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Like A Little Vacation: Inside The 30A Songwriters Festival
If you love great songwriting, there’s really no better vacation than the 30A Songwriters Festival, held every year along highway 30A in the beach communities of South Walton, Florida. It’s the perfect destination for lyric lovers, acoustic guitar fetishists, and those who enjoy music with a deeper meaning. It’s also a great place to make [...]
The 2011 Americana Conference: Good News For People Who Love Good News
Early on in his keynote address at last week’s Americana Music Festival and Conference, Neil Portnow—head honcho of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences—made a point to note that the creation of an Americana Grammy category and the inclusion of an Americana definition in the dictionary affirm the distinct identity of the genre. [...]
The AS Twitterview: John Oates
You asked the questions, now we’ve got the answers. Check out our full “Twitterview” with John Oates and see if your question made the cut! AmerSongwriter: I see you’ve played with @umphreysmcgee and @moeperiod. Who are some of your other favs to play with? (@mlhawth) JohnOates: I have also played with @mattnathanson @dfrankenreiter @sam_bush Tab [...]
Inside The 7908 Aspen Songwriters Festival
(Elizabeth Cook and Kim Carnes) The biggest powder day of the decade, and recent memory, greeted Aspen on a Monday afternoon. By Wednesday, locals were ready for a serious round of sunshine and an exuberant bout of live music. Enter perfect spring skies and the 2nd Annual 7908, The Aspen Songwriter’s Festival, hosted and produced [...]
The AS Twitterview: What Would You Ask John Oates?
John Oates, one-half of the ’80s hit-making duo Hall & Oates, will be the next songwriter to take part in our Twitterview series this Thursday April 7th at 5 pm CST. Oates, who just hosted the second 7908 Aspen Songwriters Festival, is preparing to release Mississippi Mile, an album that promises to take him “back [...]
John Oates And Sam Bush Bring Their Roots To Loveless Barn
Out in the Tennessee backwoods, Music City Roots always delivers a great show. Held at the Loveless Barn, the show is a throwback to an older time. It plays live on the radio, but commercials are read over the microphone. There are five acts, but each uses the same drum set. It’s five songs and [...]
Soul Survivor: A Q&A With John Oates
John Oates knows a thing or two about what makes a song great. As part of the famed duo Hall & Oates, he co-wrote eight Number One hits, from “Kiss On My List” to “Out of Touch.” The 2004 Songwriters Hall of Fame inductee recently finished recording his latest solo album, Mississippi Mile, right here [...]
7908′ Aspen Songwriters Festival Announces Debut Lineup
From the press release: ASPEN, CO—July 15, 2010 — The lineup of talent for the first annual 7908’ THE ASPEN SONGWRITERS FESTIVAL have been announced. The following list of artist/songwriters will perform at the four-day festival (September 16-19, 2010) which is hosted by John Oates. Concerts at The Wheeler Opera House include: · MIKE RAYBURN, [...]
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