Having spent three years in Copenhagen, Denmark, WOMEX has announced it will be traveling south to Thessaloniki, Greece for its 2012 conference. The announcement comes as a bit of a surprise, as WOMEX has never before taken place in Southeastern … Continue reading →
We’ve received the unfortunate news that influential banjo player Wade Mainer has passed. Mainer, who was 104 years old, had invented his own two-finger banjo picking style and had a career which spanned nearly six decades. Mainer is often credited … Continue reading →
The blogosphere is abuzz about Lonesome River Band leader Sammy Shelor, who has won the Steve Martin Prize for Excellence in Banjo and Bluegrass Music. The prize — which carries a $50,000 cash grant — is chosen by a group … Continue reading →
David “Honeyboy” Edwards, Delta Blues legend, known as the “Last of the Great Mississippi Delta Bluesmen,” passed away Monday, August 29th. Edwards was actively performing well into his ’90s, and will be sorely missed in the blues community and beyond. … Continue reading →
For the third time this season, Folk Alley is teaming up with with other broadcasting partners (WPLN, Nashville Public Radio this time) to broadcast a full schedule of festival performances … this time from the 73rd National Folk Festival in … Continue reading →
The summer issue of Sing Out! Magazine is hot off the press and crammed full with great songs to play and stories to savor. Ron Olesko’s “Border Crossing with David Wax Museum” introduces the young and aspiring duo of David … Continue reading →
THE PHILADELPHIA FOLK FESTIVAL turns the Big 5-0 this year and they have a lot to brag about. This beloved event is the longest continuously-running festival of its kind in North America and will celebrate its Golden Anniversary on August … Continue reading →
The town of Woodstock, NY (“the most famous small town in the world”) has designated August 6, 2011 as “Traum Day,” honoring Homespun Tapes co-owner Happy Traum and his late brother, guitarist/songwriter and producer Artie Traum. The event “is in … Continue reading →
Can’t get to the Newport Folk Festival this weekend? NPR has you covered! NPR Music, together with six partner radio stations, is exclusively webcasting and broadcasting dozens of live performances from George Wein’s Newport Folk Festival, offering music from acts … Continue reading →
The New England songwriting great, and award winning novelist Bill Morrissey was found dead in his hotel room in Georgia on Saturday, July 23rd, 2011 … staying there on his way home after several gigs. He was 59. Bill recorded … Continue reading →