The Fast Folk Musical Magazine, formed in New York in 1982 as a songwriter/performer cooperative, was an outlet for singer/ songwriters to release their first recordings. Alumni who recorded first for Fast Folk include Grammy Award-winners Lyle Lovett, Suzanne Vega, Julie Gold, Tracy Chapman and Shawn Colvin, as well as John Gorka, Suzy Bogus, Richard Shindell, Lucy Kaplansky of Cry Cry Cry and hundreds of others here and abroad. The collection includes the master recording tapes, magazines and paper records of the organization.

A few recordings from Fast Folk Records. Click here for more.

Fast Folk Musical Magazine (Vol. 5, No. 3) Live at the Bottom Line 1989

Various Artists

FFFF503 (1990)

Fast Folk Musical Magazine (Vol. 1, No. 3)

Various Artists

FFFF103 (1990)

Fast Folk Musical Magazine (Vol. 3, No. 9) Songs of Tradition

Various Artists

FFFF309 (1986)

Fast Folk Musical Magazine (Vol. 3, No. 5) Boston Two

Various Artists

FFFF305 (1986)

Fast Folk Musical Magazine (Vol. 2, No. 7) Cafe Lena - 25th Anniversary Concert

Various Artists

FFFF207 (1985)