Mark is the editor of Sing Out! magazine, and has served as the executive director of the non-profit since 1983.
Cesaria Evora, the legendary singer from Africa’s Cape Verde, had open heart surgery on Monday, May 10, 2010, in a Paris hospital. The operating surgeon reported that things went as well as possible. Cesaria was then admitted into intensive care … Continue reading →
Whenever I’m asked to name my favorite folk festival, and that happens pretty often, there are many great events that spring to mind … but the one that tops the list for me as consistently excellent, and so in tune … Continue reading →
Compass Records has announced the signing of Peter Rowan, the famed bluegrass singer-songwriter, GRAMMY Award winner and five-time GRAMMY Award nominee. He is heading to the studio to begin work on a new album. Alison Brown, GRAMMY Award winning banjoist … Continue reading →
Los Angeles, CA – April 14th, 2010 – The Concord Music Group today announced the acquisition of storied Massachusetts-based independent music label Rounder Records. Rounder, celebrating its 40th year as the worldâs leading American roots music label, is a major … Continue reading →
Silver Spring, MD, April 5, 2010 â âMusic From the Crooked Road: Mountain Music of Virginiaâ a national tour of old-time, bluegrass, mountain gospel and flatfoot dance, will embark on a 13-city Mid-Atlantic tour from April 9 – 25, 2010. … Continue reading →
Newbattle Abbey College in Midlothain, Scotland are delighted to be welcoming Battlefield Band to their historic surroundings for a weekend of superb traditional music this coming September 17-19. Newbattle Abbey is just seven miles south of Edinburgh, and has a … Continue reading →
Iranian singer Mahsa Vahdat and Turkish-Kurdish singer and activist Ferhat Tunç are the 2010 Freemuse Award Winners. The artists will receive the award at a ceremony in London on Thursday 25 March. Mahsa Vahdat from Iran and Ferhat Tunç from … Continue reading →
The Gibson Guitar iPhone App has become one of the most popular free apps via the Apple iTunes store and has been downloaded over a staggering one-million times by fans worldwide, cementing Gibsonâs reputation as the industryâs leader in innovation … Continue reading →
Sarah Jarosz won thee Austin Music Awards (Best Female Vocalist, Best Country/Bluegrass Artist, Best Folk Act) and placed in six other categories, including (Album of the Year, Song of the Year, Musician of the Year, Songwriter, Misc.Instrument, Producer- Gary Paczosa … Continue reading →
KRONOS QUARTET CREATE SEAMLESS INTERFACE WITH AFGHANI AND AZERBAIJANI MUSICIANS ON SMITHSONIAN FOLKWAYS’ “RAINBOW,” STREAMING NOW ON NPR.ORG The collaboration between Smithsonian Folkways and the Aga Khan Music Initiative that has produced the “Music of Central Asia” series has brought … Continue reading →