XM Satellite Radio’s Channel 15, The Village, will be broadcasting live from the Kerrville Folk Festival this Sunday May 25th. The five hour broadcast will celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Folk Alliance, an organization whose members include record companies, publishers, presenters, agents, managers, music support services, manufacturers and artists that work in the folk world.

XM will broadcast live from the Kennedy Outdoor Theater during the evening concert on Sunday, May25 beginning at 8pm ET. Featured artists will include Anthony da Costa, Sara Hickman, Eliza Glkyson, Kevin Welch and Tom Russell. Louis Meyers, Executive Director of Folk Alliance, Dalis Allen, Producer of Kerrvile Folk Festival and Mary Sue Twohy XM15 Music Director will be on hand for the party.

If you are not a subscriber to XM (and you really should be – their 24 hour folk channel is a goldmine of great music and an incredible resource for fans of folk music), you can listen online by using the XM Free Trial offer and listen right on your computer. To signup, go to www.xmradio.com/villageoffer .

Kerrville has become the most prominent folk festival for singer-songwriters. This is a wonderful opportunity to hear for yourself just why this festival is so important to our music community, and you will be hearing some amazing talent during this broadcast!