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Folk Song History: "House of the Rising Sun"

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James King Hospitalised

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Punch Brothers 2012 Dates

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Marty Raybon – Southern Roots and Branches

Rural Rhythm Records has announced the release of Marty Raybon’s latest album Southern Roots and Branches. Award winnin... Similar stories ...
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Identify This Tune

One of our readers is seeking help in identifying some fiddle tunes. The video below shows three people play a set of tunes o... Similar stories ...
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Sea battles, intrigue, scandal and murder

Alan Reid and Rob van Sante ‘The Adventures of John Paul Jones’ is a new folk album from Alan Reid and Rob van Sante that ... Similar stories ...
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Great Books About Woody Guthrie

Woody Guthrie was, by almost all accounts, one of the most remarkable and influential singer-songwriters of the 20th Century.... Similar stories ...
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Artists to Watch: Hiss Golden Messenger

Last time I profiled an "artist to watch," I believe it was Scott Miller - former frontman of the V-Roys and a long-time favo... Similar stories ...
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Remembering Levon

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Wrapping up Old Settler’s Festival…. get ready for some amazing live music!

Aaaaaaaand we’re back! We just spent four days at this amazing festival recording as early as 1pm, and often as late as... Similar stories ...
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Redlands Bluegrass Festival 2012

Three time Golden Guitar winners, The Davidson Brothers, and the legendary Hamilton County Bluegrass Band from New Zealand wi... Similar stories ...
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Dorrigo Folk & Bluegrass Festival Update

Artist List announced for 2012 Dorrigo Folk and Bluegrass Festival. The festival organisers invite you to the Dorrigo Mountai... Similar stories ...
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FolkCast Live!

Just posted a new podcast - FolkCast Live!It's a special show featuring live performances from some of our fave artists - Son... Similar stories ...
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2013 Bluegrass Music Cruise

Touring New Zealand and Southern Australia. Sail on the luxurious Voyager of the Seas Featuring: Exclusive concert performanc... Similar stories ...
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Classical Folk Music from China: Heart of the Dragon

Purportedly a mix of classical and folk music from the Chinese repertoire, this album is really a set of works based on class... Similar stories ...
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Porchlight Sessions 10-Day Sprint

Kickstarter fundraiser for The Porchlight Sessions is on the final count down. T-Minus 10 Days and counting to The Porchlight... Similar stories ...
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RIP Levon Helm

Earlier this week, news started circulating on the internet when a posting went up on Levon Helm's Facebook page noting he wa... Similar stories ...
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Caribbean Coverfolk: Songs of the West Indies

As noted yesterday, we’re in Puerto Rico for an extended vacation, lazily hopping around the eastern side of the island... Similar stories ...
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Alistair Wood: The Banana Boat Song
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Much better late than never...

Mark Waistell FolkCast listener Mark Waistell has got in touch to tell us about his remarkable debut album which proves th... Similar stories ...
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HEAR IT FIRST ~ Mercyland: Hymns for the Rest of Us

**Mercyland is available for streaming in its entirety until its release date on Tuesday, April 24th!** Click to listen! by... Similar stories ...
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Vacation Coverfolk: Where We’re Going To (Postcards from the past, songs from the present)

Sunday, April 15 Dear Reader, Traditionally, when yours truly takes off for other climes, I leave behind a feature set or two... Similar stories ...
Cephas & Wiggins: Going To The River
Emmylou Harris: Going Back To Harlan
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Reeltime Travelers: Going Across The Mountains
Elizabeth Mitchell: Goin’ Down The Road
Newgrange: Goin’ To Boston
Jim James & Calexico: Goin’ To Acapulco
The Analogues: Going To California
Dorris Henderson: Going To Memphis
Cephas & Wiggins: Going To The River
Steve Bell: Going To The Country
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Alan Tompkins New Single

Bluegrass multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, radio host, and festival promoter Alan Tompkins has announced the release date of ... Similar stories ...
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Rock-A-Bye Baby Music Sessions

... with The Perch Creek Family Jugband. PBS FM has announced the next installment of the Rock-A-Bye-Baby Music Sessions in M... Similar stories ...
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Bluegrass Parkway Return to Yinnar

Australia’s longest running bluegrass band, Bluegrass Parkway, will be performing at the Yinnar Hotel tonight as guests... Similar stories ...
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Little Black Train CD Release

Native Home Music has announced the release of Little Black Train’s second LP, a lively romp through 12 tracks of down-... Similar stories ...
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Uncle Bill To Play Southern Style

News from Jan Dale this week: On 1st May Uncle Bill will be playing live to air on Southern Style and talking about their bra... Similar stories ...
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Hearth Music Big News #1: KEXP

We're very excited to announce that Devon Léger of Hearth Music has started writing for famed radio station KEXP! He'l... Similar stories ...
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Two Man Gentleman Band Announces New Album

A few years back, I stumbled onto New York City's Two Man Gentleman Band and promptly called their song "A Gentleman Knows Ho... Similar stories ...
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Show Of Hands in the House Of Commons

Phil Beer, Steve Knightley and Miranda Sykes: Show Of Hands Leading on from their fourth sell-out gig at the Royal Albert ... Similar stories ...
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European Podcast Award - the result (at last)

In July 2011, FolkCast found out we had been nominated for a European Podcast Award. Now we've just found out that we... Similar stories ...
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Covered In Folk: The Bee Gees (Feist, Shawn Colvin, Ray LaMontagne, Chumbawumba, & 12 more!)

