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FAI Folk Radio Charts – July 2024

Post published:August 14, 2024
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Acoustic Radio Waves

The Magnolia Janes had the top album (The Light Years) on folk radio during July 2024, edging out Beppe Gambetta’s Terra Madre, while Gambetta’s “Sit and Pick With You” was the most-played song for a second time – edging out songs by The Magnolia Janes and Beth DeSombre. Happy Traum, who died on July 17, was the month’s most-played artist. 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 top albums, songs and artists charts hat are posted monthly with permission.]

FAI Folk Radio Charts – August 2022

Post published:September 13, 2022
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Acoustic Radio Waves

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

Post published:April 6, 2022
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:News - U.S. National

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.]

Clearwater’s Virtual Great Hudson River Revival Streams June 19

Post published:June 12, 2021
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Uncategorized

For a second consecutive year, Clearwater’s Great Hudson River Revival, a festival celebrating environmental activism and education, traditionally held over the Father’s Day weekend won’t be taking place at Croton Point Park in Croton-On-Hudson in New York’s Hudson Valley due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, you can enjoy music by many talented artists from the comfort of your own home on Saturday, June 19, 2021 when Clearwater presents the Great Hudson River Revival Livestream. [Click on the headline to continue reading this article and to view the complete festival schedule.]

Tony Rice, Bluegrass Guitar Virtuoso, 1951-2020

Post published:December 29, 2020
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Bluegrass & Beyond News - U.S. National

Tony Rice, an influential acoustic guitarist and 2013 inductee into the International Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame, died on Christmas Day, Dec. 25, 2020 at his home in Reidsville, North Carolina. He was 69. [To continue reading this article, click on the headline.]

FreshGrass Returns to MASS MoCA, Sept. 19-21

Post published:August 31, 2014
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Bluegrass & Beyond Festival Focus News - Northeast U.S.

FreshGrass, a family-friendly bluegrass and roots music festival in the Berkshires of northwestern Massachusetts, is slated for Sept. 19-21, 2014. For three days and nights, the indoor galleries and outdoor courtyards and meadows of the Mass MoCA campus in North Adams will be filled with the sounds of banjos, fiddles, guitars, mandolins and voices of traditionalists and trailblazers alike. [To continue reading this article, click on the headline.]

Folks jamming in the lobby during a previous NERFA Conference (Photo: Robert Berkowitz/RSBImageWorks.com)

NERFA Conference Set for Nov. 8-11, 2012 in Kerhonkson, NY

Post published:October 14, 2012
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Acoustic Radio Waves Conferences of Note News - Northeast U.S.

More than 750 people from throughout the U.S. and Canada are expected to converge on the Hudson Valley Resort in Kerhonkson, NY, Nov. 8-11, 2012, for the annual Northeast Regional Folk Alliance (NERFA) Conference. Performers, presenters, promoters, folk DJs, agents and managers, and others actively engaged in the folk and acoustic music scene will enjoy three jam-packed days and nights of music showcases, open mics, song swaps and informal jam sessions, informative panel discussions and workshops, one-on-one mentoring and peer group sessions, a large trade show-like exhibit hall, tasty communal meals in the dining room, a welcoming party and happy hours, and lots of informal conversation and networking. [Click on the headline to read the full article.]

Clearwater, Old Songs Festivals Set for June in New York State

Post published:June 13, 2009
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Festival Focus News - Northeast U.S.

2009 marks the 400th anniversary of Henry Hudson’s voyage to the new world on the Half Moon up the river that bears his name. Two festivals will pay tribute to that this month – the 2009 Clearwater Great Hudson River Revival and the Old Songs Festival. [To read more about these upcoming festivals, click on the headline.]