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Utah Folk DJ Pulls the Plug on “Fresh Folk”
Blair LarsenAfter 14 years of hosting “Fresh Folk” on Utah Public Radio, Blair Larsen is calling it quits. Her last show – featuring new releases from acoustic-based artists engaged in folk, blues,...
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2018 SWRFA Conference Shaping Up for September; Showcase Artists Selected
Seventeen artists/acts have been selected to perform Official Showcases during the 2018 Southwest Regional Folk Alliance (SWRFA) Conference, Sept. 26-30, at the Holiday Inn – Midtown in Austin, TX....
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Winners of 2020 Canadian Folk Music Awards To be Announced Online, April 4
In the wake of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19 pandemic, organizers of the 2020 Canadian Folk Music Awards (CFMAs) have opted to host its awards celebration online this year. All 20 awards will be...
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Linus Entertainment Acquires Borealis Records
Linus Entertainment, a leading Canadian rights management company, distributor and music publisher whose portfolio of labels also includes Stony Plain Records, True North Records and others, has...
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Clearwater’s Virtual Great Hudson River Revival Streams June 19
For a second consecutive year, Clearwater’s Great Hudson River Revival, a festival celebrating environmental activism and education, traditionally held over the Father’s Day weekend won’t be taking...
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Tony Barrand, 1945-2022
Tony Barrand, a traditional folk and sea chantey singer, folklorist, and Morris & clog dancer died on January 29, 2022. Barrand, 76, was half of the musical duo Roberts and Barrand, and also...
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Norma Waterson, British Folksinger, 1939-2022
Norma Waterson, a leading voice in British folk music, died January 30, 2022 at age 82. Waterson — who performed and recorded with her siblings Mike and Lal, her husband Martin Carthy, and their...
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Judith Durham, Lead Singer of The Seekers, 1943-2022
Judith Durham, lead singer of the Australian folk-pop quartet The Seekers, has died at age 79. Durham — whose crystalline voice can be heard on such 1960s hit songs as “Georgy Girl” (the title track of...
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Americana Honors & Awards Airs on Circle Network, Nov. 23
Performances by some of Americana music’s biggest stars – including Brandi Carlile with Lucius, Fairfield Four, Indigo Girls, Chris Isaak, Lyle Lovett, The McCrary Sisters, James McMurtry, The Milk...
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Gordon Lightfoot, Canada’s Folk-Poet Laureate, 1938-2023
Gordon Lightfoot, an iconic Canadian folksinger-songwriter known for his evocative, poetic and stirring songs, died of natural causes in a Toronto hospital on May 1, 2023 at age 84. Born in Orillia,...
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Singer-Songwriter Roger Whittaker, 1936-2023
This image of Roger Whittaker currently graces the home page @ rogerwhittaker.com.Roger Whittaker, a Nairobi, Kenya-born and raised British singer-songwriter and musician, died September 13, 2023 at...
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The Top 100 Americana Albums of 2023
The Americana Music Association has released a listing of the top 100 albums of 2023 as reported to the Americana Radio Airplay Albums Chart (powered by CDX) during the period extending from January...
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Nominees Named for 2024 Juno Awards
The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS) has revealed the nominees for the 2024 JUNO Awards – including those for Contemporary Roots Album of the Year and Traditional Roots Album of...
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Falcon Ridge Folk Festival Set for July 26-28
Music fans will flock to the Goshen Fairgrounds in Goshen, Connecticut, July 26-28, for the 36th annual Falcon Ridge Folk Festival. A Pre-Fest Day of Tastings & Farm Market and Thursday Night Music...
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