Despite heroic attempts to save her life, Janette Carter, 82, beloved matriarch of the Carter Family, passed away at 6 a.m. (EST) Sunday, January 22, at Holston Valley Medical Center in Kingsport, Tennessee.
Read More Add a CommentCarter family matriarch Janette Carter was hospitalized on Tuesday and remains in intensive care although doctors say she is showing some signs of improvement.
Read More Add a CommentWUMB Boston’s all folk all the time public radio station has announced their top ten folk recordings for 2005.
Read More Add a CommentHudson Harding Music and the Plowshares Songwriting Contest have announced the contest finalists for 2006.
Read More Add a CommentBlues man Robert Johnson and The Weavers are among this years Recording Academy Lifetime Achievement honorees.
Read More Add a CommentMystic Seaport in Connecticut, the premiere East Coast maritime museum, has republished ‘The Songs the Walemen Sang’ according to an article in The Vineyard Gazette.
Read More Add a CommentThe Back Porch News covers American folk music and related genres including bluegrass, blues and alternative country. We also bring in a dash of world music from time to time.Read more about us including where to send music for review.
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