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It’s Music Festival Time in New York State

Post published:June 15, 2015
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Festival Focus News - Northeast U.S.

Music festivals abound in New York State in late June. Among those of note are Clearwater’s Great Hudson River Revival (June 20-21 in Croton-on-Hudson), Old Songs Festival (June 26-28 in Altamont), American Roots Music Festival at Caramoor (June 27 in Katonah) and Rockland-Bergen Music Festival (June 27-28 in Tappan). To continue reading this article, which also includes information about the Huntington and Falcon Ridge Folk Festivals that take place later in the summer, click on the headline.

Top Albums and Songs of December 2012 (FOLKDJ-L)

Post published:January 2, 2013
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Acoustic Radio Waves

Holiday and seasonal music dominated the radio waves during December 2012. Joel Mabus' A Parlor Guitar Christmas was reportedly the most played album on folk radio, while John McCutcheon's classic "Christmas in the Trenches" was the top song, according to 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. [To view the Top Albums and Songs charts for December 2012, click on the headline.]

Two Music Festivals in July Have Mass. Appeal

Post published:July 1, 2012
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Festival Focus News - Northeast U.S.

A couple of music festivals of note take place in Massachusetts in July: the Greater New Bedford Summerfest, July 6-8, along the cobblestoned streets of the old whaling city, and the Green River Festival featuring music, hot air balloons and more at the community college campus in Greenfield, July 14-15. [To read the full article previewing these festivals, click on the headline.]

FARMette One-Day Mini-Conference Shaping Up in Ohio, April 28

Post published:April 6, 2012
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Conferences of Note

Eight official showcase artists have been selected and final plans are being made for FARMette, a condensed one-day version of the Folk Alliance Region Midwest’s annual four-day conference. Slated for Saturday, April 28, 2012, from 9 a.m. to 11 p.m., at the historic opera house in downtown Fayette, Ohio, located on US 20,about 30 minutes west of Toledo, the event will feature an array of workshops, more than 20 ten-minute performance lane slots for artists, and two meals with open mics during them, in addition to eight 20-minute official showcases in the evening. [To read the full article, click on the headline.]

Bob Blackman’s “The Folk Tradition” Ends Its Run on WKAR-FM

Post published:April 11, 2011
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Acoustic Radio Waves

Bob Blackman, who has been a “folk tradition” on WKAR-FM 90.5 in East Lansing, Michigan for some 30 years, signs off later this month. [To read the full article, click on the headline.]

Roots Music Report Folk Radio Chart, 10-09-09

Post published:October 9, 2009
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Acoustic Radio Waves

Roots Music Report compiles weekly radio airplay charts for various roots-related genres. These are based on spin totals reported by music directors and DJs from more than 400 terrestrial and Internet radio stations. The latest Folk chart is posted here with permission. [To view the current Folk radio airplay chart, click on the headline.]

Roots Music Report Folk Radio Chart, 09-25-09

Post published:September 25, 2009
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Acoustic Radio Waves

Roots Music Report compiles weekly radio airplay charts for various roots-related genres. These are based on spin totals reported by music directors and DJs from more than 400 terrestrial and Internet radio stations. The latest Folk chart is posted here with permission. [To view the latest Folk radio airplay chart, click on the headline.]