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		<title>Dick Kniss, Bassist for Peter, Paul and Mary, 1937-2012</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 22:41:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Kornfeld</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A memorial services was held in Saugerties, New York on Sunday for Dick Kniss, a bassist who accompanied Peter, Paul and Mary for decades and co-wrote "Sunshine On My Shoulders” with John Denver. Kniss died Jan. 25 of pulmonary disease. He was 74.

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		<title>Music Festival Impresario George Wein Honored by APAP</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 23:40:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Kornfeld</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Music festival impresario George Wein, founder of the Newport Folk Festival, received the Award of Merit for Achievement in Performing Arts from the Association of Performing Arts Presenters (APAP) on Jan. 9. The award is bestowed on an individual whose genius, energy and excellence have defined or redefined an art form for today’s audiences.

[To read the article in its entirety, including comments from George Wein, click on the headline.]]]></description>
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		<title>Celtic Music Fills Harvard Square During BCMFest, Jan. 6-7, 2012</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jan 2012 22:18:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Kornfeld</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A wide array of Irish, Scottish, Cape Breton, Appalachian and other Celtic and Celtic-inspired music and dance is on tap during Boston’s annual Celtic Music Fest (BCMFest), Jan. 6-7, 2012. The grassroots, musician-run, family-friendly winter Celtic music festival takes place at three venues in Harvard Square that are all within easy walking distance of one another – a change from previous years when not all the events took place in Cambridge. 

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		<title>Acoustic Artists to Showcase Talents During APAP Conference</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2011 15:09:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Kornfeld</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[More than 3,400 people are expected to converge on New York City, Jan. 6-10, 2012, for the annual conference of the Association of Performing Arts Presenters (APAP). Now in its 55th year, the global performing arts marketplace and conference will feature daily plenary sessions and a wide array of professional development workshops and forums. As in years past, exhibition halls will be teeming with booking agents and presenters eager to speak with them, and there’ll be a whole lot of networking opportunities. More than 1,200 artist showcases also are slated -- including dozens by performers from the folk, roots and singer-songwriter communities in the U.S., Canada and several other countries.

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		<title>People&#8217;s Music Network Winter Gathering Set for Jan. 27-29, 2012</title>
		<link>http://www.acousticmusicscene.com/2011/12/21/peoples-music-network-winter-gathering-set-for-jan-27-29-2012/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2011 00:39:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Kornfeld</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There’ll be lots of planned and spontaneous jamming and singing of socially relevant songs when the People’s Music Network for Songs of Freedom and Struggle holds its annual winter gathering, January 27-29, 2012, in Lawrence, Massachusetts.

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		<title>Remembering Terence Martin, A Gifted Singer-Songwriter</title>
		<link>http://www.acousticmusicscene.com/2011/11/09/remembering-terence-martin-a-gifted-singer-songwriter/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2011 04:43:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Kornfeld</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Terence Martin, a gifted New York-based singer-songwriter and published poet, has lost his battle with pancreatic cancer. Martin, who succumbed to the disease on Nov. 7, was born in London, England, grew up in Los Angeles, California, and moved east in 1997 to become part of New York’s thriving acoustic music scene. He recorded and released six albums independently and was working on another one at the time of his passing.

[To read a short article, as well as personal remembrances and reflections from Jim Colbert, a fellow singer-songwriter, click on the headline.]]]></description>
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		<title>Northeast Regional Folk Alliance Conference Set for Nov. 10-13; AcousticMusicScene.com to Again Have a Major Presence</title>
		<link>http://www.acousticmusicscene.com/2011/11/05/northeast-regional-folk-alliance-conference-set-for-nov-10-13-acousticmusicscene-com-to-again-have-a-major-presence/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Nov 2011 22:16:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Kornfeld</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nearly 750 people have registered for the annual Northeast Regional Folk Alliance (NERFA) Conference, to be held Nov. 10-13, at the Hudson Valley Resort in Kerhonkson, New York.  Performers, presenters, promoters, folk DJs, agents and managers, and others actively engaged in the folk and acoustic music scene will enjoy three jam-packed days and nights of music showcases, open mics, song swaps and informal jam sessions; informative panel discussions and workshops; private mentoring and peer group sessions; a large trade show-like exhibit hall; communal meals in the dining room; a welcoming party and happy hours, and lots of informal conversation and networking. AcousticMusicScene.com will host its popular annual Midnight Hoot on Thursday overnight, as well as afternoon and late-night guerilla showcases on Friday and Saturday.

