There’s a nice profile of WSKU/Folk Alley host Jim Blum written by Bob rubart on blogcritics.org.

Over on O’Reilly Digital media Gina Fant-Saez reviews some high end equipment for home studio recording in Analog Fuel for Digital Audio: Great New AES Gear.

Todays post on Cool Tools is about house concerts.

WVBR’s Bound For Glory, host and founder Phil Shapiro announced the winner of the seventh annual BEST OF BOUND FOR GLORY AWARD.

I missed this earlier. Roger McGuinn (of Byrds fame) was interviewed on O’Reilly Digital Media back in March.

Sometimes referred to as “The Fifth Weaver” and “the only folk singer who couldn’t croak a note” Harold Leventhal’s career spanned over 65 years as a personal manager and promoter…

Herb Ludwig, founding member of the folk-rock group Devonsquare died of complications from heart surgery on Monday.

Hamilton Camp died suddenly on October 2nd, apparently of a heart attack. He was a singer, songwriter and actor who was a major figure early in the folk revival.

George Will has made a list of folk radio programs that stream on the internet available at home.earthlink.net/~radiofolk/ www.radiofolk.org. It’s far from complete but there are a lot of shows listed.

Updated Feb 25 2006 New Url, read more in this post.

Cowboy and western singer Sean Blackburn died last week of a heart attack. He was 56. He preformed and recorded as a duo with Liz Masterson and earlier with Dakota Dave Hull. A memorial concert is scheduled for October 15 in Denver Colorado where he and Liz Masterson had been scheduled to play.