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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.]

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

Post published:June 4, 2013
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Acoustic Radio Waves

David Francey, one of Canada's most revered singer-songwriters, had both the most-played album (So Say We All) and song ("Rain") on folk radio during May 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. The Boxcar Lilies, a western Massachusetts-based Americana harmony trio, had both the #2 album (Sugar Shack) and song ("Lightnin'"). To view the Top Albums and Songs charts, click on the headline.

Roots Music Report Folk and Roots Country Radio Charts, 05-31-13

Post published:May 31, 2013
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Acoustic Radio Waves

Singer-songwriter Patty Griffin's American Kid and Steve Earle & The Dukes (& Duchesses)' The Low Highway, both New West releases, have continued to top the Roots Music Report Folk and Roots Country/Americana radio airplay charts for the past several weeks. Moving up several notches to the #2 position on each of the charts are Ruth Moody's These Wilder Things and Billy Bragg's Tooth & Nail, respectively. [To view the current Folk and Roots Country Top 50 albums charts, click on the headline.]

NERFA Hosts Two One-Day Mini-Conferences

Post published:May 11, 2013
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Conferences of Note News - Northeast U.S.

The Northeast Regional Folk Alliance (NERFA) is partnering with the Rhode Island Songwriters Association (RISA) and Focus Music -- which presents and supports folk and acoustic music in the Washington, D.C. area -- to present one-day mini-conferences on June 1 and 9, respectively, in Kingston, Rhode Island and Rockville, Maryland. [To read the full article, including information on workshops and artist showcases, click on the headline.]

Roots Music Report Folk and Roots Country Radio Charts, 05-10-13

Post published:May 10, 2013
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Acoustic Radio Waves

Singer-songwriter Patty Griffin's American Kid tops the the Roots Music Report folk radio chart for a second week, while Steve Earle & the Dukes (& Duchesses)' The Low Highway, also a New West release, retains the #1 spot on the roots country chart. [To view the current folk and roots country radio charts, click on the headline.]

People’s Music Network Hosts Summer Gathering, June 7-9

Post published:May 7, 2013
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Conferences of Note News - Northeast U.S.

Immigration is the theme of the annual Summer Gathering of the People's Music Network for Songs of Freedom and Struggle (PMN), an inclusive three-day weekend of music, fun and friendship. Slated for June 7-9, 2013 at the Epworth Camp and Retreat Center in High Falls, New York -- located on 160 acres of woods and meadows, situated between the Catskill and Shawagunk Mountains – the Summer Gathering will include lots of planned and spontaneous jamming and singing of socially relevant songs, along with workshops on music for social change and musical skills. Communal meals also afford plenty of opportunities for networking [To read the full article, click on the headline.]

Joshua Hanson (Photo:Claire Marie Vogel)

Winners Named in International Songwriting Competition

Post published:May 7, 2013
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Awards & Contests

Singer-songwriter Joshua Hanson of Irvine, California has been named the grand prize winner in the 2012 International Songwriting Competition (ISC). The lead singer and songwriter for indie folk-rock trio Yellow Red Sparks was recognized for his song "Monsters with Misdemeanors," which was entered in the Folk/Singer-Songwriter category. A total of 68 winners were selected from among more than 20,000 entries in the songwriting competition. [To read the full article, click on the headline.]

Sid Selvidge

Sid Selvidge,1943-2013

Post published:May 4, 2013
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Featured News - U.S. National

Sid Selvidge, a Memphis-based singer, guitarist and cultural treasure, and an ardent champion of blues and roots music, who helped launch and served as executive producer of the internationally syndicated Beale Street Caravan radio program, died May 2 at Methodist University Hospital. He was 69 and had been battling cancer. [To read the full article, including reflections from singer-songwriter Amy Speace, who toured with Selvidge in 2010, click on the headline.]

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

Post published:May 4, 2013
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Acoustic Radio Waves

Folk harmony trio Brother Sun's sophomore release, Some Part of the Truth, was the the most-played album on folk radio during April 2013, as it was in March. The Steel Wheels' "Go Up To That Mountain," from the Virginia Blue Ridge Mountain's-based string band's album No More Rain, was the most-played song, 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. [To view the Top Albums and Songs charts, click on the headline.]

Roots Music Report Folk and Roots Country Radio Charts, 05-03-13

Post published:May 3, 2013
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Acoustic Radio Waves

Singer-songwriter Patty Griffin's American Kid moves into the #1 position on the Roots Music Report folk radio chart this week, while Steve Earle & the Dukes (& Duchesses)' The Low Highway, also a New West release, tops the roots country chart. [To view the current folk and roots country radio charts, click on the headline.]