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has-media\"><div class=\"wpr-grid-item-inner\"><div class=\"wpr-grid-media-wrap wpr-effect-size-medium \" data-overlay-link=\"yes\"><div class=\"wpr-grid-image-wrap\" data-src=\"https:\/\/acousticmusicscene.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Kerrville-New-Folk-2026.jpeg\" data-img-on-hover=\"\"  data-src-secondary=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/acousticmusicscene.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Kerrville-New-Folk-2026.jpeg\" alt=\"Finalists Named in Kerrville New Folk Competition\" class=\"wpr-anim-timing-ease-default\"><\/div><div class=\"wpr-grid-media-hover wpr-animation-wrap\"><div class=\"wpr-grid-media-hover-bg  wpr-overlay-fade-in wpr-anim-size-large wpr-anim-timing-ease-default wpr-anim-transparency\" data-url=\"https:\/\/acousticmusicscene.com\/2026\/04\/16\/finalists-named-in-kerrville-new-folk-competition\/\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpr-grid-item-below-content elementor-clearfix\"><h2 class=\"wpr-grid-item-title elementor-repeater-item-14b9085 wpr-grid-item-display-block wpr-grid-item-align-left wpr-pointer-none wpr-pointer-line-fx wpr-pointer-fx-fade\"><div class=\"inner-block\"><a target=\"_self\"  href=\"https:\/\/acousticmusicscene.com\/2026\/04\/16\/finalists-named-in-kerrville-new-folk-competition\/\">Finalists Named in Kerrville New Folk Competition<\/a><\/div><\/h2><div class=\"wpr-grid-item-date elementor-repeater-item-b104c2a wpr-grid-item-display-inline wpr-grid-item-align-left\"><div class=\"inner-block\"><span>April 16, 2026<span class=\"wpr-grid-extra-text-right\">\/<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpr-grid-item-author elementor-repeater-item-ddee37f wpr-grid-item-display-inline wpr-grid-item-align-left\"><div class=\"inner-block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/acousticmusicscene.com\/author\/mskornfeld\/\"><span>Michael Kornfeld<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpr-grid-item-excerpt elementor-repeater-item-72fb7e1 wpr-grid-item-display-block wpr-grid-item-align-left\"><div class=\"inner-block\"><p>Twenty-four songwriters have been named as finalists in the 2026 Grassy Hill Kerrville New Folk Competition for Emerging Songwriters. Chosen...<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpr-grid-item-read-more elementor-repeater-item-6681088 wpr-grid-item-display-block wpr-grid-item-align-left\"><div class=\"inner-block\"><a target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/acousticmusicscene.com\/2026\/04\/16\/finalists-named-in-kerrville-new-folk-competition\/\" class=\"wpr-button-effect wpr-button-none\"><span>Read More<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article><article class=\"wpr-grid-item elementor-clearfix post-13659 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-awards-contests tag-ahi tag-aysanabee tag-ben-plotnick tag-canadian-folk-music-awards tag-cassie-and-maggie tag-claire-morrison tag-drew-jurecka tag-eric-abramovitz tag-ginalina tag-inuksuk-mackay-and-tiffany-ayalik tag-julian-taylor tag-kazdoura tag-lennie-gallant tag-matthew-byrne tag-max-francis tag-music-awards tag-oktoecho tag-piqsiq tag-rachel-therrien tag-rebekah-wolkstein tag-ru-rose tag-terra-spencer entry has-media\"><div class=\"wpr-grid-item-inner\"><div class=\"wpr-grid-media-wrap wpr-effect-size-medium \" data-overlay-link=\"yes\"><div class=\"wpr-grid-image-wrap\" data-src=\"https:\/\/acousticmusicscene.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Canadian-Folk-Music-Awards-2026.jpeg\" data-img-on-hover=\"\"  data-src-secondary=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/acousticmusicscene.