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Pesky J. Nixon and friends (including Caitlin Canty) played the AcousticMusicScene.com tent in 2014 and will again this year. (Photo: Jake Jacobson/asharpereye.com)

AcousticMusicScene.com Hosts Late-Night Song Swaps at Falcon Ridge Folk Festival

Post published:July 24, 2015
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Featured Festival Focus News - Northeast U.S.

AcousticMusicScene.com will host a series of late-night song swaps during the Falcon Ridge Folk Festival, July 30-August 2, in partnership with Pirate Camp, which was informally launched by Stuart Kabak and the late Jack Hardy more than a decade ago to provide a warm and welcoming haven for sharing music, food and camaraderie. [To continue reading this preview of the Falcon Ridge Folk Festival and see the complete schedule for the AcousticMusicScene.com tent @ Pirate Camp, click on the headline.]

AcousticMusicScene.com Hosts Song Swaps at 10th Annual Huntington Folk Festival, July 26

Post published:July 19, 2015
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Featured Festival Focus

Tom Paxton headlines the 10th Annual Huntington Folk Festival on Sunday, July 26 at Heckscher Park, Main Street (Route 25A) and Prime Avenue, in Huntington, New York -- located on Long Island, about an hour from Manhattan. Extending from noon until l0:30 p.m., the free festival –- co-presented by the Folk Music Society of Huntington and the Huntington Arts Council –- is part of the 50th Annual Huntington Summer Arts Festival. To continue reading this article and see the complete schedule for the festival, click on the headline.

Two Music Festivals in July Have Mass. Appeal

Post published:June 23, 2015
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Festival Focus News - Northeast U.S.

Two music festivals of note take place in Massachusetts in July: The New Bedford Folk Festival (July 4-5) along the cobblestoned streets of the old whaling port city, and the Green River Festival (July 10-12) featuring music, hot air balloons and more at the community college campus in Greenfield. To continue reading this article, click on the headline.

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.

The Nields will close out the 2015 edition of Muses in the Vineyard on May 17.

Muses in the Vineyard Celebrates Women Artists, May 16-17

Post published:May 2, 2015
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Festival Focus

Wine pairs well with music, and wineries across the U.S. frequently feature performances by acoustic artists. For the past several years, Four Sisters Winery in Belvidere, New Jersey has played host to Muses in the Vineyard, billed as a “Celebration of Music Of the Women, By the Women and For Everyone.” Now in its fourth year, the festival, set for May 16-17, will feature sets by 18 local, regional, national and international touring artists and groups. [To continue reading this article, click on the headline.]

Muses in the Vineyard Set for May 17-18, 2014 in NJ

Post published:May 4, 2014
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Festival Focus News - Northeast U.S.

A number of talented local, regional and national touring female performing artists are on the bill for Muses in the Vineyard, a music festival celebrating women in song, that is slated for Saturday-Sunday, May 17-18 at Four Sisters Winery in Belvidere, New Jersey. [To read the full article, click on the headline.]

Finalists Named in 2014 Wildflower! Performing Songwriter Contest

Post published:April 15, 2014
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Awards & Contests Festival Focus

Performing songwriters from the states of Maine and Texas dominate the list of ten finalists named this week in the 2014 Wildflower! Performing Songwriter Contest. Each will perform two songs on the Singer Songwriter Stage during the 22nd annual Wildflower! Arts and Music Festival at Galatyn Park in Richardson, Texas, just a few minutes north of Dallas. Billed as North Texas’ largest music festival, it takes place, May 16-18. [To continue reading the article and see the list of finalists, click on the headline.]

Finalists Named in 2014 Chris Austin Songwriting Contest

Post published:April 8, 2014
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Awards & Contests Bluegrass & Beyond Festival Focus

Finalists have been named in the 22nd annual Chris Austin Songwriting Contest, hosted by MerleFest 2014, the popular roots-oriented music festival that takes place April 24-27 on the campus of Wilkes Community College in Wilkesboro, North Carolina. [To continue reading the article, click on the headline.]

Old Settler’s Music Festival Set for April 10-13, 2014 in Texas Hill Country

Post published:March 24, 2014
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Festival Focus

The Texas Hill Country comes alive with the sounds of Americana and roots music of all varieties, April 10-13, 2014. That’s when the Old Settler’s Music Festival returns to the Salt Lick BBQ Pavilion and Camp Ben McCulloch in Driftwood, Texas, just south of Austin. Now in its 27th year, the festival also takes place during what’s usually the height of bluebonnet and wildflower season. [To continue reading this short article, click on the headline.]

Stuart Kabak and AcousticMusicScene.com's Michael Kornfeld at Pirate Camp in 2012 (Photo: Michelle Diano)

AcousticMusicScene.com Hosts Late-Night Music at Falcon Ridge Folk Festival

Post published:July 27, 2013
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Featured Festival Focus News - Northeast U.S.

AcousticMusicScene.com will host a series of late-night song swaps, mini-showcases and open song circles during the 25th annual Falcon Ridge Folk Festival, August 1-4, in partnership with Pirate Camp, which was informally launched by Stuart Kabak and the late Jack Hardy a decade ago to provide a warm and welcoming haven for sharing music, food and camaraderie. [To read the full article, which includes a preview of one of the Northeast's most popular music festivals and a complete schedule for the AcousticMusicScene.com tent @ Pirate Camp, click on the headline.]

Spuytten Duyvil will headline the festival (Photo: Jake Jacobson)

AcousticMusicScene.com Hosts Showcases at a Folk Festival on Long Island, July 20

Post published:July 13, 2013
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Featured Festival Focus

The eighth annual Huntington Folk Festival is slated for Saturday, July 20, 2013. The free event will extend from 12 noon into the late evening at Heckscher Park, Main Street (Route 25A) and Prime Avenue, in Huntington, New York. Americana-roots ensemble Spuyten Duyvil headlines the festival in the evening, while AcousticMusicScene.com and Acoustic Live! in New York City and Beyond host unplugged showcases and song swaps during the afternoon featuring artists from several states. [To read the full article and see the day's schedule, click on the headline.]

The Kennedys (Photo: Jeremy Lebled)

Folk Music Fills the Streets of New Bedford, July 6-7, 2013

Post published:July 1, 2013
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Celtic Corner Festival Focus News - Northeast U.S.

The New Bedford Folk Festival, formerly known as the Greater New Bedford Summerfest, is one of the Northeast’s most pleasant, refined and enjoyable music festivals. Slated for July 6-7, 2013 in New Bedford, Massachusetts, the festival takes over the cobble stoned streets of this historic New England port city –which is part of the New Bedford Whaling National Historic Park. [To read the full article, click on the headline.]