Mark is the editor of Sing Out! magazine, and has served as the executive director of the non-profit since 1983.
Indie International is a new competition for indie songwriters. They are now accepting songs for its first competition. Green-friendly â all online with no mailed entries. You will know your judge and your score! Entries are limited to only 150 … Continue reading →
Tom Frouge, co-director of the highly regarded New Mexico world music event ÂĄGlobalquerque!, has been named the Media Director for the 2008 Santa Fe Music Fest. SFMF began last year, quickly becoming the premiere pop festival in the Southwest. Plans … Continue reading →
Long pioneers in bringing âfolk musicâ kicking and screaming to rock audiences (and rock music to screaming folk audiences), the âclassicâ Boiled in Lead lineup returns with a new CD, Silver, that transcends the band’s long history. From their first … Continue reading →
Real Good Music Agency is very proud to announce the new signing to our Celtic Roster of acclaimed vocalist and Compass Records recording artist Cara Dillon. Born in 1975 in Dungiven, Co. Derry, Cara Dillon demonstrated her striking vocal ability … Continue reading →
SEATTLE, WA – No Depression, the bimonthly magazine covering a broad range of American roots music since 1995, will bring to an end its print publication with its 75th issue in May-June 2008. Plans to expand the publication’s website (www.nodepression.net) … Continue reading →
From the CBC: Canadian folksinger Willie P. Bennett has died at his home in Peterborough, Ont. Bennett’s official website confirmed on Sunday that the Juno Award-winning singer passed away peacefully at age 56 on Friday. No cause of death has … Continue reading →
Vocalists were in abundance in Connecticutâs capital city last week as the Eastern Division of the American Choral Directors Association met in Hartford for its annual convention. But among the choruses making melodious music at the convention, few could claim … Continue reading →
Congratulations to the winners of the 2008 Independent Music Awards. The winners in the album categories are Drew Pilgrim (Folk/Singer-Songwriter); Hannah Blaylock & Edenâs Edge (Americana); Koko Taylor (Blues); The Minister John Butler (Gospel); Jaime Cuadra (World Fusion); and Alasdair … Continue reading →
The Carter Family Foldâs board of directors recently voted to remove Dale Jett, grandson of Country Music Hall of Fame performers A.P. Carter and Sara Carter, partly due to a disagreement over a deal he arranged with the the University … Continue reading →
Last November Rolling Stone featured Link TV as the lead story in their âSite Specificsâ column (November 15), noting the void the station has filled in music-related programming. In November, Link TV also announced their Best Video Finds from 2007, … Continue reading →