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Lucas Rotman Wins Music For Humanity Songwriting Contest

Post published:December 20, 2023
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Awards & Contests

Lucas Maehara Rotman, a Brooklyn, New York-based singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, was named the first-place winner in the first annual Music for Humanity Songwriting Contest during the upstate New York-based nonprofit organization’s 158th Free Performance Night at Noble Coffee Roasters in Campbell Hill, NY, on December 16, 2023. [ Click on the headline to continue reading this article, which includes comments from the contest winner and mention of the runner-up and honorable mention recipients.]

Photo courtesy of Richard Cuccaro (Acoustic Live in New York City & Beyond)

AcousticMusicScene.com Hosts Song Swaps at Falcon Ridge Folk Festival

Post published:July 21, 2014
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Featured Festival Focus News - Northeast U.S.

AcousticMusicScene.com hosts a series of late-night song swaps during the Falcon Ridge Folk Festival, July 31-August 3, in partnership with Pirate Camp, which was informally launched by Stuart Kabak and the late Jack Hardy more than a decade ago to provide a warm and welcoming haven for sharing music, food and camaraderie. [To continue reading this festival preview and see the schedule for the AcousticMusicScene.com tent, click on the headline.]

Emerging Artists Showcase Performers Chosen for Falcon Ridge Folk Festival

Post published:June 26, 2014
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Festival Focus News - Northeast U.S.

Twenty-four artists/duos or groups have been selected to perform in the Emerging Artists Showcase during the Falcon Ridge Folk Festival on Friday afternoon, August 1, 2014, from noon to 4:30 p.m. [To continue reading the article and see the list of showcase artists, click on the headline.]