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Leonard Cohen, Rose Cousins, Elliott Brood Win Juno Awards

Post published:April 22, 2013
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Awards & Contests

Acclaimed Montreal-born singer-songwriter, poet and novelist Leonard Cohen, Halifax, Nova Scotia-based singer-songwriter Rose Cousins, and Ontario-based alt-country band Elliott Brood were named as winners in the 42nd Annual Juno Awards (the Canadian equivalent of the Grammys). The awards were presented by the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS) in Regina, Saskatchewan over the weekend. [To read the full article, click on the headline.]

Lake Susan at the Montreat Conference Center (Photo: Michael Kornfeld)

AcousticMusicScene.com Hosts Showcases at SERFA Conference in May

Post published:April 21, 2013
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Conferences of Note Featured

Nearly 200 people are expected to converge on the Montreat Conference Center in Montreat, North Carolina, just off the Blue Ridge Parkway, near Asheville, May 16-19, 2013, for the sixth annual Southeast Regional Folk Alliance (SERFA) Conference -- an extended weekend of contemporary and traditional folk music, networking, and learning opportunities. AcousticMusicScene.com will host late-night song swaps. [To read the full article previewing the conference, click on the headline.]

Roots Music Report Folk and Roots Country Radio Charts, 04-19-13

Post published:April 19, 2013
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Acoustic Radio Waves

Our Lady of the Tall Trees, the latest album by Seattle-based duo Cahalen Morrison & Eli West, tops the Roots Music Report folk radio chart this week, while Honky Tonk by Son Volt remains #1 on the roots country chart. [To view the Roots Music Report Folk and Roots Country Top 50 albums charts, click on the headline.]

Grassy Hill Kerrville New Folk Finalists Named

Post published:April 18, 2013
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Awards & Contests Festival Focus News - U.S. National

Thirty-two songwriters have been named as finalists in the 2013 Grassy Hill Kerrville New Folk Competition for Emerging Songwriters. Chosen from among more than 700 submissions from throughout the U.S. and Canada, the finalists will perform the two songs they submitted during the New Folk Concerts slated for Saturday and Sunday afternoons, May 25 and 26, as part of the Kerrville Folk Festival. [To read the full article, click on the headline.]

Finalists Named in 2013 Wildflower! Performing Songwriter Contest

Post published:April 16, 2013
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Awards & Contests Festival Focus

Ten finalists have been named in the 2013 Wildflower! Performing Songwriter Contest. Each will perform two songs on the Singer Songwriter Stage during the 21st annual Wildflower! arts and music festival in Richardson, Texas, just a few minutes north of Dallas. Billed as North Texas’ largest music festival, it takes place, May 17-19. [To read the full article, click on the headline.]

Connor Garvey

Quick Q & A with Connor Garvey

Post published:April 14, 2013
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Featured

Portland, Maine-based singer songwriter Connor Garvey describes his music as acoustic funky folk-rock for the good-hearted. His initiation as a modern troubadour came during a 45-day self-booked cross-country train tour via Amtrak in 2008. Since then, he has been drawing audiences and critical acclaim with his inventive, rhythmic guitar work, clear, soulful vocals, and songs that capture people’s attention with humor, daring honesty, and grace – songs that challenge us to hope, grow, laugh, and see beauty in all of life’s metaphors. [To view Kathy Sands Boehmer's Quick Q & A interview, click on the headline.]

Roots Music Report Folk and Roots Country Radio Charts, 04-12-13

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

Singer-Songwriter Darryl Purpose's Next Time Around continues to top the Roots Music Report folk radio airplay chart this week, while the Jay Farrar-led band Son Volt retains tthe #1 spot on the roots country chart with Honky Tonk, a collection of 11 new songs inspired by the honky tonk sound of Bakersfield. [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, 04-05-13

Post published:April 6, 2013
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Acoustic Radio Waves

Singer-Songwriter Darryl Purpose's Next Time Around continues to top the Roots Music Report folk radio airplay chart this week, while the Jay Farrar-led band Son Volt moves into the #1 spot on the roots country chart with Honky Tonk, a collection of 11 new songs inspired by the honky tonk sound of Bakersfield. [To view the current Folk and Roots Country Top 50 albums charts, click on the headline.]

Old Man Luedecke (Photo: Mark Maryanovich)

Quick Q & A with Old Man Luedecke

Post published:April 5, 2013
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Featured

Old Man Luedecke is an award-winning Nova Scotia-based roots singer-songwriter and old-time claw hammer-style banjo player who writes narrative-style folk songs and has a penchant for language. “Language that moves me is language that is unusual,” he notes. “I feel like it’s an important thing I can contribute to songwriting.” His latest album, Tender is the Night, pays homage to F.Scott Fitzgerald’s famous novel, a title lifted from John Keats’ poem, “Ode to a Nightingale.” Kathy Sands-Boehmer posed a few questions to him recently. [To view Kathy’s Quick Q & A with Old Man Luedecke, click on the headline.]

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

Post published:April 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 March 2013. The trio -- comprised of veteran touring singer-songwriters Joe Jencks, Greg Greenway and Pat Wictor -- also had the most-played song, "Lady of the Harbor," 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].

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Old Settler’s Music Festival Set for April 18-21

Post published:March 28, 2013

Post author:Michael Kornfeld

Post category:Bluegrass & Beyond Festival Focus

The roots, bluegrass and Americana-oriented Old Settler’s Music Festival returns to the Salt Lick BBQ Pavilion and Camp Ben McCulloch in Driftwood, Texas, April 18-21. Now in its 26th year, the festival is not as well-known outside the state as some others in the Austin area – and that’s part of its allure. Old Settler’s Music Festival also takes place during what’s usually the height of Texas Hill Country’s bluebonnet and wildflower season. [To read the full article, click on the headline.]

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Roots Music Report Folk and Roots Country Radio Charts, 03-22-13

Post published:March 23, 2013

Post author:Michael Kornfeld

Post category:Acoustic Radio Waves

Veteran Australian singer-songwriter Paul Kelly's Spring and Fall tops the Roots Music Report folk radio airplay chart this week, while renowned British guitarist and songwriter Richard Thompson's Electric retains the #1 spot on the roots country chart. [To view the current Folk and Roots Country Top 50 albums charts, click on the headline.]

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