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Sunday, April 15, 2012

Folk Music News--4.13.12

 
'Club 47' documentary explores heyday of famed Cambridge folk hub
Boston Globe
By James Reed The story of how Club 47 went from humble Cambridge coffeehouse to nationally known folk music mecca is a fascinating one. And yet, it has never been told in such panoramic detail as in the new documentary "For the Love of the Music: The ...
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Music Review: Eric Bibb - Deeper In The Well
Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog)
His father, Leon, was a part of the early 1960s folk revival movement in the United States, Paul Robeson was his godfather, and John Lewis of Modern Jazz Quartet fame was his uncle. He was exposed to music as a child and received his first guitar at ...
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STEVE VON TILL, SCOTT KELLY And WINO To Release TOWNES VAN ZANDT Tribute Album ...
Blabbermouth.net
This June Neurot Recordings will issue a special three-way split CD in tribute to late American folk music hero Townes Van Zandt, bearing contributions from Scott Kelly (NEUROSIS, SHRINEBUILDER, TRIBES OF NEUROT, solo artist, etc.) ...
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Cambridge's Club 47 folk venue celebrated in new documentary
Boston.com (blog)
It's difficult to overstate the importance of Cambridge's Club 47 to America's folk music boom in the 1960s, although many have tried. Now the iconic club known today as Club Passim is celebrated in "For the Love of the Music: The Club 47 Folk Revival ...
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Pianist will mix classics, jazz, ragas and more in eclectic UNO recital
NOLA.com
His program sets Bach compositions beside classics by Wagner, Debussy and other Europeans, and also features Prutsman's arrangements of African folk music, Indian ragas and be-bop. "Ranking musical traditions seems like a big mistake to me, ...
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Hill churches host classical concerts this weekend
Chestnut Hill Local (blog)
E. EUROPEAN FOLK MUSIC: Svitanya, a women's vocal ensemble whose performances of Eastern European folk music have captivated audiences across the northeast, will perform Saturday, April 14, 7:30 pm, at Chestnut Hill Presbyterian Church, 8855 Germantown ...
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M. Ward returns with subtlety and poise
Tufts Daily
By Music Review | 3.5 out of 5 stars Fans of hushed folk music rejoice: M. Ward has released a new album. His latest record, "A Wasteland Companion," follows the example set by his previous albums. Though fans may not see a new side of ...
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Folkie John McCutcheon spins both good stories and songs
New Haven Register
By Mark Zaretsky, Register Staff MADISON — Traditional folk music icon John McCutcheon will bring his hammered dulcimer, banjo and autoharp — among other instruments — to the North Madison Congregational Church Sunday for the final concert in this ...
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Folk singer, musician Wilcox stops in Charlotte
Spartanburg Herald Journal
Once on stage, Wilcox plays folk songs that are both easy to listen to and challenging to really hear. "The best part of performing for me is the thing that we really don't have language for," Wilcox said. "It's a connection that happens when I am ...
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It's About the Music - Peterborough Folk Music Society
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