Finalists Named in 2019 Telluride Troubadour Competition
Ten singer-songwriters have been selected as finalists in the 2019 Telluride Troubadour Competition, held in conjunction with the 46th Telluride Bluegrass Festival, a roots-oriented music festival set amid Colorado’s rugged San Juan Mountains, June 20-23. They will now vie for cash and other prizes, as well as the honor of being named this year’s Telluride Troubadour.
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Application Deadline Nears for Falcon Ridge/Grassy Hill Emerging Artist Showcase
May 10 is the application submission deadline for the annual Falcon Ridge/Grassy Hill Emerging Artist Showcase. From among all entries received, 24 artists/acts will be selected for two-song/10-minute spots on the main stage on Friday afternoon, August 2, during the 31st annual Falcon Ridge Folk Festival.
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Finalists Named in 2019 Al Johnson Performing Songwriter Contest
Ten finalists have been named in the 2019 Al Johnson Performing Songwriter Contest that is held in conjunction with the 27th annual Wildflower! Arts and Music Festival, May 17-19, at Galatyn Park Urban Center in Richardson, Texas, just a few minutes north of Dallas. Each will perform two songs on the Singer Songwriter Stage on Saturday, May 18.
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2019 Kerrville New Folk Finalists Announced
Thirty-two songwriters have been named as finalists in the 2019 Grassy Hill Kerrville New Folk Competition for Emerging Songwriters. Chosen from among more than 500 submissions from around the world, the finalists will perform the two songs they submitted at the New Folk Concerts slated for Saturday and Sunday afternoons, May 25 and 26, as part of the Kerrville Folk Festival.
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March 23: NERFA Presents Spring FolkFest at Club Passim Livestreaming via Concert Window
Northeast Regional Folk Alliance (NERFA) partners with Club Passim in Cambridge, Massachusetts to present a Spring FolkFest on Saturday, March 23, from 12-4 p.m. The afternoon of music, emanating from the legendary Harvard Square listening room and featuring a number of artists performing short showcases, will be livestreamed via Concert Window. To view, log on to www.concertwindow.com/clubpassim on the day of the show. For those in the Greater Boston-Cambridge area who wish to enjoy the festival in-person, tickets -- priced at $15; $12 for Club Passim or Folk Alliance International members --- are available at www.clubpassim.org.
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Entries Sought in CT Folk’s 2019 Grassy Hill Songwriting Competition
March 31 is the deadline for singer-songwriters to enter the 2019 Grassy Hill Songwriting Competition that is held in conjunction with the Connecticut Folk Festival and Green Expo. Five finalists will be invited to perform two of their submitted songs during the annual free outdoor event that takes place in New Haven’s Edgerton Park on Saturday, September 7, from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.
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South Florida Folk Festival Set for Jan. 26-27
The Caroline Aiken Band, Ronny Cox Trio, The Kennedys, David Olney, and Tom Prasada-Rao co-headline the 2019 South Florida Folk Festival, Presented by the nonprofit Broward Folk Club, the festival takes place on Saturday-Sunday, Jan. 26-27. Nearly 50 artists/acts will perform on two stages at Fort Lauderdale’s Hugh Taylor Birch State Park (3109 E. Sunrise Boulevard, just west of A1A) over the weekend.
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Susan Cattaneo Wins Grassy Hill Songwriting Competition at 2018 Connecticut Folk Festival
Boston-based singer-songwriter Susan Cattaneo was named the winner of the 2018 Grassy Hill Songwriting Competition following a final round featuring five artists/acts during the 13th annual Connecticut Folk Festival and Green Expo at New Haven’s Edgerton Park on Sept. 8.
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Club Passim’s Campfire. Festival Celebrates Its 20th Anniversary Over Labor Day Weekend
Dozens of emerging artists from New England and beyond will showcase their talents over the Labor Day Weekend during the annual Campfire. Festival at Club Passim, the legendary Harvard Square listening room in Cambridge, MA. Now marking its 20th year, the event also will be live streamed via Concert Window beginning Friday, Aug. 31, at 6 p.m. and extending through Monday, Sept. 3, at 10:30p.m.
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Connecticut Folk Festival Set for Sept. 8, 2018
Martin Sexton, an acclaimed singer-songwriter, headlines CT Folk’s 13th annual Connecticut Folk Festival and Green Expo. The daylong event is set for Saturday, Sept. 8, in New Haven’s Edgerton Park.
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Philadelphia Folk Festival Set for Aug. 16-19
Thousands of music lovers are expected to converge on Old Pool Farm in Upper Salford Township, near bucolic Schwenksville, Pennsylvania, Aug. 16-19, 2018 for the annual Philadelphia Folk Festival. Now in its 57th year, the event, produced and presented by the Philadelphia Folksong Society, a nonprofit arts organization, is the longest continuously running outdoor music festival of its kind in North America.
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