Showcase Application Deadlines Loom for 2011 NERFA Conference

August 8 is the application deadline for artists seeking one of 14 coveted 15-minute juried formal showcase slots during the 17th Annual Northeast Regional Folk Alliance (NERFA) Conference. Registration for the conference, slated for Nov. 10-13 at the Hudson Valley Resort and Spa in Kerhonkson, New York, also is now open. [To read the article in its entirety, click on the headline.]

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Roots Music Report Folk Radio Chart, 07-15-11

The Civil Wars' debut album, Barton Hollow, returns to the top of the Roots Music Report Folk Radio Chart this week. Paul Simon's So Beautiful Or So What is now #3, while A Nod To Bob 2 - An Artists' Tribute To Bob Dylan On His 70th Birthday continues at #2. [To view the current Folk Top 50 Chart, click on the headline.] Editor's Note: Next week's chart will be posted a few days late since I will be attending the Falcon Ridge Folk Festival next weekend. I'll be hosting late-night song swaps under the Tribes Hill-AcousticMusicScene.com tent.

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Roots Music Report Folk Radio Chart, 06-10-11

Eliza Gilkyson's Roses At The End Of Time continues to top the Roots Music Report Folk Radio Chart. Albums by The Waifs, The Civil Wars, Paul Simon and Carrie Elkin follow it. [To view the latest Folk Top 50 albums chart, whose posting was delayed to the RMR's website server crashing for several days, click on the headline.]

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Roots Music Report Folk Radio Chart, 05-27-11

Eliza Gilkyson's Roses At The End Of Time currently tops the Roots Music Report's Folk Top 50 chart, followed by albums by The Civil Wars, Paul Simon, The Waifs and Carrie Elkin. [To view the entire chart, click on the headline.] Editor's Note: Last week's chart is being posted late since I was traveling in the Carolinas and Virginia after attending the Southeast Regional Folk Alliance (SERFA) Conference. This week's chart will be posted on Friday or Saturday.

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Carolann Solebello Wins 2011 SMAF Songwriter Contest

Carolann Solebello is the winner of the 2011 Susquehanna Music & Arts Festival (SMAF) Songwriter Contest. She was selected after performing two original songs -- “Papa’s Mandolin” and “Wash Me Clean” -- during the finals held on Friday afternoon, May 6, as part of the 10th Annual SMAF in downtown Havre de Grace, Maryland. [To read the entire article, click on the headline.]

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