(Tune in to TRADITIONS every Sunday from 3 to 6pm Eastern Time over WFDU-FM 89.1 in the NYC/Northern New Jersey area or on the web at www.wfdu.fm. A Sing Out! Radio Partner ) I started the show on sort … Continue reading →
Note: The following schedules are subject to change. Please be sure to check with the individual venue for confirmation of time and appearance. Sunday, June 7, 2009 Birthdays and anniversaries: Clarence White (1944) Stephane Wrembel: The Django Experiment at Barbès … Continue reading →
An exhibit of about 30 photos by Raeburn “Ray” Flerlage is underway at Alumni House at the University of Chicago from today until Sunday, June 7. The images are of performers from the first decade of the University of Chicago … Continue reading →
SANTA MONICA, Calif. (June 3, 2009) — Due to the increasing growth of traditional music, The Academy has split the category Best Contemporary Folk/Americana into two categories: Best Contemporary Folk Album and Best Americana Album. Additionally, the Folk Field has … Continue reading →
Performing Songwriter‘s June 2009 issue, sent to subscribers and newsstands this week and featuring Pink on the cover, will be the final edition of the 16-year-old publication, Editor & Publisher Lydia Hutchinson announced today. “As sad as change and letting … Continue reading →
Grammy Award-winning blues legend Koko Taylor, 80, died on June 3, 2009 in her hometown of Chicago, IL, as a result of complications following her May 19 surgery to correct a gastrointestinal bleed. On May 7, 2009, the critically acclaimed … Continue reading →