18th Annual Great Blue Heron Music Festival, July 3-4-5, 2009, Sherman NY

Bands include: Donna the Buffalo, Rusted Root, The Horse Flies, The Town Pants,  N’Dias (The Mix), Slo-Mo, Rasta Rafiki, The Sim Redmond Band, Bombadil, The Steve Johnson Band, Li’l Anne & Hotcayenne, The Believers, Rising Sun & The Gunpoets, John and Mary & The Valkyries, Pine Ridge, Alison Pipitone, The Woodbox Gang, Jim Donovan, The Talk-to-me’s, [...]

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Mystic Seaport Sea Music Festival supporters host Chantey Blast Saturday January 3, Mystic CT

Saturday, January 3, 2009, supporters and friends of Mystic Seaport’s annual Sea Music Festival will gather for a fundraising Chantey Blast to benefit the Festival’s activities.  The Pub Sing format will feature talents from Sea Music Festival performers: Robbie O’Connell, members of the Johnson Girls, Geoff Kaufman, The Rum Soaked Crooks, Marc Bernier, David Littlefield, [...]

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The Hill Country Acoustic Music Camp – Kerrville TX June 3-7, 2009

A music camp for just you and your music
The 5th annual Hill Country Acoustic Music Camp will be held June 3rd to June 7th, 2009 in Kerrville, in the beautiful Texas Hill Country.
Held at Schreiner University, the 2009 Camp offers five days with a stellar line of instructors teaching guitar, fiddle, banjo, mandolin, dobro, voice, [...]

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The Nighthawks Explore “American Landscape” on New CD, due Feb. 3 From Powerhouse Records

1st Studio Album in Five Years from Seminal Roots Band Continues to Traverse a Varied Turf of Blues, Soul, Rock, R&B and Swing Sounds
WASHINGTON, DC – The Nighthawks, one of the premier seminal American roots bands of the past 35 years, will release their first studio album in five years, American Landscape, on February 3, [...]

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Manu Chao Launches “La Vida Tombola” Music Video Featuring Diego Maradona

The Video Features Footage Of Manu And Soccer Legend Maradona Together In Buenos Aires As Well As Vintage Footage Of Maradona Playing
Manu Chao has released a new music video for “La Vida Tombola,” the hit tribute to soccer legend Diego Maradona. The video features footage of Manu and Maradona together in Buenos Aires as well as [...]

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Téada and Cara Dillon Lead Seasonal Irish Celebration on KALW Today

TÉADA & CARA DILLON LEAD SEASONAL IRISH CELEBRATION ON SAN FRANCISCO’S KALW-FM THIS SATURDAY, DEC 27
Online at www.kalw.org
A lively celebration of the season with some of Ireland’s brightest young traditional stars will be aired on KALW-FM (San Francisco) this Saturday, Dec. 27th from 3:00 to 5:00pm (PST). “An Irish Christmas in America,” featuring award-winning [...]

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M.C. Records Signs The Band Shout Sister Shout

Northport N.Y. – M.C. Records is proud to announce the signing of the band Shout Sister Shout. Shout is comprised of Rachael Davis on lead vocals with the band Steppin’ In It providing the musical backing. Shout Sister Shout focuses on old-time American Jazz featuring torch swing numbers alongside bluesy ballads. Look for [...]

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Get Clean Linen From Dirty Linen!

New! Dirty Linen t-shirts!
Mugs, aprons, mousepads, tote bags, ties, and more…

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Odetta Special on WFUV, Dec 28

Odetta’s good friend and WFUV radio personality John Platt will be hosting a 3-hour special on Odetta.  The show will feature excerpts from Odetta’s interviews and performances recorded exclusively for WFUV, as well as recollections from friends, including Pete Seeger, Joan Baez, Dr. John, Richie Havens, Madeleine Peyroux, Peter Yarrow, Judy Collins, Maria Muldaur, Tom [...]

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Robert Burns at 250: Poetry, Politics and Performance

Library of Congress Symposium
February 24 & 25, 2009
Washington, DC
To mark the 250th anniversary of the birth of Robert Burns, Scotland’s national poet, the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress, in collaboration with The Scottish Government, will present a free public symposium on Burns’ life and work, as well as his impact on America [...]

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