Smithsonian Folkways has announced a new album titled ‘Long Time Passing: Kronos Quartet & Friends Celebrate Pete Seeger.’ The release date is October 9th, 2020.…
Kronos Quartet & Friends Celebrate Pete Seeger
Tag: American folk music
Buffy Sainte-Marie’s up where she belongs
She might be approaching the autumn years of an extraordinary multi-faceted career, but Buffy Sainte-Marie continues to exude the energy of a summer hurricane that…
Highly Influential American Singer-Songwriter John Prine Dies at 73
John Prine, one of the United States’ most admired singer-songwriters, passed away on Tuesday, April 7, 2020, in Nashville, Tennessee. The cause was complications connected…
Rhiannon Giddens Releases “Trees on the Mountain” Music Video
Contemporary American roots musician and singer-songwriter Rhiannon Giddens has released a music video for “Trees on the Mountain.” The song appears on her recently released…
American Folk Sensation Dom Flemons to Perform at The ArtsCenter in Carrboro
The ArtsCenter will presents Dom Flemons on Friday, March 20th, 2020 at 8 PM. Chris Frisina will be the opening act. Dom Flemons is an…
Dom Flemons at Symphony Space, New York
Introducing himself on January 16, 2020 at Symphony Space (New York), Dom Flemons called himself “The American Songster”. A songster, he reminded us, plays all…
Artist Profiles: Leyla McCalla
Leyla McCalla is a Haitian-American artist born on October 3, 1985 in New York City, United States. Leyla sings in French, Haitian Creole and English,…
Folk Alliance International Announces 2019 Artist, Song, and Album of the Year
Folk Alliance International (FAI) revealed last night the winners of the 2019 International folk Music Awards. The winner in the Artist of the Year category…
Artist Profiles: Becky Buller
Becky Buller grew up in Minnesota. She played fiddle with her parents and Gordy and Roxy Shultz in the group Prairie Grass. She studied classical…
Candid Respect for American Stringband Music
Tui – Pretty Little Mister (Pretty Little Mister, 2019) The shiny sparkly goodness whipped up on the debut recording Pretty Little Mister by the duo…