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Category Archives: NERFA

2018 NERFA Formal Showcase Artists Announced

Sing Out! Posted on Aug 1, 2018 by Ron OleskoAug 1, 2018

The Northeast Regional Folk Alliance (NERFA) has announced the artists who will perform at the Formal Showcases during this year’s annual Conference. NERFA will be held November 8-11 at the Crowne Plaza Stamford Hotel in Stamford, CT. 2018 NERFA’s Formal … Continue reading →

Posted in Folk Music News, Folk Music Notebook, NERFA, Ron Olesko | Tagged NERFA

Busy Times for People’s Music Network

Sing Out! Posted on Dec 19, 2017 by Ron OleskoDec 27, 2017

Given the state of the world and the various issues that continue to divide and influence anger in public opinion, you can understand why the People’s Music Network has been a flurry of activity over the past few months. With … Continue reading →

Posted in Folk Music Notebook, NERFA, Ron Olesko | Tagged Bev Grant, CHRIS LAVANCHER, CRYS MATTHEWS, David Roth, NERFA, PEOPLE'S MUSIC NETWORK, WINTER GATHERING

2017 NERFA Formal Showcase Artists Announced

Sing Out! Posted on Jul 24, 2017 by Ron OleskoJul 24, 2017

I have been attending the Northeast Regional Folk Alliance Conference (NERFA) since the late 1990s. This annual gathering of artists, DJs, promoters, presenters and fans has been a gathering that has a profound influence on me. NERFA provides an opportunity … Continue reading →

Posted in 2. General News, Folk Music News, Folk Music Notebook, NERFA, Ron Olesko | Tagged NERFA, Northeast Regional Folk Alliance

People’s Music Network at NERFA

Sing Out! Posted on Nov 21, 2016 by Ron OleskoNov 23, 2016
PMN at NERFA 2016

The 2016 Northeast Regional Folk Alliance Conference (NERFA) was held November 10-13 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Stamford, CT. This was a new location for NERFA and the general consensus appears favorable for the new digs. Some growing pains, … Continue reading →

Posted in 4. Events, Folk Music News, Folk Music Notebook, NERFA, Ron Olesko | Tagged ERIKA KULNYS, NERFA, Northeast Regional Folk Alliance, PEOPLE'S MUSIC NETWORK, WANDA FISCHER

NERFA 2015

Sing Out! Posted on Dec 29, 2015 by Ron OleskoDec 29, 2015

Ron’s Thoughts on the 2015 Northeast Regional Folk Alliance Conference and WFDU-FM’s TRADITIONS Playlists for November 29 & December 13, 2015 My radio programs for November 29 and December 10 were filled with exciting new music that I picked up … Continue reading →

Posted in Folk Music Notebook, NERFA, Radio, Ron Olesko, Traditions Playlists, WFDU Traditions | Tagged Cheryl Prashker, Dave Rowe, david aram, Dianne Tankle, Efrat, Ellis Paul, Eric Andersen, Heather Pierson, Jim Gaudet, John Flynn, Kendrick and Peck, Lowell Levinger, Meg Griffin, Monica Rizzo, Mt. Thelonius, NERFA, Northeast Regional Folk Alliance, Rant Maggie Rant, Rich Warren, Ron Olesko, Vin Scelsa, WFDU-FM, Young Novelists

Remembering Theodore Bikel

Sing Out! Posted on Jul 27, 2015 by Ron OleskoAug 4, 2015

WFDU-FM’s TRADITIONS Playlist for July 26, 2015 Over the past few years, I find myself broadcasting memorial shows much too frequently. The folk music community recently said farewell to another influential member when Theodore Bikel passed away on July 20 … Continue reading →

Posted in 3. People, Places & Miscellany, Folk Music News, Folk Music Notebook, NERFA, Obituaries, Radio, Ron Olesko, Traditions Playlists, WFDU Traditions | Tagged NERFA, Ron Oleksko, Theodore Bikel, WFDU-FM

A Day in New Jersey with NERFA

Sing Out! Posted on Apr 14, 2014 by Ron OleskoApr 16, 2014

When musicologists first began collecting folk songs, they found themselves studying the communities and the kinship the songs had with the common people in the localities they were examining. In the early 20th century the study of folk songs took … Continue reading →

Posted in Folk Music Notebook, NERFA, Ron Olesko | Tagged Folk Alliance, Jeremiah Birnbaum, Joe Pszonek, Low'n Lonesome, Marci Geller, NERFA, Northeast Regional Folk Alliance, Paddy Mills, Richard Thorne, Ron Olesko, Thea Hopkins

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