Matt was the Managing Editor of Sing Out! Magazine. He graduated from the Pennsylvania State University in 2010.
The following message from Levon Helm’s official web page: “Levon Helm passed peacefully this afternoon. He was surrounded by family, friends and band mates and will be remembered by all he touched as a brilliant musician and a beautiful soul.” … Continue reading →
Singer and songwriter Larry Long has partnered up with Robert Robinson (Long wrote the lyrics and Robinson doing vocals) to create musical Mother’s Day cards in memory of Long’s recently passed mother. All of the lyrics were inspired by Long’s … Continue reading →
The English Folk Dance and Song Society (EFDSS) received £585,400 in funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) to archive, conserve, and digitize material from six different archives containing some of the country’s most important folk music collections. The project … Continue reading →
The Union Grove Old Time Fiddler’s Convention was started by H.P. VanHoy as a way to help raise funds to support North Carolina’s Union Grove School in 1924. This charity fiddle contest grew exponentially, attracting some of the top bluegrass … Continue reading →
Because of the success of the first one-day mini-conference which drew more than 175 people in Massachusetts last April, the Northeast Regional Folk Alliance (NERFA) is set to host two more conferences in Bethesda, MD and Boston, MA on May … Continue reading →
The recipients of the Awards for excellence in Historical Recorded Sound Research of the twenty-first annual ARSC (Association for Recorded Sound Collections) award ceremony have been announced. Recipients for works in History include Lightnin’ Hopkins: His Life and Blues, by … Continue reading →
The thirty eighth annual SPBGMA (Society for the Preservation of Bluegrass Music in America) award winners were announced. Those honored include Joe Mullins for Bluegrass DJ of the Year; Leigh and Eric Gibson for Bluegrass Song Writer of the Year … Continue reading →
Alan Lomax envisioned his collected fieldwork culminating into an amalgam of traditions, a sort of “global jukebox” available to the masses to learn from and enjoy. Finally, Lomax’s vision is palpable, thanks to technological advancements in online archiving. Today, what … Continue reading →
The LA-based GRAMMY Museum, in conjunction with Woody Guthrie Publications, Inc. and the Woody Guthrie Archives, has announced details about their plans to commemorate the life and career of Oklahoma folk music legend Woody Guthrie in Tulsa. Designed to celebrate … Continue reading →
The People’s Music Network Winter Gathering is a musical event that is not to be missed! This national organization is joining the Lawrence, MA, Community in its celebration of the centennial anniversary of the Bread & Roses Strike. With the … Continue reading →