Registration is now open for the 18th Annual
IAMA (International Acoustic Music Awards). IAMA is the preeminent awards for musicians, promotes excellence in acoustic music performance and artistry. Acoustic artists in various genres can gain exciting radio and web exposure through this competition. Participating sponsors include Acoustic Cafe and Sirius XM Satellite Radio. Music artists stand a chance to win awards in eight different categories: Best Male Artist, Best Female Artist, Best Group/Duo Folk, Americana/Roots/AAA, Instrumental, Open (any musical style or genre), Bluegrass/Country, etc. There will also be an Overall Grand Prize winner awarded to the top winner worth over US$11,000, which includes radio promotion to over 250 radio stations in US and Canada.
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Welcome to Seven in Seven, where each Thursday in this space we would typically take a look at concerts coming to the region over the next week. With most shows on hold due to the pandemic, hereâs a look at seven of the best albums being released April 16:
Alaskan Tapes â For Us Alone
The moniker Alaskan Tapes represents Toronto-based composer Brady Kendallâs ever-evolving ambient music project. He wrote the nine songs on For Us Alone in three groups of three, and as a result the music flows cohesively from one track to the next. Exactly three songs feature drums, one in each suite, a technique that helps flesh out the groups and connect them to the whole. Everything was written and recorded in Kendallâs home studio space with strings added remotely by Jonathan Dreyfuss in Berlin, who was the only other musician to play on the album. The recording embraces the imperfect nature in which it was made, from ambient blips that add texture and depth to the low
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Award-winning, Tucson, Arizona-based acoustic duo
Ryanhood has unveiled their fiery new single, “Appy Returns,” the second from their forthcoming album,
Under The Leaves, set for release on April 16th. “Appy Returns” showcases the pair s serious chops as they set their strings ablaze, paying tribute to the music cultivated in the Appalachian Mountains with their own Arizona-style, heat-infused spin.
While most of their repertoire is vocal-led, co-founder Ryan David Green says he was inspired by the fretwork of electric guitar-slingers like Joe Satriani and acoustic legends like Béla Fleck. “I love instrumental music,” Green told The Bluegrass Situation. “I came up with the main theme for this one in a green room, just before a show back in 2016. I continued to tinker with it for years until I realized the main motif had some similarities to another instrumental of ours, ‘Appy Jam,’ which is a staple of our live set. I decided to lean into this resemblanc
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Critically Acclaimed Singer-Songwriter
Rod Abernethy wins top honors in the 17th Annual IAMA (International Acoustic Music Awards). He also won Best Folk/Americana/Roots Award as well.
From Raleigh, NC, Rod Abernethy is a unique blend of an authentic southern folk troubadour, master acoustic guitarist and award-winning composer for film, TV and video games. Grand Prize Winner of American Songwriter s Bob Dylan Song Contest, his last album The Man I m Supposed To Be includes both songs and instrumentals that revolve around family, friends and places across the Deep South. Rod s new album Normal Isn t Normal Anymore produced by Grammy nominated producer Neilson Hubbard (Mary Gauthier, Ben Glover, Kim Richey) was recorded at Skinny Elephant Recording in Nashville TN and released February 5, 2021.
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