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Official Showcase Artists Chosen for 2018 FARM Conference in Michigan, Oct. 25-28

by Michael Kornfeld on Aug 20, 2018 • No Comments
Fourteen artists/acts have been selected (from among more than 130 applicants) to perform official showcases during the 2018 Folk Alliance Region Midwest (FARM) Conference slated for October 25-28 at the Crowne Plaza Airport Hotel & Conference Center in Grand Rapids, Michigan. [To continue reading this article -- including a listing of official showcase artists and alternates and more conference information -- click on the headline.]
Conferences of Note / Featured / News - Northeast U.S.

Folk and Roots Music Artists Showcase Their Talents During APAP Conference in NYC

by Michael Kornfeld on Jan 19, 2018 • No Comments
Nearly 3,500 arts professionals from throughout the U.S. and nearly 30 other countries converged on New York City, Jan. 12-16, 2018 for the annual conference of the Association of Performing Arts Professionals (APAP). As in years past, dozens of performers from the folk, roots and singer-songwriter communities in the U.S., Canada, and several other countries were featured among the more than 1,000 showcases during the global multidisciplinary performing arts marketplace and conference. [To continue reding this extensive article about the APAP Conference, click on the headline.]
Conferences of Note / Featured / News - Northeast U.S.

NERFA Conference Returns to Stamford, CT, Nov. 9-12 – Celebrating Music and Community

by Michael Kornfeld on Nov 2, 2017 • No Comments
More than 700 performing artists, presenters, promoters, agents and managers, folk DJs, and others actively engaged in contemporary and traditional folk music will converge on the Crowne Plaza in Stamford, Connecticut, Nov. 9-12, for the 23rd Annual Northeast Regional Folk Alliance Conference. AcousticMusicScene.com will again have a major presence as it hosts afternoon and late-night song swaps in addition to its popular Midnight Hoot at the close of the conference’s first day. [To continue reading this article -- which includes listings of all the artists performing in juried Formal and Semi-Formal Showcases, as well as those hosted by AcousticMusicScene.com -- click on the headline.]
Top Albums, Songs - August 2017 (FOLKDJ-L)
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Top Albums, Songs – August 2017 (FOLKDJ-L)

by Michael Kornfeld on Sep 1, 2017 • No Comments
The Early Mays had the most-played album (Chase The Sun) and were the most-played artists on folk radio during August 2017, while Susan Cattaneo (“Work Hard, Love Harder"), Dave Rawlings (“Midnight Train”) and The Jerry Douglas Band (“Hey Joe”) had the top 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.]
Conferences of Note / News - Northeast U.S. / News - U.S. National

Official Showcase Artists Named for 2017 FAR-West, FARM and NERFA Conferences

by Michael Kornfeld on Jul 23, 2017 • No Comments
Three Regional affiliates of Folk Alliance International have selected artists/acts to participate in juried official showcases during their respective annual conferences this fall. [To continue reading this article, click on the headline.]
Conferences of Note / Featured / News - Northeast U.S.

AcousticMusicScene.com Hosts Showcases at 2015 NERFA Conference, Nov. 12-15

by Michael Kornfeld on Nov 6, 2015 • No Comments
Some 800 performing artists, presenters, promoters, agents and managers, folk DJs and others actively engaged in contemporary and traditional folk music will converge on the Hudson Valley Resort in Kerhonkson, New York, Nov. 12-15, 2015, for the 21st Annual Northeast Regional Folk Alliance (NERFA) Conference. AcousticMusicScene.com will again have a major presence as it hosts afternoon and late-night song swaps, in addition to its popular Midnight Hoot at the close of the conference’s first day. To continue reading this conference preview, click on the headline.
SERFA Conference, a Musical 'Family Reunion,' Set for May 13-17 in North Carolina
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SERFA Conference, a Musical ‘Family Reunion,’ Set for May 13-17 in North Carolina

by Michael Kornfeld on May 4, 2015 • No Comments
Several days of contemporary and traditional folk music, networking, and learning opportunities await the nearly 200 people expected to converge on the Montreat Conference Center in Montreat, North Carolina, just off the Blue Ridge Parkway, near Asheville, May 13-17, 2015, for the eighth annual Southeast Regional Folk Alliance (SERFA) Conference. AcousticMusicScene.com will again host late-night song swaps. [To continue reading this article -- including comments from renowned singer-songwriter and activist Si Kahn and a listing of Official and AcousticMusicScene.com Showcase performers -- click on the headline.]

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