Author Archives: Art Menius

You can now download the free ebook by Art Menius of Art Menius Radio on how to promote to folk radio. The most comprehensive guide of its kind.

That these positions directly reflect your airplay give them their meaning. These excellent artists and I deeply appreciate your support of these recordings on the year end FAI Folk Charts. TOP ALBUMS OF 2022 FAI CHART 2 Janis Ian – The Light at the End of the Line4 Lucy Kaplansky – The Last Days ofContinue reading “Three top ten albums from Art Menius Radio on FAI Folk Chart for the year 2022”

DJ Registration link: https://folk.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5dc3050b8b64527eaa668e1e5&id=69ab3bd959&e=83f59e8afe Artist Registration Link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSciWe5utH6beByhx1ahqyx_ldePD5PCowzDqVd5wvwWUvlr-A/viewform?mc_cid=5b95739262&mc_eid=83f59e8afe During this virtual session, up to 50 artists (registered for the 2023 conference) who have filled out the form in advance will be randomly selected in real time to give a one-minute live pitch to the group via Zoom. Be as creative as you like — youContinue reading “DJs and artists participate in Folk DJs Unlocked sponsored by Art Menius Radio”

Art Menius Radio at SERFA 2022 As primary sponsor, Art Menius Radio plans a big presence at SERFA 2022 this week. I’ll be hosting Wisdom of the Elders for the 10th time at SERFA on Saturday after the SERFA Awards. My guests will be women’s music pioneer Deidre McCalla, bluegrass great Bill Clifton, and veteranContinue reading “Art Menius Radio at SERFA 2022”

The May 2022 expanded and reorganized fourth edition of my free ebook about promoting recordings to folk radio includes four more pages and new sections and appendices, including an outline of the Art Menius Radio process and about working with a folk radio promoter. Mailing List Signup Click here to signup for occasional news andContinue reading “Free Download of New May 2022 4th Edition of My Guide to Recording Promotion to Folk Radio”

I am writing to invite DJs to participate in Folk Alliance International’s Folk DJs Unlocked 2022 sponsored by Art Menius Radio, happening Thursday April 28th at 6pm ET. Hosted by the inimitable and hilarious Christine Lavin, it will be a fast-paced, game-like environment that is sure to provide laughs, inspiration and an unforgettable chance forContinue reading “Art Menius Radio Sponsors Folk DJs Unlocked”

From April 2021 Hosted by Art Menius with panelists Claire Armbruster, Louisa Branscomb, Kari Estrin, Mike Green, Christine Stay, Michael Stock, Bil VornDick. Ever wonder how everything in our business fits together? Do you understand how the different things you do support each other? Baffled why your hit record or smashing showcase didn’t produce gigs?Continue reading “The Business of Folk Music SERFA Session Video”

Monday, Americana Highways debuted the video for “Fire in the Wind” from the album Hometown Tragedies by Terry Family: “This is a true-story song of a fire surrounding a town and the family’s home, when there really was ‘fire in the wind.’  5,000 homes were lost.  This song will leave your heart racing, despite theContinue reading “Americana Highways Debuts Terry Family video for “Fire in the Wind””

I appreciate y’all playing the music and taking the extra time to report resulting in the success of these recordings in the end of the year charts. Congratulations to these artists. I appreciate each of them for entrusting their creations to me. Please contact me if you need download or CD service. Bluegrass Today TopContinue reading “Art Menius Radio releases on the 2021 charts”

FAI Album Chart for November 2021 Other charts as noted JANIS IAN #4 song – “I’m Still Standing” #17 artist #18 song – “Resist” #24 album – The Light at the End of the Line NB: Only these two digital singles above are available from this album SI KAHN #3 artist #11 album – BeenContinue reading “Recordings on the Charts 12/10/2021”