Aug 18, 2026 | Folk Alliance - Releases, Press Releases
Conference Set for Jan. 27-31, 2027 in Chicago, IL with Theme Hands In Solidarity Kansas City, MO and Chicago, IL (August 18, 2026) – Today, Folk Alliance International (FAI) – the leading and largest nonprofit which advances folk music and its communities by...
Aug 11, 2026 | Jalopy Records - Releases, Press Releases
The Jalopy Theatre & School of Music, presenter of the Brooklyn Folk Festival, has announced the full lineup for this year’s festival. Taking place November 6–8 at St. Ann’s Church in Brooklyn Heights, the 17th Annual Brooklyn Folk Festival will...
Jul 31, 2026 | Jalopy Records - Results, Press Releases
His First Album in Twelve Years His Lead Single + Title Track Conjures Imminent Catastrophe, Out Today For fans who saw A Complete Unknown and think the great American folk music revival vanished when Dylan plugged in at Newport in 1965, we bring good news. The folk...
Jul 13, 2026 | Gearbox Records - Releases, Press Releases
Featuring Isaiah Collier, Keyon Harrold, Jasbir Jassi, Aaron Parks, Linda Sikhakhane, Carlos Niño, Jeff Bhasker + More Out September 18 Via Gearbox Records “Drummer Franklin Kiermyer is that rare jazzman – blessed with the ecstatic quality of his free-bop...
Jul 1, 2026 | AS&S - Releases, Press Releases
The First Book on Postwar Protest and Struggle Music to Offer a Broad Sonic Sweep Across All Genres “Will Kaufman has uncovered a massive hidden history, one that none of us can ignore.”–Chuck D American Song and Struggle from World War II to MAGA: A...
Jun 23, 2026 | Press Releases, Smithsonian Folkways Recordings - Releases
Orcas’ Greatest Hits by Avant-Garde Sound Artist & Naturalist Jim Nollman—with Whale Collaborators—to Be Released August 14 “Stunning… Nollman stakes out common ground between experimental art and environmental stewardship.” –Magnet Magazine The world...
Jun 16, 2026 | Folk Alliance - Releases, Press Releases
Change Comes Thanks to FAI’s Membership and Team of Advocates Kansas City, MO (June 16, 2026) – On today’s announcement by the Recording Academy that it is adding a Best Traditional Folk Album category to the 2027 GRAMMY Awards, Folk Alliance International (FAI)...
Jun 4, 2026 | Gearbox Records - Releases, Press Releases
On July 24, 2026, London analogue specialists Gearbox Records will unearth yet another long-lost gem having just announced the worldwide release of a rare, previously unreleased live recording of the legendary singer, songwriter, composer, and humanitarian, Ella...
Jun 2, 2026 | Press Releases, Smithsonian Folkways Recordings - Releases
“Lovely, pure voice.” –NPR, interview piece “This is the family music that I love- soulful, mysterious, inclusive and rollicking!” –Dan Zanes “Elizabeth Mitchell has bridged the gap between independent rock and post-cradle kiddo-core…Gorgeously lucid.”...
Jun 2, 2026 | Jalopy Records - Releases, Press Releases
Album Helmed by Joel Savoy and Recorded by Grammy-Winner Joel Savoy & Released Friday on Jalopy Records to Raves from NPR Music, No Depression & Beyond Centuries of intersecting histories, trade routes, migrations, and cultural movements have endowed the El...
May 27, 2026 | Jalopy Records - Releases, Press Releases
Band of Crescent City Buskers Reimagine Classics by The Carter Family, Delmore Brothers, Rouse Brothers on Foot-Tappin’ Debut Album Jalopy Records Shares First Single Today Following their rapturous set at the Brooklyn Folk Fest last fall, The Clover Valley Boys, New...
May 21, 2026 | Jalopy Records - Releases, Press Releases
Multi-Instrumentalists Tackle Doc Watson, Louvin Brothers Classics, Eclectic International Fare on Harmony-Filled Covers Album Double Whammy, Out July 17 Brooklyn-based duo The Binoculars—a.k.a. Kaethe Hostetter (violin/guitar/vocals) and Chloë Swantner...
May 14, 2026 | Press Releases, Smithsonian Folkways Recordings - Releases
One Of Smithsonian Folkways’ Best-Selling Titles Since Its 2003 Release, 26-Track Collection IncludesFoundational Recordings by Lead Belly, Lightnin’ Hopkins, Son House, Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee, Rev. Gary Davis, Vera Hall & More On June 12, the...
May 14, 2026 | Ma Rainey - Releases, Press Releases
Ma Rainey: Mother Of The Blues, The Complete Paramount Recordings 1923-1928 Represents Major Leap Forward In Audio Quality 5Cd, 118-Track Box Set Includes Four Previously Unreissued Recordings; Never-Before-Published Photos; 100+ Page Book With In-Depth Biography,...
May 13, 2026 | Jalopy Records - Results, Press Releases
Old And New Mix Together As Traditional And Electric Instrumentation And Irresistible Swing Drives Seven-Piece Band’s Sweaty, Vital Music “On opening night of the Brooklyn Folk Festival, Latin American ensemble Guachinangos played their energetic blend of Mexican son...
