National Folk Festival To Plant Roots In Nashville for 2011, 2012 and 2013. :: National Folk Festival By: Staff Nashville Mayor Karl Dean and Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam have announced that the National Folk Festival will be parking in Nashville’s Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park for the 2011, 2012 and 2013 Labor Day weekends. The festival, which changes locations every three years, celebrates the roots of American folk music and culture.
Soundgarden ‘80 Percent’ Done with New Album. :: Soundgarden drummer Matt Cameron said he and his pals in Soundgarden are nearly done recording their new album. The percussionist spoke with radio station WAAF, saying that the album is about 80 percent finished. “We’re going to record a couple of more songs in August when we get back from tour and then hopefully we can mix it up and put it out,” he said, according to UltimateClassicRock.com .
