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Spuytten Duyvil will headline the festival (Photo: Jake Jacobson)

AcousticMusicScene.com Hosts Showcases at a Folk Festival on Long Island, July 20

Post published:July 13, 2013
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Featured Festival Focus

The eighth annual Huntington Folk Festival is slated for Saturday, July 20, 2013. The free event will extend from 12 noon into the late evening at Heckscher Park, Main Street (Route 25A) and Prime Avenue, in Huntington, New York. Americana-roots ensemble Spuyten Duyvil headlines the festival in the evening, while AcousticMusicScene.com and Acoustic Live! in New York City and Beyond host unplugged showcases and song swaps during the afternoon featuring artists from several states. [To read the full article and see the day's schedule, click on the headline.]

Roots Music Report Folk and Roots Country Radio Charts, 07-12-13

Post published:July 13, 2013
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Acoustic Radio Waves

Canadian singer-songwriter Ruth Moody's These Wilder Things continues to top the Roots Music Report folk radio airplay chart this week, while Steve Earle & The Dukes (& Duchesses)' The Low Highway retains the #1 position on the roots country/ Americana chart. Both charts are posted, with permission, on AcousticMusicScene.com. [To view the current Folk and Roots country Top 50 albums charts, click on the headline.]

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

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

Ring Them Bells, the debut release by The Copper Ponies (Annie Donahue and Erik Balkey), was the most-played album on folk radio during June 2013 and also features three of the four most-played songs, 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 The Copper Ponies' debut were new albums by the Celtic band Burning Bridget Cleary and singer-songwriter Buddy Mondlock. {To view the Top Albums and Songs charts, click on the headline.]

Roots Music Report Folk and Roots Country Radio Charts, 07-05-13

Post published:July 5, 2013
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Acoustic Radio Waves

Canadian singer-songwriter Ruth Moody's These Wilder Things moves up to the #1 position on the Roots Music Report folk radio airplay chart this week, while Steve Earle & The Dukes (& Duchesses)' The Low Highway continues to top the roots country/Americana chart. Both charts are posted, with permission, on AcousticMusicScene.com. [To view the current Folk and Roots country Top 50 albums charts, click on the headline.]

24 Acts Selected for 2013 Falcon Ridge/Grassy Hill Emerging Artists Showcase

Post published:July 2, 2013
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Festival Focus News - Northeast U.S.

Twenty-four artists/bands have been selected from among hundreds of applicants to perform in the Emerging Artists Showcase during the Falcon Ridge Folk Festival on Friday afternoon, August 2, 2013, from noon to 4:30 p.m. [To read the full article -- including a list of the Emerging Artists Showcase performers and a preview of the festival -- click on the headline.]

The Kennedys (Photo: Jeremy Lebled)

Folk Music Fills the Streets of New Bedford, July 6-7, 2013

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

The New Bedford Folk Festival, formerly known as the Greater New Bedford Summerfest, is one of the Northeast’s most pleasant, refined and enjoyable music festivals. Slated for July 6-7, 2013 in New Bedford, Massachusetts, the festival takes over the cobble stoned streets of this historic New England port city –which is part of the New Bedford Whaling National Historic Park. [To read the full article, click on the headline.]

Roots Music Report Folk and Roots Country Radio Charts, 06-28-13

Post published:June 28, 2013
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Acoustic Radio Waves

Grammy Award-winning Americana singer-songwriter Patty Griffin's American Kid continues to top the Roots Music Report folk radio airplay chart this week. Steve Earle & The Dukes (& Duchesses)' The Low Highway returns to the #1 spot on the Americana-roots country chart. [To view the current Folk and Roots Country Top 50 albums charts, click on the headline.]

SWRFA Extends Showcase Application Deadline

Post published:June 27, 2013
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Conferences of Note

July 15 is the deadline for artists to submit applications for official showcases during the 14th Annual Southwest Regional Folk Alliance (SWRFA) Conference, which takes place at the Holiday Inn Midtown in Austin, Texas, Sept. 26-29, 2013. A series of 15-minute official showcase slots are slated for Friday and Saturday nights between 7:30 and 10 p.m. [To read the full article, click on the headline.]

Roots Music Report Folk and Roots Country Radio Charts, 06-21-13

Post published:June 23, 2013
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Acoustic Radio Waves

American Kid, the eighth studio release by Grammy Award-winning Americana singer-songwriter Patty Griffin, continues to top the Roots Music Report folk radio airplay chart . Runaway Freeway Blues, the third studio album by Knoxville, TN-based Americana band the Black Lillies retains the #1 position on the Roots Country/Americana chart. [To view the current Folk and Roots Country Top 50 albums charts, click on the headline.]

Roots Music Report Folk and Roots Country Radio Charts, 06-14-13

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

American Kid, the eighth studio release by Grammy Award-winning Americana singer-songwriter Patty Griffin, continues to top the Roots Music Report folk radio airplay chart this week. Runaway Freeway Blues, the third studio album by Knoxville, TN-based Americana band the Black Lillies moves up to the #1 position on the Roots Country/Americana chart. [To view the current Folk and Roots Country Top 50 albums charts, click on the headline.]

Formal Showcase Artists Chosen for 2013 NERFA Conference

Post published:June 12, 2013
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Conferences of Note News - Northeast U.S.

Fourteen artists/acts have been selected from among 200 applicants to perform in the juried Formal Showcase during the 19th Annual Northeast Regional Folk Alliance (NERFA) Conference at the Hudson Valley Resort in Kerhonkson, New York, Nov. 7-10, 2013. [To read the article, click on the headline.]

Roots Music Report Folk and Roots Country Radio Charts, 06-07-13

Post published:June 7, 2013
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Acoustic Radio Waves

Patty Griffin's American Kid continues to top the Roots Music Report Folk radio airplay chart this week, while Billy Bragg's new album Tooth & Nail moves into the #1 position on the Roots Country/Americana chart. [To view the current Folk and Roots Country Top 50 albums charts, click on the headline.]