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Jeremy Kittel

Nominated for Composition Grammy

15 January 2019 by jkittel

Fiddler and composer Jeremy Kittel, longtime member of Local 1000, has been nominated for a Grammy for Best Instrumental Composition for his piece “Chrysalis”. The composition can be heard on his latest CD, released in 2018 on Compass Records, named “Whorls.”

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The Infinite Dark w/ Jane Yolen & 3 Ravens

The Infinite Dark w/ Jane Yolen & 3 Ravens

18 December 2018 by Lui Collins

My band 3 Ravens has just released an album with author Jane Yolen, called The Infinite Dark, centered around Jane’s poetry. I’ve been setting Jane’s poems to music since the 1980’s when I first read her poem “Ballad of the White Seal Maid” and heard the melody clearly in my head. This project, something very …

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Fear of drinking: Live in Zurich

New Album Released

9 August 2018 by Tim Readman

Please see below some details about our latest release. Artist: Fear of Drinking Album: Live in Zurich label: Big City If you would like to listen to the songs please go here: https://fearofdrinking.hearnow.com Tim Readman is a musician, songwriter, producer and music journalist originally from County Durham, England. Songwriter and guitarist, Gerard Kerr, is from …

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SHOUT AND SHINE

New CDs

6 July 2018 by Cathy Fink

New CD by Cathy Fink, Marcy Marxer & Sam Gleaves (FINK, MARXER & GLEAVES) called “SHOUT AND SHINE”. “a perfect illustration of cross-generational mind melds — and musical melds. Messages of social justice, feminism, working class empowerment, and activism through music are so viscerally powerful because the trio shows that anyone can connect with each …

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Your Reap What You Sow

Local 1000 Member Mara Levine Tops the Folk Charts!

9 March 2018 by Local 1000

Mara Levine’s latest single “You Reap What You Sow,” written by Susan Shann, was the #1 single on the Folk DJ Chart for November 2017, and was subsequently #16 for 2017. It was also on the Bluegrass Today “Grassicana” chart for 7 weeks in 2018, peaking at #9!  The song is a preview from her …

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Fiddle Whamdiddle - Not My Monkey

New CD by Fiddle Whamdiddle – Not My Monkey

1 June 2017 by Local 1000

Fiddle Whamdiddle is Back with a Brand New Album. It features a bunch of great old-time instrumentals, in the same vein as Old School Old Time, and a couple of songs, including the title track, an original by Vi Wickam and Steve Eulberg, John Denver’s Matthew, Aura Lea (written in 1861 by a relative of …

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Gary Paul Hermus wins a 2017 New Mexico Music Award

Gary Paul Hermus wins a 2017 New Mexico Music Award

25 May 2017 by Gary Hermus

On Sunday, May 21st, 2017 The New Mexico Awards announced their winners for 2017. Local 1000 member and West Coast Board representative Gary Paul was awarded the 2017 NMMA Award in the Singer/Songwriter category for his song, “Delaware County.” This is Gary’s second NMMA Award; in 2016 he received the award in the Western Category …

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