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The Gibson Brothers (Eric and Leigh)

IBMA Presents Awards for 2013

Post published:September 28, 2013
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Awards & Contests Bluegrass & Beyond News - U.S. National

The Gibson Brothers were named Entertainer of the Year during the 24th Annual Bluegrass Music Awards show on Thursday night, Sept. 26, at Memorial Auditorium in Raleigh, North Carolina. It was the second straight year that the quintet from upstate New York received the International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA)’s top honor. [To read the entire article and see who else received awards and honors, click on the headline.]

Entries Sought in 2014 South Florida Folk Festival Singer-Songwriter Competition

Post published:September 23, 2013
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Awards & Contests Festival Focus

Singer-songwriters from throughout the U.S. are invited to enter the 2014 South Florida Folk Festival’s singer-songwriter competition. The submission deadline is Nov. 10. A preliminary selection committee from the local folk community will choose 12 finalists, each of whom will perform two songs live during the South Florida Folk Festival at Hugh Birch State Park in Fort Lauderdale on Saturday afternoon, Jan. 18. [To continue reading the article, click on the headline.]

2013 Americana Music Awards Presented

Post published:September 21, 2013
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Awards & Contests News - U.S. National

Emmylou Harris and Rodney Crowell were named Duo/Group of the Year, while their 2013 release, Old Yellow Moon, was named Album of the Year , during the annual Americana Music Honors & Awards on Sept. 18 at the Historic Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee. [To read the article in its entirety, click on the headline.]

Regional Finalists Named in 2013 Mountain Stage NewSong Contest

Post published:August 31, 2013
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Awards & Contests

Regional finalists have been named in the 2013 Mountain Stage NewSong Contest. Ten regional finalists were selected from each of the six regions, and judges will select one winner from each, who will then advance to the live performance competition finals on Saturday, October 19 at New York's Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts. [To read the full article and see the list of regional finalists, click on the headline.]

Mid-Atlantic Song Contest Entry Deadline Nears

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

September 15 is the submission deadline for entries in the 30th annual Mid-Atlantic Song Contest (MASC) produced by the Songwriters’ Association of Washington. {To read the full article, click on the headline.]

Nominees Named for 2013 International Bluegrass Music Awards

Post published:August 16, 2013
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Awards & Contests Bluegrass & Beyond

The Gibson Brothers top the list of nominees for the 2013 International Bluegrass Music Awards that were announced during an August 14 news conference at Nashville’s Loveless Barn. The reigning Entertainers of the Year, who hail from upstate New York, garnered a collective eight nominations. Following them were Balsam Range with seven nominations and The Boxcars, Alison Kraus & Union Station and Russell Moore & 111rd Tyme Out with six nods each. Winners will be announced during the International Bluegrass Music Awards Show in Raleigh, North Carolina on Sept. 26. [To read the full article and see the entire list of nominees, click on the headline.]

Reed Turner (Photo: Greg Murray)

Reed Turner is 2013 Telluride Troubadour Winner

Post published:July 16, 2013
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Awards & Contests

Austin, Texas-based folk-rock singer-songwriter Reed Turner was selected as the winner of the 2013 Telluride Troubadour Competition and had the opportunity to perform a short set on the main stage during the 40th Annual Telluride Bluegrass Festival that took place in Colorado, June 20-23. [To read the full article, click on the headline.]

Joshua Hanson (Photo:Claire Marie Vogel)

Winners Named in International Songwriting Competition

Post published:May 7, 2013
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Awards & Contests

Singer-songwriter Joshua Hanson of Irvine, California has been named the grand prize winner in the 2012 International Songwriting Competition (ISC). The lead singer and songwriter for indie folk-rock trio Yellow Red Sparks was recognized for his song "Monsters with Misdemeanors," which was entered in the Folk/Singer-Songwriter category. A total of 68 winners were selected from among more than 20,000 entries in the songwriting competition. [To read the full article, click on the headline.]

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.]

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.]

Rose Garden Coffeehouse Hosts 21st Annual Performing Songwriter Competition

Post published:March 6, 2013
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Awards & Contests

April 15 is the entry deadline for the 21st Annual Rose Garden Coffeehouse Performing Songwriter Competition. Judges will select three finalists to perform their two submitted songs during live finals on May 18, preceding The Squeezebox Stompers’ featured performance that evening, says Mac McLanahan, artistic director for the monthly, all-volunteer, nonprofit acoustic music series. Now in its 24th year, the Rose Garden Coffeehouse takes place at The Congregational Church in Mansfield, Massachusetts. [To read the full article, click on the headline.]