New York, N.Y. – This year’s 2008 Songwriters Hall of Fame (SHOF) gala will take place on Thursday, June 19 at New York’s Marriott Marquis Hotel. Chairman/CEO Hal David today announced that Milt Okun will receive the Abe Olman Publisher … Continue reading →
On June 26, John Hammond will play a landmark 4000th performance as a Rosebud Agency artist. Signed to Rosebud in 1977, Hammond has since played continuously on five continents and collaborated on stage and on record with some of the … Continue reading →
Award-winning photojournalist Stephanie P. Ledgin has announced that her entire photo exhibition, From Every Stage: Images of America’s Roots Music, is up for auction. This once-in-a-lifetime, winner-takes-all auction will reap the winning bidder 40 select custom prints from her book … Continue reading →
Fiddler Donna Hébert has been awarded a 2008 Artists’ Fellowship in the Folk Arts by the Massachusetts Cultural Council. The state arts award “to recognize exceptional work and to support the further development of talent” honors her work in Franco-American … Continue reading →
Catch Richie Havens on Good Morning America this Wednesday, May 28, 2008 from 7:00 to 9:00AM. ET. Richie is scheduled to be on at approximately 8:30AM He will be visiting ABC’s morning news/talk show in support of the grand opening … Continue reading →
David Gahr was easily one of the most iconic music photojournalist of our time, and certainly “the man behind the camera” for most of the images that captured the folk revival(s) from the late 1950s through to the 21st century, … Continue reading →
Saturday morning, May 24th, we received word that Utah Phillips — the great storyteller, songwriter, activist, raconteur, organizer, hobo and more — died last night at his home. Utah had been battling congestive heart failure which had forced him to … Continue reading →
The Cedar Cultural Center announces the resignation of Artistic Director Bill Kubeczko. Kubeczko has been with the Cedar for over 15 years and has been largely responsible for building its national reputation as a premier music room featuring international repertoire, … Continue reading →
WILKESBORO, NC: Old Wilkes, Inc. and The Blue Ridge Music Hall of Fame (BRMHoF) committee announced earlier this year that Earl Scruggs will be one of the charter inductees to be honored at the first annual Blue Ridge Music Hall … Continue reading →
The 2008 Blues Music Awards were announced in the Mississippi Delta on Thursday, May 8. The winners selected by the vote of the Blues Foundation’s members are. 1. DVD – Kenny Wayne Shepherd – 10 Days Out: Blues from the … Continue reading →
