Folk music will abound in Pennsylvania’s Pocono Mountains over Memorial Day weekend. There will be plenty of opportunities to sing, play, listen, learn, relax and enjoy the company of other folks as both The Folk Music Society of New York, Inc. (a.k.a. New York Pinewoods Folk Music Club) and the Philadelphia Folksong Society hold their music-filled annual spring weekends.

The New York Pinewoods Folk Music Club’s Spring Music Weekend is set for May 22-25 at the Kislak Adult Center in Lake Como, Pennsylvania. Concerts, music and dance workshops and classes, dancing, crafts, formal late-night jamming and singing, and lots of time to socialize, swim in a heated outdoor pool, soak in the Jacuzzi or hike are in store for weekenders.

Among the artists slated to perform and lead workshops are John Kirk (a multi-instrumentalist, singer, composer, dancer and dance caller); Trish Miller (an Appalachian clogging performer and instructor, who also plays several instruments and teaches banjo), Danny Spooner (a British-born traditional folksinger and concertina player, who has called Australia home for the past 30 years); and Val Mindel (a teacher, singer and instrumentalist, who leads harmony workshops and has been a member of two old-time bands).

More information about, and registration forms for, the Spring Music Weekend can be found online at www.folkmusicny.org.

Song, dance, crafts and more are also in store for folks who attend the Philadelphia Folksong Society’s Spring Thing, May 22-24, at Camp Canadensis in Canadensis, Pennsylvania. More than 70 crafts, instrumental and other workshops are on tap, ranging from Candle Making for Tots to Songs of the Underground Railroad. Attendees also can participate in workshops singing gospel songs, feminist songs, peace songs, labor songs, traditional Irish songs, 60s folk, and the songs of Phil Ochs with his sister Sonny. There will be campfires, folk dancing of all sorts all-day long, instrument making, and a whole lot of harmonizing, picking and jamming going on, as well as athletic activities, swimming and boating on Lake Lenape.

Now in its 34th year, the Spring Thing emphasizes participation and also encourages folks to enjoy each other’s company. Accommodations are dormitory style, with 10-20 to a cabin, and all meals will be provided throughout the weekend.

For more information and to buy your tickets for Spring Thing online, visit www.pfs.org. While on the web site, you also can check the line-up for the annual Philadelphia Folk Festival in August.