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Canadian-Folk-Music-Awards-2026.jpeg\" alt=\"Winners Named in 2026 Canadian Folk Music Awards\" class=\"wpr-anim-timing-ease-default\"><\/div><div class=\"wpr-grid-media-hover wpr-animation-wrap\"><div class=\"wpr-grid-media-hover-bg  wpr-overlay-fade-in wpr-anim-size-large wpr-anim-timing-ease-default wpr-anim-transparency\" data-url=\"https:\/\/acousticmusicscene.com\/2026\/04\/14\/winners-named-in-2026-canadian-folk-music-awards\/\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpr-grid-item-below-content elementor-clearfix\"><h2 class=\"wpr-grid-item-title elementor-repeater-item-14b9085 wpr-grid-item-display-block wpr-grid-item-align-left wpr-pointer-none wpr-pointer-line-fx wpr-pointer-fx-fade\"><div class=\"inner-block\"><a target=\"_self\"  href=\"https:\/\/acousticmusicscene.com\/2026\/04\/14\/winners-named-in-2026-canadian-folk-music-awards\/\">Winners Named in 2026 Canadian Folk Music Awards<\/a><\/div><\/h2><div class=\"wpr-grid-item-date elementor-repeater-item-b104c2a wpr-grid-item-display-inline wpr-grid-item-align-left\"><div class=\"inner-block\"><span>April 14, 2026<span class=\"wpr-grid-extra-text-right\">\/<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpr-grid-item-author elementor-repeater-item-ddee37f wpr-grid-item-display-inline wpr-grid-item-align-left\"><div class=\"inner-block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/acousticmusicscene.com\/author\/mskornfeld\/\"><span>Michael Kornfeld<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpr-grid-item-excerpt elementor-repeater-item-72fb7e1 wpr-grid-item-display-block wpr-grid-item-align-left\"><div class=\"inner-block\"><p>Winners of this year\u2019s Canadian Folk Music Awards were recognized during a celebratory and music-filled, extended CFMA 2026 Awards Weekend,...<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpr-grid-item-read-more elementor-repeater-item-6681088 wpr-grid-item-display-block wpr-grid-item-align-left\"><div class=\"inner-block\"><a target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/acousticmusicscene.com\/2026\/04\/14\/winners-named-in-2026-canadian-folk-music-awards\/\" class=\"wpr-button-effect wpr-button-none\"><span>Read More<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article><article class=\"wpr-grid-item elementor-clearfix post-13653 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-awards-contests tag-alicia-stockman tag-amanda-murari tag-bud-bierhaus tag-charlie-chamberlain tag-china-kent tag-claire-kelly tag-gabe-israel tag-giulia-millanta tag-josh-grider tag-karen-dahlstrom tag-kim-richey tag-lia-menaker tag-natalie-price 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data-url=\"https:\/\/acousticmusicscene.com\/2026\/04\/04\/semifinalists-named-in-2026-songwriter-serenade-competition\/\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpr-grid-item-below-content elementor-clearfix\"><h2 class=\"wpr-grid-item-title elementor-repeater-item-14b9085 wpr-grid-item-display-block wpr-grid-item-align-left wpr-pointer-none wpr-pointer-line-fx wpr-pointer-fx-fade\"><div class=\"inner-block\"><a target=\"_self\"  href=\"https:\/\/acousticmusicscene.com\/2026\/04\/04\/semifinalists-named-in-2026-songwriter-serenade-competition\/\">Semifinalists Named in 2026 Songwriter Serenade Competition<\/a><\/div><\/h2><div class=\"wpr-grid-item-date elementor-repeater-item-b104c2a wpr-grid-item-display-inline wpr-grid-item-align-left\"><div class=\"inner-block\"><span>April 4, 2026<span class=\"wpr-grid-extra-text-right\">\/<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpr-grid-item-author elementor-repeater-item-ddee37f wpr-grid-item-display-inline wpr-grid-item-align-left\"><div class=\"inner-block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/acousticmusicscene.com\/author\/mskornfeld\/\"><span>Michael Kornfeld<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpr-grid-item-excerpt elementor-repeater-item-72fb7e1 wpr-grid-item-display-block wpr-grid-item-align-left\"><div class=\"inner-block\"><p>Fifteen songwriters have been invited to showcase their original songs and compete for more than $10,000 in prize money at...