Nov 17, 2022 | MMRF - Releases, Press Releases
Ceasar to Perform at Washington D.C.’s National Gallery Feb. 26 It was the morning of July 1, 2022 in tiny Pittsville, Virginia. Piedmont blues and bluegrass singer/guitarist Gail Ceasar smelled smoke. She alerted her mother, who opened the back door to see fire...
Oct 25, 2022 | MEM MODS - Releases, Press Releases
“Capricorn Catastrophe” Single Out Today “Not every root sprouts a straight stem, and these Memphis mofos tangle it all up on Mem Mods. Burrowing toward a sound somewhere between Al Green’s backing vocalists and a John Cassavetes soundtrack, the boys get...
Oct 24, 2022 | Folk Alliance - Releases, Press Releases
Announcement Launches City of Honor Program Kansas City, Mo. (October 20, 2022) – Across the United States, Canada, and the world at large, there are exemplary cities, states, and regions where folk music is incubated and exported at the highest level. To celebrate...
Oct 18, 2022 | Folk Alliance - Releases, Press Releases
Kansas City, Mo. (October 18, 2022) – Folk Alliance International (FAI), a 501(c)3 foremost global nonprofit for folk music, is excited to announce singer-songwriter Valerie June as the keynote presenter at its 35th annual conference. The live, in-person...
Oct 14, 2022 | Press Releases, Village of the Sun - Releases
Share New Single “The Spanish Master” Previous praise: “Simply stunning” – Tony Minvielle, Jazz FM”This is a special one” – Erica McKoy, Worldwide FM”Incredible… wicked” – Zakia Sewell, NTS...
Sep 13, 2022 | Folk Alliance - Releases, Press Releases
Kansas City, MO (September 13, 2022) – Folk Alliance International (FAI), a 501(c)3 foremost global nonprofit for folk music, has confirmed the lineup of Official Showcases for its thirty-fifth annual conference, to be held February 1-5 in Kansas City, MO. The...
Sep 12, 2022 | Nora Brown - Releases, Press Releases
Banjoist Confirms Americanafest Official Showcase As Well As Day Party Appearance Crown Heights, Brooklyn’s 17-year-old Appalachian-style folk musician Nora Brown’s new album Long Time To Be Gone debuted at number two on the Billboard Magazine Bluegrass chart this...
Sep 12, 2022 | Nora Brown - Releases, Press Releases
Lineup Features: Nora Brown, Austin Lucas, Will Stewart, Xanthe Alexis, The Blips, Sarah Lee Langford, Janet Simpson, Christine Sweeney, Jackson Lynch, & Leland Sundries FREE BEVERAGES PROVIDED BY CATHEAD DISTILLERY, AVONDALE BREWERY, AND WALKER BROTHERS BEVERAGE...
Aug 30, 2022 | Folk Alliance - Releases, Press Releases
August 30, 2022, Kansas City, MO – Folk Alliance International (FAI) – the foremost global nonprofit for folk music – has announced the dates and theme of its 2023 conference, in Kansas City, MO on February 1-5, 2023 with the theme Facing the Future: Sustainability in...
Aug 25, 2022 | MMRF - Releases, Press Releases
Solo Fingerstyle Collection Arrives Oct 1 for Listener’s Circle Members, Available Everywhere Else Nov 4 Fresh off a booking at the 2022 Telluride Blues & Brews Festival, acclaimed Piedmont blues guitarist Shelton Powe will release a new self-titled album of...
Aug 24, 2022 | Nora Brown - Releases, Press Releases
Tour Starts with NYC Show to Benefit Kentucky Floor Relief As Album Earns Plaudits from New Yorker, NPR, & Official Playlist Placements with Spotify and Apple Music Fresh from triumphant sets as Newport Folk Fest and the Philadelphia Folk Fest, seventeen-year-old...
Aug 2, 2022 | Abdullah Ibrahim - Releases, Press Releases
New Album Solotude Earning Considerable Acclaim Piano master and NEA Jazz Master Abdullah Ibrahim will perform concerts August 23-28 at the Blue Note in NYC as well as September 2-3 at the Detroit Jazz Festival. Earlier this year, NPR Music shared his Tiny Desk (Home)...
Jul 21, 2022 | Hermon Hitson - Releases, MMRF - Releases, Press Releases
First Single “Ain’t No Other Way” Out This Week Herman Hitson (aka Hermon Hitson) – psych-rock and funk music pioneer; Jimi Hendrix collaborator; chitlin circuit veteran with James Brown, Joe Tex, Bobby Womack, Wilson Pickett, Jackie Wilson, the...
Jul 13, 2022 | Nora Brown - Releases, Press Releases
NPR’s All Songs Considered Highlights Brown Newport Folk Festival and AmericanaFest have each confirmed Nora Brown to their official lineups. Newport will announce exact stage and set time on site for her performance July 22 while AmericanaFest has her...
Jul 7, 2022 | MMRF - Releases, Press Releases
First ever Music Maker Songbook written by director Tim Duffy and acclaimed journalist Chuck Reece, includes full transcriptions for 27 songs, including those by Etta Baker, Taj Mahal, Alabama Slim, Beverly “Guitar” Watkins, Robert Belfour, Guitar Gabriel...
