John McCutcheon to Keynote FAR-West Conference in October
Hundreds of performers, presenters, booking agents, radio programmers and others engaged in performing and promoting folk and acoustic music in the Western United States will gather in Eugene, Oregon, Oct.20-23, for the eighth annual Folk Alliance Region-West (FAR-West) Conference. The event will feature lots of acoustic music, networking, music business education, an exhibit hall … and very little sleep.
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Roots Music Report Folk and Roots Country Radio Charts, 10-07-11
Pieta Brown's recently released album Mercury tops this week's Roots Music Report Folk Radio Chart, while Kasey Chambers' Little Bird moves into the #1 position on RMR's Roots Country Radio Chart.
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Top Folk Albums and Songs of September 2011 (FOLKDJ-L)
AcousticMusicScene.com is pleased to publish the monthly Top Albums and Songs charts compiled by Richard Gillmann of KBCS-FM in Bellevue/Seattle, Washington, from radio playlists submitted to FOLKDJ-L, an electronic discussion group for DJs and others interested in all folk-based music on the radio. In September 2011, Pharis and Jason Romero's A Passing Glimpse, the British Columbia-based duo's debut collection of old-time music, topped the albums chart. Lucy Kaplansky's "Land of the Living," a post-9-11 New York song, received more reported folk radio airplay than any other song during the month.
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Steve Martin & the Steep Canyon Rangers Win IBMA’s Top Award
Steve Martin & the Steep Canyon Rangers were named Entertainer of the Year during the 22nd Annual International Bluegrass Music Awards show on Thursday, Sept. 29, at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee, ending a three-year winning streak by Dailey & Vincent.
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Board of Advisors Named for Newport Folk Festival
The Newport Folk Festival, which, earlier this year, returned to its original roots as a nonprofit event, has taken another step that organizers say will help ensure that it “remains a significant, viable, and influential institution for years to come.” To further advance the dialogue with both established and emerging artists, the Newport Festivals Foundation, Inc. announced the creation of its Newport Folk Festival Board of Advisors. Named to the panel were Gillian Welch, Ramblin’ Jack Elliott, Jim James of My Morning Jacket, Colin Meloy of The Decemberists, and Ben Knox Miller of The Low Anthem.
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Roots Music Report Folk and Roots Country Radio Charts, 09-30-11
Pieta Brown's just-released new album Mercury tops this week's Roots Music Report Folk Radio Chart, while Gillian Welch's The Harrow & the Harvest continues in the #1 position on RMR's Roots Country Radio Chart.
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Roots Music Report Folk & Roots Country Radio Charts, 09-23-11
The Civil Wars' debut album Barton Hollow continues to top the Roots Music Report Folk Radio Chart this week, while Gillian Welch's The Harrow and the Harvest remains #1 on RMR's Roots Country Chart.
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Roots Music Report Folk & Roots Country Radio Charts, 09-16-11
Albums by The Civil Wars, Paul Simon, Eliza Gilkyson, David Bromberg and Abigail Washburn continue to retain the top five positions in the Roots Music Report Folk Radio Chart this week, although the order has changed. Meanwhile, albums by Gillian Welch and Kasey Chambers remain #1 and #2 on RMR's Roots Country chart, followed by releases from Catherine MacLellan, Blackie & the Rodeo Kings and EmmyLou Harris.
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Celtic Classic Returns to Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, Sept. 23-25, 2011
The 24th annual Celtic Classic highland games & festival is set for September 23-25 in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Presented by the nonprofit Celtic Cultural Alliance, the free event is a celebration of the Irish, Scottish and Welsh cultures and heritage and will feature four stages of continuous entertainment.
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Roots Music Report Folk & Roots Country Radio Charts, 09-09-11
Paul Simon's So Beautiful or So What returns to the #1 position on the Roots Music Report folk radio chart this week, while Gillian Welch's The Harrow & The Harvest continues to top the Roots Country chart.
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2011 Future of Music Policy Summit Set for Oct. 3-4 in Washington; Online Survey on How Artists Make $ from Music Launches Sept. 6
How can artists earn a living in today’s changing music landscape? What’s the future of mobile music? Does the future of music licensing portend a new world order or a system collapse? These are among the many questions to be addressed during the 2011 Future of Music Policy Summit at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., Monday - Tuesday, Oct.3-4. The nonprofit Future of Music Coalition also is enlisting U.S.-based professional musicians and composers across genres to participate in an online survey between Sept. 6 and Oct. 28 as part of its multifaceted Artist Revenue Streams research project.
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