Sing Out! articles from March 2003

Sing Out! archives from March 2003

Carrying on. (The First Words ...).(Editorial)
March 22, 2003

Regarding Alan ... (Broadsides).(Letter to the Editor)
March 22, 2003

Roses. (Broadsides).(Letter to the Editor)
March 22, 2003

Apples. (Broadsides).(Letter to the Editor)
March 22, 2003

Gene's legacy. (Broadsides).(Letter to the Editor)
March 22, 2003

More ups and downs ... (Broadsides).(Letter to the Editor)
March 22, 2003

El Talisman.
March 22, 2003

Folk music news & information. (What's Happening).
March 22, 2003

Musicians in England and Wales could face tough regulations if proposed legislation goes through Parliament. (General News).(Brief Article)
March 22, 2003

A delegation of Irish musicians, including Christy Moore, Paddy Moloney, Paul Brady, Maighread Ni Dhomhnaill and Niamh Parsons, are publicly stating their opposition to the proposed Section 21 article of the country's new Arts Bill. (General News).(Brief Article)
March 22, 2003

Did you buy a CD between 1995 and 2000? (General News).(Brief Article)
March 22, 2003

The American Folklife Center (AFC) of the Library of Congress received a $10,000 Ralph J. Gleason Award from the Rex Foundation this past December to continue its work in preserving the oral tradition and history of the Zuni tribe in the American Southwest. (People, Places & Miscellany).(Brief Article)
March 22, 2003

We'd like to wish good luck to newlyweds Greg Brown and Iris Dement. (People, Places & Miscellany).
March 22, 2003

AFC. (People, Places & Miscellany).(Archive of Folk Culture )(Brief Article)
March 22, 2003

An update on last issue's news about Gordon Lightfoot's health ... Lightfoot came home from the hospital earlier this winter and is recovering steadily. (People, Places & Miscellany).(Brief Article)
March 22, 2003

Alan Lomax has been selected as one of this year's recipients of the NARAS Trustees Award. (People, Places & Miscellany).(Brief Article)
March 22, 2003

Kudos to Emmylou Harris, who was inducted into the Alabama Music Hall of Fame last month. (People, Places & Miscellany).(Brief Article)
March 22, 2003

We're pleased to announce the opening of the cultural arts center Antshow in Madagascar's capital Antanarivo. (People, Places & Miscellany).(Brief Article)
March 22, 2003

Signature Sounds has recently released two fund-raising compilation CDs. (People, Places & Miscellany).(Brief Article)
March 22, 2003

The pioneering Nitty Gritty Dirt Banal donated memorabilia to the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum during a Dec. 10 ceremony in downtown Nashville. (People, Places & Miscellany).(Brief Article)
March 22, 2003

Country music diva, Dolly Parton, will be inducted into the Junior Achievement section of East Tennessee's Hall of Fame later this year. (People, Places & Miscellany).(Brief Article)
March 22, 2003

Pat Humpries was the Grand Prize Winner in the folk category in the 2002 John Lennon Songwriting Contest for her song "If I Give Your Name." (People, Places & Miscellany).(Brief Article)
March 22, 2003

Uiscedwr (pronounced "Ishkadooer")--Stephen Haberlin, Anna Esselmont and Cormac Byrne--was named the winner of the BBC Young Folk Award 2002. (People, Places & Miscellany).(Brief Article)
March 22, 2003

Still more congratulations go out to all the winners at the 2002 Canadian Aboriginal Music Awards, which took place in Toronto's Skydome last November. (People, Places & Miscellany).(Brief Article)
March 22, 2003

Kudos go out to the prize winners of the 2002 USA Songwriting Competition. (People, Places & Miscellany).(Brief Article)
March 22, 2003

English traditional singer Norma Waterson was awarded an MBE--Member of the British Empire--in the 2003 New Year's Honors List. (People, Places & Miscellany).(Brief Article)
March 22, 2003

It seems Rolling Stone Keith Richards has taken a movie option on a biography of the late country-rock pioneer Gram Parsons. (People, Places & Miscellany).(Brief Article)
March 22, 2003

Young English folk band, Kerfuffle, won the In The Tradition award at Derby's Assembly Rooms last December. (People, Places & Miscellany).(Brief Article)
March 22, 2003

Canadian songwriter Aengus Finnan received Canada's prestigious Commemorative Medal in honor of The Golden Jubilee of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. (People, Places & Miscellany).(Brief Article)
March 22, 2003

Congratulations go out to all of the winners of the 2002 International Songwriting Competition. (People, Places & Miscellany).(Brief Article)
March 22, 2003

Legendary fiddler Dave Swarbrick was honored with a special celebration of his life and work at The Brook Theater in Chatham, U.K. on November 14. (People, Places & Miscellany).(Brief Article)
March 22, 2003

The Western Music Association held its awards show last year on November 14 in Las Vegas during its annual festival. (People, Places & Miscellany).(Brief Article)
March 22, 2003

Art Thieme was honored at this past summer's Woodstock Folk Festival as the recipient of its first Lifetime Achievement Award. (People, Places & Miscellany).(Brief Article)
March 22, 2003

At the annual BluesFirst convention, the Blues Foundation presented its Keeping the Blues Alive Awards on February 2. (People, Places & Miscellany).(Brief Article)
March 22, 2003

