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Saturday, April 14, 2012

Roots Music News--4.13.12

 
Otis Gibbs to bring his acclaimed singer/songwriter roots music to Zoo Bar
Lincoln Journal Star
In late June, Gibbs will cross the Atlantic, flying to Ireland then England to start several months of shows across Europe, where he, like many American roots musicians, has found a strong, loyal following. "There are places I've never heard of and I ...
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North East roots music round-up
ChronicleLive
by Alan Nichol, Evening Chronicle IT is something of a cliché to say that the Norfolk-born blues-guitarist and singer/songwriter Oli Brown is following in the fret-steps of Peter Green and Eric Clapton, but he is doing just that.
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Studying the origin of music, a musician learns about himself
Victoria Advocate
COM "Music happens to be an art form that transcends language." "Music is the best means we have of digesting time." "My music had roots which I'd dug up from my own childhood, musical ... "Music happens to be an art form that transcends language.
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Music: Simon Fowler returns to his folk roots
Birmingham Mail
It is now the fitting title of his new album and of the small tour Simon has embarked on, both exploring his interest in folk music. Always a natural acoustic player, Simon says he learned to appreciate folk when he needed some mellow tunes to listen ...
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Sonora's Repertory Theatre stages the music of the Man in Black
Merced Sun-Star
By LISA MILLEGAN RENNER - lrenner@modbee.com Johnny Cash left a musical legacy that went far beyond his country roots. He sold more than 90 million albums in rockabilly, rock, blues, folk and gospel. "It wasn't all one note," said Scott Viets, ...
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Merced Sun-Star
ECMA weekend kicks off with smokin' sets in the Roots Room
The Guardian Charlottetown
Catherine MacLellan performs in the Roots Room at the 2012 East Coast Music Awards weekend in Moncton. MONCTON — Few people were more surprised by singer-songwriter Catherine MacLellan's win at the ECMAs Thursday for folk recording of the year than ...
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The Guardian Charlottetown
Music review: Spiritualized's 'Sweet Heart Sweet Light'
Washington Post
This is familiar territory for frontman Jason Pierce, who constructs "Sweet Heart" from the same materials as most Spiritualized albums, jumbled together in mostly the same ways: There's the usual fascination with American musical forms (especially ...
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Summit Daily News Local Music Q and A's
Summit Daily News
What type of music do you play? Roots rock/Americana as a Triple-A radio station songwriter If your band were a dog, what breed would it be and why? Hungarian Vizsla's…They are fairly rare hunting dogs known for efficiency, stealthiness and loyalty.
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Jack Coen, John McGann and Barney McKenna - Men you don't meet everyday - VIDEOS
IrishCentral
His career and musical education brought him to Beantown, where his mastery of stringed instruments like the guitar and mandolin carried across many genres of roots music with bluegrass his specialty. That may have eased his way into the Celtic cousins ...
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Baroque fiddlers play Tennessee's original roots music
fiddle1 Benjamin Franklin was without question America's greatest Renaissance man, a polymath who worked as an author, printer, inventor, scientist, diplomat ...
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Roots Music Recap - The Latest In Roots Music | New Country Music ...
We love listeing to music here at the Roughstock offices and sometimes we get so much music that can get lost in the shuffle. Rather than let it get lost, we've ...
www.roughstock.com/.../roots-music-recap-the-latest-in-roots-...
CELEBRATING MUSIC FOR 15 YEARS | Rhythm and Roots ...
We have exciting things planned for 2012-2013. If you want to stay informed, sign up for our "email notifications" in the top right or CLICK HERE. You will have to ...
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