Mark is the editor of Sing Out! magazine, and has served as the executive director of the non-profit since 1983.
May 3rd is Pete Seegerâs birthday ⌠and weâre pleased to be able to help celebrate his 94th with this brand new song written and performed by his sister Peggy especially for the milestone. Check out the song below ⌠… Continue reading →
Bob Brozman, the steel-guitar innovator and ethnomusicologist who got his start playing on the streets of Santa Cruz, has died. Details have not yet been confirmed, but he was discovered at home yesterday (April 24th). He was 59. Bob was … Continue reading →
One of folk musicâs most iconic interpreters, the man who captivated a generation with his extended improvised performance of âFreedomâ to open the Woodstock Music Festival in 1969, has passed away at the age of 72. Richie Havens died of … Continue reading →
First Lady Michelle Obama attended a CD release concert on Thursday, March 7, by the internationally acclaimed and Grammy-winning female a cappella quintet Sweet Honey In The Rock at the Howard Theatre in Washington, DC,according to The Washingtonian newspaper. Mrs. … Continue reading →
Stompinâ Tom Connors 1936-2013 Canadian country-folk singer Stompinâ Tom Connors passed away at the age of 77 on Wednesday, March 6th. Best known for his emblematic black cowboy hat and the rhythmic foot stompinâ that earned him his nickname, Tom … Continue reading →
Sad news. Long-time Woodstock resident and Grammy-winning musician Levon Helm is dying of cancer, according to a message posted on www.levonhelm.com. The message reads: âDear Friends, Levon is in the final stages of his battle with cancer. Please send your … Continue reading →
For the third time this season, Folk Alley is teaming up with with other broadcasting partners (WPLN, Nashville Public Radio this time) to broadcast a full schedule of festival performances ⌠this time from the 73rd National Folk Festival in … Continue reading →
The town of Woodstock, NY (âthe most famous small town in the worldâ) has designated August 6, 2011 as âTraum Day,â honoring Homespun Tapes co-owner Happy Traum and his late brother, guitarist/songwriter and producer Artie Traum. The event âis in … Continue reading →
The New England songwriting great, and award winning novelist Bill Morrissey was found dead in his hotel room in Georgia on Saturday, July 23rd, 2011 ⌠staying there on his way home after several gigs. He was 59. Bill recorded … Continue reading →
Our dear friends Sparky and Rhonda Rucker were recognized this past March with the âHoward âLouie Bluieâ Armstrong Legacy Awardâ at the Symposium on Affrilachia held at the University of Kentucky in Lexington. Internationally acclaimed folk musicians who have been weaving history … Continue reading →
