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Dan Hicks, a swinging eclectic San Francisco Bay Area-based acoustic singer-songwriter and bandleader, who described his music as “folk jazz,”...

Burning Bridget Cleary, a high-energy Celtic band from Pennsylvania, had both the most-played album (These Are The Days) and three...
Several thousand people are expected to converge on New York City, Jan. 15-19, for the annual conference of the Association...
Rachael Kilgour, a Duluth, Minnesota-based singer-songwriter, was named the grand prize winner of the 2015 NewSong Contest after performing, along...
Entries are now being sought in the 2016 Wildflower! Performing Songwriter Contest that is held in conjunction with the annual...
Hudson Harding Sampler, Vol. 10: Happy Holidays was the most-played album on folk radio during December 2015, while “Longest Night...

There will be lots of singing of socially relevant songs, communal meals, jamming, mentoring, socializing, and an array of workshops...
Entries are now being sought for the 2016 Grassy Hill Kerrville New Folk Competition for Emerging Songwriters to be held...
Some 150 acts, from solo artists to full bands, will be selected to showcase at various venues over two nights...