OCEAN OF BIRDS 5th Anniversary Celebration with Citizen Vinyl We are very proud to announce the vinyl edition of the debut album Ocean of Birds by the jazz Americana duo Max Hatt / Edda Glass. The vinyl album will be available for pre-sale starting May… (read more)
May 7th, 2021The 'Early Bird' discounted entry fee ends at 11:59 PM EDT this Sunday evening, May 9. We're excited to discover all of the original music that has been submitted to this year's NewSong Music Competition so far! From these early entries, we will select one 'Early… (read more)
May 1st, 2021The 2020 LEAF NewSong Finalist Showcase is set for fall 2021 As gatherings continue to safely return and transmission levels begin to fall, we are very excited to confirm that the 2020 LEAF NewSong Performance Showcase will take place at the Fall LEAF Festival,… (read more)
April 20th, 2021It was our distinct pleasure to host 2019 NewSong grand prize winner Jobi Riccio along with Isaiah Beard and Jesse Timm at Citizen Studios upstairs at Citizen Vinyl in downtown Asheville NC, to work with Gar on Riccio’s forthcoming debut album, Whiplash, this… (read more)
April 18th, 2021Devouring the World with Gar, Josh, and Tom Earlier this month performer/improviser/comedian Tom Chalmers and CEO of Bright Star Touring Theatre, Josh Batenhorst, hosted our very own Gar Ragland on their podcast where they discuss what they've been "eating/drinking and thinking" over the past week,… (read more)
March 31st, 2021Citizen Vinyl to Host Performance Finals in Downtown Asheville on December 4, 2021 NewSong Music is now accepting original song entries for its 19th annual songwriting and performance competition, presented by Citizen Vinyl. The program, whose curated showcases have been a fixture in the national music… (read more)
March 14th, 2021NewSong's 7th annual LEAF Festival Singer-Songwriter Competition takes place Oct. 24! This month, we are introducing readers to our eight, talented finalists. Today we are proud to highlight Royal Oak, MI based Scott Fab. Scott Fab is a Detroit born singer songwriter. In 2017 Scott… (read more)
September 24th, 2020NewSong's 7th annual LEAF Festival Singer-Songwriter Competition takes place Oct. 24! This month, we are introducing readers to our eight, talented finalists. Today we are proud to highlight Tampa, FL based Noan Partly. Jazzy, indie-folk with midwest roots, Noan Partly was born and raised in… (read more)
September 22nd, 2020NewSong's 7th annual LEAF Festival Singer-Songwriter Competition takes place Oct. 24! This month, we are introducing readers to our eight, talented finalists. Today we are proud to highlight Saluda, NC based artist Aaron Burdett. Aaron Burdett is an acclaimed Americana/folk singer-songwriter and performer from Western… (read more)
September 19th, 2020NewSong's 7th annual LEAF Festival Singer-Songwriter Competition takes place Oct. 24! This month, we are introducing readers to our eight, talented finalists. Today we are proud to highlight Canadian artist Lynne Hanson. Lynne's brand of "porch music with a little red dirt" can turn on a dime… (read more)
September 18th, 2020
