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Showcase Application Deadline Nears for 2012 SERFA Conference

Post published:February 8, 2012
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Conferences of Note

February 29 is the deadline for receipt of applications from performing artists seeking official showcase opportunities during the 2010 Southeast Regional Folk Alliance (SERFA) Conference, slated for May 17-20 at the Montreat Conference Center in Montreat, North Carolina, just off the Blue Ridge Parkway, near Asheville. An extended weekend of contemporary and traditional folk music, networking, and educational sessions, the conference attracted more than 170 people last spring. [To read the full article, click on the headline.]

Roots Music Report Folk and Roots Country Radio Charts, 02-03-12

Post published:February 6, 2012
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Acoustic Radio Waves

Pieta Brown's album Mercury retained the #1 spot on the Roots Music Report folk radio chart last week, while Robert Earl Keen's Ready for Confetti continues to top the roots country chart. [To view the current Folk and Roots Country Top 50 charts, click on the headline.]

Top Albums and Songs of January 2012 (FOLKDJ-L)

Post published:February 3, 2012
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Acoustic Radio Waves

AcousticMusicScene.com is pleased to publish the monthly Top Albums and Songs 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. In January 2012, Light In The Sky by the female Americana-roots trio Red Molly topped the albums chart and sported six of the top 25 songs. "Promised Land," the title track from the new album by Gina Forsyth, a singer-songwriter, violinist and guitarist from New Orleans, was reportedly the most-played song on folk radio during the month. [To see the top albums and songs charts for January 2012, click on the headline.]

Dick Kniss, Bassist for Peter, Paul and Mary, 1937-2012

Post published:January 31, 2012
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:News - Northeast U.S.News - U.S. National

A memorial services was held in Saugerties, New York on Sunday for Dick Kniss, a bassist who accompanied Peter, Paul and Mary for decades and co-wrote "Sunshine On My Shoulders” with John Denver. Kniss died Jan. 25 of pulmonary disease. He was 74. [To read the short article in its entirety, click on the headline.]

Roots Music Report Folk & Roots Country Radio Charts, 01-27-12

Post published:January 28, 2012
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Acoustic Radio Waves

Albums by Pieta Brown Red Molly and Sarah MacDougall retain the top three spots on the Roots Music Report folk radio chart this week, while albums by Robert Earl Keen, Gillian Welch and Joe Ely continue to hold the top three spots on the roots country chart. [To view the current Folk and Roots Country Top 50 charts, click on the headline.]

‘Phil Ochs: There But for Fortune’ Set to Air on PBS Stations

Post published:January 21, 2012
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:News - U.S. National

PBS Television's acclaimed American Masters' series of documentaries opens its 26th season with Phil Ochs: There But for Fortune this month. The revealing biography of a conflicted, truth-seeking troubadour who, with guitar in hand, stood up for what he believed in and challenged us all to do the same, premieres nationally on Monday, Jan. 23 at 10 p.m. (ET) on PBS stations (Check your local listings). [To read the article in its entirety, including reflections on Phil and the film from his sister, Sonny Ochs, click on the headline.]

Roots Music Report Folk & Roots Country Radio Charts, 01-20-12

Post published:January 20, 2012
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Acoustic Radio Waves

Albums by Pieta Brown Red Molly and Sarah MacDougall retain the top three spots on the Roots Music Report folk radio chart this week, while albums by Robert Earl Keen, Gillian Welch and Joe Ely continue to hold the top three spots on the roots country chart. [To view the current Folk and Roots Country Top 50 charts, click on the headline.]

FARM Hosts One-Day Conference in Ohio on April 28

Post published:January 19, 2012
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Conferences of Note

Following in the footsteps of the Southwest Regional Folk Alliance (SWRFA) and Northeast Regional Folk Alliance (NERFA), Folk Alliance Region Midwest (FARM) will host its first one-day conference on April 28, 2012 at the historic opera house in Fayette, Ohio, located on US 20 about 30 minutes west of Toledo. A condensed version of its annual four-day conference, this one-day event is being called FARMette. [To read the full article, click on the headline.]

Roots Music Report Folk & Roots Country Radio Charts, 01-13-12

Post published:January 14, 2012
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Acoustic Radio Waves

Albums by Pieta Brown Red Molly, Sarah MacDougall, The Deep Dark Woods and Madison Violet are in the top five spots on the Roots Music Report folk radio chart this week, while albums by Robert Earl Keen, Gillian Welch, Joe Ely, Ryan Adams and Blackie & the Rodeo Kings hold the top five spots on the roots country chart. [To view the current Folk and Roots Country Top 50 charts, click on the headline.]

Music Festival Impresario George Wein Honored by APAP

Post published:January 11, 2012
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Awards & Contests Conferences of Note News - Northeast U.S.

Music festival impresario George Wein, founder of the Newport Folk Festival, received the Award of Merit for Achievement in Performing Arts from the Association of Performing Arts Presenters (APAP) on Jan. 9. The award is bestowed on an individual whose genius, energy and excellence have defined or redefined an art form for today’s audiences. [To read the article in its entirety, including comments from George Wein, click on the headline.]

Top Albums and Songs of 2011 (FOLKDJ-L)

Post published:January 4, 2012
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Acoustic Radio Waves News - U.S. National

Alison Krauss and Union Station's Paper Airplane is the top album of the year and "Scarlet Town" from Gillian Welch's The Harrow and the Harvest, the #2 album, is the top song of 2011, based on 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 compiled by Richard Gillmann, click on the headline.]

Top Albums and Songs of December 2011 (FOLKDJ-L)

Post published:January 2, 2012
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Acoustic Radio Waves

AcousticMusicScene.com is pleased to publish the monthly Top Albums and Songs 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. In December 2011, Hudson Harding Sampler, Vol. 6: Happy Holidays, a compilation prepared by singer-songwriter and radio promoter Erik Balkey and featuring seasonal songs by various artists, topped the albums chart and also sported three of the top 10 songs. [To view the charts, click on the headline.]