Tom Paxton Headlines This Year's Huntington Folk Festival

Members of the community can enjoy a day solely dedicated to Folk music at the tenth annual Huntington Folk Festival this Sunday.

The free festival kicks off at noon and will continue until about 10:30 p.m. at Heckscher Park.

Festivalgoers can bring lawn chairs, blankets and food to enjoy a picnic on festival grounds. They can also walk into Huntington Village for a meal.

Former Long Island resident and folksinger-songwriter Tom Paxton headlines this year’s festival. Paxton is known for such songs as “The Last Thing On My Mind,” “Bottle of Wine,” “Whose Garden Was This” and “Ramblin’ Boy.”

Paxton, a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, plans to retire from the road this summer after more than a half-century as a touring artist.

Paxton hits the Chapin Rainbow Stage at 8:30 p.m.

No Fuss and Feathers Roadshow will open for Paxton. The group features nationally touring New York area-based singer-songwriters The YaYas (Jay Mafale and Catherine Miles), Carolann Solebello and Karyn Oliver.

AcousticMusicScene.com and FMSH will host unplugged showcases and song swaps on the lawn featuring artists from half a dozen states leading up to Paxton’s performance.

Check out the schedule:

AcousticMusicScene.com Tent

• Hosted by Michael Kornfeld
• 12:45 p.m.— Mark Newman and Naomi Margolin
• 1:00 p.m.— Scott Krokoff, Shawn Taylor, Robinson Treacher
• 1:30 p.m.— Generations: Mike & Aleksi Glick
• 1:45 p.m.— Greg Cornell & The Cornell Brothers
• 2:00 p.m.— Funny Folk: Mark Allen Berube, Lois Morton
• 2:30 p.m.— Josh Joffen, James O’Malley, Bob Westcott
• 3:00 p.m.— Mara Levine, The Levins, Elaine Romanelli
• 3:30 p.m.— Westchester Artists: Curtis & Carla, Judy Kass, Lisa Jane Lipkin
• 4:00 p.m.— Keystone Staters: Michael Braunfeld, Meghan Cary, Jay Hitt
• 4:30 p.m.— Karen Hudson, Stuart Kabak, Cecilia Kirtland
• 5:00 p.m.— Young Folk: Annika, Kirsten Maxwell
• 5:30 p.m.— Phil Henry, Kalinec & Kj

Folk Music Society of Huntington Tent

• Hosted by Lee Ann Rush and Gary Schoenberger
• 12:00 p.m.— Open Mic
• 1:00 p.m.— Acoustic Apple
• 1:15 p.m.— Andrea Cetlin
• 1:30 p.m.— Eli Maniscalco
• 1:45 p.m.— Scott Krokoff
• 2:00 p.m.— James O’Malley
• 2:15 p.m.— Mara Levine
• 2:30 p.m.— Jay Hitt
• 2:45 p.m.— Meghan Cary
• 3:00 p.m.— Michael Braunfeld
• 3:15 p.m.— Lois Morton
• 3:30 p.m.— Bob Westcott
• 3:45 p.m.— Larry Moser & Mary Nagin
• 4:00 p.m.— Kirsten Maxwell
• 4:15 p.m.— Phil Henry
• 4:30 p.m.— Josh Joffen
• 4:45 p.m.— Kalinec & Kj