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Saturday, April 28, 2012

Folk Music News--4.27.12

 
Folk music award will go to Clifton man
NorthJersey.com
Roger Deitz, a 1967 graduate of Clifton High School, created a musical salute to the founding fathers for the American bicentennial celebration. He has since had a successful career as a writer and singer of folk songs. Because of that status the ...
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NorthJersey.com
Swiss alphorn player to share music and message of redemption
Journal Times
Schwarz and his musical partner Ernst Banninger will perform Swiss mountain folk music during a program on Saturday at St. Luke's Episcopal Church in Downtown Racine. (Submitted photo) RACINE — The concert scheduled for Saturday night at St. Luke's ...
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BlaaZe and folk artists to perform in Chennai
Times of India
If you were under the impression that indigenous art forms, like folk music and traditional percussion were on their way out, think again. A group of dedicated artists from Chennai are all set to prove their belief that these modes of expression are ...
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Clap your hands, tap your toes and experience Quebecois music from Le Vent Du Nord
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
Quebecois music is heavily influenced by Celtic music. FAIRBANKS - Even for those who don't speak French, the phrase "joie de vivre" speaks volumes about the music of Le Vent du Nord. The Quebecois quartet's breezy blend of traditional, Celtic, ...
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North Sea Gas will perform May 4 in Dundee
Penn Yan Chronicle-Express (blog)
By Anonymous North Sea Gas, the Scottish folk music band that thrilled the audience at the 2010 Dundee Scottish Festival, returns to Bonnie Dundee at 7:30 pm May 4 for a concert in the Dundee Central School Auditorium. Tickets at the door are: adults, ...
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Klezmer and traditional jazz figure highly for singer who also teaches math at WWU
Bellingham Herald
The Ramblers play Sunday, April 29, at Blue Horse Gallery for a Traditional Jazz Society scholarship fundraiser. Answer: Coming from a big happy Jewish family, priorities are family, education, caring for others, music, food, and celebrations (and did ...
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Bellingham Herald
Listen Now: Third World Love In Concert
NPR
April 26, 2012As its name suggests, this quartet borrows from the folk-dance rhythms of Africa and the Middle East. But it also draws from the perspective of modern jazz, giving the band's bouncy sway some grounding in another musical world.
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Sure, Fleet Foxes Put "Seattle Folk" on the Map, but Don't Overlook Mark ...
Seattle Weekly (blog)
Yeah, man: Fucking FOLK music, brothers and sisters! Dig it! It may seem a far stretch for some to think that a rock dude like me would be writing about or have any idea or knowledge basis regarding this idiom of "folk" music.
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Seattle Weekly (blog)

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Folk Music Society of Huntington Celebrates the Songs of Phil Ochs ...
The Folk Music Society of Huntington presents a Phil Ochs Song Night on Saturday, May 5, at the Congregational Church of Huntington, 30 Washington Drive.
villagetattler.com/.../folk-music-society-of-huntington-celebrat...
Folk Music lovers: What one song would you recommend as best of ...
Folk Music lovers: What one song would you recommend as best of the genre? one song please. I will choose the one I like best, either one I know or don't know ...
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