Steve Jerrett, Music Director at KOPN Columbia, Missouri, passed on to us the news that the community radio station is celebrating 30 years on the air this year. (Airwaves).(Brief Article)
March 22, 2003

For those of you in California's Sierra Foothills, there's a new community radio station in your area. (Airwaves).(Brief Article)
March 22, 2003

We're happy to announce that WTMD FM 89.7, Towson University, had just changed their format to AAA and will be featuring folk and acoustic music programs. (Airwaves).(Brief Article)
March 22, 2003

There is a new regional division in the North American Folk Music and Dance Alliance. (Events).
March 22, 2003

In other Folk Alliance news, the organization has announced that they will be collaborating with the European Forum of World Music Festivals to present the first North American edition of Strictly Mundial at the Montreal conference in 2005. (Events).
March 22, 2003

The Kerrville Folk Festival, happening May 22-June 8, is hosting two songwriting contests this year. (Events).
March 22, 2003

MerleFest 2003 will feature three instrument contests during the first two days of the April 24-27 event. (Events).
March 22, 2003

We regret to report that the Winterhawk Bluegrass and Beyond Festival has been cancelled for 2003. (Events).
March 22, 2003

For most of the month of January, the country stars of Music City took a backseat to folk legend Woody Guthrie. (Events).
March 22, 2003

The Godfather of Philly Folk, Gene Shay will be honored for his 40 years of folk music on the radio at a special anniversary concert on Monday May 12. (Events).
March 22, 2003

The Savannah Music Festival (formerly the Savannah Onstage International Arts Fest) has announced its new name and new artistic vision. (Events).
March 22, 2003

Folk disc jockey, singer-songwriter and playwright Toro Flannery's newest work God and the Ghost of Woody Guthrie premiered on January 31 at the Dietrich Theater in Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania. (Events).
March 22, 2003

The Ohio Order for the Preservation of Storytelling (OOPS!) will be holding its annual conference May 2-4. (Events).
March 22, 2003

The German American Song Festival on Tour will hit the road this summer. (Events).
March 22, 2003

The Americana Music Association has announced dates for its 2003 conference. (Events).
March 22, 2003

English folk stalwarts Oysterband are continuing to highlight up-and-coming folk musicians with the next leg of their Big Session project, starting in February. (Events).
March 22, 2003

The Association of Festival Organizers held its annual conference January 31-February 2 in Buxton, Derbyshire. (Events).
March 22, 2003

Blue Ridge Music Trails. (Resources).
March 22, 2003

Civil Rights Project. (Resources).
March 22, 2003

The BluegrassZone. (Resources).
March 22, 2003

Texasbluegrass.com. (Resources).
March 22, 2003

CelticTV. (Resources).
March 22, 2003

Oasis CD Manufacturing. (Trade News).
March 22, 2003

Shaker Microphone Company. (Trade News).
March 22, 2003

Delmark Records. (Trade News).
March 22, 2003

Asphalt Tango Records. (Trade News).
March 22, 2003

PlayhouseRadio.com. (Trade News).
March 22, 2003

Putumayo Kids. (Trade News).
March 22, 2003

As If He Knows.
March 22, 2003

Current radio partners. (Sing Out! Radio Partners).(Directory)
March 22, 2003

Stitch and Sew.
March 22, 2003

Him Who Saved Me.(Brief Article)
March 22, 2003

Buzz Busby: 1933-2003. (Last Chorus).(Obituary)
March 22, 2003

Jim McReynolds: 1927-2002. (Last Chorus).(Obituary)
March 22, 2003

Paddy Tunney: 1921-2002. (Last Chorus).(Obituary)
March 22, 2003

Dave "Snaker" Ray: 1943-2002. (Last Chorus).(Obituary)
March 22, 2003

Lonnie Donegan: 1931-2002. (Last Chorus).(Obituary)
March 22, 2003

Derek Bell: 1935-2002. (Last Chorus).(Obituary)
March 22, 2003

... British folk singer Jake Thackray on December 24, at the age of 64. (Sing Out! also sadly notes the passing of ...).(Brief Article)
March 22, 2003

... Lovin' Spoonful guitarist Zal Yanovsky on December 13 of heart problems. (Sing Out! also sadly notes the passing of ...).(Brief Article)
March 22, 2003

... Frank Edmonson, 49, on November 29. Frank was the longtime road manager and sound man for Hot Rize and Alison Krauss and Union Station. (Sing Out! also sadly notes the passing of ...).(Brief Article)
March 22, 2003

... Michael Stewart, co-founder of the 1960s folk-rock group We Five. (Sing Out! also sadly notes the passing of ...).(Brief Article)
March 22, 2003

... Jerry Goodis, founding member of the Travellers, at the age of 73 on November 8. (Sing Out! also sadly notes the passing of ...).(Brief Article)
March 22, 2003

Inventing The Flatlanders: remember when we used to be here now?
March 22, 2003

Dallas.(Brief Article)
March 22, 2003

Right Where I belong.(Brief Article)
March 22, 2003

An introduction to the music and history of the North African Berbers.
March 22, 2003

Afrux Ifilelles (The Swallow).(lyrics of an Algerian political protest song)
March 22, 2003

Lasting impressions: Liz Carroll fiddles about.
March 22, 2003

Teach-in: fiddle: helpful hints & suggestions from instrumental masters.
March 22, 2003