Chris Griffy

It's Holiday time for many, and while the crowdfunding landscape slows down during this month, there are still a few artists who launch campaigns in the giving season. In some ways, it's a great time to launch as you have less competition for funding dollars and

The old saying goes ‘it's not what you know, but who you know.’ Even though talent still holds sway n roots music, it’s still nice to have a friend in the business you can turn to. That’s doubly true if you’re crowdfunding. Having a well-known

I have a lot of places that I find new roots music, whether that be press releases, the album review offerings here at No Depression, or as openers for other roots acts I already know. But one of the best places for me to find new roots music is at

Last year, Kickstarter released the option for creators to opt into what they are calling “Late Pledges.” While Kickstarter still retains its “all or nothing” policy for creators (wherein if they don't meet their goals by the funding deadline, they get nothing) Late Pledges gives successful funders a

When you see as many crowdfunding campaigns in a month as I do, you notice trends in the backer perks. In addition to the obvious album pre-orders, you will almost always find merch like t-shirts, hats, and koozies on offer. Handwritten lyric sheets also tend to be a popular offer.

Most months, Crowdfunding Radar has a theme; some subgenre of roots music I want to highlight or a type of campaign or backer perk that makes for a good crowdfunder. This month's batch of three couldn't be more different. From a re-issue by a folk and