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NERFA Hosts Two One-Day Mini-Conferences This Spring

Post published:March 8, 2012
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Conferences of Note News - Northeast U.S.

Based on the success of its first one-day mini-conference in Massachusetts last April, which drew more than 175 people, the Northeast Regional Folk Alliance (NERFA) has scheduled two such events for this spring in different parts of the region. One is slated for Saturday, May 5, at the Bethesda-Chevy Chase Regional Services Center in Bethesda, Maryland, while the other is set for Saturday, June 2, at the University of Massachusetts-Boston campus. Early-bird registration and showcase application deadlines are quickly approaching for both events. [To read the full article, click on the headline].

Top Albums and Songs of February 2012 (FOLKDJ-L)

Post published:March 3, 2012
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Acoustic Radio Waves

AcousticMusicScene.com is pleased to publish the monthly Top Albums and Songs charts compiled by Richard Gillmann 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 February 2012, Little Blue Egg , a collection of archived home and studio recordings that Tracy Grammer and her late partner Dave Carter made between 1997 and 2002, topped the albums chart and also sported nine of the month's top songs. [To view the charts, click on the headline.]

Roots Music Report Folk and Roots Country Radio Charts, 03-02-12

Post published:March 2, 2012
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Acoustic Radio Waves

Pieta Brown's Mercury continues to top the Roots Music Report folk radio chart this week, while Darrell Scott's Long Ride Home retains the #1 spot on the roots country chart. [To view the current Folk and Roots Country Top 50 albums charts, click on the headline.]

Roots Music Report Folk & Roots Country Radio Charts, 02-24-12

Post published:February 25, 2012
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Acoustic Radio Waves

Pieta Brown's Mercury tops the Roots Music Report folk radio airplay chart this week, while Darrell Scott's Long Ride home climbs into the top spot on the roots country chart. [To view the current Folk and Roots Country Top 50 albums charts, click on the headline.]

Roots Music Report Folk and Roots Country Radio Charts, 02-17-12

Post published:February 17, 2012
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Acoustic Radio Waves

Pieta Brown's Mercury continues to hold the #1 position of the Roots Music Report folk radio chart, while The Little Willies' For The Good Times moves into the top spot on the roots country radio chart.. [To view the current Folk and Roots Country Top 50 albums charts, click on the headline.]

Top Albums and Songs of January 2012 (FOLKDJ-L)

Post published:February 3, 2012
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Acoustic Radio Waves

AcousticMusicScene.com is pleased to publish the monthly Top Albums and Songs charts compiled by Richard Gillmann 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 January 2012, Light In The Sky by the female Americana-roots trio Red Molly topped the albums chart and sported six of the top 25 songs. "Promised Land," the title track from the new album by Gina Forsyth, a singer-songwriter, violinist and guitarist from New Orleans, was reportedly the most-played song on folk radio during the month. [To see the top albums and songs charts for January 2012, click on the headline.]

Roots Music Report Folk & Roots Country Radio Charts, 01-27-12

Post published:January 28, 2012
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Acoustic Radio Waves

Albums by Pieta Brown Red Molly and Sarah MacDougall retain the top three spots on the Roots Music Report folk radio chart this week, while albums by Robert Earl Keen, Gillian Welch and Joe Ely continue to hold the top three spots on the roots country chart. [To view the current Folk and Roots Country Top 50 charts, click on the headline.]

‘Phil Ochs: There But for Fortune’ Set to Air on PBS Stations

Post published:January 21, 2012
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:News - U.S. National

PBS Television's acclaimed American Masters' series of documentaries opens its 26th season with Phil Ochs: There But for Fortune this month. The revealing biography of a conflicted, truth-seeking troubadour who, with guitar in hand, stood up for what he believed in and challenged us all to do the same, premieres nationally on Monday, Jan. 23 at 10 p.m. (ET) on PBS stations (Check your local listings). [To read the article in its entirety, including reflections on Phil and the film from his sister, Sonny Ochs, click on the headline.]

FARM Hosts One-Day Conference in Ohio on April 28

Post published:January 19, 2012
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Conferences of Note

Following in the footsteps of the Southwest Regional Folk Alliance (SWRFA) and Northeast Regional Folk Alliance (NERFA), Folk Alliance Region Midwest (FARM) will host its first one-day conference on April 28, 2012 at the historic opera house in Fayette, Ohio, located on US 20 about 30 minutes west of Toledo. A condensed version of its annual four-day conference, this one-day event is being called FARMette. [To read the full article, click on the headline.]

Roots Music Report Folk & Roots Country Radio Charts, 01-13-12

Post published:January 14, 2012
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Acoustic Radio Waves

Albums by Pieta Brown Red Molly, Sarah MacDougall, The Deep Dark Woods and Madison Violet are in the top five spots on the Roots Music Report folk radio chart this week, while albums by Robert Earl Keen, Gillian Welch, Joe Ely, Ryan Adams and Blackie & the Rodeo Kings hold the top five spots on the roots country chart. [To view the current Folk and Roots Country Top 50 charts, click on the headline.]

Top Albums and Songs of 2011 (FOLKDJ-L)

Post published:January 4, 2012
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Acoustic Radio Waves News - U.S. National

Alison Krauss and Union Station's Paper Airplane is the top album of the year and "Scarlet Town" from Gillian Welch's The Harrow and the Harvest, the #2 album, is the top song of 2011, based on radio playlists submitted to FOLKDJ-L, an electronic discussion group for DJs and others interested in all folk-based music on the radio. [To view the Top Albums and Songs charts compiled by Richard Gillmann, click on the headline.]

Top Albums and Songs of December 2011 (FOLKDJ-L)

Post published:January 2, 2012
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Acoustic Radio Waves

AcousticMusicScene.com is pleased to publish the monthly Top Albums and Songs charts compiled by Richard Gillmann 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 December 2011, Hudson Harding Sampler, Vol. 6: Happy Holidays, a compilation prepared by singer-songwriter and radio promoter Erik Balkey and featuring seasonal songs by various artists, topped the albums chart and also sported three of the top 10 songs. [To view the charts, click on the headline.]