Jun 24, 2026 | Dida Pelled - Results
Album Review: Dida Pelled, I Wish You Would “Taking this classic blues track and adding a kick, Dida not only sings the vocals but gives the guitar a total jazz twist with fluid lead and soloing.” | Read More at BMan’s Blues...
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 23, 2026 | Folk Alliance - Results
Grammy Awards Add Best Traditional Folk Album Category for 69th Ceremony “The Recording Academy has announced a new Grammy category, Best Traditional Folk Album, as part of a broader set of category and rule changes that will take effect at the 69th Grammy...
Jun 23, 2026 | Laurelyn Dossett - Results
Laurelyn Dossett, “Believe Me”: Here’s the Truth Looking You in the Eye “If you’re looking for a singer-songwriter whose words and voice sit well within a tradition of honest, straightforward country storytelling, then look no further because...
Jun 23, 2026 | Smithsonian Folkways Recordings - Results
LA Look at the Present and Distant Past Via Blues Recordings Over 103 Years “Like musical styles, record formats can have cycles of desirability or even fashionability.” | Read More at...
Jun 23, 2026 | Folk Alliance - Results, No Depression
No Depression Shares FAI’s Efforts to Reinstate the Traditional Folk GRAMMY Category “The Grammy Awards announced a number of updates to its categories and regulations.” | Read More at No...
Jun 23, 2026 | Dida Pelled - Results
Step Tempest Steps Out: Cool Blues & Fiery Jazz “Music from Dida Pelled and from Lakecia Benjamin” | Read More at Richard...
Jun 23, 2026 | Gearbox Records - Results
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Jun 23, 2026 | Smithsonian Folkways Recordings - Results
MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of Jim Nollman’s “The 47 Whale Raga” “An avant-garde sound artist, guitarist, naturalist, author and lifelong innovator in interspecies communication, Nollman stakes out common ground between experimental art and environmental...
Jun 23, 2026 | Gearbox Records - Results
Behind the Music: Robin Katz “The only other instrument to feature alongside Robin’s nylon fingerpicking is the Hammond organ, and Robin’s sound is rooted in jazz tradition yet shaped by a wide range of influences including neo-classical minimalism, soul,...
Jun 19, 2026 | Smithsonian Folkways Recordings - Results
Review: Classic Blues from Smithsonian Folkways Recordings “It’s just that Waters helped remake the blues into a thoroughly urban form that didn’t plainly connect to the blues’ rural roots.” | Read More at Psychotic...
Jun 19, 2026 | Smithsonian Folkways Recordings - Results
Various Artists, Classic Blues From Smithsonian Folkways Recordings Read More at Soul...
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 16, 2026 | Gearbox Records - Results
Robin Katz “Floating World”: Drifting Light “Gentle melodies drift effortlessly through warm acoustic textures, creating a feeling of weightlessness and calm.” | Read More at Music Dances When You...
Jun 15, 2026 | Bluegrass Situation, Jalopy Records - Results
You Gotta Hear This: The Binoculars “First thing today, you should know it’s a bluegrass-rich week in our roundup – which we love!” | Read More at...
