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TradMad Virtual Camp 2020 Airs on Folk Music Notebook, Aug. 31-Sept. 3

Post published:August 30, 2020
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:News - Northeast U.S.News - U.S. National

Each summer, folks flock to Pinewoods Camp in Plymouth, Massachusetts for an annual six-day gathering of live music and dance for adults interested in Anglo-American traditional music and dance known as TradMad. Although the current COVID-19 pandemic prompted the Folk Music Society of New York (aka Pinewoods Folk Music Club) to postpone this year’s event, TradMad Virtual Camp 2020 will be presented Aug. 31 - Sept. 3 via FolkMusicNotebook.com. [Click on the headline to continue reading the article.]

National Folk Festival Returns to Greensboro, NC, Sept. 9-11

Post published:August 31, 2016
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Festival Focus News - U.S. National

Diversity is the hallmark of the 76th National Folk Festival taking place Sept. 9-11, 2016 in downtown Greensboro, North Carolina. The free event, programmed and co-produced by the National Council for Traditional Arts (NCTA), the U.S.’s oldest nonprofit folk arts organization, in partnership with Arts Greensboro, celebrates togetherness and the diversity of America’s arts and heritage – with artists young and old honoring America’s musical soul and cultural roots. [To continue reading this article, click on the headline.]

Participants in Ice Storym 2014 included Gilles Garand (front center), David Boulanger (second from left), Maja Kjaer Jacobsen (third from left) and members of Kongero and Jidder.

Quebec, Scandinavian Folk Artists Showcase Their Talents During APAP Conference in NYC

Post published:January 23, 2014
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Conferences of Note Featured

Talented artists from the Canadian province of Quebec and the Scandinavian nations of Sweden and Denmark teamed up for an evening of musical showcases in New York City that was a highlight of the Association of Performing Arts Presenters (APAP) Conference, Jan. 10-14. [To continue reading the article, click on the headline.]