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HEAR THE HARMONIES HERE

TIN BIRD CHOIR - The second album from the band, Homesteady, will be released on...
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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...
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ALICE HOWE FORMAL SHOWCASE ARTIST

Boston's Alice Howe will be appearing at the Northeast Regional Folk Alliance Conference in Stamford...
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SUSAN WERNER – An American in Havana

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

Totally amazing new album from Living Colour, Shade, just out. I'm a huge fan and...
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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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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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6th annual prog marathon

glad tidings for the new year. while reading the station's top 100 list, i assembled...
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#1 on FOLK-DJ for the month

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