Roots Music Report Folk Radio Chart, 04-29-11
Bruce Cockburn's Small Source of Comfort continues to top the Roots Music Report Folk Radio Chart. Following it are albums by The Civil Wars, The Wailin' Jennys, Paul Simon and Abigail Washburn.
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Hazel Dickens, a Pioneering Woman in Bluegrass Music, 1935-2011
Hazel Dickens, a trailblazer for women in bluegrass music, who captivated audiences with her high, lonesome vocal style and was widely recognized for her contributions to music and for championing the cause of coal miners and working people, died on April 22 . She was 75.
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Roots Music Report Folk Radio Chart, 04-22-11
Bruce Cockburn's Small Source of Comfort continues to top the Roots Music Report Folk Radio Chart this week, wile albums by The Wailin' Jennys, Abigail Washburn, Carrie Elkin and Paul Simon round out the top five.
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Roots Music Report Folk Radio Chart, 04-15-11
Bruce Cockburn's Small Source of Comfort continues to top the Roots Music Report Folk Radio Chart this week. Following it are albums by Bobby Long, The Wailin' Jennys, The Civil Wars, and Sarah Lee Guthrie and Johnny Irion.
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2011 Grassy Hill Kerrville New Folk Finalists Named
Thirty-two songwriters have been named as finalists in the 2011 Grassy Hill Kerrville New Folk Competition for Emerging Songwriters. Chosen from among 800 submissions from around the world, the finalists will perform their two submitted songs during the New Folk Concerts slated for Saturday and Sunday afternoons, May 28 and 29, as part of the Kerrville Folk Festival.
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Foundation for Bluegrass Music Awards $20,000 in Grants for 2011
The Foundation for Bluegrass Music will distribute $20,000 in funds to charitable public programs in 2011. These include youth-focused educational efforts, a film project and celebrations of the 100th anniversary of the birth of Bill Monroe -- the “father of bluegrass music.” The six grant recipients were selected from among more than two-dozen applicants.
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Bob Blackman’s “The Folk Tradition” Ends Its Run on WKAR-FM
Bob Blackman, who has been a “folk tradition” on WKAR-FM 90.5 in East Lansing, Michigan for some 30 years, signs off later this month.
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Roots Music Report Folk Radio Chart, 04-08-11
Bruce Cockburn's Small Source of Comfort continues to top the Roots Music Report Folk Radio Chart this week. It is followed by albums by Bobby Long, The Civil Wars, Don Gallardo and The Wailin' Jennys.
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Number of Grammy Award Categories Reduced for 2012
The number of categories in the American Roots Music field for the 54th Grammy Awards next year have been reduced as part of a restructuring announced today by The Recording Academy.
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Artists Selected to Showcase at NERFA Mini-Conference, April 30
The following artists have been selected to perform short showcases during the Northeast Regional Folk Alliance (NERFA) One-Day Mini-Conference at the First Universalist Society in Franklin, Massachusetts (home of the Circle of Friends Coffeehouse) on Saturday, April 30: Burning Bridget Cleary, Michelle Cruz,
Jason Myles Goss, Brendan Hogan, Occidental Gypsy, Amy Petty, Radio Caroline, Hayley Reardon, Roy Schneider, and the Putnam Smith Trio.
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The Lonesome River Band Adds a New Member
The Lonesome River Band, whose latest Rural Rhythm Records release, Still Learning, was #1 on Bluegrass Unlimited Magazine’s top 15 albums chart in March, has added a new member. Randy Jones made his debut appearance with the band, on mandolin and vocals, during a March 19 concert in South Carolina.
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Roots Music Report Folk Radio Chart, 04-01-11
Bruce Cockburn's Small Source of Comfort tops this week's Roots Music Report Folk Radio Chart, followed by albums by The Wailin' Jennys, Abigail Washburn, Diana Jones, and Sarah Lee Guthrie and Johnny Irion.
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