The Gretsch Company, one of the world’s most well-known drum and guitar manufacturers, will celebrate its 125th anniversary in 2008. Throughout the year, Gretsch will celebrate by introducing new lines of limited edition anniversary drums, guitars, and other Gretsch products; … Continue reading →
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 →
( Tune in to THE SESSION every Friday at noon ET over WFDU-FM 89.1 in the NYC/Northern New Jersey area or on the web at www.wfdu.fm ) ARTIST Tune / Song ALBUM LABEL- WEBSITETheme: COLM O’DONNELL … Continue reading →
Here is a note from Mark Choder, host of the 7th annaul Plowshares Singer-Songwriter Competition: Mark your calendars now for the 7th annual Plowshares Singer-Songwriter Competition, Saturday, March 15th! Few events pack this much talent into one small room, so … Continue reading →