[Memphis, TN, May 7, 2010] The Blues Foundation has done it again. The party of the year for Blues music has once again left its mark on Memphis with a two-day marathon event, kicking off on Wednesday with this year’s … Continue reading →
New York, NY – The entire Nashville community is facing devastating financial, property, and personal losses following the disastrous flooding in the region this past weekend. Many musicians in the area have suffered significant damage to their instruments, recording studios, … Continue reading →
Cesaria Evora, the legendary singer from Africa’s Cape Verde, had open heart surgery on Monday, May 10, 2010, in a Paris hospital. The operating surgeon reported that things went as well as possible. Cesaria was then admitted into intensive care … Continue reading →
WFDU-FM’s TRADITIONS Playlist for May 9, 2010 HOST:Ron Olesko It was Mother’s Day (or should it be Mothers’ Day? I can’t find my Strunk & White) so I sprinkled a number of appropriate songs throughout the show. I also paid … Continue reading →
Whenever I’m asked to name my favorite folk festival, and that happens pretty often, there are many great events that spring to mind … but the one that tops the list for me as consistently excellent, and so in tune … Continue reading →
Compass Records has announced the signing of Peter Rowan, the famed bluegrass singer-songwriter, GRAMMY Award winner and five-time GRAMMY Award nominee. He is heading to the studio to begin work on a new album. Alison Brown, GRAMMY Award winning banjoist … Continue reading →
Los Angeles, CA – April 14th, 2010 – The Concord Music Group today announced the acquisition of storied Massachusetts-based independent music label Rounder Records. Rounder, celebrating its 40th year as the world’s leading American roots music label, is a major … Continue reading →
Silver Spring, MD, April 5, 2010 – “Music From the Crooked Road: Mountain Music of Virginia” a national tour of old-time, bluegrass, mountain gospel and flatfoot dance, will embark on a 13-city Mid-Atlantic tour from April 9 – 25, 2010. … Continue reading →
Newbattle Abbey College in Midlothain, Scotland are delighted to be welcoming Battlefield Band to their historic surroundings for a weekend of superb traditional music this coming September 17-19. Newbattle Abbey is just seven miles south of Edinburgh, and has a … Continue reading →
Iranian singer Mahsa Vahdat and Turkish-Kurdish singer and activist Ferhat Tunç are the 2010 Freemuse Award Winners. The artists will receive the award at a ceremony in London on Thursday 25 March. Mahsa Vahdat from Iran and Ferhat Tunç from … Continue reading →