Roots Music News--4.1.12

Dulcimer shop brings distinctive music to Waverly Chillicothe Gazette The couple plays and sings Appalachian heritage music with Celtic roots. Stalwarts in the acoustic musical world, they played at Merlefest in North Carolina, performed "Song of the Mountains" on PBS and were nominated for a Roots Music Award in the ... See all stories on this topic »

Feist and Sheepdogs double winners at Juno gala CBC.ca Toronto-based songstress Feist was the only other two-time winner, claiming awards for adult alternative album of the year for her contemplative fourth disc, Metals, and music DVD of the year for her intimate documentary Look at What the Light Did Now. See all stories on this topic » CBC.ca

'Tobans TRIUMPH again Winnipeg Free Press The Winnipeg band is the first-ever winner of the new Metal/Hard Music Album of the Year award, beating out sentimental favourite Anvil on the strength of their fourth album, Venerable. It was Manitoba's first Juno award since 2009. See all stories on this topic »

Crossover Appeal: The Pop Conference In New York NPR (blog) The conference opened with four musicians (Angelique Kidjo, Esperanza Spalding, Himanshu Suri from Das Racist and Santigold) and ended with another (drummer and producer ?uestlove from The Roots) on stage commanding the attention of hundreds of ... See all stories on this topic »

Manitoba's KEN mode and The Wailin' Jennys land Juno Awards CBC.ca Last week the band also got the nod from the Independent Music Awards, for "Metal Artist/Group or Duo of the Year". The Wailin' Jennys, celebrating 10 years together this year, lead the Manitoba pack with nominations in Roots and Traditional Album of ... See all stories on this topic » CBC.ca

Juno Awards 2012: Feist, Sheepdogs get two wins at pre-broadcast gala Toronto.com By Ben Rayner Pop Music Critic The big Juno Awards finale might go down Sunday night from Scotiabank Place in Ottawa, but the bulk of the hardware was doled out over a typically boozy and long-winded gala dinner in the capital's swanky new convention ... See all stories on this topic » Toronto.com

Coeur d'Alene Tribe celebrates jazz great's reservation roots The Spokesman Review She was once quoted as saying, "I don't know whether this (Indian) music compares with jazz or the classics, but I do know that it offers a young singer a remarkable training and background." Spokane historian Jim Price, who is researching a biography ... See all stories on this topic »

New century, new orchestra: Conductor starts fresh, hopes to take the ... The Star-Ledger - NJ.com Economic woes are nearly universal for classical music organizations. The prestigious Philadelphia Orchestra declared bankruptcy last year, and orchestras across New Jersey have closed, merged and struggled with debt. Some people have told Schneider ... See all stories on this topic » The Star-Ledger - NJ.com

ART: At the root of his art New Straits Times He and his four brothers are still forging an identity for their rock music. His paintings show his roots as an architect, though Raja Adzeem has never really practised the trade. The paintings look like trees or parts of roots marked with lines using ... See all stories on this topic » New Straits Times

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St. Paul | Event | MUSIC: Roots Music Showcase Thu, 2.23: Bill Cagley brings another session of Roots Music to our undeserving stage. This weeks guests, the happening folk-blues tunes of The Silver City ... www.stpaulspot.com/event_details.php?event_id...

Ray Wylie Hubbard ~ "Coricidin Bottle" - No Depression Americana ... No Depression Americana and Roots Music. The Americana and roots music authority. Home ... www.nodepression.com/xn/detail/2342817:Video:774202?...