[To view the illustrated article in its entirety, including listings of showcasing artists, click on the headline.]]]></description>
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		<title>Clearwater Honors George Wein with Power of Song Award</title>
		<link>http://www.acousticmusicscene.com/2011/10/07/clearwater-honors-george-wein-with-power-of-song-award/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Oct 2011 22:29:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Kornfeld</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Music festival impresario George Wein, founder of the Newport Folk Festival, among others, will receive the first Power of Song Award during an Oct. 21 benefit concert in New York City. Monies raised during the event, which is set for 8 p.m. at the Peter Jay Sharp Theatre at Symphony Space, will support the environmental education programs of Clearwater, a nonprofit organization launched by Pete Seeger and others more than 40 years ago to help spur awareness of and preserve and protect the Hudson River and its tributaries.

[To read the full article, click on the headline.]]]></description>
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		<title>Board of Advisors Named for Newport Folk Festival</title>
		<link>http://www.acousticmusicscene.com/2011/09/30/board-of-advisors-named-for-newport-folk-festival/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Sep 2011 22:49:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Kornfeld</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Newport Folk Festival, which, earlier this year, returned to its original roots as a nonprofit event, has taken another step that organizers say will help ensure that it “remains a significant, viable, and influential institution for years to come.” To further advance the dialogue with both established and emerging artists, the Newport Festivals Foundation, Inc. announced the creation of its Newport Folk Festival Board of Advisors. Named to the panel were Gillian Welch, Ramblin’ Jack Elliott, Jim James of My Morning Jacket, Colin Meloy of The Decemberists, and Ben Knox Miller of The Low Anthem. 

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		<title>NY&#8217;s Borderline Folk Club Honors Si Kahn at Annual Picnic, Aug. 28</title>
		<link>http://www.acousticmusicscene.com/2011/08/13/nys-borderline-folk-club-honors-si-kahn-at-annual-picnic-aug-28/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Aug 2011 00:04:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Kornfeld</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hundreds of folk &#038; bluegrass music lovers are expected to gather at the New City Volunteer Ambulance Corps (200 Congers Road, New City, New York) on Sunday afternoon, August 28, for the third annual picnic, singing party, and jam hosted by the Borderline Folk Music Club of Rockland County.  The free event, for which people are expected to bring a cold potluck dish for six, is set for 12-6 p.m. in the outdoor grassy area adjacent to the parking lot.

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		<title>Philadelphia Folk Festival Celebrates Its Golden Anniversary</title>
		<link>http://www.acousticmusicscene.com/2011/08/12/philadelphia-folk-festival-celebrates-its-golden-anniversary/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Aug 2011 14:47:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Kornfeld</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[avid Amram, Roy Book Binder, David Bromberg, Arlo Guthrie, Levon Helm, Jorma Kaukonen, Tom Paxton and Tom Rush are among the music luminaries slated to perform during the 50th annual Philadelphia Folk Festival, August 18-21, 2011. Joining them at the Old Pool Farm in Upper Salford Township, near Schwenksville, Pennsylvania, for the longest continually running festival of its kind will be a number of up-and-coming touring artists like Dan Bern, Justin Townes Earle, David Wax Museum, the Canadian female duos Dala and Madison Violet, and Philly’s own Hoots and Hellmouth, as well as many other locally-based artists.

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		<title>Showcase Application Deadlines Loom for 2011 NERFA Conference</title>
		<link>http://www.acousticmusicscene.com/2011/07/31/showcase-application-deadlines-loom-for-2011-nerfa-conference/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 31 Jul 2011 16:15:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Kornfeld</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[August 8 is the application deadline for artists seeking one of 14 coveted 15-minute juried formal showcase slots during the 17th Annual Northeast Regional Folk Alliance (NERFA) Conference. Registration for the conference, slated for Nov. 10-13 at the Hudson Valley Resort and Spa in Kerhonkson, New York, also is now open. 

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		<title>Bill Morrissey, Singer-Songwriter of the Common Folk, 1951-2011</title>
		<link>http://www.acousticmusicscene.com/2011/07/29/bill-morrissey-singer-songwriter-of-the-common-folk-1951-2011/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Jul 2011 00:41:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Kornfeld</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A private memorial service took place in New Hampshire on Friday, July 29, for Bill Morrissey, a Grammy-nominated, nationally touring folksinger-songwriter, for whom the granite state was home and its small-town life the inspiration behind much of his material. Morrissey died at age 59 of complications of heart disease in Georgia on July 23 while on tour.

