REMEMBERING AN ICON: From left: Reggie Harris, Greg Greenway, Pat Wictor, and Louise Mosrie are the performers at the Princeton Folk Music Society’s Phil Ochs Song Night on November 21. (Photo by Greg Greenway)

The Princeton Folk Music Society presents Phil Ochs Song Night on Friday, November 21 at 8 p.m. The concert will be held at Christ Congregation Church, 50 Walnut Lane.

Ochs was at the core of the early 1960s Greenwich Village folk music movement, and was known for his civil rights and protest songs such as “I Ain’t Marching Anymore.” He died in 1976.

Starting in 1983, many of Ochs’ compatriots (including Suzanne Vega, Melanie, Tom Paxton, Christine Lavin, and Dave Van Ronk) came together to remember and honor him at Phil Ochs Song Nights in various Greenwich Village venues. Initially the concert was limited to songs written by Phil himself, but performers now include some of their own songs as well, to keep the program fresh, up-to-date, and vibrant. Phil Ochs Song Night has grown into a more than annual tradition, embracing various musicians and venues.

Reggie Harris, Greg Greenway, Pat Wictor, and Louise Mosrie star in the Princeton Folk Music Society’s Phil Ochs Song Night.

A vocalist, arranger, and guitarist, Harris performed for the Princeton Folk Music Society in February 2024. Greenway’s music blends the passion of Richie Havens, the lyrical guitar of James Taylor, and the rhythmic and political influences of Peter Gabriel. Wictor is a slide guitarist known for fresh interpretations of traditional and contemporary songs. Classically-trained singer Mosrie writes Americana-folk songs and tells the stories behind them.

Tickets are $40 ($35 members) Visit princetonfolk.org.