, March 23, 2023 TIME: 5pm PT / 6pm MT / 7pm CT / 8pm ET FEAT.  Carla Gover (KY, Appalachian), Aaron Marfizo (CO, Neo-Soul), Nicolás Valdez (TX, Texas Accordion), Stellar (VA, Transcendental Protest Folk), Shelley Segal (CA, Folk/Pop), Ruben (Beny) Esguerra (Canada,…
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The Greenwich Village Folk Festival Hosts Music to Life!

The Greenwich Village Folk Festival Hosts Music to Life!

DATE: Sunday, March 5, 2023 TIME: 4-7 pm PT / 5-7 pm MT / 6-9 pm CT / 7-10 pm ET EMCEES: Liz Stookey Sunde & Ron Olesko WATCH/ACCESS: Event will be LIVE streamed on Facebook, YouTube, the GVFF website and Folk Music Notebook. Help us spread the word by sharing this…
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Music to Life: Folk Alliance International Showcase

Music to Life: Folk Alliance International Showcase

DATE:  February 4th, 2023 TIME:  10:30pm-3:00am (CT) PLACE: Folk Alliance International Conference, Room 743 NOTE: Help us spread the word by sharing this URL or inviting friends via Facebook (HERE) Music to Life hosts its first HOPE RISES showcase at the Folk Alliance International (FAI) conference in Kansas City, Missouri.…
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Musician Changemaker Accelerator Academy: 2023 Artist Cohort

Musician Changemaker Accelerator Academy: 2023 Artist Cohort

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact Information: Shaniqua Rudd media@musictolife.org Musician Changemaker Accelerator Academy: 2023 Artist Cohort Social change incubator helping musicians make a transformational impact in their communities WILDER, VT, January 9, 2023—National nonprofit Music to Life has identified its 2023 Artist Cohort for the Music Changemaker Accelerator Academy (MCA),  set…
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HOPE RISES II IS NOW ON SALE!

Rewatch the LIVE, virtual celebration of Music to Life's second compilation album featuring the best grassroots social change musicians in the country. Hosted by Noel Paul Stookey (Peter, Paul & Mary) with special guests, HOPE RISES Review Panelists, Maya Jupiter and Simon Tam, and many of the album's featured artists!…
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Tulsa Musician Changemaker Accelerator Workshop

Tulsa Musician Changemaker Accelerator Workshop

DATE: Wednesday, November 2, 2022 TIME: 9-5 pm CT LOCATION: OKPOP, 422 North "Bob Wills" Main Street, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74103 Tulsa’s first Musician Changemaker Accelerator Workshop - a full-day incubator for Oklahoma-based musicians - launches on Wednesday, November 2nd at OKPOP in collaboration with local nonprofit Red Dirt Relief Fund and…
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Mellon Foundation Awards Music to Life $500K

Mellon Foundation Awards Music to Life $500K

*Map shows communities under immediate consideration for local Accelerator programs: Seattle, Tulsa, San Antonio, Boise, Saint Paul, Detroit, Hartford, Oakland, New York, New Orleans, and Brattleboro. (WILDER, Vt.) — Music to Life, a national nonprofit founded by Noel Paul Stookey of the folk trio Peter, Paul & Mary, has been…
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