Nick Noble Celebrates “The 50 Most Successful Folk Group Recordings of All Time” on WICN, Nov. 25, 2010

What are “The 50 Most Successful Folk Group Recordings of All Time?” Enjoy a musical feast following your Thanksgiving dinner on Thursday, Nov. 25, 2010 by tuning in to WICN 90.5 FM in central Massachusetts (streaming online at wicn.org) from 7-11 p.m. and getting host Nick Noble’s take on this during Folk Revival. [To read the entire article, click on the headline.]

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Winners Named in 2010 Canadian Folk Music Awards

The 2010 Canadian Folk Music Awards were presented in Winnipeg, Manitoba on Saturday evening, Nov. 20. Winners were named in 19 categories during a gala at the Pantages Playhouse that was hosted by Benoit Bourque of La Bottine Souriante and CBC Radio’s Sheilagh Rogers. [To view the list of winners, click on the headline.]

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Oscar Brand Inducted Into Long Island Music Hall of Fame

Folksinger, songwriter, author and musicologist Oscar Brand has been inducted into the Long Island Music Hall of Fame. Brand, 90, who has written more than 300 songs (ranging from bawdy ballads to songs of social commentary), recorded some 100 albums, serves as curator of the Songwriters Hall of Fame, and hosts what is now the oldest continuous radio show in history (Folksong Festival on New York’s WNYC), was among the third class of inductees honored during a gala event, Nov. 16, at Oheka Castle in Huntington, New York. [To read the entire article, click on the headline.]

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Cheryl Prashker Re-elected President of NERFA Board of Directors

The board of directors of the Northeast Regional Folk Alliance (NERFA) elected a slate of officers for the forthcoming year during the organization’s annual conference at the Hudson Valley Resort in Kerhonkson, New York, Nov. 11-14. Cheryl Prashker and Michael Kornfeld were re-elected as president and vice president, respectively, while Dianne Tankle was elected treasurer. [To read the entire article, click on the headline.]

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Roots Music Report Folk Radio Chart, 11-05-10

Red Horse -- the eponymous debut album by the trio of Red House recording artists Eliza Gilkyson, John Gorka and Lucy Kaplansky -- returns to the top slot on the Roots Music Report Folk Radio Chart this week. Albums by Sahara Smith, Peter Cooper, Mumford & Sons, and The John Hartford String Band follow. [To view the Folk Top 50 albums chart, click on the headline.]

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Roots Music Report Folk Radio Chart, 10-29-10

Peter Cooper's The Lloyd Green Album, produced by Nashville-based singer-songwriter Peter Cooper and steel guitar player Lloyd Green, has jumped to the #1 spot on the Roots Music Report's Folk Radio Chart. Albums by Sahara Smith, Tim O'Brien, The John Hartford Stringband and Mumford & Sons follow. [To view the current Folk Top 50 album chart, click on the headline.]

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Roots Music Report Folk Radio Chart, 10-08-10

Red Horse, the eponymous debut album by the trio of Red House recording artists Eliza Gilkyson, John Gorka and Lucy Kaplansky, returns to the top spot on the Roots Music Report Folk Radio Chart this week. Rounding out the top 10 are albums by Mumford & Sons, The John Hartford Stringband, Sahara Smith, Joe Pug, Mollie O'Brien & Rich Moore, Angel Band, Tim O'Brien, The YaYas, and Peter Cooper. [To view the current Folk Top 50 albums chart, click on the headline.]

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Roots Music Report Folk Radio Chart, 10-01-10

Red Horse -- the eponymous debut album by the new trio comprised of Eliza Gilkyson, John Gorka and Lucy Kaplansky -- returned to the top spot on the Roots Music Report Folk Radio Chart this week. [To view the Folk Top 50, based on spin totals reported to Roots Music Report, click on the headline.]

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