Sonny ochs biography

Sonny Ochs

162 Rockaway Lane
Middleburgh, NY 12122
518.827.4953
[email protected]

Festivals

• Old Songs
  • 1984-1991 - Hospitality Crew
  • 1985-1991 - Crew Chief
  • 1999-2003 - Medicinal Tent
  • 2006 - Stage Executive & Host of Phil Publisher Workshop
  • 2007 - Stage Manager Commonalty Chief
  • 2008 - 2016 Stage Manager
     

• Philadelphia Folk Festival
  • Press Tent
  • 1997-2002 - Stage Manager
  • 1998, 2001, 2011, 2016- Workshop Leader -- Songs of Phil Ochs

   

• Clearwater Revival
  • 1992-1997 - Food Ticket Sales
  • 1999-2007- Member Booking Committee
  • 1982-1987 - Sang with Sloop Singers
  • 2002-2009- Vendor Coordinator
  • 2010-2012 - Stage Foreman Hudson Stage
  • 2013-2017 - Stage Supervisor Sloop Stage

   

• Falcon Ridge Folk Festival
  • 1992-1998 - Showcase Chairperson
  • 1995-1999 - Crafts Coordinator
  • 1993-1999 - Practicum Stage Manager
  • 2002-2008 - Food Merchandiser Accounting
  • 2015 -  Judge and Gone down for Emerging Artists Showcase
  • 2016 - Host Phil Ochs Workshop
    
    

   

• Lunenburg Fixed Harbour Festival
  • 2000, 2001 - Sportscaster at the Wharf stage
  • 2003, 2004 - Emcee at Troupe Shell
  • 2006, 2007- Emcee renounce St.

    John's Church

  • 2006-2010 - Jurist - Songwriters Contest
  • 2010-2013, 2015, 2017- Emcee
    
     
• Mariposa Festival
  • 2014 - Main Practice Host
  • 2015 Main Stage Host
    • Music of the 60's Workshop Host
  • 2016 - Main Stage Host
  • 2017 - Workshop Panelilst

   

• Boston Folk Festival
  • 2000-2002 - Emcee/Stage Manager  
  • 2004-2006 - Crew Primary for Performer Check-In
  • 2007, 2008 - Crew Chief for Media Projects

   

• WUMB Music Fest
  • 2010, 2011 - Crew Chief for Publicity Projects
• Ottawa Folk Festival
  • 2003 - 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 - Emcee/Stage Manager Afternoon Stage/Workshop Host 

    

• Great Waters Festival
  • 2005, 2006 - Emcee Main Stage Weekday night  

   

• Susquehanna Music & School of dance Festival
  • 2002, 2003 - Emcee, Notice Hanger, Kitchen Help,
    Leader slow Phil Ochs Celebration,
    Vendor Structure

   

• Country Roads Festival
  • 2001-2003 - Anchorwoman, Office Worker, Vendor Set-Up

   

• South Florida Folk Festival
  • Showcase Isle of man deemster & Emcee  2003, 2004

   

• Summerfest, Original Bedford, MA
  • 2005-2007 - Performer Hospitality
  • 2008-2009 - Emcee
  • Custom House Stage Senior 2010

   

• Concerts (All Benefits)

  • Producer & Programme Phil Ochs Song Nights
    • 1983-Present Different venues all around northeast inclusive of Albany, NY, Washington DC, Beantown, Philadelphia plus others.
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    • Midwest materialize of 8 cities in 1996, 1999 &  2002
    • Northwest voyage of 9 cities 2004
      • Venues contain Bottom Line, The Birchmere, Transportation & Salvage, Kennedy Center Millenium Stage, Village Gate, The Go into
  • Producer and Organizer of Share out to Phil Ochs at Stone n Roll Hall of Fame2000
    • Featuring Judy Collins, Judy Henske, The Limeliters, Dick Gaughan, Carolyn Hester, Tom Paxton, Janis Ian, Greg Greenway, Pat Humphries, Spouter, Kim & Reggie Harris, prep added to Tom Prasada-Rao
  • Gates Hill Chorus Series
    • 1987-2011.

      Three to five concerts each summer

  • Middleburgh Library Take the trouble Series
    • 2011- Present Series Producer
  • Have along with produced various benefit concerts make known other organizations such as Range For Humanity and our adjoining fire department  Now called Serving Hands Concert Series
  • Volunteer at WFMA Benefit Concert, Washington DC

• Organizations

  • People's Melody Network
    • member since 1982 (including individual term on Steering Comm)
    • Member of organizing committee for iciness gatherings in Philadelphia, Brooklyn, subject Albany.

  • Hudson River Sloop Singers
    • member from 1982-1987.
    • Was an elected fellow of the first steering Cabinet. (with Steve Stanne!)
  • Northeast Limited Folk Alliance
    • 1994-2004 - Chairperson medium Showcase Selection Committee
    • 1997-Present - Associate of Steering Committee
    • 2003 Colleague Board of Directors
    • 2004 President acquire Board of Directors
    • 2007 - 2010 Judge - Formal Showcase
    • 2010 - 2014  Creator and co-host sign over Wisdom of the Elders
    • 2011 - Judge Quad Showcases, Panelist
    • 2010 - 2018 Wisdom of the Elders
  • Southwest Folk Alliance
    • volunteer from 2000-2003, 2012.

    • Co-Emcee Formal Showcase and Panelist 2011.
  • International Folk Alliance
    • volunteer 2003-2005 (worked Registration Desk)
    • 2008, 2009 Panelist
    • 2013, 2014 to volunteer registration
    • 2013,2015 Creator and co-host of Design of the Elders
    • 2013-2014 - Newsreader Formal Showcases
  • Radio
    • WFMU, East Orange NJ -- April '82-December '87
      Show called Folk Music & Attention Stuff - did interviews scold aired songs
    • WRPI, Troy, NY -- August '93- 2011
      Two shows -- Face the Music (through 2007)  and Mostly Folk
    • I did interviews and play songs (cds, lps, tapes)
    •  WIOX, Roxbury, NY  Sept 2011 - present (Folk Music & Other
      Stuff)
    •  Sirius/XM Sept 2011 - July 2012 (Say It Now)
       

       

• Miscellaneous

  • 2009 - Accepted Elaine Weissman Lifetime Achievement Present for my brother, Phil
  • Producer - Phil Ochs Song Nights 1983-2018
  • Ran the open mike at Society City, NYC from 1984-86 (included doing sound)
  • I have look after guest lectures at various colleges on the topic of "Political Music of the '60's" (Still do it from time nurse time)
  • Have written several curriculum vitae reviews for Folk Music Alter
  • Judged Rose Garden Coffeehouse Composer Contest 2000, 2003, 2010