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		<title>Lara Herscovitch is SolarFest Singer-Songwriter Showcase Winner</title>
		<link>http://www.acousticmusicscene.com/2011/07/20/lara-herscovitch-is-solarfest-singer-songwriter-showcase-winner/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jul 2011 04:06:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Kornfeld</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lara Herscovitch, an engaging contemporary singer-songwriter from Connecticut, emerged as the winner from among 10 finalists in the 11th Annual Singer-Songwriter Showcase this month at SolarFest, which bills itself as New England’s renewable energy festival.

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		<title>AcousticMusicScene.com Hosts Song Swaps and Mini-Showcases at Falcon Ridge and Huntington Folk Festivals This Summer</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Jul 2011 16:59:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Kornfeld</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[AcousticMusicScene.com will host song swaps and mini-showcases during the Falcon Ridge Folk Festival, July 22-24, and the Huntington Folk Festival, August 6. Both festivals take place in New York State.

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		<title>Concerts Mark 30th Anniversary of Harry Chapin&#8217;s Death</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jul 2011 01:41:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Kornfeld</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Saturday, July 16 marks the 30th anniversary of the tragic death of singer-songwriter and social activist Harry Chapin, whose music and humanitarianism inspired many.  Two concerts featuring his songs will take place on Long Island, where he resided with his family. An effort also is under way to encourage the U.S. Postal Service to issue a commemorative stamp in his honor.

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		<title>Festivals Set in the Northeast Over Independence Day Weekend</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Jun 2011 18:11:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Kornfeld</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A couple of music festivals of note in the Northeast take place during the first weekend in July -- one along the cobblestoned streets of the old whaling port city of New Bedford, Massachusetts, the other at the Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts in Katonah, New York. 

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		<title>24 Acts Selected for 2011 Falcon Ridge Emerging Artists Showcase</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jun 2011 20:33:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Kornfeld</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Twenty-four artists/bands have been selected from among hundreds of applicants to perform in the Falcon Ridge/Grassy Hill Emerging Artists Showcase during the Falcon Ridge Folk Festival on Friday afternoon, July 22, 2011, from noon to 4:30 p.m. They are Brooke Annibale, Blair Bodine, Brittany Ann, Ellen Bukstel, Lori Diamond and Fred Abatelli, Friction Farm, Bulat Gafarov, Sharon Goldman, Jason Myles Goss, ilyAIMY, Layah Jane, Devlin Miles, Louise Mosrie, My Brothers Banned, Occidental Gypsy, Karyn Oliver, Pesky J. Nixon, Grace Pettis, Paul Sachs, Putnam Smith, Split Tongue Crow, Suzie Vinnick, Gail Wade, and The Whispering Tree.

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		<title>Carolann Solebello Wins 2011 SMAF Songwriter Contest</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2011 04:32:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Kornfeld</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Carolann Solebello is the winner of the 2011 Susquehanna Music &#038; Arts Festival (SMAF) Songwriter Contest. She was selected after performing two original songs -- “Papa’s Mandolin” and “Wash Me Clean” -- during the finals held on Friday afternoon, May 6, as part of the 10th Annual SMAF in downtown Havre de Grace, Maryland.

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		<title>Artists Selected to Showcase at NERFA Mini-Conference, April 30</title>
		<link>http://www.acousticmusicscene.com/2011/04/03/artists-selected-to-showcase-at-nerfa-mini-conference-april-30/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Apr 2011 23:31:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Kornfeld</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The following artists have been selected to perform short showcases during the Northeast Regional Folk Alliance (NERFA) One-Day Mini-Conference at the First Universalist Society in Franklin, Massachusetts (home of the Circle of Friends Coffeehouse) on Saturday, April 30: Burning Bridget Cleary, Michelle Cruz,
Jason Myles Goss, Brendan Hogan, Occidental Gypsy, Amy Petty, Radio Caroline, Hayley Reardon, Roy Schneider, and the Putnam Smith Trio.

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		<title>Singer-Songwriter Cape May Conference Set for March 25-26, 2011</title>
		<link>http://www.acousticmusicscene.com/2011/03/13/singer-songwriter-cape-may-conference-set-for-march-25-26-2011/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Mar 2011 17:30:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Kornfeld</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Springtime may be off-season for the historic Victorian-lined seaside resort community of Cape May, New Jersey. But singer-songwriters and others engaged in the music industry will be there on Friday and Saturday, March 25-26, for the fourth annual Singer Songwriter Cape May music business conference.

