March 8, 2010

Gang,

FOLK ALBUM OF THE YEAR

Well, after some really wild weather (this year February went out like a lion) it looks like spring may be inching it’s way toward our part of New England. An odd winter, though! I think New York City got more snow that we did in Vermont.

Hannah Kearney brought home Olympic gold to our little town, and as you’d expect, got quite a welcome. This tiny town has apparently sent 12 athletes to the Olympics over the years, but this is the first gold – very exciting! The New York Times did a nice piece that captured the flavor of the event, and of the town.

As for our side of things, I wasn’t able to go to Memphis to accept the award for Folk Album of the Year for "What I Know" at the International Folk Alliance. (On hearing of this Siena, the 10 year-old pundit, said, “There’s an ALLIANCE of folk dudes? That’s just WRONG! One folk dude is enough!”) My old buddy and radio personality extraordinaire, Gene Shay, was foolish enough to offer to accept it in my stead and deliver a short address on my behalf.

Off to the mid-Atlantic this weekend for my annual visit to some old stomping grounds and I’m very much looking forward to seeing my mid-Atlantic irregulars: Thursday at the Sellersville Theater in Sellersville, PA; Friday at the Ram’s Head in Annapolis; Saturday at the Birchmere in Alexandria, VA; and Sunday at the Grand in Wilmington, DE. As always, links to the venues can be found at http://tomrush.com/schedule.html.
Come on by, send a friend, or both!

Lastly but not leastly, the store at TomRush.com seems to have been going nuts for some reason. Sun spots? I don’t know, but thought I’d fan the flames by reminding you of all the cool stuff that’s to be found there. Remember, it’ll be tee shirt weather soon.

Be well!

Tom Rush

Quote of the month: In the Spring, I have counted 136 different kinds of weather inside of 24 hours. Mark Twain

WEB NOTES:

• Tom's performance on Mountain Stage, from April 2009, will be aired on National Public Radio (NPR) the weekend of March 12-14. A list of stations that carry Mountain Stage can be found here.
  
  (photo: Brian Blauser/Mountain Stage)
  
  
• "What I Know" has been announced as #1 - TOP ALBUMS AND SONGS OF 2009 - Compiled by Richard Gillmann from FOLKDJ-L radio playlists. Based on 166046 airplays from 195 different DJs.
  
  
• NEW! One of the very first music videos ever produced was for Tom's album, The Circle Game, circa 1968. Produced by Arthur Gorson it has been put online by Filmmaker Jonathan Moser.
  
  
• Tom's video performance of The Remember Song has gone over 4 Million plays on YouTube!
  
  
• Tom's new FACEBOOK store is getting rave reviews. Check out his FACEBOOK presence and join in the fun.
  
  
• Tom's recent appearance at Mountain Stage is now available on the web from NPR.
  
  
• Classic Rush, Tom's Elektra album from 1970, has finally been released on CD on the Wounded Bird label. It's available in our online store.
  
  
• Feature article by Katy Niner in Jackson Hole News & Guide.
  
  
• Garrison Keillor’s A Prairie Home Companion, on which Tom was a recent guest, can now be heard online.
  
  
• Tom always loves getting e-mail, but because of his recent move he will be unable to answer mail for the foreseeable future.

"The Remember Song," can now be downloaded online from iTunes.