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Devon Sproule to Release New Live CD/DVD

woodsmeister — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:43:17 +0000

From Devon Sproule’s email newsletter:

I’ve got a record coming out this month. My first live record! And my first live DVD! The two are rolled up into one handsome little 2-disc package. (Alright, so I’ve only seen the actual physical thing over Skype, but it did look dang good.)

The record comes out [...]

Top 29, August 2010, Festival Radio

woodsmeister — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 12:42:54 +0000

The Top 29 tracks as rated by listeners of Festival Radio. Why 29? Why not? Oh, by the way crimestoppers, you can have a say in the list every month by rating songs using the live365 player. On the new player, hover over the album cover graphic and then choose thumbs up or down [...]

Goodbye Dirty Linen, Hello Driftwood

woodsmeister — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 12:14:58 +0000

One of the more important and influential magazines covering the folk music community has been Dirty Linen. I just found out that Dirty Linen has ceased publication; however, it appears that much of the editorial staff will be involved with an online magazine called Driftwood. So, there’s one more destination for your folk news [...]

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-08-29

woodsmeister — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 18:59:00 +0000

Article on folk musician Vance Gilbert http://bit.ly/aSxvaE # Robert Plant on his new musical direction http://bit.ly/9ZoUho # Article on actor/accomplished folk singer/songwriter Jeff Daniels http://bit.ly/9JDGUS # Somebody could probably do a fantastic folk-prog cover of "The Trees" #MoreRush – @sorbye – something for Tempest? # Saw documentary on Rush (the band) on TV [...]

Why You Might Subscribe to My Twitter Feed

woodsmeister — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 15:29:32 +0000

I know, I know, it’s shameless self-promotion, but if I don’t do it, nobody else will, right?

So – here’s what I’m trying to accomplish with my Festival Radio Twitter feed:

I post when I update the playlist, generally listing the new music I’m adding I post when I find a news article about [...]

Clearing out the Folk News Inbox

woodsmeister — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 15:11:47 +0000

News on Amy Speace, Ben Sollee and The Clumsy Lovers from my inbox over the last couple weeks:

If you like guitars formerly owned and operated by the moderately famous, Amy Speace has a guitar for sale:

FOR SALE: Very very gently (like as in barely touched) used 2006 Taylor GS Western Red Cedar/Indian [...]

So Long, Myspace

woodsmeister — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 17:40:48 +0000

I’ve canceled my myspace.com account. The signal to noise ratio was way, way, way too high and has been for quite some time. I just don’t have the time or inclination to give it much effort and read all the comments, spam, and messages from bands to check out their music.

New Adds, Festival Radio, August 22, 2010

woodsmeister — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 00:55:04 +0000

New adds to Festival Radio since July 31, 2010

Artist Album Andrew and Noah VanNorstrand All The Good Summers Anne McCue Broken Promise Land Blabbermouth Me and the Metronome Carrie Rodriguez Love and Circumstance Chris Ricketts and Mark Willshire Simple Folk Cindy Bullens Howling Trains and Barking Dogs David Gray Foundling Hey Mavis Red [...]

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-08-22

woodsmeister — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 18:59:00 +0000

Richard Thompson on the Philly Folk Festival and recording his new album http://bit.ly/bKQYf1 # Hear recently on Festival Radio – Angel Band, Johnny Flynn, Blame Sally, Chuck Brodsky http://bit.ly/festradio # Hilarious! RT @TheGRAMMYs: The GRAMMY Quiz: Are You Indie? http://bit.ly/9N0ZGX # RT @nprfreshair: We're streaming John Mellencamp's new album No Better Than This [...]

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-08-15

woodsmeister — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 18:59:00 +0000

Compass Records Celtic music sale is on – 20% off http://bit.ly/b1igjL # Article on Eddi Reader http://bit.ly/9wsEcv # Nice article on British folkie Johnny Flynn (not to be confused with American folkie John Flynn http://bit.ly/9mEQdd # Great folk labels: @rounderrecords @yeproc @redhousefolk @sigsoundsrec RT @TheGRAMMYs: Who do you recommend we #FollowFriday And why? [...]