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Two New One-Day Festivals Slated for This Month in Massachusetts; 16th Annual Essex Music Festival Goes Riverside; Boston Folk Festival is Back for September

Post published:August 5, 2009
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Festival Focus News - Northeast U.S.

Despite the tough economy, two new one-day music festivals are slated for this month in Massachusetts, while the previously cancelled Boston Folk Festival is back on again for September. And the Essex Music Festival, now in its 16th year, moves to a new downtown location, along the Essex River, on August 29. [To read the entire article, click on the headline.]

Finalists Named in Avalonfest ’09 Performing Songwriter Competition

Post published:August 3, 2009
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Awards & Contests Festival Focus

Four songwriters have been named as finalists in the Avalonfest ’09 Performing Songwriter Competition. Rhobb Elliott of North Carolina, Robyn Kay of New York, David Kleiner of Pennsylvania, and Steve Warner of West Virginia will strut their stuff on the festival’s Mountain Stage on Friday afternoon, August 7.

AcousticMusicScene.com Hosts Late-Night Song Swaps at Falcon Ridge, Afternoon Showcases at Huntington Folk Festival

Post published:July 12, 2009
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Festival Focus News - Northeast U.S.

AcousticMusicScene.com will host late-night song swaps during the Falcon Ridge Folk Festival, July 23-26, and artist showcases at the Huntington Folk Festival, August 1. [To read the entire article, click on the headline.]

Irish Music Festivals On Tap

Post published:July 12, 2009
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Celtic Corner Festival Focus

Sounds from the Emerald Isle – including bagpipes, bodhrans, button boxes, fiddles and more -- abound this summer, with a number of Irish music festivals taking place across the U.S. Here’s a glimpse at a few, with web links for a dozen more. [To view the entire article, click on the headline.]

July is Festival Time in Massachusetts

Post published:June 23, 2009
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Festival Focus

A couple of music festivals of note take place in Massachusetts in July: the Greater New Bedford Summerfest, July 4-5, along the cobblestoned streets of the old whaling city, and the Green River Festival features music, hot air balloons and more at the community college campus in Greenfield, July 17-18. [To read the entire article, click on the headline.]

Registration Opens for Americana Music Association and IBMA ‘World of Bluegrass’ Conferences in Nashville This Fall

Post published:June 21, 2009
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Awards & Contests Bluegrass & Beyond Conferences of Note Festival Focus

Two major music industry business conferences of note to the acoustic music community are slated for the fall in Nashville, Tennessee. The Americana Music Association’s 10th Annual Americana Music Festival & Conference returns to the “Music City,” September 16-19, while the International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA)’s World of Bluegrass is set for September 28-October 4. Early-bird registration opened this month for both events. [To read the entire article, click on the headline.]

24 Chosen for Falcon Ridge/Grassy Hill Emerging Artists Showcase

Post published:June 20, 2009
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Awards & Contests Festival Focus News - Northeast U.S.

Twenty-four artists have been selected from among more than 500 applicants to perform in the Emerging Artists Showcase during the Falcon Ridge Folk Festival on Friday afternoon, July 24. Appearing in this year’s Falcon Ridge/Grassy Hill Emerging Artist Showcase are: Nels Andrews, Mary Bragg, Bread and Bones, The Brilliant Inventions, Calaveras, K.C. Clifford, Chuck E. Costa, Coyote Grace, Driftwood Fire, Emily Elbert, John Elliott, Jenny Goodspeed, Aiden James, Colleen Katau & Some Guys, Robin Landis, Liz Longley, Kelleigh McKenzie, Angelo M, Danielle Miraglia, Alastair Moock, Claudia Nygaard, A.J. Roach & His Strange Pilgrims, Sean Rowe, and Swing Caravan. [To read the entire article, click on the headline.]

Clearwater, Old Songs Festivals Set for June in New York State

Post published:June 13, 2009
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Festival Focus News - Northeast U.S.

2009 marks the 400th anniversary of Henry Hudson’s voyage to the new world on the Half Moon up the river that bears his name. Two festivals will pay tribute to that this month – the 2009 Clearwater Great Hudson River Revival and the Old Songs Festival. [To read more about these upcoming festivals, click on the headline.]

WPKN to Broadcast Sea Music Festival Live From Mystic Seaport

Post published:June 3, 2009
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Acoustic Radio Waves Festival Focus News - Northeast U.S.

Connecticut’s Mystic Seaport hosts its 30th Annual Sea Music Festival, June 11-14, and WPKN Radio (WPKN 89.5 FM in Bridgeport, CT and WPKM 88.7 FM in Montauk, NY) will broadcast live from the event that annually draws more than 5,000 people to hear performers from maritime cultures around the world carry on classic musical traditions of the golden age of sail. [To read the entire article, click on the headline.]

Bluegrass Festivals Set for Early Summer in New England

Post published:May 17, 2009
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Bluegrass & Beyond Festival Focus News - Northeast U.S.

With summer approaching, the festival season will soon be in full swing in the Northeast. There will be plenty of banjos, fiddles and high-lonesome harmonies in New England. Among the bluegrass festivals taking place in the region early in the summer are the Strawberry Park Bluegrass Festival (May 28-31) and both the Blistered Fingers Family Bluegrass Festival and the Jenny Brook Family Bluegrass Festival (June 18-21). [To read the entire article, including artist lineups for the festivals, click on the headline.]

LA Acoustic Music Festival Set for June 6-7, 2009

Post published:May 11, 2009
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Festival Focus

During the summer, the Santa Monica Pier in Southern California is teaming with people who flock there to leisurely stroll and soak up the laid-back beach atmosphere, partake of an array of dining and entertainment choices, bask in the sun and cool ocean breezes, and enjoy often fabulous sunsets. On the weekend of June 6 and 7 there’s even more to lure acoustic music fans to the famous pier. That’s when the inaugural LA Acoustic Music Festival takes place. [To read the entire article, click on the headline.]

Finalists Named in 2009 Grassy Hill Kerrville New Folk Competition

Post published:April 23, 2009
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Awards & Contests Festival Focus News - U.S. National

Thirty-two songwriters have been named as finalists in the 2009 Grassy Hill Kerrville New Folk Competition for Emerging Songwriters. Chosen from among 800 submissions from around the world, the finalists will perform the two songs they submitted during the New Folk Concerts slated for Saturday and Sunday afternoons, May 23 and 24, as part of the Kerrville Folk Festival. [To read the entire article, click on the headline.]