
I encountered this on one of my mailing lists and thought it would be of interest: Subject: Peter Case Benefit Auction First, to all of you that helped support the Hidden Love Medical Relief Fund and Peter Case through this effort to alleviate the financial burden of his recent emergency heart...

John McCutcheon will be in concert in Columbus on November 15 for a benefit for the Buckeye Forest Council. The press release I received follows: John McCutcheon – A Fund Raiser For Buckeye Forest Council – November 15, 2009 “That’s my goal. If you...

Live365.com has increased the storage size on broadcast packages, so now Festival Radio has over 4o hours of music in rotation. Listen all day without getting a repeat*Listen Now. *Unless you come in at the end of the playlist.

New Adds, Festival Radio, since October 9, 2009 Al Stewart with Dave Nachmanoff – Uncorked Ashley Maher – Amina Bra...

19-year-old folk musician Taylor Mitchell, nominated for a Canadian Folk Music Award in the Young Performer of the Year category, died after being attacked by coyotes at Cape Breton Highlands National Park. Taylor Mitchell myspace page

Courtesy of Bill Garrett of Borealis Records by way of the FOLK DJ List (FOLKDJ-L) Here are this year’s nominees for the Canadian Folk Music Awards Traditional Album of the Year Colette Cheverie – Hours Before Dawn (Charlottetown PE) Dave Gossage and the Celtic Mindwarp – Dave Gossage and the Celti...

Sometimes, I think that folkies think they have the market on social activism cornered, and then I hear about bands in other genres doing cool stuff to make a difference in the world...

Hey Central Ohioans – Here’s the scoop on the next coffeehouse from Bill Cohen: 1960’s Coffeehouse To Benefit Food Pantries Civil rights sit-ins. Bell-bottoms. Anti-war marches. Student Power. Afros. Mini-skirts. Hippies. Riots. Space flights. The generation gap. Thos...

New adds to Festival Radio since September 16, 2009 Artist – Album Janet Bates – The Little Spinner Alyse Black – Hold Onto This Kate...

Top 42 tracks as rated by Festival Radio listeners for September 2009. Why 42? Becuase it’s the answer to the ultimate question, of course. ...

New Adds, Festival Radio, since August 21, 2009: Artist – Album Caroline Herring – Golden Apples of the Sun Adam Rafferty – Chameleon Suzi...

Mary Travers of Peter, Paul and Mary has died at age 72 of leukemia. Associated Press article Statements from Peter Yarrow and Noel Paul Stookey

Dan Fogelberg, who passed away in December 2007, finished recording a final album in 2006 and put it away in the family safety deposit box and asked that it be released after his death. Love in Time will be released on September 22. More details at the Dan Fogelberg website.









