The topic of today’s show was Old Songs and New Songs. In addition to exploring the bridge between contemporary and traditional, the show featureda review or recent recordings from the U.K., and a preview of the Old Songs Festival of … 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 The Dublin Reel Farewell to Evening Dances … Continue reading →
The New York City metro areas largest and longest running “folk” festival takes place this weekend. The Great Hudson River Revival, an event that has been sponsored by the Clearwater for the past three decades, will once again draw crowds … 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 / SongALBUM LABEL – WEBSITETheme: COLM O’DONNELL The Dublin ReelFarewell to Evening … 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 The Dublin Reel Farewell to … Continue reading →
LeMars, Iowa: For 33 years, the National Traditional Country Music Association has been inducting deserving individuals and groups into “America’s Old Time Country Music Hall of Fame.” According to the NTCMA President, Bob Everhart, it all started those 33 years … Continue reading →
New York, N.Y. – This year’s 2008 Songwriters Hall of Fame (SHOF) gala will take place on Thursday, June 19 at New York’s Marriott Marquis Hotel. Chairman/CEO Hal David today announced that Milt Okun will receive the Abe Olman Publisher … Continue reading →
On June 26, John Hammond will play a landmark 4000th performance as a Rosebud Agency artist. Signed to Rosebud in 1977, Hammond has since played continuously on five continents and collaborated on stage and on record with some of the … Continue reading →
Award-winning photojournalist Stephanie P. Ledgin has announced that her entire photo exhibition, From Every Stage: Images of America’s Roots Music, is up for auction. This once-in-a-lifetime, winner-takes-all auction will reap the winning bidder 40 select custom prints from her book … Continue reading →
Fiddler Donna Hébert has been awarded a 2008 Artists’ Fellowship in the Folk Arts by the Massachusetts Cultural Council. The state arts award “to recognize exceptional work and to support the further development of talent” honors her work in Franco-American … Continue reading →