<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpr-grid-item-read-more elementor-repeater-item-6681088 wpr-grid-item-display-block wpr-grid-item-align-left\"><div class=\"inner-block\"><a target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/acousticmusicscene.com\/2026\/04\/04\/semifinalists-named-in-2026-songwriter-serenade-competition\/\" class=\"wpr-button-effect wpr-button-none\"><span>Read More<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article><article class=\"wpr-grid-item elementor-clearfix post-13650 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-awards-contests tag-canadian-academy-of-recording-arts-and-sciences tag-canadian-music tag-caras tag-joni-mitchell tag-juno-awards tag-mariel-buckley tag-morgan-toney tag-music-awards tag-sarah-mclachlan tag-steven-marriner entry has-media\"><div class=\"wpr-grid-item-inner\"><div class=\"wpr-grid-media-wrap wpr-effect-size-medium \" data-overlay-link=\"yes\"><div class=\"wpr-grid-image-wrap\" data-src=\"https:\/\/acousticmusicscene.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Joni-Mitchell.png\" data-img-on-hover=\"\"  data-src-secondary=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/acousticmusicscene.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Joni-Mitchell.png\" alt=\"2026 JUNO Awards Winners Named\" class=\"wpr-anim-timing-ease-default\"><\/div><div class=\"wpr-grid-media-hover wpr-animation-wrap\"><div class=\"wpr-grid-media-hover-bg  wpr-overlay-fade-in wpr-anim-size-large wpr-anim-timing-ease-default wpr-anim-transparency\" data-url=\"https:\/\/acousticmusicscene.com\/2026\/03\/30\/2026-juno-awards-winners-named\/\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpr-grid-item-below-content elementor-clearfix\"><h2 class=\"wpr-grid-item-title elementor-repeater-item-14b9085 wpr-grid-item-display-block wpr-grid-item-align-left wpr-pointer-none wpr-pointer-line-fx wpr-pointer-fx-fade\"><div class=\"inner-block\"><a target=\"_self\"  href=\"https:\/\/acousticmusicscene.com\/2026\/03\/30\/2026-juno-awards-winners-named\/\">2026 JUNO Awards Winners Named<\/a><\/div><\/h2><div class=\"wpr-grid-item-date elementor-repeater-item-b104c2a wpr-grid-item-display-inline wpr-grid-item-align-left\"><div class=\"inner-block\"><span>March 30, 2026<span class=\"wpr-grid-extra-text-right\">\/<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpr-grid-item-author elementor-repeater-item-ddee37f wpr-grid-item-display-inline wpr-grid-item-align-left\"><div class=\"inner-block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/acousticmusicscene.com\/author\/mskornfeld\/\"><span>Michael Kornfeld<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpr-grid-item-excerpt elementor-repeater-item-72fb7e1 wpr-grid-item-display-block wpr-grid-item-align-left\"><div class=\"inner-block\"><p>Joni Mitchell received a Lifetime Achievement Award, while Mariel Buckley\u2019s Strange Trip Ahead was named Contemporary Roots Album of the...<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpr-grid-item-read-more elementor-repeater-item-6681088 wpr-grid-item-display-block wpr-grid-item-align-left\"><div class=\"inner-block\"><a target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/acousticmusicscene.com\/2026\/03\/30\/2026-juno-awards-winners-named\/\" class=\"wpr-button-effect wpr-button-none\"><span>Read More<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article><article class=\"wpr-grid-item elementor-clearfix post-13643 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-conferences-of-note tag-bill-pere tag-congress-hall 