Noah Kahan Tees Up Second ‘Folk and Fairways’ Charity Show and Golf Tournament

Noah Kahan will grab his acoustic guitar and putter for his second “Folk and Fairways” charity event, taking place Sept. 14 and 15 at Spruce Peak in Stowe, Vermont. 

The two-day event will feature a golf tournament and a solo acoustic performance from the musician and recent Rolling Stone cover star. All proceeds from Folk and Fairways will benefit Kahan’s organization, the Busyhead Project, which promotes mental-health awareness and provides resources to local communities. 

A limited number of general-admission and VIP tickets for Folk and Fairways will be made available through a public lottery. Registration is open now on the Folk and Fairways website, and closes Aug. 14 at 11:59 p.m. ET. Fans who win the chance to get tickets will be alerted starting Aug. 17 at 3 p.m. ET. 

Kahan started the Busyhead Project in 2023, naming it after his 2019 debut album, Busyhead (the musician’s fans are also called “Busyheads”). Kahan has been open about his own struggles with mental-health issues, both in his music and in interviews; he’s also made sure to provide mental-healthcare services to his touring band and crew, and hopes to do the same for the people across his home state of Vermont. 

“Sometimes I would write music and I’m like, ‘Am I just glorifying this? Am I just dangling this care of therapy over people’s heads without actually helping make a difference in that space at all?’” Kahan recently told Rolling Stone. “I hope people don’t think that I have this solved, just because I raise money and sing about mental health. I see these people out there, and they’re like, ‘I finally quit drinking,’ or, ‘I finally confronted my parents.’ And I feel genuinely jealous of these people. Because I can’t do it for myself.”

Kahan released his most recent album, The Great Divide, in April. He’s already spent a good chunk of the year touring in support of the record, with additional gigs across North America scheduled through August. Shows in Australia, New Zealand, the U.K., and Europe will follow this fall.