Rae Anne Donlin
March 13
With her husband, Bob, she ran the renowned Harvard Square coffeehouse Passim for 25 years, nurturing a crucial haven for folk music during its worst commercial years. During the Donlin era, Passim was the most important folk venue in the Northeast and quite possibly the nation. Three decades of acoustic stars publicly credit the Donlins with helping launch their careers. She was 68.
Archive 3/15/07 Donlin nurtured folk music with Passim coffeehouse
March 13
With her husband, Bob, she ran the renowned Harvard Square coffeehouse Passim for 25 years, nurturing a crucial haven for folk music during its worst commercial years. During the Donlin era, Passim was the most important folk venue in the Northeast and quite possibly the nation. Three decades of acoustic stars publicly credit the Donlins with helping launch their careers. She was 68.
(Janet Knott/Globe Staff)