Folk & Roots
The Lumineers Still Leads, Mumford & Sons Chart Two in Top 5 Billboard Folk Albums
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No changes in the Billboard Folk Albums Chart Top 3 means The Lumineers‘ self-titled debut remains at #1. With Babel holding at #2 and Sigh No More climbing to #4, Mumford & Sons have two Top 5 albums. Blind Pilot returns to the chart, at #9, with We Are the Tide, and it has been Read More
The Lumineers Debut Still Claims Billboard Folk Albums #1
11 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on The Lumineers Debut Still Claims Billboard Folk Albums #1
Folk-pop trio The Lumineers remains at the top of the Billboard Folk Albums chart with their self-titled debut album, seeing off Mumford & Sons‘ ‘Babel,’ at #2, and Ed Sheeran’s ‘+’. Billboard Folk Albums Chart (January 24, 2013): 1. ‘The Lumineers’ – The Lumineers 2. ‘Babel’ – Mumford & Sons 3. ‘+’ – Ed Read MoreYou and Your ‘Soul Companion’ Could Be Featured in New Mary Chapin Carpenter Video
12 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on You and Your ‘Soul Companion’ Could Be Featured in New Mary Chapin Carpenter Video
Mary Chapin Carpenter is offering her fans the chance to be featured in her new music video for ‘Soul Companion.’ The song, taken from her new album, Ashes and Roses, is a beautiful duet with James Taylor. To make it into the video, you can submit a photo of yourself and whomever or whatever you Read MoreNew Video: My New York City – Mike + Ruthy
12 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on New Video: My New York City – Mike + Ruthy
If you are interested in songwriting, you are probably interested in Woody Guthrie. Folk duo Mike + Ruthy are the first artists to record Guthrie’s original 1947 lyrics to ‘My New York City.’ The song appears on the duo’s new six song EP, The NYC EP. It was also included on the My Name is Read MoreCanadian Singer-songwriter Justin Hines to Perform at Kennedy Center on July 3
12 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Canadian Singer-songwriter Justin Hines to Perform at Kennedy Center on July 3
As part of the Kennedy Center concert series, Canadian singer-songwriter Justin Hines will perform a free show on the Millenium Stage inside the Center, on July 3 at 6 pm. The show will also be streamed live online at www.kennedy-center.org/programs/millennium. Read MoreSongwriters Circle: Ellis Paul
12 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Songwriters Circle: Ellis Paul
After 8 months of waiting for schedules to line up, Folk Alliance 2012 brought me the opportunity to add Ellis Paul to this series. As one of my songwriting heroes, he was one of the first names on my list when I started this. Everyone has songs they turn to at important moments. At quite Read More