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data-url=\"https:\/\/acousticmusicscene.com\/2026\/03\/24\/singer-songwriter-cape-may-conference-set-for-march-27-28\/\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpr-grid-item-below-content elementor-clearfix\"><h2 class=\"wpr-grid-item-title elementor-repeater-item-14b9085 wpr-grid-item-display-block wpr-grid-item-align-left wpr-pointer-none wpr-pointer-line-fx wpr-pointer-fx-fade\"><div class=\"inner-block\"><a target=\"_self\"  href=\"https:\/\/acousticmusicscene.com\/2026\/03\/24\/singer-songwriter-cape-may-conference-set-for-march-27-28\/\">Singer-Songwriter Cape May Conference Set for March 27-28<\/a><\/div><\/h2><div class=\"wpr-grid-item-date elementor-repeater-item-b104c2a wpr-grid-item-display-inline wpr-grid-item-align-left\"><div class=\"inner-block\"><span>March 24, 2026<span class=\"wpr-grid-extra-text-right\">\/<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpr-grid-item-author elementor-repeater-item-ddee37f wpr-grid-item-display-inline wpr-grid-item-align-left\"><div class=\"inner-block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/acousticmusicscene.com\/author\/mskornfeld\/\"><span>Michael Kornfeld<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpr-grid-item-excerpt elementor-repeater-item-72fb7e1 wpr-grid-item-display-block wpr-grid-item-align-left\"><div class=\"inner-block\"><p>Several hundred performing artists and others engaged in the music business will converge on the historic Victorian gingerbread-lined New Jersey...<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpr-grid-item-read-more elementor-repeater-item-6681088 wpr-grid-item-display-block wpr-grid-item-align-left\"><div class=\"inner-block\"><a target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/acousticmusicscene.com\/2026\/03\/24\/singer-songwriter-cape-may-conference-set-for-march-27-28\/\" class=\"wpr-button-effect wpr-button-none\"><span>Read More<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article><article class=\"wpr-grid-item elementor-clearfix post-13638 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry 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src=\"https:\/\/acousticmusicscene.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Erin-Ash-Sullivan.jpeg\" alt=\"Erin Ash Sullivan Wins Heyman Rising Artist Award\" class=\"wpr-anim-timing-ease-default\"><\/div><div class=\"wpr-grid-media-hover wpr-animation-wrap\"><div class=\"wpr-grid-media-hover-bg  wpr-overlay-fade-in wpr-anim-size-large wpr-anim-timing-ease-default wpr-anim-transparency\" data-url=\"https:\/\/acousticmusicscene.com\/2026\/03\/23\/erin-ash-sullivan-wins-heyman-rising-artist-award\/\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpr-grid-item-below-content elementor-clearfix\"><h2 class=\"wpr-grid-item-title elementor-repeater-item-14b9085 wpr-grid-item-display-block wpr-grid-item-align-left wpr-pointer-none wpr-pointer-line-fx wpr-pointer-fx-fade\"><div class=\"inner-block\"><a target=\"_self\"  href=\"https:\/\/acousticmusicscene.com\/2026\/03\/23\/erin-ash-sullivan-wins-heyman-rising-artist-award\/\">Erin Ash Sullivan Wins Heyman Rising Artist Award<\/a><\/div><\/h2><div class=\"wpr-grid-item-date elementor-repeater-item-b104c2a wpr-grid-item-display-inline wpr-grid-item-align-left\"><div class=\"inner-block\"><span>March 23, 2026<span class=\"wpr-grid-extra-text-right\">\/<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpr-grid-item-author elementor-repeater-item-ddee37f wpr-grid-item-display-inline wpr-grid-item-align-left\"><div class=\"inner-block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/acousticmusicscene.com\/author\/mskornfeld\/\"><span>Michael Kornfeld<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpr-grid-item-excerpt elementor-repeater-item-72fb7e1 wpr-grid-item-display-block wpr-grid-item-align-left\"><div class=\"inner-block\"><p>Erin Ash Sullivan, a Massachusetts-based singer-songwriter, has been named as the winner of the 2025 Heyman Rising Artist Award. Focus...