http://joeiadanza.com Official Website for New York Folk Rock and Americana Singer Songwriter Joe Iadanza Thu, 06 Nov 2008 16:54:04 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The excitement is building... Next thursday, 700 folk, roots, blues and americana artists, presenters, dj's and promoters will converge in Kerhonkson, NY for the 2008 North East Regional Folk Alliance Conference. This is significant because it marks the one year anniversary of my decision to write and record "Traveling ... http://joeiadanza.com/2008/11/06/one-week-till-nerfa-reflecting-on-the-past-year/ Many thanks to John Platt at WFUV for spinning "Traveling Salesman" last week. I'm looking forward to spending time with John, and many other folk-dj's, at the upcoming Nerfa conference on November 13-16th. Playlist from the show is below: Sunday Breakfast with John Platt 10-26-08 WFUV, New York 8-11 am 90.7 FM and anytime ... http://joeiadanza.com/2008/11/03/traveling-salesman-airplay-on-wfuv/ This review was just posted by Freddie Celis and the folks at Rootstime.be, a very cool folk, roots, blues and Americana website that tracks and promotes artists, albums and releases. I put this through the online translator, which gave me a pretty decent idea of what was said - ... http://joeiadanza.com/2008/11/01/can-anyone-translate-dutch-rootstimede-reviews-traveling-salesman/ By David Kleiner Notice the striking (and ecological) packaging of this CD. Iadanza dedicates the record to his grandfather, Sam -- a traveling salesman. Every detail reflects that this album is a labor of love. The songs bring to musical life the thoughts of the salesman as he drives from one ... http://joeiadanza.com/2008/10/29/minor7th-reviews-traveling-salesman/ My good friends from "Gathering Time" asked me to help them get their new CD "Songs of Hope and Freedom" done in time for Nerfa by laying out and setting their CD jacket which went to press this week. Glen and Hillary are both pretty darn good designers in ... http://joeiadanza.com/2008/10/29/joe-designs-the-new-gathering-time-cd-packaging/ This poem was written by fan, friend and talented poet Peter Hammarberg - who, by the way, is deeply and lovingly connected to Christina D’Airo; illustrator of the fan art here. I never expected to have this kind of effect on folks, but I'm very touched and grateful. ... http://joeiadanza.com/2008/10/28/fan-poetry-folk-rock-americana-singer-songwriter/ I've started looking ahead to 2009 with my first gig in City Island, NY. Friday, Feb 6th @ 8pm Starving Artist Cafe and Gallery 249 City Island Avenue, City Island, NY 10464 Free/Tip Jar $5 Suggested All Ages This has become a popular hang out and you can find many of my Tribe's Hill ... http://joeiadanza.com/2008/10/22/show-announcement-starving-artist-cafe/ This video was captured by Antonio DiMarco, a talented songwriter who attends the Canvas Open Mic that I host. I was kicking off the October 9th open stage with a new song I had just finished the day prior. It's titled "Lorraine". This is a rare look ... http://joeiadanza.com/2008/10/19/video-first-live-performance-of-lorraine/ Folksinger Michael Johnathon’s "WoodSongs Old-Time Radio Hour" has established a new partnership with Clearview Cinemas -- WoodSongs at the Movies -- that will bring the weekly program to big screens throughout the New York metropolitan area, preceded by 30-minute live sets by regional artists. Showtimes are Wednesday evenings at ... http://joeiadanza.com/2008/10/16/woodsongs-and-joe-at-the-movies-comes-to-nyc/ Leicester Bangs is an on-line magazine featuring music reviews and features (and occasionally some other stuff). They're based in Leicester, England. The folks there just reviewed "Traveling Salesman" and here's what they had to say about it: Joe Iadanza - Traveling Salesman This album reminds me of both The Gypsy Kings ... http://joeiadanza.com/2008/10/08/first-uk-review-of-traveling-salesman/