HSNOI Report

Kudos to Ellen Schwartz for finding a number of new cable systems which will air HSNOI starting with HomeTowne TV, 70 Maple Street, Summit, NJ 07901. Jesse Patterson, the station manager, said he would upload the shows to JAG (Jersey Access Group) - http://www.jagonline.org/about/ JAG has a shared server whereby its members can go to for content if they are looking to fill time, which will make the show available to many NJ stations. FYI, he says it is not always easy to know who airs the show and when but it does make it available to many more stations, so that's good.

Our newly trained volunteers are working out well. (Ellen is also one of them.) With their help, we taped some great shows in Jan. & early Feb:

532) 1/17/12 Robby Hecht – won Kerrville Folk Festival New Folk Competition in 2008 and Telluride Bluegrass Festival Troubadour Contest in 2010—along the way garnering comparisons to early James Taylor, Paul Simon, and Amos Lee. www.robbyhecht.com

533) 1/17/12 Denny Tilton Trio - NJ native performing for his devoted fans for over two decades, heartwarming and thought provoking songs touch the heart and speak to all ages, with 3 CDs; has opened for Dave Mason, Roger McGuinn, John Sebastian, David Bromberg, Chris Hillman, The Moody Blues, John Hartford, The Strawbs, Christopher Cross, Aztec Two-Step and more. www.dennytilton.com

534) 2/2/12 Michael Prysock - singer-songwriter-fourth generation musician deeply affected by life in rural Arkansas, and through his music, he tells achingly true tales of the influences of his family and the brotherhood of friends that helped raise him; a spirited one-man-band, providing vocals, guitar & harmonica to a raw soundtrack of small-town life. www.MichaelPrysock.com

535) 2/2/12 Mark D. Conklin - singer/songwriter from New Jersey who describes himself “Like Springsteen…only funnier…but not NEARLY as cool!” His music is truly American, blending his background in classic rock and blues with the craft of Nashville songwriting http://www.markdconklin.com

Upcoming:

536) 3/21/12 6:45 RUNA - vocalist, Shannon Lambert-Ryan of Philadelphia, Dublin-born guitarist, Fionán de Barra, and Cheryl Prashker of Canada on percussion; repertoire of both highly energetic and graceful, acoustic melodies, along with their fusion of music from Ireland, Scotland, the Shetland Islands, Canada, and the United States gives its arrangements of traditional songs and tunes a fresh sound. http://runamusic.com

537) 3/21/12 8:00 PM AcquAria - Michela Musolino, singer of Sicilian Roots Music with her friend from Sicily, percussionist Vincenzo Castellana, have an acoustic group which performs traditional and contemporary Sicilian folk music, using traditional instruments. www.michelamusolino.com

Early June - Amanda Monaco amanda.monaco@gmail.com ; http://www.amandamonaco.com