Musae invites you to experience A Gift of Songs, a concert celebrating the living traditions of folk music from around the world.

The program draws from over a dozen cultures across the Americas, Europe, and beyond, including Cree, Welsh, Estonian, African American, Irish, Mexican, Malay, and Venezuelan music. Collectively these voices weave together beloved lullabies, songs of grief and spiritual wandering, and music of survival and defiance, alongside new compositions that do the quiet, necessary work of reclamation, gathering what remains of old traditions and breathing new life into them. Most of these songs do not share a language, a culture, or a homeland. But they share something deeper: the tenderness and mystery of birth, the universality of grief, the courage and community required to survive, and the human instinct to reach for beauty in life’s hardest and most sacred moments.

Full concert program available here.

For an interactive experience, visit the premiere on our YouTube channel during the broadcast to chat with singers and other audience members.

Unable to join us live? The concert video will still be accessible on this page even after the watch party ends. Love the concert? Consider making a donation to support our organization. Help us grow our audience by sending this to your friends and family!

We are thrilled to be able to share our music with a wider audience this season. Big thanks to Zach Miley Productions for collaborating with us to provide this concert video for our audiences.

Musae Watch Party: A Gift of Songs

Tuesday, May 26, 2026 online