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Q & A with Singer-Songwriter Antje Duvekot

Post published:August 5, 2009
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Featured

Antje Duvekot is a talented German-born and Boston area-based folk-pop singer-songwriter whose latest album, The Near Demise of the High Wire Dancer, produced by Richard Shindell, has been drawing critical acclaim and considerable airplay on folk radio. New York-based singer-songwriter Sharon Goldman interviewed Antje recently for her new Songwriting Scene blog. Her interview is re-posted here with permission. [To read Sharon's Q & A with Antje Duvekot, click on the headline.]

Two New One-Day Festivals Slated for This Month in Massachusetts; 16th Annual Essex Music Festival Goes Riverside; Boston Folk Festival is Back for September

Post published:August 5, 2009
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Festival Focus News - Northeast U.S.

Despite the tough economy, two new one-day music festivals are slated for this month in Massachusetts, while the previously cancelled Boston Folk Festival is back on again for September. And the Essex Music Festival, now in its 16th year, moves to a new downtown location, along the Essex River, on August 29. [To read the entire article, click on the headline.]

Roots Music Report Folk Radio Chart, 07-30-09

Post published:August 4, 2009
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Acoustic Radio Waves

Roots Music Report compiles weekly radio airplay charts for various roots-related genres. These are based on spin totals reported by music directors and DJs from more than 400 terrestrial and Internet radio stations. The latest Folk chart is posted here with permission. [To view the latest Folk radio airplay chart, click on the headline.]

Finalists Named in Avalonfest ’09 Performing Songwriter Competition

Post published:August 3, 2009
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Awards & Contests Festival Focus

Four songwriters have been named as finalists in the Avalonfest ’09 Performing Songwriter Competition. Rhobb Elliott of North Carolina, Robyn Kay of New York, David Kleiner of Pennsylvania, and Steve Warner of West Virginia will strut their stuff on the festival’s Mountain Stage on Friday afternoon, August 7.

Sandy Paton, Folksinger and Founder of Folk-Legacy, 1928-2009

Post published:July 30, 2009
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:News - Northeast U.S.News - U.S. National

Sandy Paton, a traditional folksinger, folklorist and co-founder of Folk-Legacy, has died at the age of 80. Paton, who launched the independent label based in Sharon, Connecticut with his wife Caroline and the late Lee Haggerty in 1961, passed away on July 26.

The Scoop on Songwriting Contests

Post published:July 27, 2009
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Awards & Contests

Sharon Goldman has mixed feelings when it comes to songwriting contests. The New York-based singer-songwriter, who recently launched a blog for songwriters called Songwriting Scene, shares her thoughts with AcousticMusicScene.com readers.

Roots Music Report Folk Radio Chart, 07-17-09

Post published:July 18, 2009
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Acoustic Radio Waves

Roots Music Report compiles weekly radio airplay charts for various roots-related genres. These are based on spin totals reported by music directors and DJs from more than 400 terrestrial and Internet radio stations. The latest Folk chart is posted here with permission. [To view the latest Roots Music Report Folk radio airplay chart, click on the headline.]

AcousticMusicScene.com Hosts Late-Night Song Swaps at Falcon Ridge, Afternoon Showcases at Huntington Folk Festival

Post published:July 12, 2009
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Festival Focus News - Northeast U.S.

AcousticMusicScene.com will host late-night song swaps during the Falcon Ridge Folk Festival, July 23-26, and artist showcases at the Huntington Folk Festival, August 1. [To read the entire article, click on the headline.]

Irish Music Festivals On Tap

Post published:July 12, 2009
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Celtic Corner Festival Focus

Sounds from the Emerald Isle – including bagpipes, bodhrans, button boxes, fiddles and more -- abound this summer, with a number of Irish music festivals taking place across the U.S. Here’s a glimpse at a few, with web links for a dozen more. [To view the entire article, click on the headline.]

Great Lakes, New York Songwriters Circle Contests Open for Entries

Post published:July 11, 2009
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Awards & Contests

Submissions are currently being accepted in both the Great Lakes Songwriting Contest and the New York Songwriters Circle 2009 Songwriters Contest. [To read the entire article, click on the headline.]

Roots Music Report Folk Radio Chart, 07-10-09

Post published:July 10, 2009
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Acoustic Radio Waves

Roots Music Report compiles weekly radio airplay charts for various roots-related genres. These are based on spin totals reported by music directors and DJs from more than 400 terrestrial and Internet radio stations. The latest Folk chart is posted here with permission. [To view the latest Folk radio airplay chart, click on the headline.]

Co-Host of WFUV’s ‘Ceol na nGael’ is a Rose

Post published:July 5, 2009
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Acoustic Radio Waves Celtic Corner

Ashling Colton, a recent Fordham University graduate, who co-hosts Ceol na nGael (“music of the Irish”) on WFUV 90.7 FM in New York, will represent New York in the Rose of Tralee International Festival, in Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland late next month. [To read the entire article, click on the headline.]