<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpr-grid-item-read-more elementor-repeater-item-6681088 wpr-grid-item-display-block wpr-grid-item-align-left\"><div class=\"inner-block\"><a target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/acousticmusicscene.com\/2026\/03\/23\/erin-ash-sullivan-wins-heyman-rising-artist-award\/\" class=\"wpr-button-effect wpr-button-none\"><span>Read More<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article><article class=\"wpr-grid-item elementor-clearfix post-13635 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-awards-contests tag-brittany-ann-tranbaugh tag-josh-grider tag-kim-richey tag-performing-songwriter-competitions tag-songwriter-serenade tag-songwriting-contests tag-susan-gibson tag-walt-wilkins entry has-media\"><div class=\"wpr-grid-item-inner\"><div class=\"wpr-grid-media-wrap wpr-effect-size-medium \" data-overlay-link=\"yes\"><div class=\"wpr-grid-image-wrap\" data-src=\"https:\/\/acousticmusicscene.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Songwriter-Serenade.jpg\" data-img-on-hover=\"\"  data-src-secondary=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/acousticmusicscene.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Songwriter-Serenade.jpg\" alt=\"Entry Deadline Nears For Songwriter Serenade\" class=\"wpr-anim-timing-ease-default\"><\/div><div class=\"wpr-grid-media-hover wpr-animation-wrap\"><div class=\"wpr-grid-media-hover-bg  wpr-overlay-fade-in wpr-anim-size-large wpr-anim-timing-ease-default wpr-anim-transparency\" data-url=\"https:\/\/acousticmusicscene.com\/2026\/03\/08\/entry-deadline-nears-for-songwriter-serenade-2\/\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpr-grid-item-below-content elementor-clearfix\"><h2 class=\"wpr-grid-item-title elementor-repeater-item-14b9085 wpr-grid-item-display-block wpr-grid-item-align-left wpr-pointer-none wpr-pointer-line-fx wpr-pointer-fx-fade\"><div class=\"inner-block\"><a target=\"_self\"  href=\"https:\/\/acousticmusicscene.com\/2026\/03\/08\/entry-deadline-nears-for-songwriter-serenade-2\/\">Entry Deadline Nears For Songwriter Serenade<\/a><\/div><\/h2><div class=\"wpr-grid-item-date elementor-repeater-item-b104c2a wpr-grid-item-display-inline wpr-grid-item-align-left\"><div class=\"inner-block\"><span>March 8, 2026<span class=\"wpr-grid-extra-text-right\">\/<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpr-grid-item-author elementor-repeater-item-ddee37f wpr-grid-item-display-inline wpr-grid-item-align-left\"><div class=\"inner-block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/acousticmusicscene.com\/author\/mskornfeld\/\"><span>Michael Kornfeld<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpr-grid-item-excerpt elementor-repeater-item-72fb7e1 wpr-grid-item-display-block wpr-grid-item-align-left\"><div class=\"inner-block\"><p>Applications are being accepted through March 22 in the 19th annual Songwriter Serenade contest. From among all entries received, 15...<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpr-grid-item-read-more elementor-repeater-item-6681088 wpr-grid-item-display-block wpr-grid-item-align-left\"><div class=\"inner-block\"><a target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/acousticmusicscene.com\/2026\/03\/08\/entry-deadline-nears-for-songwriter-serenade-2\/\" class=\"wpr-button-effect wpr-button-none\"><span>Read More<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article><article class=\"wpr-grid-item elementor-clearfix post-13626 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-acoustic-radio-waves tag-bruce-springsteen tag-emily-scott-robinson tag-folk-alliance-international tag-folk-dj tag-folk-music-on-the-radio tag-folk-radio tag-radio-airplay-charts entry has-media\"><div class=\"wpr-grid-item-inner\"><div class=\"wpr-grid-media-wrap wpr-effect-size-medium \" data-overlay-link=\"yes\"><div class=\"wpr-grid-image-wrap\" data-src=\"https:\/\/acousticmusicscene.