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Rachael Sage will be the keynote speaker during the 2024 SERFA Conference.

AcousticMusicScene.com Hosts Midnight Hoot at 2024 SERFA Conference

Post published:May 4, 2024
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Conferences of Note Featured

More than 300 people will converge on Black Mountain, North Carolina, May 9-12, 2024 for the annual Southeast Regional Folk Alliance (SERFA) Conference. An extended weekend of contemporary and traditional folk music, networking and learning opportunities, the conference will be keynoted by Rachael Sage and features 16 juried official showcases, along with a number of late-night private showcases hosted by AcousticMusicScene.com and others.

SWRFA Hosts Virtual Conference, Sept. 25-27

Post published:September 23, 2020
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Conferences of Note

Southwest Regional Folk Alliance (SWRFA) hosts a 2020 Virtual Conference online from Friday, September 25 - Sunday, September 27. It will feature a dozen official showcases, several workshops, breakout sessions and one-on-ones, open mics, and song assignments.

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Emerging Artist Showcase Performers Chosen for 2019 Falcon Ridge Folk Festival

Post published:June 12, 2019
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Festival Focus News - Northeast U.S.

Twenty-four artists/acts have been selected to perform in The Grassy Hill Emerging Artist Showcase during the Falcon Ridge Folk Festival on Friday afternoon, August 2, 2019, from noon to 4:30 p.m. [To continue reading this article -- including information about the showcase and the festival itself -- click on the headline.]

Finalists Named in 2019 Telluride Troubadour Competition

Post published:April 27, 2019
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Awards & Contests Festival Focus

Ten singer-songwriters have been selected as finalists in the 2019 Telluride Troubadour Competition, held in conjunction with the 46th Telluride Bluegrass Festival, a roots-oriented music festival set amid Colorado’s rugged San Juan Mountains, June 20-23. They will now vie for cash and other prizes, as well as the honor of being named this year’s Telluride Troubadour. [To continue reading this article, click on the headline.]

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Winners Named in 2017 Songwriter Serenade

Post published:May 7, 2017
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Awards & Contests

Andrew Delaney has been named the first-place winner in the 2017 Songwriter Serenade competition. He was among 15 songwriters who were invited to showcase several of their original songs and compete for $7,000 in prize money at Moravia Performance Hall in Moravia, Texas, on Saturday, May 6. [To continue reading this article and see the complete list of winners and semifinalists, click on the headline.]

AcousticMusicScene.com Hosts Showcases at SERFA Conference

Post published:May 15, 2016
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Conferences of Note Featured

More than 200 people will converge on the Montreat Conference Center in Montreat, North Carolina, just off the Blue Ridge Parkway, near Asheville, May 18-22, 2016 for the ninth annual Southeast Regional Folk Alliance (SERFA) Conference featuring contemporary and traditional folk music, networking and learning opportunities. AcousticMusicScene.com will host late-night song swaps. [To continue reading this article, click on the headline.]

Official Showcase Artists Chosen for 2015 SWRFA Conference in Austin, Texas

Post published:August 10, 2015
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Conferences of Note

Eighteen artists/acts have been selected to perform Official Showcases during the 2015 Southwest Regional Folk Alliance (SWRFA) Conference, Sept. 23-27, at the Holiday Inn – Midtown in Austin, TX. Nine will perform on Friday night, while another nine will do so on Saturday night. In addition, seven alternates have been invited to showcase their talents late Thursday night. [To continue reading this article, click on the headline.]

Six Kerrville New Folk Winners Named for 2015

Post published:June 4, 2015
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Awards & Contests Festival Focus News - U.S. National

David Berkeley (Santa Fe, NM), Wes Collins (Chapel Hill, NC), Amy Kucharik (Somerville, MA), Tom Meny (Buda, TX), Anna Tivel (Portland, OR) and Becky Warren (Nashville, TN) have been named as winners in the 2015 Grassy Hill Kerrville New Folk Competition for Emerging Songwriters. The six winning songwriters were chosen from among hundreds of applicants following performances May 28-29 by 32 finalists during the New Folk Concerts held as part of the Kerrville Folk Festival in the Texas Hill Country. [To continue reading this article and see a photo of the winners, click on the headline.]

Kerrville New Folk Finalists Named for 2015

Post published:April 18, 2015
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Awards & Contests Festival Focus

Thirty-two songwriters have been named as finalists in the 2015 Grassy Hill Kerrville New Folk Competition for Emerging Songwriters. Chosen from among hundreds of submissions from around the world, the finalists will perform the two songs they submitted during the New Folk Concerts slated for Saturday and Sunday afternoons, May 23 and 24, as part of the Kerrville Folk Festival. [To continue reading this article on AcousticMusicScene.com, click on the headline.]

Grassy Hill Kerrville New Folk Finalists Named

Post published:April 18, 2013
Post author:Michael Kornfeld
Post category:Awards & Contests Festival Focus News - U.S. National

Thirty-two songwriters have been named as finalists in the 2013 Grassy Hill Kerrville New Folk Competition for Emerging Songwriters. Chosen from among more than 700 submissions from throughout the U.S. and Canada, the finalists will perform the two songs they submitted during the New Folk Concerts slated for Saturday and Sunday afternoons, May 25 and 26, as part of the Kerrville Folk Festival. [To read the full article, click on the headline.]