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Top Albums & Songs of July 2015 (FOLKDJ-L)

Post published:August 4, 2015
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Acoustic Radio Waves

For a second consecutive month, Tomorrow’s Child, the new album by Jonathan Edwards – the singer-songwriter best-known for the 1971 hit single “Sunshine (Go Away Today)” – was the most-played album on folk radio during July 2015. The album also sports five of the month’s top songs, although the most-played songs were Dubl Handi’s “Cindy” and Katie Dahl’s “Crowns.” So say charts compiled from radio playlists submitted to FOLKDJ-L, an electronic discussion group for DJs and others interested in all folk-based music on the radio. [The monthly top albums and songs charts are posted on AcousticMusicScene.com, with permission. To view them, click on the headline.]

Pesky J. Nixon and friends (including Caitlin Canty) played the AcousticMusicScene.com tent in 2014 and will again this year. (Photo: Jake Jacobson/asharpereye.com)

AcousticMusicScene.com Hosts Late-Night Song Swaps at Falcon Ridge Folk Festival

Post published:July 24, 2015
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Featured Festival Focus News - Northeast U.S.

AcousticMusicScene.com will host a series of late-night song swaps during the Falcon Ridge Folk Festival, July 30-August 2, in partnership with Pirate Camp, which was informally launched by Stuart Kabak and the late Jack Hardy more than a decade ago to provide a warm and welcoming haven for sharing music, food and camaraderie. [To continue reading this preview of the Falcon Ridge Folk Festival and see the complete schedule for the AcousticMusicScene.com tent @ Pirate Camp, click on the headline.]

Theodore Bikel, 1924-2015

Post published:July 22, 2015
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Featured News - U.S. National

Acclaimed actor and folksinger Theodore Bikel, best known for his performance as Tevye in the Broadway hit Fiddler on the Roof, died at UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles, California on July 21, 2015. He was 91. [To continue reading this article, click on the headline.]

AcousticMusicScene.com Hosts Song Swaps at 10th Annual Huntington Folk Festival, July 26

Post published:July 19, 2015
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Featured Festival Focus

Tom Paxton headlines the 10th Annual Huntington Folk Festival on Sunday, July 26 at Heckscher Park, Main Street (Route 25A) and Prime Avenue, in Huntington, New York -- located on Long Island, about an hour from Manhattan. Extending from noon until l0:30 p.m., the free festival –- co-presented by the Folk Music Society of Huntington and the Huntington Arts Council –- is part of the 50th Annual Huntington Summer Arts Festival. To continue reading this article and see the complete schedule for the festival, click on the headline.

Official Showcase Artists Chosen for FAR-West Music Conference

Post published:July 18, 2015
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Conferences of Note

Thirteen acts have been selected to perform Official Showcases during the 2015 Folk Alliance Region-West (FAR-West) Conference in Oakland, California, Oct. 15-18. [To continue reading this article, click on the headline.]

Top Albums & Songs of June 2015 (FOLKDJ-L)

Post published:July 3, 2015
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Acoustic Radio Waves

Tomorrow’s Child, the new album by Jonathan Edwards -- the singer-songwriter best-known for the 1971 hit single “Sunshine” -- was the top album on folk radio in June, while Edwards’ “Down In The Woods” was the most-played song during the month. So say charts compiled from radio playlists submitted to FOLKDJ-L, an electronic discussion group for DJs and others interested in all folk-based music on the radio. [The monthly top albums and songs charts are posted on AcousticMusicScene.com, with permission. To view them, click on the headline.]

Emerging Artists Showcase Performers Chosen for Falcon Ridge Folk Festival

Post published:June 25, 2015
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Festival Focus News - Northeast U.S.

Twenty-four artists/duos or groups have been selected to perform in the Emerging Artists Showcase during the Falcon Ridge Folk Festival on Friday afternoon, July 31, from noon to 4:30 p.m. To continue reading this article and see the list of Emerging Artists Showcase performers, click on the headline.

Two Music Festivals in July Have Mass. Appeal

Post published:June 23, 2015
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Festival Focus News - Northeast U.S.

Two music festivals of note take place in Massachusetts in July: The New Bedford Folk Festival (July 4-5) along the cobblestoned streets of the old whaling port city, and the Green River Festival (July 10-12) featuring music, hot air balloons and more at the community college campus in Greenfield. To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

Caitlin Canty is 2015 Telluride Troubadour Winner

Post published:June 21, 2015
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Awards & Contests

Caitlin Canty, a Vermont-bred, New York City-based singer-songwriter with an Americana-rootsy rock style, won the 2015 Telluride Troubadour Competition. She then performed a short set on the main stage during the 42nd Annual Telluride Bluegrass Festival, a roots-oriented music festival set amid Colorado’s rugged San Juan Mountains, June 18-21. To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

It’s Music Festival Time in New York State

Post published:June 15, 2015
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Festival Focus News - Northeast U.S.

Music festivals abound in New York State in late June. Among those of note are Clearwater’s Great Hudson River Revival (June 20-21 in Croton-on-Hudson), Old Songs Festival (June 26-28 in Altamont), American Roots Music Festival at Caramoor (June 27 in Katonah) and Rockland-Bergen Music Festival (June 27-28 in Tappan). To continue reading this article, which also includes information about the Huntington and Falcon Ridge Folk Festivals that take place later in the summer, click on the headline.

Remembering Jean Ritchie, 1922-2015

Post published:June 8, 2015
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Featured News - U.S. National

Jean Ritchie, the Kentucky-born folksinger, songwriter and song collector who helped to popularize hundreds of traditional Appalachian ballads and spur the so-called folk revival of the mid-20th century in the U.S., died June 1, 2015 at her home in Berea, KY. Ritchie, 92, was surrounded by members of her family, who sang at her bedside during her last hours. [To continue reading this article, click on the headline.]

Entries Sought in Mid-Atlantic Song Contest

Post published:June 5, 2015
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Awards & Contests

Entries are now being accepted in the 32nd annual Mid-Atlantic Song Contest (MASC) produced by the Songwriters’ Association of Washington. The submission deadline is Sept. 15, 2015, while the early-bird deadline is July 15. [To continue reading this article, click on the headline.]