( 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 →
( 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 … Continue reading →
From the CBC: Canadian folksinger Willie P. Bennett has died at his home in Peterborough, Ont. Bennett’s official website confirmed on Sunday that the Juno Award-winning singer passed away peacefully at age 56 on Friday. No cause of death has … Continue reading →
Vocalists were in abundance in Connecticutâs capital city last week as the Eastern Division of the American Choral Directors Association met in Hartford for its annual convention. But among the choruses making melodious music at the convention, few could claim … Continue reading →
Congratulations to the winners of the 2008 Independent Music Awards. The winners in the album categories are Drew Pilgrim (Folk/Singer-Songwriter); Hannah Blaylock & Edenâs Edge (Americana); Koko Taylor (Blues); The Minister John Butler (Gospel); Jaime Cuadra (World Fusion); and Alasdair … Continue reading →
The Carter Family Foldâs board of directors recently voted to remove Dale Jett, grandson of Country Music Hall of Fame performers A.P. Carter and Sara Carter, partly due to a disagreement over a deal he arranged with the the University … Continue reading →
Last November Rolling Stone featured Link TV as the lead story in their âSite Specificsâ column (November 15), noting the void the station has filled in music-related programming. In November, Link TV also announced their Best Video Finds from 2007, … Continue reading →
On February 14, the Country Music Hall of Fame announced that Grand Ole Opry Stars and married couple Marty Stuart and Connie Smith had donated Lester Flatt’s 1950 Martin D-28 guitar to the Nashville-based museum. The instrument, which some have … Continue reading →
Radio Bluegrass International, the streaming audio representation of the International Bluegrass Music Museum which was launched in May of 2007, announced on December 11, 2007, that it will debut three new programs beginning December 13, 2008 at 8:00 AM CST. … Continue reading →
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 →