New!

Summer 2009 issue of Occasional is posted! You can find it at the newsletter page. This issue includes two separate inserts for Si Kahn and Jeni and Billy, which you can download separately from the newsletter page.

Real People's Music is delighted to now exclusively represent, Jeni and Billy whose acclaimed 2008 release Jewell Ridge Coal played on 100 + bluegrass and folk stations in North America with great new old songs, harmonies and picking. Jeni Hankins & Billy Kemp perform new old music -- original songs in the Traditional Country, Folk, Bluegrass, Old-time and Appalachian ballad styles. For materials and a CD, and introductory fees, please contact: rpmjosh@aol.com.

The wonderful musician, songwriter and wit Peter Siegel is now self-represented. He is very highly recommended. Please contact Peter at: peterasiegel@gmail.com. Click on the photo for support materials and here for photos.

Peggy Seeger's current CD, Bring Me Home has received a Grammy Nomination in Best Traditional Folk Music. Appleseed Records, Peggy's record company, issued three of the five Nominees including brother Pete Seeger At 89 and Tom Paxton's Comedians and Angels.

Real People’s Music is proud to announce the exclusive representation of Lea Gilmore, a leading voice in Gospel and Blues and a recipient of the Blues Foundation’s W. C. Handy Award: Keeping the Blues Alive. Named as one of 25 Women Shaping the World by Essence Magazine, she was featured in the October 2005 Leadership' issue. She is also an inspirational and gifted lecturer on African American music, African American history, human rights, civil rights and liberties and women's rights. Please contact Josh Dunson for more information and a sample CD.

Peter Chan, webmaster of this site, was awarded Outstanding Web Site by an agent in the Graphics Competition at the 2008 National Association for Campus Activities South Region. Justin O'Brien, whose work you see on or newsletter and materals, won two agent awards, design for Outstanding non-poster for the Summer 2008 issue of the Occasional and the beautiful new Lea Gilmore 11 by 17 four-color poster.

Laura Fuentes y Calicanto enjoyed Walt Michael's Common Ground on the Hill's Traditions Week, where she will be returning in 2009, at least as much as Pedro's and her happy students. Laura's Diary is a rare review of folk music and learning form the performer's point of view.

What an amazing letter from Cherie Westfall in praise of Laura Fuentes and John Leonard Harris and with some praise for Real People's Music as well.