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VIDEO FEATURE & WEB-EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW Musician:  BILLY CROCKETT Music Video: “Rabbit Hole”     BILLY CROCKETT Web-Exclusive Interview with M Music & Musicians magazine publisher, Merlin David Tell us about the song “Rabbit Hole” coming to you in a dream. When I started writing again last year, my dream life began to stir—as though it was saying “Oh, well if you’re paying attention, finally, dig this.” I’d... 

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Music Industry Day at the Summer NAMM Show What: Music Industry Day at the Summer NAMM Show Where: Nashville’s Music City Center – 201 5th Ave. S., Nashville, TN 37203 When: Saturday, June 25, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Cost: $10 advance price (until Friday, June 24) and $20 day of event at the door – buy online now and save! http://www.NAMM.org/musicindustryday Ticket Pick Up: Can only be picked up Saturday, June 25 beginning at... 

Malibu Guitar Festival 2016 Photography by Jeff Fasano Robert Randolph   Malibu Guitar Festival 2016 Photography by Jeff Fasano Steve Ferrone     Malibu Guitar Festival 2016 Photography by Jeff Fasano Eddie Money and The Empty Hearts            Read More →

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VIDEO FEATURE & INTERVIEW Artist:  ERIC TINGSTAD Song:  “MISSISSIPPI” ERIC TINGSTAD Web-Exclusive Interview with M Music & Musicians magazine publisher, Merlin David Eric Tingstad is a songwriter, composer, record producer and phenomenal fingerstyle guitarist. His 1985 debut, The Gift, with woodwinds player Nancy Rumbel has gone on to sell over half a million copies. A multi-album contract with independent new-age music label Narada... 

VIDEO FEATURE OF THE DAY Artist:  LAUREN DAIGLE Song:  “How Can It Be” Lauren Daigle is the fastest selling new artist in Contemporary Christian music in the past decade. Her debut album reached #1 on the iTunes Christian Gospel Top Albums Chart with more than 270,000 album sales and 730,000 track sales. She has almost 50 million YouTube and Vevo views, with about 200,000 subscribers. “How Can It Be” alone has had more than 14 million... 

  EXCLUSIVE SONG FEATURE Artist: RACHAEL SAGE Song: “Loreena” (Acoustic)   Web-Exclusive Interview with M Music & Musicians magazine publisher, Merlin David How did the idea of “Loreena” come to you? I actually wrote this song in a dream! That’s only happened to me a handful of times, and not recently. I woke up, or probably a New York City siren woke me up, which is the only reason I may have remembered my dream—with the... 

VIDEO PREMIERE Artist:  DARRYL PURPOSE Song:  “Prince of the Apple Towns” Web-Exclusive Interview with M Music & Musicians magazine publisher, Merlin David How did the idea of “Prince of the Apple Towns” come to you? This song is about the poet from Wales, Dylan Thomas, whose last words were said to be “Eighteen whiskeys, I think that’s a record.” But this song is mostly about happier, early days when he called himself, “Prince... 

VIDEO FEATURE OF THE DAY Artist: BILLY CROCKETT Song: “21 Times” Website: BillyCrockett.com Web-Exclusive Interview with M Music & Musicians magazine publisher, Merlin David How did the idea of “21 Times” come to you? Awareness of our finiteness dawns on us eventually. I had read Paul Bowles’ novel, The Sheltering Sky, in which two travelers begin to understand that opportunities for experience, and for reconciliation, are numbered.... 

©Noah Schutz EMMETT SKYY Song: “Love Leads to Nothing” Website: EmmettSkyy.com Web-Exclusive Interview with M Music & Musicians magazine publisher, Merlin David   How did the idea of “Love Leads to Nothing” come to you? It came from feeling you’ve invested so much love and energy into a relationship, and it falls by the wayside. But even though that relationship ended, you still feel something. It’s coming to terms with yourself—and... 

VIDEO FEATURE OF THE DAY Artist: TOM PRASADA-RAO Song: “Sleeping Beauty” Website: TomPrasadaRao.com How did the idea of “Sleeping Beauty” come to you? I wrote this song for my ex mother-in-law. She found the love of her life later in life, and she transformed from someone who stayed in her bathrobe all day, to someone who closed down the VFW hall every night. It was a beautiful sight to see. But soon after they got married, they got the call... 

