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Folk artist to perform, teach workshop
The Daily Collegian Online, PA - 14 hours ago
"People sometimes get preconceived notions about folk music," songwriter Jim Colbert said. The Bellefonte Unplugged Songwriter Series, founded by Colbert, ...

Boston Globe
Fiddler off the grid
Boston Globe, United States - 15 hours ago
Other musicians he met along the way helped him deepen his interest in folk music. These days, you might find him soloing with an orchestra one night and ...

Modesto Bee
Israeli Folk
Modesto Bee, CA - 16 hours ago
Alberstein signed her first recording contract at age 17 and immediately became immersed in folk music because that was what was popular at that time. ...

Capital Sounds
Barre Montpelier Times Argus, VT - 14 hours ago
Well it's probably a bit of all those things, but more so the funky brand of soul-folk music the band creates seems to have a mass appeal all its own. ...

Red House: Little label that just keeps spinning
West Central Tribune, MN - 17 hours ago
A champion of folk music, Feldman invested $2000 to reissue Brown's "The Iowa Waltz" and eventually quit teaching to focus on the label. ...

Pop and Rock Listings
New York Times, United States - 20 hours ago
(Petrusich) ANI DIFRANCO (Friday and Saturday) Ani DiFranco, from Buffalo, has been playing politically assertive folk music since 1990, bellowing caustic, ...
ICE SKATING IN NEW YORK New York Times
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Viet Nam News
Nguyen Le & Huong Thanh spread Vietnamese folk music
VietNamNet Bridge, Vietnam - 20 hours ago
VietNamNet Bridge – They are living in Europe, but Nguyen Le and Huong Thanh are bringing Vietnamese folk music to the world. The two artists talked with ...
Making it up as he goes along Viet Nam News
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Dance the folk dance of Spain
Central Florida Future, FL - 22 hours ago
As ornately clad flamenco dancers mounted the stage at Ceviche Tapas Restaurant and Bar, the heart-pounding sound of Spanish folk music filled the room. ...

Roger McGuinn, Legendary Frontman For The Byrds, Is Still Flying
Dallas Observer, TX - 3 hours ago
Along with Bob Dylan, the 66-year-old McGuinn has become the de facto folk archivist of American music, recording hundreds of familiar (“Home on the Range”) ...

Seattle Post Intelligencer
Barack Obama won, but Joan Baez expects to differ with him
Seattle Post Intelligencer - 6 hours ago
At the time, she wasn't thinking about a career in folk music. "I had no thoughts about the future because of the way my brain works. ...

Spotlight on folk music: Cosy Sheridan and TR Ritchie
Seattle Post Intelligencer - Nov 20, 2008
Their musical partnership has made them a formidable pair at folk festivals, concert halls and house concerts. Singer-songwriter Sheridan has played ...

Anonymous 4 attuned to US folk
South Bend Tribune (subscription), IN - Nov 20, 2008
These days, the women of Anonymous 4 can be heard singing folk music that was created in the United States. Genensky says one of the members was inspired to ...

Santa Monica Mirror
Roger McGuinn: Still Jingly-Jangling After All These Years
Santa Monica Mirror, CA - 22 hours ago
It occurred to me that the traditional kind of folk music could get lost in the shuffle if somebody didn’t do something about it. ...

Qualicum teen nominated for folk award
Nanaimo Daily News,  Canada - 1 hour ago
A Qualicum Beach teen is among five nominees of the Canadian Folk Music Awards held next week. Emma Beaton, 18, is one of two British Columbians up in her ...
Kerplunks making big noise Times Colonist
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CBS News
French First Lady Wears Many Hats
CBS News, NY - 1 hour ago
For those who have never heard Bruni's music, they may be pleasantly surprised at the soft simplicity of it. "Well, it's very simple music, folk music. ...
Bruni-Sarkozy would welcome Michelle Obama advice The Associated Press
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The Funky Mamas are finalists for the Canadian Folk Music Awards ...
Huntsville Forester,  Canada - 15 hours ago
Look for a Huntsville connection at the Canadian Folk Music Awards Gala in St. John’s, Newfoundland on Nov. 23. Huntsville native Georgia Urban of The Funky ...
Woolaver: truth is 'not all sweetness and light' Northumberland Today
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The Jackson Citizen Patriot - MLive.com
CONCERT NOTES: Folk singer returning to Stockbridge
The Jackson Citizen Patriot - MLive.com, MI - 6 hours ago
by Bill Chapin | Jackson Citizen Patriot If you don't follow folk music, you probably don't know the name Joel Mabus. But for those who do, the Michigan ...

At 89, Seeger still working for better future
Albany Times Union, NY - 4 hours ago
Most of the time, I bought some really radical folk music LPs. (For those of you who forgot, LPs were the big black discs that came after 45s and before ...

Nhan Dan
Jazz and Vietnamese traditional music mixed in Hanoi stage
Nhan Dan, Vietnam - 5 hours ago
Nhan Dan Online – An improvised fusion of jazz on the piano and Vietnamese folk music on traditional instruments will be introduced to capital audience on ...

• Next CNY bluegrass generation emerges
The Post-Standard - Syracuse.com, NY - 5 hours ago
The rest of us have to step up and keep the folk music going." Mark Bialczak can be reached at mbialczak@syracuse.com or 470-2175. ...
South by Southwest Syracuse New Times
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