Gibson Guitar and TC Group (which produces audio products including amplifiers, speakers, digital processors, guitar pedals and other pro audio and MI products) have announced that they are planning to merge. The announcement was made at the NAMM 2008 show … Continue reading →
Silver Spoon: A New Musical Love Story, with music and lyrics by Si Kahn and a script by Amy Merrill, will premiere with readings at 3pm and 7:30pm on Wednesday, March 19th at The York Theatre Company in Manhattan. Silver … Continue reading →
Folk Music Institute, in association with Kanteleliitto, Finnish Ethnomusicological Society, Global Music Centre and Music Department of the Central Ostrobothnia University of Applied Sciences will hold the 6th International Baltic Psaltery Conference in Kaustinen, Finland, on November 3–4 2008. The … Continue reading →
In January, C.F. Martin & Co. announced several new additions to the Martin family of strings. These additions include FX Flexible Core strings, a high tuning Nashville style set, and Martin Light/Mediums. Martin is also making select strings available in … Continue reading →
Legendary singer/guitar player/storyteller Gamble Rogers will make several special appearances at the 13th Annual Gamble Rogers Festival thanks to a combination of popular demand and modern technology! Gamblefest will take place May 2-4, 2008 at the St. Johns County Fairgrounds. … Continue reading →
The Sing Out! web site has gotten a major makeover! With a completely new design and state of the art menu navigation, our goal was to make the site more accessible and easier to use … as well as to … Continue reading →
On March 1st, 2008, Sing Out! launched a new, folk-news centric news service blog. Built with the same philosophy used for our printed news column “What’s Happening,” the new service will be available through the Sing Out! web site, as … Continue reading →
XM Satellite Radio’s XM15 The Village will present the first live broadcast of the Folk Alliance Awards from Memphis, TN this Wednesday Feb 20 at 8 PM ET on XM15 The Village. If you are not a subscriber to the … Continue reading →
One of the folks who posts on Mudcat (www.mudcat.org) found this great video on You Tube. Recognize anyone????
Continue reading →SUNDAY FEBRUARY 10Donovan – 1946Michael Fracasso – 1952MONDAY FEBRUARY 11Josh White – 1914Josh Dunson – 1941Priscilla Herdman – 1948TUESDAY FEBRUARY 12Boudleaux Bryant – 1920Red Allen – 1930Robin Batteau – 1948WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 13Jerry Epstein – 1932THURSDAY FEBRUARY 14 (Valentine’s Day)Eric Andersen … Continue reading →