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Boston Irish Festival 2011 Set for June 17-19

Post published:June 8, 2011
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Celtic Corner Festival Focus

Black 47, Enter the Haggis, Joshua tree, The Makem & Spain Brothers, The Prodigals, The Screaming Orphans and Derek Warfield and the Young Wolfe Tones are among the artists slated to grace the main stage during the 21st annual Boston Irish Festival. Set for Friday evening June 17 through Sunday evening, June 19, in Canton, Massachusetts, the festival also will feature Irish dancing, films, sports, art, food, an O’Connell Street Marketplace, book readings and sales, genealogy research, and children’s activities. A number of other local and touring artists also will perform during the event. [To view the entire article, click on the headline.]

Roots Music Report Folk Radio Chart, 06-03-11

Post published:June 3, 2011
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Acoustic Radio Waves

Eliza Gilkyson's Roses At The End Of Time continues to top the Roots Music Report Folk Radio Chart this week. It is followed by albums by Paul Simon, The Waifs, Abigail Washburn and The Civil Wars. [To view the current Folk Top 50, click on the headline.]

Six 2011 Grassy Hill Kerrville New Folk Winners Named

Post published:June 1, 2011
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Awards & Contests Festival Focus News - U.S. National

Six songwriters have been named as winners in the 2011 Grassy Hill Kerrville New Folk Competition for Emerging Songwriters. Mai Bloomfield (Venice, CA), Megan Burtt (Denver, CO), David Moss (Austin, TX), Cassie Peterson (Nashville, TN), Grace Pettis (Harrisonburg, VA) and AJ Roach (Brooklyn, NY) were selected by a panel of judges from among 32 finalists who performed two songs each during the New Folk Concerts on May 28 and 29 as part of the Kerrville Folk Festival. [To read the full article, click on the headline.]

Roots Music Report Folk Radio Chart, 05-27-11

Post published:June 1, 2011
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Acoustic Radio Waves

Eliza Gilkyson's Roses At The End Of Time currently tops the Roots Music Report's Folk Top 50 chart, followed by albums by The Civil Wars, Paul Simon, The Waifs and Carrie Elkin. [To view the entire chart, click on the headline.] Editor's Note: Last week's chart is being posted late since I was traveling in the Carolinas and Virginia after attending the Southeast Regional Folk Alliance (SERFA) Conference. This week's chart will be posted on Friday or Saturday.

Southeast Regional Folk Alliance Conference Set for May 19-22

Post published:May 14, 2011
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Conferences of Note

Nearly 200 people are expected to be at the Montreat Conference Center in Montreat, North Carolina, just off the Blue Ridge Parkway, near Asheville, May 19-22, for the fourth annual Southeast Regional Folk Alliance (SERFA) Conference -- an extended weekend of contemporary and traditional folk music, networking, education and workshops. [To read the entire article, click on the headline.]

Roots Music Report Folk Radio Chart, 05-13-11

Post published:May 13, 2011
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Acoustic Radio Waves

Paul Simon's So Beautiful or So What tops the Roots Music Report Folk Radio Chart for the second consecutive week, followed by albums by The Civil Wars, Abigail Washburn, Carrie Elkin and Bruce Cockburn. [To view the current Folk Top 50 albums chart, click on the headline.]

Kasey Chambers Wins 2010 International Songwriting Competition

Post published:May 13, 2011
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Awards & Contests

Australian singer-songwriter Kasey Chambers was named the grand prize winner in the 2010 International Songwriting Competition (ISC). Chambers was recognized for her song “Beautiful Mess,” which was entered into the folk/singer-songwriter category. [To read the entire article, click on the headline.]

Carolann Solebello Wins 2011 SMAF Songwriter Contest

Post published:May 11, 2011
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Awards & Contests News - Northeast U.S.

Carolann Solebello is the winner of the 2011 Susquehanna Music & Arts Festival (SMAF) Songwriter Contest. She was selected after performing two original songs -- “Papa’s Mandolin” and “Wash Me Clean” -- during the finals held on Friday afternoon, May 6, as part of the 10th Annual SMAF in downtown Havre de Grace, Maryland. [To read the entire article, click on the headline.]

Roots Music Report Folk Radio Chart, 05-06-11

Post published:May 6, 2011
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Acoustic Radio Waves

Paul Simon's So Beautiful or So What has climbed into the top spot on the Roots Music Report Folk Radio Chart, followed by albums by The Civil Wars, Bruce Cockburn, Abigail Washburn and Carrie Elkin. [To view the current Folk Top 50 albums chart, click on the headline.]

Roots Music Report Folk Radio Chart, 04-29-11

Post published:May 2, 2011
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Acoustic Radio Waves

Bruce Cockburn's Small Source of Comfort continues to top the Roots Music Report Folk Radio Chart. Following it are albums by The Civil Wars, The Wailin' Jennys, Paul Simon and Abigail Washburn. [To view the Folk Top 50 albums chart, click on the headline.]

Hazel Dickens, a Pioneering Woman in Bluegrass Music, 1935-2011

Post published:April 24, 2011
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Bluegrass & Beyond News - U.S. National

Hazel Dickens, a trailblazer for women in bluegrass music, who captivated audiences with her high, lonesome vocal style and was widely recognized for her contributions to music and for championing the cause of coal miners and working people, died on April 22 . She was 75. [To read the full article, click on the headline.]

Roots Music Report Folk Radio Chart, 04-22-11

Post published:April 22, 2011
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Acoustic Radio Waves

Bruce Cockburn's Small Source of Comfort continues to top the Roots Music Report Folk Radio Chart this week, wile albums by The Wailin' Jennys, Abigail Washburn, Carrie Elkin and Paul Simon round out the top five. [To view the current Folk Top 50 albums chart, click on the headline]