Posts tagged "Greenwich Village folk scene"

Danny Kalb, Noted Blues Guitarist, 1942-2022

Danny Kalb, best known as a co-founder of the seminal band the Blues Project but who cut his musical teeth as part of the Greenwich Village folk scene of the early 1960s, died of cancer on November 19, 2022. He was 80. [Click on the headline to continue reading this article.]
FAI Folk Radio Charts - August 2022

FAI Folk Radio Charts – August 2022

Happy Traum was the most-played artist on folk radio during August 2022, while his recent release, There’s a Bright Side Somewhere, was the top album and its title track was the month’s most-played song. So say charts compiled by Folk Alliance International based on radio playlists submitted to FOLKDJ-L, an electronic discussion group for DJs and others interested in folk-based music on the radio. [Click on the headline to continue reading this article and to view the monthly top albums, songs and artists charts that are posted with permission.]
Paul Siebel, Singer-Songwriter, 1937-2022

Paul Siebel, Singer-Songwriter, 1937-2022

Paul Siebel, a folk-country singer-songwriter whose songs have been covered by a number of better-known artists, died on April 5, 2022. He was 84. [Click on the headline to continue reading this article and to view a short performance video.]
Richard Meyer, Singer-Songwriter and Fast Folk Editor, 1952-2012

Richard Meyer, Singer-Songwriter and Fast Folk Editor, 1952-2012

Richard Meyer, a singer-songwriter who also was an integral part of the folk music scene in New York’s Greenwich Village during the 1980s and 1990s as a booker for the Speakeasy and longtime editor of Fast Folk Musical Magazine (1986-1997), died May 14, 2012 at age 59. [To read the full article, click on the headline.]