United has finally apologized to Dave Carroll for breaking his guitar. AMeanwhile United breaks Guitars has surpassed 3 million views in just ten days. The American airline industry took notice, however, and has...
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Camp the late 50’s early 60’s. The camp counselors, most of them were musicians that played guitars, banjo, drums, piano, flute (I was so blessed to be sent to this camp) and sung folk songs...
opinion by Cheryl Benson | 35 wks ago | updated 32 wks ago 256 views | 0 recommendations | 1 comment
Sabrina Parisi and Donna Spangler arrived at the Wilshire Ebel Theater to watch the concert of the famous Bulgarian group of performers; Theodosii Spassov, famous singer Tatiana Sarbinska and special guest Miroslav Tadic. The concert hall was full and the people enjoyed...
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Mercedes Sosa, the famed Argentine folk singer who has recorded more than 70 albums in her long career, has been hospitalized with pneumonia in Buenos Aires. Sosa, who is now 73, was forced to cancel the recording of...
Billy Bragg opines in the Guardian that Maggie Thatcher's attack on the miners set in motion the calamity that has beset global financial markets today. It's worth a read -- and includes a fascinating BBC video...
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Morris dancing is as English as English can be and the English laugh at it and those that perform these ancient folk dances but now it could be become a worldwide success as a mockumentary film 'Morris: A life With...
There's a great festival coming up at Easter from 9th - 12th April 2009. I spent an enjoyable few days at last year's event, writing the following illustrated review for the Living Tradition Magazine. A...
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Kathryn Tickell plays the Northumbrian pipes. It's a brave teenager who after picking the pipes up at age nine doesn't move on to pop and rock but dedicates herself to traditional folk music but that's what...
The new North American Theology: Pastors call for progressive change in environmental and cultural thinking or risk a decline in the health of societyTurtle Island Project: First Native American Roundtable and...
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"Christy Moore wrote the song about the Irish who went to Spain with the International Brigades to fight against Franco and the fascists during the Spanish Civil War.It has been sung by many singers and groups since.The tune dates back to the Napoleonic Wars."
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"If you go down to the woods today.
The witching hour, and, as The Incredible String Band close their main-stage set, in the car park a skiffle band strikes up a rousing version of I Will Survive, watched by a...
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Welcome to the Music Department ! Spring/Summer 2006 Faculty News . Longtime arts patron Betty Freeman was honored with concerts performed by SONOR, the Department of Music
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"The problem with Terry Wickham is that he takes his audience for granted. The Edmonton Folk Festival is no longer exciting, nor experimental, in fact it is downright pedestrian"
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