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Entries Sought in 2014 South Florida Folk Festival Singer-Songwriter Competition

Post published:September 23, 2013
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Awards & Contests Festival Focus

Singer-songwriters from throughout the U.S. are invited to enter the 2014 South Florida Folk Festival’s singer-songwriter competition. The submission deadline is Nov. 10. A preliminary selection committee from the local folk community will choose 12 finalists, each of whom will perform two songs live during the South Florida Folk Festival at Hugh Birch State Park in Fort Lauderdale on Saturday afternoon, Jan. 18. [To continue reading the article, click on the headline.]

Roots Music Report Folk and Roots Country Radio Charts, 09-20-13

Post published:September 22, 2013
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Acoustic Radio Waves

American Kid, the eighth studio release by singer-songwriter Patty Griffin, returned to the #1 position on the Roots Music Report folk radio airplay chart last week. Blind, Crippled and Crazy , the first duo release by singer-songwriters Delbert McClinton and Glen Clark in 40 years, continues to top the Americana/roots country chart. [To view the Folk and Americana-Roots Country Top 50 albums charts, which are posted with permission on AcousticMusicScene.com, click on the headline.]

2013 Americana Music Awards Presented

Post published:September 21, 2013
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Awards & Contests News - U.S. National

Emmylou Harris and Rodney Crowell were named Duo/Group of the Year, while their 2013 release, Old Yellow Moon, was named Album of the Year , during the annual Americana Music Honors & Awards on Sept. 18 at the Historic Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee. [To read the article in its entirety, click on the headline.]

Celtic Classic Returns to Bethlehem, PA, Sept. 27-29, 2013

Post published:September 19, 2013
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Celtic Corner Festival Focus News - Northeast U.S.

The 2013 Celtic Classic highland games & festival is set for September 27-29 in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Presented by the nonprofit Celtic Cultural Alliance and now in its 26th year, the free annual event is a celebration of the Irish, Scottish and Welsh cultures and heritage and will feature several stages of continuous entertainment. [To continue reading a short preview of the Celtic Classic, click on the headline.]

Roots Music Report Folk and Roots Country Radio Charts, 09-13-13

Post published:September 14, 2013
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Acoustic Radio Waves

Canadian singer-songwriter Ruth Moody's These Wilder Things (Red House) tops this week's Roots Music Report folk radio chart. Blind, Crippled and Crazy (New West), the first duo release by singer-songwriters Delbert McClinton and Glen Clark in 40 years, rises to #1 on the Americana/roots country chart. [To view both Top 50 albums charts, which are posted with permission on AcousticMusicScene.com, click on the headline.]

Roots Music Report Folk and Roots Country Radio Charts, 09-06-13

Post published:September 8, 2013
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Acoustic Radio Waves

American Kid, the eighth studio release by singer-songwriter Patty Griffin, returned to the #1 position on the Roots Music Report folk radio airplay chart last week, while Still Fighting the War by singer-songwriter Slaid Cleaves continued to top the Americana-roots country chart. [To view the Folk and Americana-Roots Country Top 50 albums charts, which are posted with permission on AcousticMusicScene.com, click on the headline.]

Top Albums and Songs of August 2013 (FOLKDJ-L)

Post published:September 3, 2013
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Acoustic Radio Waves Bluegrass & Beyond

Alice Gerrard's Bittersweet, the first recording of all original songs by one of the pioneering women in bluegrass and old-time music, was the most-played album on folk radio during August 2013, according to charts compiled by Richard Gillmann from radio playlists submitted to FOLKDJ-L, an electronic discussion group for DJs and others interested in all folk-based music on the radio. Closely following it were the debut album by The Barn Birds (the singer-songwriter duo of Jonathan Byrd and Chris Kokesh)and Si Kahn's Bristol Bay, which was July's most-played album. [The Top Albums and Songs charts are posted with permission on AcousticMusicScene.com. To view them, click on the headline.]

2013 Connecticut Folk Festival & Green Expo Set for Sept. 7

Post published:September 1, 2013
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Festival Focus News - Northeast U.S.

The eighth annual Connecticut Folk Festival and Green Expo, a free, day-long event, is set for Saturday, Sept. 7, in New Haven’s Edgerton Park. It will feature performances by singer-songwriter Darrell Scott and folk harmony trios Brother Sun and The Stray Birds, among others. [To read the full article, click on the headline.]

Regional Finalists Named in 2013 Mountain Stage NewSong Contest

Post published:August 31, 2013
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Awards & Contests

Regional finalists have been named in the 2013 Mountain Stage NewSong Contest. Ten regional finalists were selected from each of the six regions, and judges will select one winner from each, who will then advance to the live performance competition finals on Saturday, October 19 at New York's Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts. [To read the full article and see the list of regional finalists, click on the headline.]

Roots Music Report Folk and Roots Country Radio Charts, 08-30-13

Post published:August 30, 2013
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Acoustic Radio Waves

Burning Bridget Cleary, a high-energy Celtic band from Pennsylvania, tops this week's Roots Music Report folk radio airplay chart with its latest release, Pressed for Time. Maine-raised and Texas-based singer-songwriter Slaid Cleaves' Still Fighting the War returns to the #1 position on the Americana-roots country chart. [To view both charts, which are posted with permission on AcousticMusicScene.com, click on the headline.]

SWRFA Conference, Sept. 26-29, in Austin, TX

Post published:August 28, 2013
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Conferences of Note

The Southwest Regional Folk Alliance (SWRFA) hosts its annual conference at the Holiday Inn Midtown in Austin, Texas, Sept. 26-29, 2013. Attendees – primarily performing artists, presenters, managers, agents and others engaged more than peripherally in the world of folk and acoustic music – will enjoy open mics, showcases and shared meals; be enlightened during daytime seminars, panel discussions and one-on-one mentoring sessions; and have an opportunity to forge new relationships, renew existing ones, and help build folk community. [To read the full article, click on the headline]

Roots Music Report Folk and Roots Country Radio Charts, 08-23-13

Post published:August 24, 2013
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Acoustic Radio Waves

American Kid , the eighth studio release by singer-songwriter Patty Griffin, continues to top the Roots Music Report folk radio chart this week. Blind, Crippled and Crazy, the first duo release by singer-songwriters Delbert McClinton and Glen Clark in 40 years, rises to #1 on the Americana/roots country chart. Both albums are on the New West label. [To view both Top 50 albums charts, which are posted with permission on AcousticMusicScene.com, click on the headline.]