SERFA Conference, a Musical ‘Family Reunion,’ Set for May 13-17 in North Carolina
Several days of contemporary and traditional folk music, networking, and learning opportunities await the nearly 200 people expected to converge on the Montreat Conference Center in Montreat, North Carolina, just off the Blue Ridge Parkway, near Asheville, May 13-17, 2015, for the eighth annual Southeast Regional Folk Alliance (SERFA) Conference. AcousticMusicScene.com will again host late-night song swaps.
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Concord Music Group Acquires Rounder Records
Rounder Records, a leading American roots music label that is currently celebrating its 40th anniversary, has been acquired by the Concord Music Group. The Massachusetts-based independent label has released more than 3,000 albums in such genres as bluegrass, Americana, Cajun & Zydeco, folk, singer-songwriter and children’s music.
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Billboard Magazine Honors Rounder Founder
Marian Leighton Levy, a co-founder of Rounder Records, is among the 30 women who made the “Power Players” list in Billboard’s Women in Music 2009. Leighton Levy ranks #11 in the list of top female executives in the music industry that appears in the trade publication’s October 10 issue. The names were culled from nominations submitted by readers and selected by a team of Billboard editors.
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