MERLE HAGGARD Okie From Muskogee Anniversary Edition Anniversaries. The 20th anniversary of the notorious Nancy Kerrigan/Tonya Harding relationship, as celebrated by two specials coinciding with last month’s Winter Olympics, caught me by surprise. So I had my own celebration by reposting Loudon Wainwright III’s transcendent tribute to the bygone days of women’s figure skating and sportsmanship, “Tonya’s Twirls,” which eventually surfaced... 

Ryan Shupe – Just Say Yes When asked about his new video, “Just Say Yes,” Ryan Shupe said, “Sometimes you just want to hit the road and leave everything behind. That’s the vibe I wanted to capture with the song ‘Just Say Yes.’ I love the imagery of hitting the road, driving all night and wind blowing through your hair. I think the production has a nice building effect, with the piano and mandolin, that creates a feeling of anticipation... 

FOLK ALLIANCE INTERNATIONAL ANNOUNCES 2016 RECIPIENTS FOR THE ELAINE WEISSMAN LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS  RAMBLIN’ JACK ELLIOTT, SONNY TERRY AND BROWNIE MCGHEE AND THE ENGLISH FOLK DANCE AND SONG SOCIETY TO BE HONORED AT AWARDS GALA   FEBRUARY 17, 2016 28TH ANNUAL FOLK ALLIANCE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE TO BE HELD FEBRUARY 17-21, 2016 IN KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI Folk Alliance International is pleased to announce the 2016 recipients of The Elaine... 

  FOLK ALLIANCE INTERNATIONAL ANNOUNCES   KEYNOTE SPEAKER AND ARTIST SHOWCASES FOR THE 28TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE FEBRUARY 17-21, 2016 FOLK LEGEND JUDY COLLINS CONFIRMED AS SPEAKER AND PERFORMER ON FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19 MORE THAN 190 ARTISTS FROM 11 COUNTIRES SLATED TO PERFORM DURING CONFERENCE AT THE WESTIN HOTEL CROWN CENTER IN KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI 2016 ARTIST HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE DARLINGSIDE (USA), JEFFREY FOUCAULT (USA), LOS TEXMANIACS (USA),... 

Grammy-winning guitarist/producer Lee Ritenour hosts the biennial Six String Theory Competition for the 5th time with applications accepted in Guitar, Bass, Piano/Keyboards and Drums. Registration is open from January 15, 2016 through May 15, 2016 on the website by submitting two YouTube videos. For Guitar, applicants may register in the genres of Rock, Blues, Jazz/Fusion, Acoustic/Country, Classical/Flamenco and Rhythm Guitar which includes Pop,... 

Toontrack releases a new collection of Country Guitar Tones for EZmix 2 Toontrack released Country Guitars EZmix Pack, a new expansion for its widely popular multi-effect mix tool EZmix 2. This is the first release of Toontrack’s ongoing Country Month, a month-long celebration in February 2016 of all things country music-related. The Country Guitars EZmix Pack presents a diverse collection of settings for all walks of vintage and modern electric... 

TOONTRACK ANNOUNCES COUNTRY MONTH Swedish drum sampler pioneers Toontrack announced today that they will be presenting the company’s first-ever theme month centered around country music in February. The month will include four new releases, all of which will be announced weekly throughout the month. In addition to this and several other efforts, Toontrack will be hosting a player based on customers’ songs. Individual tracks will be selected weekly... 

NAMM TEAC AWARDS – Les Paul Award to Don Was CREATIVE & TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT WINNERS ANNOUNCED AT THE  31st ANNUAL NAMM TEC AWARDS    PRESTIGIOUS LES PAUL AWARD PRESENTED TO DON WAS JEFF “SKUNK” BAXTER and RECORD PLANT’S CHRIS STONE AND GARY KELLGREN INDUCTED INTO TEC AWARDS HALL OF FAME   Evening hosted by comedian Sinbad Presenters included: Joe Walsh, Nathan East, Peter Asher, Ed and Rose-Mann Cherney, Sylvia Massy,... 

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