Matt was the Managing Editor of Sing Out! Magazine. He graduated from the Pennsylvania State University in 2010.
The Pinetop Perkins Foundation is pleased to announce the names of nine recipients fort the 2011 Master Class Workshops in Piano and Guitar. These winners come from five different states, including Mississippi, Tennessee, Georgia, Texas and Colorado. Mississippi scholarship recipients … Continue reading →
For our readers in the Maryland area this weekend: Common Ground on the Hill will present for the first time the Deer Creek Fiddlers’ Convention, a Maryland tradition since 1972, at the Carroll County Farm Museum in Westminster, MD on … Continue reading →
Sadly, David “Frankie” Toler, former Allman Brothers drummer, has passed away after prolonged illness at the age of 59. Frankie Toler had been in declining health for several years. After receiving a liver transplant two years ago he had been … Continue reading →
As previously noted, bluegrass musician Uncle Phil, aka Phil Leadbetter, is seeking help to battle Hodgkins Lymphoma. A benefit show was held at the Dumplin Family Farms RV Camp, Kodak, TN on Saturday, June 4th. The show featured distinguished performers, … Continue reading →
Judy Peiser, the “driving force” of the Center for Southern Folklore was honored for her endearing effort documenting the musical and social history of the American South by the Tennessee State Legislature. The Center for Southern Folklore is located in … Continue reading →
It goes without saying that folk music owes a lot to Bob Dylan. He was reluctantly appointed as the youthful leader of the ’60s folk revival fervor — a role he admonished but also thrived upon. His excursions into rock … Continue reading →
The Texas Commission of the Arts (TCA) has announced the Texas State Legislature has appointed Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter Lyle Lovett as the Texas State Musician. Lovett has previously been awarded with the Americana Music Association’s Trailblazer award, the Texas film … Continue reading →
The Swedish Society of Popular Music Composers (SKAP) presented the Freemuse Organization with the SKAP Special Prize for its efforts to stop musical censorship and artist persecution. Freemuse was founded in 1999 as a result of the first Wold Conference … Continue reading →
The Indie Acoustic Project announced the winners of its Best CDs of 2010 awards. Congrats to the awards winners, who were chosen from among three finalists in each of 12 categories. They are the Chapin Sisters (Acoustic Ensemble); Fruition (Americana); … Continue reading →
ArtistWorks’ Academy of Bluegrass is scheduled to hit the ground running in early June 2011. The online school differs from standard “one-way” tutorial websites, allowing students to submit videos of themselves playing for critical feedback. Artistworks calls this system the … Continue reading →