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		<title>Jack Hardy, Singer-Songwriter and Fast Folk Founder, 1947-2011</title>
		<link>http://www.acousticmusicscene.com/2011/03/11/jack-hardy-singer-songwriter-and-fast-folk-founder-1947-2011/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Mar 2011 03:05:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Kornfeld</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jack Hardy, a singer-songwriter who played a pivotal role in the New York folk/songwriting scene for several decades and influenced and inspired many other songwriters, died on March 11. His death at age 63 sent shockwaves through the folk community, with many posting short remembrances and tributes on Facebook -- the social networking platform.

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		<title>Two Songwriting Contests Have April 15 Entry Deadlines</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Mar 2011 03:33:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Kornfeld</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[April 15 is the entry deadline for both the Philadelphia Songwriters Project’s 2011 Songwriting Contest and the 19th Annual Rose Garden Coffeehouse Performing Songwriter Competition. 

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		<title>Two Long Island-Based Nonprofit Arts Organizations Forge a Partnership To Present and Promote Folk Music Programming</title>
		<link>http://www.acousticmusicscene.com/2011/03/06/two-long-island-based-nonprofit-arts-organizations-forge-a-partnership-to-present-and-promote-folk-music-programming/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Mar 2011 16:48:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Kornfeld</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recognizing the value of collaboration in the arts, two venerable Long Island, New York-based nonprofit arts organizations are doing just that. The Cinema Arts Centre and the Folk Music Society of Huntington are teaming up to present a monthly concert series and also are engaging in other cross-promotional efforts across their respective artistic disciplines.

Note: AcousticMusicScene.com's Michael Kornfeld is president of the Folk Music Society of Huntington.

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		<title>NERFA Hosts a Mini-Conference in Franklin, MA on April 30, 2011</title>
		<link>http://www.acousticmusicscene.com/2011/02/05/nerfa-hosts-a-mini-conference-in-franklin-ma-on-april-30-2011/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Feb 2011 17:34:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Kornfeld</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Northeast Regional Folk Alliance (NERFA) hosts a special one-day mini-conference on Saturday, April 30, from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., at the First Universalist Society in Franklin, MA (home of the Circle of Friends Coffeehouse).

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		<title>Chuck E. Costa Named Connecticut State Troubadour for 2011-2012</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Jan 2011 15:24:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Kornfeld</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chuck E. Costa, a talented singer-songwriter from Madison, CT, has been named as Connecticut’s State Troubadour for 2011-2012. He succeeds Lara Herscovitch, the state troubadour for 2009-2010.

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		<title>Newport Folk Festival Returns to Its Nonprofit Roots</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Jan 2011 01:34:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Kornfeld</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Newport Folk Festival, which has been held in or near the coastal Rhode Island resort city since 1959, is returning to its original roots as a nonprofit event, along with its older sibling, the Newport Jazz Festival. Both will now be produced under the umbrella of he newly formed Newport Festivals Foundation, Inc. George Wein, 85, a pioneer among producers of outdoor festivals, will remain at its helm and, with his staff, continue to steer the folk festival that is set for July 29-31 at Fort Adams State Park.

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		<title>Dartmouth Hosts a Day of Social Change Music Programs, Jan. 22</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Jan 2011 19:29:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Kornfeld</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Noel Paul Stookey (of Peter, Paul &#038; Mary fame) and other artists who share his concern about social justice through their songs will be part of a day-long series of social change music programming at Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire on Saturday, Jan. 22.  Dartmouth partners with the Public Domain Foundation, a nonprofit organization launched by Stookey more than 30 years ago to encourage the making and use of music for social change, to present nearly 10 hours of programming in commemoration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. 

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		<title>People&#8217;s Music Network Holds Winter Gathering in Hartford, CT</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Jan 2011 20:45:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Kornfeld</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hundreds of musicians and music lovers from Connecticut, the rest of New England and beyond are expected to converge on Hartford, Jan 28-30 for the People’s Music Network for Songs of Freedom and Struggle (PMN)’s 2011 Winter Gathering.

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		<title>January 28 is Showcase Submission Deadline for SS Cape May</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Jan 2011 04:33:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Kornfeld</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Singer Songwriter Cape May]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[More than 130 acts, from solo artists to full bands, will be selected to showcase at various venues over two nights during the fourth annual Singer-Songwriter Cape May music business conference set for March 25-26 in the historic Victorian-lined New Jersey seaside resort community. The deadline for singer-songwriters in all genres to submit showcase applications has been extended until Jan.28.

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