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Oscar Brand Inducted Into Long Island Music Hall of Fame

Post published:November 19, 2010
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Acoustic Radio Waves News - Northeast U.S.

Folksinger, songwriter, author and musicologist Oscar Brand has been inducted into the Long Island Music Hall of Fame. Brand, 90, who has written more than 300 songs (ranging from bawdy ballads to songs of social commentary), recorded some 100 albums, serves as curator of the Songwriters Hall of Fame, and hosts what is now the oldest continuous radio show in history (Folksong Festival on New York’s WNYC), was among the third class of inductees honored during a gala event, Nov. 16, at Oheka Castle in Huntington, New York. [To read the entire article, click on the headline.]

Cheryl Prashker Re-elected President of NERFA Board of Directors

Post published:November 17, 2010
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:News - Northeast U.S.

The board of directors of the Northeast Regional Folk Alliance (NERFA) elected a slate of officers for the forthcoming year during the organization’s annual conference at the Hudson Valley Resort in Kerhonkson, New York, Nov. 11-14. Cheryl Prashker and Michael Kornfeld were re-elected as president and vice president, respectively, while Dianne Tankle was elected treasurer. [To read the entire article, click on the headline.]

RUNA Wins a Bevy of Montgomery Bucks Music Awards

Post published:November 10, 2010
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Awards & Contests Celtic Corner News - Northeast U.S.

RUNA, a Celtic vocal and instrumental ensemble from the Philadelphia area, was the top winner in the 2010 Montgomery Bucks Music Awards held Nov. 8 at the Triumph Brewing Company in New Hope, Pennsylvania. [To read the entire article, click on the headline.]

NERFA Conference Set for Nov. 11-14, 2010, in Upstate NY; AcousticMusicScene.com to Again Have a Major Presence

Post published:November 8, 2010
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Conferences of Note News - Northeast U.S.

More than 700 performers, presenters, promoters, agents and managers, folk music societies and clubs, and others actively engaged in traditional and contemporary folk music will converge on the Hudson Valley Resort in Kerhonkson, New York, Nov. 11-14, 2010, for the16th annual Northeast Regional Folk Alliance (NERFA) Conference. AcousticMusicScene.com will have a major presence as it hosts afternoon and late-night song swaps, a CD release party and wine tasting, its popular Midnight Hoot and a new Midday Hoot. [To view the entire article and a printable flyer with the AcousticMusicScene.com showcase schedule, click on the headline.]

Dave Fry and Peter Scapegrace Win Lehigh Valley Music Awards

Post published:November 8, 2010
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Awards & Contests News - Northeast U.S.

Lehigh Valley Music Awards for Best Live Acoustic Performance and Best Acoustic Song were won by folksinger Dave Fry and singer, guitarist and upright bass player Peter Scapegrace during a competition hosted by Listen Live! Music in Zionsville, Pennsylvania, on Nov. 6, 2010. [To read the entire article, click on the headline.]

Roots Music Report Folk Radio Chart, 11-05-10

Post published:November 5, 2010
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Acoustic Radio Waves

Red Horse -- the eponymous debut album by the trio of Red House recording artists Eliza Gilkyson, John Gorka and Lucy Kaplansky -- returns to the top slot on the Roots Music Report Folk Radio Chart this week. Albums by Sahara Smith, Peter Cooper, Mumford & Sons, and The John Hartford String Band follow. [To view the Folk Top 50 albums chart, click on the headline.]

The Great American Song Contest is Open for Entries

Post published:October 31, 2010
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Awards & Contests

Entries are being accepted through Dec. 10 for The Great American Song Contest sponsored by the Portland, Oregon-based Songwriters Resource Network. Forty-five awards will be presented in nine different categories – including contemporary acoustic/folk, instrumental, special category music and lyrics only. [To read the short article in its entirety, click on the headline.]

McEuen and Moss Honored with 2010 Best of the West Awards

Post published:October 31, 2010
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Awards & Contests Conferences of Note

John McEuen, founding member of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, instigator of Will the Circle Be Unbroken -- which Rolling Stone called “The most important record to come out of Nashville” -- and producer of Steve Martin’s 2010 Grammy Award-winning bluegrass album, The Crow, received a 2010 Best of the West award on Oct. 23, during the Folk Alliance Region-West (FAR-West) Conference in Santa Clara, California. Also honored with a Best of the West award was Cloud Moss, founder and director of both the Kate Wolf Memorial Music Festival and the Sebastopol Celtic World Music Festival held in Northern California, who also has produced more than 30 other festivals during his career. [To read the entire article, click on the headline.]

Roots Music Report Folk Radio Chart, 10-29-10

Post published:October 30, 2010
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Acoustic Radio Waves

Peter Cooper's The Lloyd Green Album, produced by Nashville-based singer-songwriter Peter Cooper and steel guitar player Lloyd Green, has jumped to the #1 spot on the Roots Music Report's Folk Radio Chart. Albums by Sahara Smith, Tim O'Brien, The John Hartford Stringband and Mumford & Sons follow. [To view the current Folk Top 50 album chart, click on the headline.]

Whole Wheat Radio Shuts Down

Post published:October 24, 2010
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Acoustic Radio Waves News - U.S. National

There’s now one less online outlet for independent artists and for people to discover them. Whole Wheat Radio, which exposed lots of people to lots of fine independent music through its website and webcast for eight years, is history. Jim Kloss, its founder and director, called it quits on Oct. 20. [To read the entire article, click on the headline.]

Roots Music Report Folk Radio Chart, 10-22-10

Post published:October 23, 2010
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Acoustic Radio Waves

Tim O'Brien's Chicken & Egg reclaimed the #1 position on the Roots Music Report Folk Radio Chart last week, followed by albums by Red Horse, The John Hartford String Band, Mumford & Sons, and Terence Martin. [To view the current Folk Top 50 albums chart, click on the headline.]

Amber Rubarth Wins 2010 Mountain Stage NewSong Contest

Post published:October 23, 2010
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Awards & Contests News - U.S. National

Amber Rubarth, a 28-year-old, Brooklyn NY-based singer-songwriter, is the grand-prize winner in the 2010 Mountain Stage NewSong Contest. The international finals for the noted performing songwriter contest -- presented by the live performance radio show and produced by the independent music organization NewSong Music -- took place on Friday afternoon, October 22, at the World Financial Center’s Winter Garden in New York City. John Platt, host of “Sunday Breakfast” on New York’s WFUV, served as emcee for the event. [To read the entire article, click on the headline.]