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Vancouver's Jim Byrnes and Steve Dawson win Canadian Folk Music Awards 24 Nov 2009 04:32 GMT
... Vancouver's Jim Byrnes and Steve Dawson win Canadian Folk Music Awards Four Metro Vancouver recording artists were honoured at last night's Canadian Folk Music ...
Folk music legend Peter Yarrow coming to the Shimon and Sara Birnbaum Jewish Community Center December 10 24 Nov 2009 03:03 GMT
... BRIDGEWATER — Legendary folk singer and best-selling children's author Peter Yarrow will entertain an audience ...
Sefton Park Palm House hosts Twilight Garden Party 24 Nov 2009 07:32 GMT
... Sefton Park Palm House hosts Twilight Garden Party A NIGHT of song, folk music, storytelling, poetry and live illustration will take place in the green surroundings of Sefton ...
Stars to entertain at carols night 24 Nov 2009 04:31 GMT
... IT'S carols season in the Redlands again, the time ... concert tours behind him. In 1996, the Gospel Music Association of America voted Steve as the ...
Say it loud, Mzansi 24 Nov 2009 07:52 GMT
... November 24, 2009 By Kgomotso Moncho After wowing audiences ... have a great following in the city. Gospel music gets a spot with a concert-headlining gospel ...

Rush, Stompin' Tom Connors, Tom Cochrane among SOCAN Award winners 24 Nov 2009 03:10 GMT
... Canadian music legends Stompin' Tom Connors, left, and Gordon Lightfoot ... times a million." Corb Lund took the roots/folk music award for domestic radio after watching multiple ...
Rush, Stompin' Tom among SOCAN Award winners 24 Nov 2009 05:14 GMT
... Geddy Lee, left, and Neil Peart of Rush perform at ... the United States. Corb Lund took the roots/folk music award for domestic radio after watching multiple ...
Dragon Turtle - Almanac 24 Nov 2009 07:10 GMT
... "Casualty," the opening track on Dragon Turtle's , starts ... fellow Brooklynites Grizzly Bear, Dragon Turtle uses folk music as a jumping off point for experimentation. ...
Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba North American Tour 2010 Announced 24 Nov 2009 07:55 GMT
... Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba Tour Schedule: 02/02, Tue: ... Sun: Chicago, IL Old Town School of Folk Music *With Béla Fleck 02/22, Mon: Hamilton, OH ...
The American Roots Music Program at the Berklee College of Music 23 Nov 2009 10:34 GMT
... the ways that they fuse with contemporary elements, that Berklee has created the American Roots Music Program. Among its many projects, the Program produces concerts, hosts visiting artists, designs and ...

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More Southern Gospel Music Assocociation Hall of Fame Inductees 23 Nov 2009 17:26 GMT
... wrote: on Nov. 23, 2009: /Randall Franks/ The Southern Gospel Music Association Inducted several new members into their hall of fame. 2009 SGMA class of ...
Joel Plaskett's triple album Three earned the Halifax singer-songwriter a double win at the Canadian Folk Music Awards on Saturday. 23 Nov 2009 17:55 GMT
... Plaskett double winner at Canadian Folk Music Awards Last Updated: Sunday, November 22, 2009 | 11:33 AM AT Halifax's Joel Plaskett, ...
Joel Plaskett Wins Two Canadian Folk music Awards 23 Nov 2009 20:35 GMT
... garnered two Canadian Folk Music Awards during a ceremony held Saturday (Nov. 21) evening in Ottawa. Plaskett was named ...
Joel Plaskett leads East Coast folk music charge 23 Nov 2009 10:54 GMT
... OTTAWA – Halifax singer/songwriter Joel Plaskett led a big night ... Coast musicians at the fifth annual Canadian Folk Music Awards on Saturday. Plaskett was the only ...
Joel Plaskett Comes out on Top at Canadian Folk Music Awards 23 Nov 2009 17:51 GMT
... Joel Plaskett Comes out on Top at Canadian Folk Music Awards 11/23/2009 By Nereida Fernandes In 2009, it was not quite the year of ...
Dube honoured - the best in gospel music rewarded 23 Nov 2009 06:52 GMT
... Dube was also crowned the Best Male Artist during the ceremony, held at Inkosi Albert Luthuli International ...
Michael Hurley: Ida Con Snock 23 Nov 2009 08:12 GMT
... true to the stripped down nature of folk music instead of exploring and expanding his sound ... sounded as if he was keeping American roots music alive with a vibrant flame on records like ...
Changes for Special C in 2010 23 Nov 2009 16:13 GMT
... posted by Guest Contributor on 11.23.09 @ 10:32 am Tags: ... as their 35th Anniversary picking and singing bluegrass music. will be leaving The Special Consensus in ... 2010 at the Old Town School of Folk Music in Chicago and will feature performances of ...
10th Annual Rudy Fest 2010 Artist Lineup Announced 23 Nov 2009 10:34 GMT
... wrote: on Nov. 23, 2009: The producers of Rudy Fest ... with one of the best lineups in bluegrass music. Rudy Festers will be thrilled to hear ...
'Holy hip-hop' 23 Nov 2009 04:30 GMT
... Hip-hop gospel artist Trey Andale Williams, seated, Sean Simmonds, ... Kymberlee Norsworthy, director of publicity for Verity Gospel Music Group, a subsidiary of Sony. "I think ...

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'Holy hip-hop' trying to break into mainstream (Yesterday) 23 Nov 2009 06:15 GMT
... 'Holy hip-hop' trying to break into mainstream By Lucas ... Kymberlee Norsworthy, director of publicity for Verity Gospel Music Group, a subsidiary of Sony. "I think ...
'Holy hip-hop' struggles: Christian music outside mainstream 23 Nov 2009 19:01 GMT
... Terverius Black believes in hip-hop gospel so much he ... Kymberlee Norsworthy, director of publicity for Verity Gospel Music Group, a subsidiary of Sony. "I think ...
FEATUREMonsters of Folk 23 Nov 2009 21:33 GMT
... The supergroup Monsters of Folk poses the question: what is folk music, nowadays? Last Updated: Monday, November 16, 2009 | 5:16 PM ET Forming a supergroup ...
Photos: Devendra Banhart at Berklee 23 Nov 2009 17:31 GMT
... like Electric Wizard and Sleep. Boston is one of the healthiest markets for live roots music in the country.� Here are the 10 roots shows we don't want to miss ...
Joel Plaskett wins big at folk awards 23 Nov 2009 17:57 GMT
... Joel Plaskett's ambitious triple album, Three, led the Halifax ... double victory at the fifth annual Canadian Folk Music Awards on Saturday. Although the roots-rocker was ...