Kicking off the 20th International Folk Alliance Conference on Wednesday, February 20th, The Folk Awards were presented to honor merit and achievement within our community. The award winners received their trophies amongst inspired performances as well as the presentations of … Continue reading →
From Afghanistan to Congo and Norway, the annual Music Freedom Day is marked on Monday, March 3rd. Death threats in Yemen, murder cases in Mexico, new satelite tv restrictions in the Middle East, court cases in Turkey … If you … Continue reading →
The American Arts Alliance is a national co-sponsor of Arts Advocacy Day and encourages performing arts supporters to come to Washington, D.C. on March 31-April 1, 2008 and take part in the largest organized national arts action summit. Hundreds of … Continue reading →
Pinetop Perkins celebrates his 95th birthday with his friends and Telarc Recordings with a new release Pinetop Perkins and Friends, slated for June 3rd. There are very few direct ties left to the golden age of post-World War II American … Continue reading →
The US Congress has plans to consider the Performing Rights Act that would grant recording artists and record labels royalties from over-the-air radio play for the first time in history. The royalty would be funded by mandating new fees on … Continue reading →
The debut Richmond Folk Festival is slated for October 2008, continuing the three-year tradition established by the hugely successful National Folk Festival in Richmond, Virginia, celebrating the roots, richness and variety of American culture through music, dance, traditional craft and … Continue reading →
Indie International is a new competition for indie songwriters. They are now accepting songs for its first competition. Green-friendly – all online with no mailed entries. You will know your judge and your score! Entries are limited to only 150 … Continue reading →
Tom Frouge, co-director of the highly regarded New Mexico world music event ¡Globalquerque!, has been named the Media Director for the 2008 Santa Fe Music Fest. SFMF began last year, quickly becoming the premiere pop festival in the Southwest. Plans … Continue reading →
Long pioneers in bringing “folk music” kicking and screaming to rock audiences (and rock music to screaming folk audiences), the “classic” Boiled in Lead lineup returns with a new CD, Silver, that transcends the band’s long history. From their first … Continue reading →
Real Good Music Agency is very proud to announce the new signing to our Celtic Roster of acclaimed vocalist and Compass Records recording artist Cara Dillon. Born in 1975 in Dungiven, Co. Derry, Cara Dillon demonstrated her striking vocal ability … Continue reading →