Bob Blackman’s “The Folk Tradition” Ends Its Run on WKAR-FM
Bob Blackman, who has been a “folk tradition” on WKAR-FM 90.5 in East Lansing, Michigan for some 30 years, signs off later this month. [To read the full article, click on the headline.]
Roots Music Report Folk Radio Chart, 04-08-11
Bruce Cockburn's Small Source of Comfort continues to top the Roots Music Report Folk Radio Chart this week. It is followed by albums by Bobby Long, The Civil Wars, Don Gallardo and The Wailin' Jennys. [To view the current Folk Top 50 albums chart, click on the headline.]
Number of Grammy Award Categories Reduced for 2012
The number of categories in the American Roots Music field for the 54th Grammy Awards next year have been reduced as part of a restructuring announced today by The Recording Academy. [To read the entire article, click on the headline.}
Artists Selected to Showcase at NERFA Mini-Conference, April 30
The following artists have been selected to perform short showcases during the Northeast Regional Folk Alliance (NERFA) One-Day Mini-Conference at the First Universalist Society in Franklin, Massachusetts (home of the Circle of Friends Coffeehouse) on Saturday, April 30: Burning Bridget Cleary, Michelle Cruz, Jason Myles Goss, Brendan Hogan, Occidental Gypsy, Amy Petty, Radio Caroline, Hayley Reardon, Roy Schneider, and the Putnam Smith Trio. [To read the complete article, click on the headline.]
The Lonesome River Band Adds a New Member
The Lonesome River Band, whose latest Rural Rhythm Records release, Still Learning, was #1 on Bluegrass Unlimited Magazine’s top 15 albums chart in March, has added a new member. Randy Jones made his debut appearance with the band, on mandolin and vocals, during a March 19 concert in South Carolina. [To read the full article, click on the headline.]
Roots Music Report Folk Radio Chart, 04-01-11
Bruce Cockburn's Small Source of Comfort tops this week's Roots Music Report Folk Radio Chart, followed by albums by The Wailin' Jennys, Abigail Washburn, Diana Jones, and Sarah Lee Guthrie and Johnny Irion. [To view the current Folk Top 50 albums chart, click on the headline.]
Avalonfest Performing Songwriter Competition Open for Entries
Songwriters interested in performing during Avalonfest 2011 in West Virginia in mid-August are invited to enter the festival’s annual songwriting competition. June 11 is the deadline for submission of two original songs that have not previously been entered in the competition. [To read the full article, click on the headline.]
Neil Young, Old Man Luedecke, Le Vent du Nord Win JUNO Awards
The 40th annual JUNO Awards were presented by the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS), March 26 and 27 in Toronto. Internationally acclaimed singer-songwriter Neil Young was the big winner, while Nova Scotia-based Old Man Luedecke and Quebec-based group Le Vent du Nord captured awards for Roots & Traditional Album of the Year Solo and Group, respectively. {To read the article in its entirety, click on the headline.]
Roots Music Report Folk Radio Chart, 03-24-11
Barton Hollow, the debut album by the folk-Americana duo The Civil Wars, continues to hold the #1 spot on the Roots Music Report Folk Radio Chart. Following it are albums by Bruce Cockburn, The Wailin' Jennys, Bobby Long and Malcolm Holcombe. [To view the current Folk Top 50 albums chart, click on the headline.]
Carlton Haney, Bluegrass Festival Promoter and Booking Agent, 1928-2011
Carlton Haney, who launched the first multi-day bluegrass music festival with camping, the second prominent magazine focused on the genre, and served as a booking agent for Bill Monroe and others, died on March 16 at a hospital in Greensburg, North Carolina, following a stroke earlier in the month. He was 82. [To read the full article, click on the headline.]
Roots Music Report Folk Radio Chart, 03-18-11
The Civil Wars' Barton Hollow returns to the #1 position on the Roots Music Report Folk Radio Chart this week, followed by albums by The Wailin' Jennys, Bruce Cockburn, Jessica Lea Mayfield and Bobby Long. [To view the current Folk Top 50 albums chart, click on the headline.]
Old Settler’s Music Festival, April 14-17 in Texas Hill Country
The roots music and Americana-oriented Old Settler’s Music Festival returns to the Salt Lick BBQ Pavilion and Camp Ben McCulloch in Driftwood, Texas, April 14-17. Now in its 24th 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 wildflower season. [To read the article in full, click on the headline.]
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