AcousticMusicScene.com Showcases Top Artists at NERFA Conference, November 8-11

Hundreds of folk music aficionados – including performers, presenters and promoters – are expected to converge on Kutsher’s in Monticello, New York over the Veteran’s Day weekend for the annual Northeast Regional Folk Alliance (NERFA) Conference. The once venerable Catskills resort that was part of the borscht-belt circuit during its heyday will be transformed into a veritable folk Mecca. AcousticMusicScene.com’s creators will not only be there for three jam-packed days and nights of music, informative panel discussions and workshops, a large trade show-like exhibit hall, and lots of informal conversation and networking, they will be playing a major role as well... Late-night AcousticMusicScene.com Showcases are slated for Friday and Saturday nights. A very special AcousticMusicScene.com Midnight Hoot on Thursday will feature four folk DJs who also have recorded albums, followed by a round-robin song swap with more than two dozen artists from the U.S. and Canada. [To read the entire article, click on the headline].

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Americana Music Festival & Conference Returns to Nashville

To kick off its 8th Annual Americana Music Festival & Conference in Nashville, Tennessee (Oct. 31-Nov. 3), the Americana Music Association, in conjunction with Great American Country, has slated a free, family-friendly opening night party at the Tennessee State Museum. Set for 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., and open to the public, it will feature a special musical salute to Country Music Hall of Famer and multiple Grammy-winner Porter Wagoner. Among the artists expected to perform in honor of the 80 year-old ‘Wagonmaster’ are Rodney Crowell, Jim Lauderdale and Buddy Miller... Some 1,000 artists, label executives, managers, agents, music publishers, performing rights society executives, music retailers, producers, promoters, allied professionals and music journalists are expected to converge on Nashville for three days of learning, networking and entertainment. [To read the entire article, click on the headline].

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