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Emily-Scott-Robinson-Appalchia.jpg\" data-img-on-hover=\"\"  data-src-secondary=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/acousticmusicscene.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Emily-Scott-Robinson-Appalchia.jpg\" alt=\"FAI Folk Radio Charts &#8211; 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bred and Colorado-based singer-songwriter, had the top album (Appalachia) and was the most-played...<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpr-grid-item-read-more elementor-repeater-item-6681088 wpr-grid-item-display-block wpr-grid-item-align-left\"><div class=\"inner-block\"><a target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/acousticmusicscene.com\/2026\/03\/07\/fai-folk-radio-charts-february-2026\/\" class=\"wpr-button-effect wpr-button-none\"><span>Read More<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article><article class=\"wpr-grid-item elementor-clearfix post-13621 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-acousticapsules tag-1960s-folk-revival tag-acoustic-blues tag-bluesman tag-bonnie-raitt tag-country-blues tag-dave-van-ronk tag-jorma-kaukonen tag-piedmont-blues tag-ragtime-music tag-reverend-gary-davis tag-roy-book-binder entry has-media\"><div class=\"wpr-grid-item-inner\"><div class=\"wpr-grid-media-wrap wpr-effect-size-medium \" data-overlay-link=\"yes\"><div class=\"wpr-grid-image-wrap\" data-src=\"https:\/\/acousticmusicscene.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Roy-Book-Binder.jpeg\" data-img-on-hover=\"\"  data-src-secondary=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/acousticmusicscene.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Roy-Book-Binder.jpeg\" alt=\"Roy Book Binder, American Bluesman, 1943-2026\" class=\"wpr-anim-timing-ease-default\"><\/div><div class=\"wpr-grid-media-hover wpr-animation-wrap\"><div class=\"wpr-grid-media-hover-bg  wpr-overlay-fade-in wpr-anim-size-large wpr-anim-timing-ease-default wpr-anim-transparency\" data-url=\"https:\/\/acousticmusicscene.com\/2026\/03\/05\/roy-book-binder-american-bluesman-1943-2026\/\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpr-grid-item-below-content elementor-clearfix\"><h2 class=\"wpr-grid-item-title elementor-repeater-item-14b9085 wpr-grid-item-display-block wpr-grid-item-align-left wpr-pointer-none wpr-pointer-line-fx wpr-pointer-fx-fade\"><div class=\"inner-block\"><a target=\"_self\"  href=\"https:\/\/acousticmusicscene.com\/2026\/03\/05\/roy-book-binder-american-bluesman-1943-2026\/\">Roy Book Binder, American Bluesman, 1943-2026<\/a><\/div><\/h2><div class=\"wpr-grid-item-date elementor-repeater-item-b104c2a wpr-grid-item-display-inline wpr-grid-item-align-left\"><div class=\"inner-block\"><span>March 5, 2026<span class=\"wpr-grid-extra-text-right\">\/<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpr-grid-item-author elementor-repeater-item-ddee37f wpr-grid-item-display-inline wpr-grid-item-align-left\"><div class=\"inner-block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/acousticmusicscene.com\/author\/mskornfeld\/\"><span>Michael Kornfeld<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpr-grid-item-excerpt elementor-repeater-item-72fb7e1 wpr-grid-item-display-block wpr-grid-item-align-left\"><div class=\"inner-block\"><p>Roy Book Binder, a noted American country blues and ragtime guitarist, singer-songwriter and raconteur, died on March 3, 2026. 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