Smiling & Dialing

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NEW COUNTRYREHAB

GHOST OF YOUR CHARMS ARRIVING

NEW COUNTRY REHAB love it here. Spearheaded by lead singer and fiddle player John Showman, joined by...
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FRANK RICHARD RELEASES FIRST ALBUM

Frank Richard was born and partly raised in East Texas, but moved north at age...
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URBAN ACOUSTIC COALITION

Pleased to announce the release of the new album from Jefferson Berry and his band...
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JOHN FLYNN “VINTAGE” ALBUM DEBUTS #1

John Flynn's new album, Vintage, has debuted at #1 on the FOLK-DJ charts with the...
ALICEHOWE

ALICE HOWE FORMAL SHOWCASE ARTIST

Boston's Alice Howe will be appearing at the Northeast Regional Folk Alliance Conference in Stamford...
SWERNER

SUSAN WERNER – An American in Havana

For her thirteenth studio recording, the woman named by NPR “The Empress of the Unexpected”...
LIVINGCOLOUR

THROWING SHADE

Totally amazing new album from Living Colour, Shade, just out. I'm a huge fan and...
JANE SIBERRY

ANGELS BEND CLOSER

Angels Bend Closer is the first new album in the USA from Jane Siberry in...
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FAVORITES OF 2016

Here's a random list of my favorite albums and songs from the year.  As always,...
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6th annual prog marathon

glad tidings for the new year. while reading the station's top 100 list, i assembled...
TINBIRD

HEAR THE HARMONIES HERE

TIN BIRD CHOIR - The second album from the band, Homesteady, will be released on...
FAI LOGO

#1 on FOLK-DJ for the month

  SUSAN McKEOWN - "Everything We Had Was Good" was the #1 most played song...