Festivals/Events updated again

The Events/Festivals part of the Dirty Linen Gig Guide has been updated again.

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March/April 2009 issue to include Editor’s Choice sampler CD

The fourth Dirty Linen Editor’s Choice Sampler CD will be mailed to subscribers with the next issue, #140 March/April 2009, on January 9th, 2009. The CD represents a cross-section of the music covered in the magazine: I See Hawks in L.A., Billy Bragg, Kristine Heebøll, Julie Fowlis, The Asylum Street Spankers, The Rhythm Angels (Celeste [...]

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Terrance Simien provides music for film

“Zydeco master” Terrance Simien will have music in the new Disney Pixar film The Princess and the Frog, out next year featuring Disney’s first ever black princess. Voices include Oprah Winfrey, John Goodman, Keith David, and Anika Noni Rose (Dreamgirls). It’s set in the French Quarter of New Orleans and also features NOLA jazz and [...]

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Post-1960 Ray Charles Catalog

CONCORD MUSIC GROUP AND RAY CHARLES FOUNDATION ENTER INTO AGREEMENT FOR POST-1960 RAY CHARLES CATALOG
Some of Ray Charles’ most cherished hits and classic albums available digitally for the first time ever
Multi-album rollout begins with November’s digital release of The Spirit of Christmas, and continues into New Year with a definitive Ray Charles Collection plus several [...]

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World Music Institute Challenge Grant

World Music Institute has been awarded a special challenge grant from the Mary Flagler Cary Charitable Trust.

Because of this grant, every dollar you give to WMI before December 31, 2008 will be doubled by a matching gift from the Cary Trust (up to $300,000, in case anybody has won the lottery).

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The Sonora Celtic Faire

March 13-15th 2009 – The Sonora Celtic Faire, Sonora, California.

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William Kennedy Piping Festival

Concert recordings to be repeated online November 27-30.

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Pikeville, TN Mayor to Proclaim Carrie Hassler Day

Pikeville, TN Mayor to Proclaim Carrie Hassler Day and Present a Key to the City

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Red House Records Signs Danny Schmidt

Red House Records is pleased to announce the signing of singer-songwriter Danny Schmidt to the label. Based in Austin, TX, Schmidt has been making a name for himself across North America and Europe as a profound lyrical writer with easygoing Americana melodies.

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South African Singing Legend Miriam Makeba Dies

Legendary South African musical treasure and GRAMMY Award winner Miriam Makeba has died. One of Africa’s best known voices and a champion of the fight against apartheid, Makeba died of a heart attack after a performance in Italy. She was 76.

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