FAI Folk Radio Charts – January 2025
Nashville-based husband-and-wife duo The Twangtown Paramours had the most-played album (The Wind Will Change Again) and 10 of the month’s most-played songs on folk radio during January 2025, while revered, Georgia-based folksinger-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist John McCutcheon had the most-played song (“Field of Stars”) and edged them out as the month’s most-played artist. So say charts compiled by Folk Alliance International based on radio playlists submitted to FOLKDJ-L, an electronic discussion group for DJs and others interested in folk-based music on the radio.
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Sierra Ferrell Wins Four Grammy Awards
Sierra Ferrell was a big winner at the 37th annual Grammy Awards, taking home awards in all four categories in which she was nominated. The Nashville, Tennessee-based and small-town West Virginia-born singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist was honored for Best Americana Album (Trail of Flowers), Best American Roots Performance (“Lighthouse”), Best American Roots Song (“American Dreaming,” a co-write with Melody Walker), and Best Americana Performance (“American Dreaming”) during the February 2 premiere ceremony at Los Angeles, California’s Crypto.com Arena that preceded the evening telecast on CBS.
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South Florida Folk & Acoustic Music Festival Set for Jan. 31-Feb. 2
The annual South Florida Folk & Acoustic Music Festival returns to Davie, Florida's Bergeron Rodeo Grounds, Friday-Sunday, January 31-February 2, 2025. Presented by the nonprofit South Florida Folk & Acoustic Music Club, the festival will feature performances by more than 40 artists/acts, a singer-songwriter competition, and a wide array of jam sessions and workshops. All festival activities will take place under cover. Discounted tickets are available online until 6 p.m. on January 26.
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Songwriter Serenade Contest Opens for Entries
Applications are being accepted through March 29 in the 18th annual Songwriter Serenade contest. From among all entries received, 15 songwriters will be invited to showcase their original songs and compete for prize money at the St. John Church Outdoor Pavilion in Schulenburg, Texas on Saturday, May 3, 2025.
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Entries Sought in 2025 Kerrville New Folk Competition
Entries are now being accepted in the 2025 Grassy Hill Kerrville New Folk Competition for Emerging Songwriters, to be held on Saturday and Sunday, May 24 and 25, 2025, during the first weekend of the annual Kerrville Folk Festival in the Texas Hill Country near Austin and San Antonio. The entry deadline is March 7, while 24 finalists will be named in mid-April.
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FAI Folk Radio Charts – December 2024
Caleb Klauder and Reeb Willms were the most-played artists and had the top album (Gold in Your Pocket) on folk radio during December 2024, while the late Tom Prasada-Rao had the month’s most-played song (“Christmas in the Ashram”). So say charts compiled by Folk Alliance International based on radio playlists submitted to FOLKDJ-L, an electronic discussion group for DJs and others interested in folk-based music on the radio.
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Peter Yarrow of Peter, Paul and Mary, 1938 -2025
Peter Yarrow -- the singer-songwriter and social activist best known as part of the seminal folk harmony trio Peter Paul & Mary -- died at his home in New York City on January 7, 2025 following a four year-bout with bladder cancer. He was 86.
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FAI Folk Radio Charts – November 2024
Willie Nelson was the most-played artist and had the top album (Last leaf on the Tree) on folk radio during November 2024, while the album’s title track tied with Joe Crookston’s “Oh Mercy, Where Are You Now? “ as the month’s most-played song. So say charts compiled by Folk Alliance International based on radio playlists submitted to FOLKDJ-L, an electronic discussion group for DJs and others interested in folk-based music on the radio.
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Showcase Artists Sought for Singer-Songwriter Cape May Conference
Some 130 acts -- ranging from solo artists to full bands -- will be selected to showcase at various venues over two nights when the Singer-Songwriter Cape May music business conference resumes after a five-year hiatus. Set for Friday-Saturday, March 28-29, 2025 in the historic Victorian-lined New Jersey seaside resort community, the conference had previously taken place annually from 2008-2019.
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Highlights of 23rd Annual Americana Honors & Awards Air on PBS Television Stations
Performances by some of Americana music’s biggest stars-- including Duane Betts, Blind Boys of Alabama, Fantastic Negrito, Sierra Ferrell, Emmylou Harris with Rodney Crowell, Sarah Jarosz, Noah Kahan, Larkin Poe, Jobi Riccio, Shelby Lynne, Waxahatchee with MJ Lederman, and Dwight Yoakam -- captured live during the 23rd annual Americana Honors & Awards show in September will air as an episode of Austin City Limits on PBS television stations throughout the U.S. beginning on Saturday, November 23.
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FAI Folk Radio Charts – October 2024
Nashville-based contemporary folk and Americana singer-songwriter Amy Speace’s The American Dream was the top album, while its title track was the most-played song and she was the second most-played artist on folk radio during October 2024. Kris Kristofferson, a singer-songwriter and pioneer of the 1970s outlaw country movement, who died on Sept. 28, was the month’s top artist. So say charts compiled by Folk Alliance International based on radio playlists submitted to FOLKDJ-L, an electronic discussion group for DJs and others interested in folk-based music on the radio.
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Acoustic Music Community Gathering Set for Nov. 9 on Long Island
AcousticMusicScene.com, Folk Music Society of Huntington and Our Times Coffeehouse co-present an Acoustic Music Community Gathering on Saturday, November 9, 2024 at the Ethical Humanist Society of Long Island, 38 Old Country Road, Garden City, New York. The afternoon will feature song circles, an open mic, breakout sessions, and lots of networking opportunities for artists, presenters, agents & managers, and others actively engaged in the Americana, folk, roots, and singer-songwriter communities from throughout the NY tri-state area.
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