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J.S. BACH ON THE BANJO, REVISITED! Twenty-five years after his Janos Starker-endorsed debut, banjoist Michael J. Miles releases American Bach Revisited Michael J. Miles, world-renowned banjo master, is releasing his eighth CD entitled “American Bach Revisited” featuring J.S. Bach’s Cello Suites I and III, as well as Miles’ original composition “Chicago Suite.” Performing J.S. Bach’s …
On June 8, 2023, the premiere performance of Local 1000 member Sharon Abreu’s choral work “Peace For All Time” took place on Orcas Island in Washington State, to a packed house and rave reviews! The chorus of 20 voices, soloists and instrumentalists brought to life for the first time this musical setting of President John …
Having not won any awards since school – er in at least 30 years, but this month I’ve got four! Well three are by proxy; a band I play with, The Sultans of String, won Best song at the Ontario Folk Awards, Best Musical film at Cannes World Film Festival, and Professional Artist of the …
Hal Leonard contracted with Steve Eulberg to create mountain dulcimer arrangements of popular and traditional tunes for their First 50 Songs to Play on ________ (insert instrument here) series in summer 2020. They stipulated that 80% of the tunes needed to be under copyright, with only one title from each artist, which opened wide the …
I am pleased to announce the recent release of my newest single, Vinegar Pie! Vinegar Pie was written in a fleeting few hours of time alone during the height of Ontario’s vaccine shortage crisis this spring. Every day I felt pummelled with news of canceled deals, new dangers and mismanaged plans. I stumbled upon a …
ALBUM TITLE: The Ancient Art of Weaving ARTIST: The Eventually Brothers LABEL: Big City CONTACT: Tim Readman tim@timreadman.com www.timreadman.com Facebook: tim.readman.77 Twitter: @TimReadman1 The Ancient Art of Weaving, the third Eventually Brothers album, is out now. You can hear it any time on our HearNow site here: https://theeventuallybrotherstaaow.hearnow.com There are a variety of musical styles …
I released a new album in February 2020 called Besos Kisses. It is a labor of love especially informed by where i live in Central New York. It includes songs of nature (When I walk in the woods), of deep tribute to my native neighbors the Haudenosaunee ( Her voice is a river and To …
Hal Leonard has contracted with Steve Eulberg to arrange and publish “50 First Songs on Mountain Dulcimer” which will feature 80% tunes that are under copyright and 20% tunes in the Public Domain. The anticipated publication date is later this year.
At the 2020 Just Plain Folks International Awards, Tom Neilson of Greenfield was awarded 1st Place for Best Traditional Folk Album, “Between The Rivers” and 1st place for Best Political/Social commentary Album, “It’s A Crime To Tell The Truth”. He also received Finalist awards for song and album. He had a total of 12 nominations …
In November I released. y 17th album on my label, Tomboy girl Records. I waited to submit to the folk DJs until after the holidays as per Erik Balkey’s suggestion. I’m proud to announce that my song “Monuments” was the #1 song for the month of January, my CD was #2 and I was the …
I have a new album out called Besos Kisses. it includes “Amen to the Freedom Rides” which won a GLAE Jon Fromer String-buster award, and other original songs honoring the Haudenosaunee Nation, women’s suffrage, nature, and the Latin American new song movement with a cover of “Caminando, caminando” by Victor Jara. thank you for all …
Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer have released their 48th recording. “WAHOO!” is a ukulele-centric tour de force. The songs and tunes traverse multiple styles: western swing, calypso, jazz standard, Appalachian, Celtic and Tango. The duo’s vocals are dreamy, their arrangements are masterful and their playing shows a deep love of the ukulele and it’s vast …
