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Joe Jencks is PMN's Artist-in-Residence for 2016

People’s Music Network Winter Gathering Set for Jan. 29-31 in Albany, NY

Post published:December 30, 2015
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Conferences of Note News - Northeast U.S.

There will be lots of singing of socially relevant songs, communal meals, jamming, mentoring, socializing, and an array of workshops during the People’s Music Network’s 2016 Winter Gathering at the Hackett Middle School in Albany, NY, Jan. 29-31. Singer-Songwriter Joe Jencks, known to many as part of the folk harmony trio Brother Sun, is this year’s PMN Artist-in-Residence and will both perform and lead workshops during the event that has taken place annually in various locales since 1977. [To continue reading this article, click on the headline.]

Top Albums and Songs of November 2015 (FOLKDJ-L)

Post published:December 2, 2015
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Acoustic Radio Waves

Joy of Living: A Tribute to Ewan MacColl (Compass) was the most-played album on folk radio during November 2015, while “I Am an Immigrant” by Jesse Palidofsky and “Take Me Home” by Free the Honey were reportedly the most—played songs. So say 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. The monthly Top Albums and Songs charts are posted on AcousticMusicScene.com with permission. To view them, click on the headline.