Folk Music News--4.23.12

Grammy-winner Bill Harley combines funny tales with classical music in ... Allentown Morning Call What happens when you take a well-known English folk tale and folk music from Europe and America, combine it with a full orchestra and put the whole thing in the hands of a children's storyteller known for his wit? You get "Jack and the Beanstalk," a ... See all stories on this topic » Allentown Morning Call

The Big Interview: Eliza Carthy Yorkshire Post Eliza's taken her dad (folk music legend) Martin Carthy to the station in Whitby so he can travel onward to a music festival in Ireland. Her mum Norma Waterson, regarded by many as the queen of English folk music, is ensconced in a comfy throne-like ... See all stories on this topic » Yorkshire Post

They're old tunes, but sound ones People's Daily Online Although I'm not a fan of the competition, I will miss its traditional songs category, which will showcase folk singers from all over the country. For many people, the competition used to be the only chance to hear authentic traditional Chinese folk ... See all stories on this topic »

Dry The River Gets No Rest While Bringing Their Music To North America Glide Magazine By Klaus Fredrik Nyman One of the bands to cause considerable buzz at this year's South By Southwest festival was British alternative/folk group Dry The River, whose debut full-length album Shallow Bed was released last week via RCA Records. See all stories on this topic »

UKRAINIAN FOLK FESTIVAL – 21st Annual phillyBurbs.com (blog) Exciting, spectacular, dazzling, breathtaking, exhilarating, spirited, soulful, enchanting, captivating, and intriguing – modest words which describe but by no means capture the essence of Ukrainian folk art, music, and dance. See all stories on this topic »

3rd Annual Folk Art and Craft Festival adds Aztec component Central Florida Future By Nada Hassanein Musicians, storytellers and visual artists all gathered to showcase their work on Saturday at the 3rd Annual Hannibal Square Heritage Center Folk Art and Craft Festival in Winter Park. Artists sat under shaded booths all day to ... See all stories on this topic »

Levon Helm Pitchfork Media By Stephen M. Deusner , April 23, 2012 In 2010, Levon Helm released what would be his final studio album, Electric Dirt, which included a song called "When I Go Away". Loosely based on a traditional folk dirge, it confronts the reality of death with a ... See all stories on this topic » Pitchfork Media

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N-B Video: Singer brings folk music to library — "A Girl at the World's ... Folk singer ellen cherry (name lowercased at request of artist) performs one of several songs ... www.youtube.com/watch?v=BcjeRfMWMME