Laurel Paulson-Pierce hosts “Crossroads” on KRBS out of Oroville, CA. Whilst helping to fight fires in the Concow area of Butte County (where she also lives) her own house was totally destroyed in these fires. Thankfully, she was able to … Continue reading →
LeMars, Iowa: For 33 years, the National Traditional Country Music Association has been inducting deserving individuals and groups into “America’s Old Time Country Music Hall of Fame.” According to the NTCMA President, Bob Everhart, it all started those 33 years … Continue reading →
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 HĂŠbert 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 →
ST. PAUL, MN â Celebrating Red House Recordsâ 25th Anniversary, Jorma Kaukonen, The Wailinâ Jennys and Robin & Linda Williams will be the featured guests on Garrison Keillorâs popular public radio show A Prairie Home Companion on Saturday, June 21st, … 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 ABCâs 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 →
