The San Francisco Art’s Commission has voted unanimously to offer a resolution to NARAS, the folks in charge of the GRAMMY Awards, suggesting the return of 31 GRAMMY categories, including Latin Jazz, Contemporary Jazz, Hawaiian, Cajun, Zydeco, Native American, Tejano, … Continue reading →
Sammy Shelor, banjo player and leader of the Lonesome River Band, has given insight to the band’s newest endeavor – a 30th anniversary retrospective that will have the group recording twenty-four songs, to be released inA a series of three … Continue reading →
Chicago’s Old Town School of Folk Music announced the Grand Opening plans for its new Old Town School East Building, located at 4545 N. Lincoln Avenue directly across the street from its current Lincoln Square home. The school invites the … Continue reading →
The twelve-person fiddle choir, Childsplay, is embarking on their final tour with lead-singer Aoife O’Donovan. The choir consists some of the best fiddlers in the nation, including Boston Symphony violists and all-Ireland and national Scottish fiddle champions, and the sound … Continue reading →
Music Maker Relief Foundation has informed us that Bluesman Adolphus Bell is back in his home, mending after a two year battle with cancer. His doctors’ are expressing optimism, and believe that Bell can beat cancer. The one-man-band is eagerly … Continue reading →
C. F. Martin & Co. announced that Tim McNair has been promoted to general manager of its String Division. Effective immediately, McNair will report to company President Keith Lombardi. In this position, he is responsible for the growth of the … Continue reading →
The acclaimed contemporary folk singer-songwriter, Suzanne Vega, is in line to be the first ever Key Note Speaker at the upcoming Northeast Regional Folk Alliance (NERFA) conference. Born in Santa Monica, California and raised in New York City, Suzanne played … Continue reading →
Sister Rosetta Tharpe (1915-1973), the pioneering gospel musician, will be honored by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission with the dedication of an Historical Marker at her former North Philadelphia home (1102 Master Street) on Monday, October 24, 2011 at … Continue reading →
John McCutcheon may be a folk music phenom now, but in his Virginia youth he played with a low-key Appalachian old-time string band Wry Straw. The trio, which consists of the Grammy-nominated John McCutcheon, Tom Bledsoe and Rich Kirby, will … Continue reading →
We’ve received the incredibly sad news that legendary folk musician and Pentangle founder Bert Jansch has passed away this morning in London after a battle with lung cancer. An adroit songwriter and guitarist, Jansch’s career began with his co-founding the … Continue reading →