Roots Music News--4.16.12

Music review: 'Treme's' 2nd season soundtrack shows New Orleans can still ... Washington Post Everything from traditional jazz to Cajun music, roots rock, brass bands and R&B makes an appearance on this eclectic yet coherent album. The Hot 8 Brass Brand starts the party with some sexy trumpets and drums that almost veer into hip-hop in "New ... See all stories on this topic »

Bristol Rhythm and Roots Reunion Lineup and 2012 Poster Announced Cybergrass Bluegrass Music News "Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion strives to be unique," says festival Executive Director Leah Ross. "Our Music Committee is comprised of individuals who bring a lot of knowledge of traditional and modern genres of roots music. See all stories on this topic » Cybergrass Bluegrass Music News

Andersen, Myles win big at ECMAs TheChronicleHerald.ca MONCTON, NB Sunday at the 2012 East Coast Music Awards in Moncton was a win-win for Nova Scotia and New Brunswick artists with two of the top winners calling both provinces home. World-travelling roots music musician Matt Andersen hails from ... See all stories on this topic » TheChronicleHerald.ca

Andersen, Myles each win two ECMAs Vancouver Sun With files from Adam Bowie ECMA 2012 winners: Complete East Coast Music Award winners list: Folk Recording of the Year: Silhouette, Catherine MacLellan Roots/Traditional Solo Recording of the Year: Back to the Water, Kim Stockwood Roots/Traditional ... See all stories on this topic »

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First Aid Kit on Discovering Roots Music Through Bright Eyes, and ... Standing on the precipice of mainstream acclaim, the sisters comprising the Swedish folk duo First Aid Kit are... blogs.sfweekly.com/shookdown/2012/04/first_aid_kit.php

Concerts to connect Celtic roots of Southern music | Emory ... A conference and concert series at Emory this month will explore the connections between the traditional music of Ireland, Scotland and the American South. news.emory.edu/stories/2012/04/er.../campus.html

Roots Music Hall, Live Music Venue in Hartford, CT eddie-seville-roots-hartford Eddie Seville is a singer / songwriter, multi- instrumentalist ... rootsmusichartford.com/?p=373