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Monday, April 9, 2012

Folk Music News--4.9.12

 
Singing grannies give Russian folk music big boost
RT
Indeed, in this country, folk songs and dances, with their colourful costumes, fiery moves and heartfelt lyrics, have never fallen out of fashion. "These songs come from our ancestors. They've always been a huge part of village life, of our roots," ...
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The Stables chosen to help develop folk music, song and dance
MK News
The Stables has been named as a regional partner for a national programme to introduce a new audience to folk music, song and dance. It will take part in The Full English project being led by the English Folk Dance and Song Society (EFDSS).
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Folk music trio to perform
Santa Rosa Press Democrat
The dynamic musicians have won praise from Freight and Salvage, San Francisco Chronicle and the Irish Times in Dublin. Tickets are $22 in advance, $20 for members of the Sonoma County Folk Society, $25 at the door. The center is at 390 Morris St. in ...
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Jacked-up Turkish folk back in circulation
Chicago Reader
Over the past decade or so, record collectors in Europe and the US have discovered 70s psychedelia from Turkey, where artists including Cem Karaca, Erkin Koray, Selda Bagcan, Mogollar, and Fikret Kizilok remade traditional songs or styles from the ...
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Folk artists flock to Kabir festival
Times of India
CHENNAI: Folk artists from across the country will perform at a two-day music festival on 15th century saint-poet Kabir, starting from Monday at the Kalakshetra Foundation. Eminent folk musicians, including Parvathy Baul, Mir Mukhtiyar Ali, ...
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Lok Mela: A window to Pakistan's cultural diversity
International News Network
A detailed look at Punjab pavilion introduces the visitors with the wide range of colourful and dazzling crafts along with vibrant and energetic traditional folk music of the area. Keeping alive the spirit of fanfare and festivity, the Punjab pavilion ...
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Udupi: Koraga Drummers Group Attempt to Revive Traditional Music
Daijiworld.com
He was speaking after inaugurating Koragajja drummers group, traditional musicians of Koraga community, during a function held at Ambedkar Bhavan, Tenkubirti, Varamballi, on Friday April 6. He inaugurated the group by beating the drums.
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Matt & Shanon Heaton to perform Saturday at Valley Folk Music at Drake House
Corning Leader
Interested participants should bring acoustic instruments and their voices to create music in the gallery. The jam session is scheduled to last from 6 pm until the concert starts. Entry to the show cost $15. Children under 15 attending with an adult ...
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Folk music Uptowne style | The Galion Inquirer
The Big Plate Diner in Galion served up wonderful food and live music on Friday night, March 30. Laura Clark of Worthington entertained the diner guests with ...
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Female band taps Irish folk music | Off the Water
Since rising from a once male-dominted music scene, the group has released ...
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mudcat.org: Is this folk music?
Indeed, but despite Satchmo's definition of Folk Music, they belong to a whole different tradition of music, whereas the Third Ear Band still define the essense of ...
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Viljandi Folk Music Festival 2011 - Hedningarna | archive.folx.org
Viljandi Folk Music Festival 2011. Band(s) shown: Hedningarna. Posted on 3 Apr 2012 - 19:44 ...
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Random Thursday: Folk Music, Feral Potatoes, and a Bra Full of ...
Random Thursday: Folk Music, Feral Potatoes, and a Bra Full of Fortunes. Posted : 5April2012 ...
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