In every community, there are devoted people behind the scenes helping to make the folk music scene vibrant, thriving by keeping the wheels rolling. Whether it's a longtime volunteer at a folk club or house concert series, a festival or venue director, a local folk radio host, or a writer who reviews CDs or concerts - one common thread is that these people love the music. They are passionate about serving artists and fans and making sure the folk scene in their community is strong and active.

We chose the name Folk Spokes from listener submissions for Folk Alley's new feature because spokes support wheels while connecting an unbroken circle of the best of musical traditions. Folk Spokes is an opportunity for you to nominate the unsung individuals (or spokes) in your community and to give them a well-deserved moment in the spotlight.

Carron Cruse

For more than twenty years, Carron Cruse has worked to provide the Phoenix area with an acoustic listening room. A past President of the nonprofit Fiddler's Dream Acoustic Music Showcase, she has now opened The Music Corner . Thanks to Carron's efforts Phoenix listeners have been treated to intimate performances from Lindisfarne, Chuck Pyle, Jack Williams, Bill Isles, and Joe Bethancourt, among others.

Nominated By: Jim Pipkin from Mesa, Arizona

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