Dom Flemons On 'Prospect Hill'
- September 05, 2014
- Kim Ruehl
Many people know Dom Flemons as one-third of the original membership of groundbreaking revivalist stringband Carolina Chocolate Drops.
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It's a Ticket Drawing for City Winery Chicago!
- July 25, 2014
- Ann VerWiebe
Our new friends at City Winery Chicago, a 300-seat concert hall and winery in the West Loop neighborhood, are offering three-pair of tickets each to Guy Forsyth's Hot Nut Riveters & the Appleseed Collective on 8/7, John McCutcheon on 8/8 and Carlene Carter with Jodee Lewis on 8/9.
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On Race and Folk Music: Classic African-American Songsters and Keb' Mo'
- July 15, 2014
- Linda Fahey
I've been listening to a little bit of Keb' Mo' recently and a whole lot of the Smithsonian Folkways Classic African-American Songsters collection, thinking about the strange connection I have to African-American storytelling traditions.
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Highlights from MerleFest 2014
- April 28, 2014
- Linda Fahey
It's been twenty-six years since the late, great Doc Watson decided to throw a festival near his home in Deep Gap, NC, to honor the memory of his son Merle.
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Five of the Best Moments from MerleFest 2014, Days 1 & 2
- April 28, 2014
- Kim Ruehl
Merlefest 2014 happened last weekend (4/24 - 27) in Wilkesboro, North Carolina, with a stellar lineup that hopped back and forth from bluegrass standards to contemporary singer-songwriters, old time music, various fusion styles, and beyond.
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Kim Ruehl Talks with Rodney Crowell About Writing and His New Album, 'Tarpaper Sky'
- April 14, 2014
- Kim Ruehl
For decades, Rodney Crowell has been one of the most prolific and consistently stirring songwriters in the Americana realm.
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Kim Ruehl Talks Songwriting With Catie Curtis
- April 04, 2014
- Kim Ruehl
Catie Curtis is one of those singer-songwriters whose work, if you let it, will quietly worm its way into your subconscious.
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A Folk Alley Discount for Jonatha Brooke's 'My Mother Has 4 Noses'
- March 25, 2014
- Ann VerWiebe
Jonatha Brooke is not only a talented singer/songwriter, she is also the creative force behind a new musical memoir currently playing at New York's The Duke on 42nd St.
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