Our thoughts and prayers go out this weekend to 62 year old Australian-born pop superstar Robin Gibb, founding member and lon... Similar stories ...
Arrica Rose: Tragedy
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James William Hindle: I Started A Joke
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The Staple Singers: Give A Hand, Take A Hand
Moxy Fruvous: I’ve Gotta Get A Message To You
Chumbawumba: New York Mining Disaster
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The Diamond Archive: Islands In The Stream
Erin McKeown w/ Susan Werner: Islands In The Stream
Constantines w/ Feist: Islands In The Stream
Eagle Eye Cherry: To Love Somebody
Ray LaMontagne w/ Damien Rice: To Love Somebody
Feist: Inside and Out
Arrica Rose: Tragedy
Shawn Colvin: Words
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Balkan Transit - Bulgarian Folk Music Revisited

Balkan Transit Bulgarian Folk Music Revisited, 2006 Bulgarian folk music has many friends worldwide. They form groups and l... Similar stories ...
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Pink Moon: A Story About Nick Drake

Nick Drake - 1948-1974 Can there ever have been a musician so unsuccessful, so unknown, so ignored in his own time who... Similar stories ...
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New Album By Larry Keel & Natural Bridge

Larry Keel & Natural Bridge New Album, Classic. The highly anticipated studio project from master flatpicking guitarist L... Similar stories ...
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Harrietville 2012

The 24th Harrietville National Bluegrass & Traditional Country Music Convention will take place on 15-18 November 2012. T... Similar stories ...
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Book Review: 'Take Me for Longing'

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Davidson Brothers 3 TIARA Awards

The Davidson Brothers were the major prize winners at the 2012 Tasmanian Independent Artist Recognition Awards last week, inc... Similar stories ...
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Rebel Announces Home from the Mills

Rebel Records has announced the release of Jimmy Gaudreau and Moondi Klein’s second Rebel recording, Home from the Mills due ... Similar stories ...
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Red June: Beauty Will Come (MP3)

Photo by Miguel Salinas Laura and Kagey of the Honey Dewdrops passed though town a couple weeks ago and told us about the bes... Similar stories ...
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Profile: Scott Miller

I had an inclination to name Scott Miller an artist to watch, but that would just seem silly. After all, Miller has been maki... Similar stories ...
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John Martyn - Couldn't love you more

8 weeks old last Friday. Proper Lonesome service will resume once sleep patterns normalize.Listen: John Martyn - Couldn't lov... Similar stories ...
John Martyn - Couldn't love you more
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Old Settler’s Festival 25th anniversary…. next weekend!

Well folks, it’s that time of year again. We’ll be out at the Old Settler’s Music Festival bringing you ple... Similar stories ...
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Rachel Brooke

I don’t know too darned much about Rachel Brooke, but I know that I do very much like her latest album Down In The Barn... Similar stories ...
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Roger Alan Wade

Roger has been a long time supporter of the radio station I have a folk show on, and stops by every time he is in town to say... Similar stories ...
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Jim White

... stopped by the studio one night not too long ago. He brought his guitar, his girlfriend Megan, his songwriter buddy Sam B... Similar stories ...
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Ralph White

... is not of this earth. Ralph is an arborist, a philosopher, and a folk musician. His eyes tell that he has seen this world... Similar stories ...
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Lunasa set for tour of England & Wales

Top Irish music ensemble Lunasa hits the road in May for its most extensive tour of England and Wales to date. The 16... Similar stories ...
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Review: New Multitudes

To look at the cover of this album, you might expect to hear a bunch of Woody Guthrie songs performed by contemporary artists... Similar stories ...
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Greg Cahill on Southern Style

On 17th April on Southern Style’s Jan Dale will be playing an interview with Greg Cahill which she did in Nashville las... Similar stories ...
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REVIEW: Feast Of Fiddles, live in Blackpool

FEAST OF FIDDLES Grand Theatre, Blackpool, Lancashire - April 8th 2012 In these days of cut backs and "rationalisat... Similar stories ...
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Below The Salt – 40 Years On

This year marks the fortieth anniversary of the release of one of the greatest folk rock records ever: Steeleye Span’s album ... Similar stories ...
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Beirut, Iron and Wine, Jeff Mangum, The Barr Brothers, Justin Townes Earle and More Set for Calgary Folk Music Festival

The initial lineup has been announced for this year’s Calgary Folk Music Festival. The multi-day event is set to take p... Similar stories ...
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The Porchlight Sessions Fundraiser

The Porchlight Sessionsis has been in touch to let us know about the official launch of its Kickstarter fundraising campaign.... Similar stories ...
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Carrie Hassler CD – The Distance

Award-winning female vocalist, Carrie Hassler will kick off her new album, The Distance at a CD Release Block Party on Saturd... Similar stories ...
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New Adds for Spring

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Damien Jurado Covers: Springsteen, Nick Drake, Ronnie Dio, A.P. Carter, & more!

Seattle indie singer-songwriter Damien Jurado is an experimentalist at heart, a literate musician who built his career on a c... Similar stories ...
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Theodore: Fuel
Strand of Oaks: Ohio
Dolorean: Ghost of David
Joe Burton: Sheets
Lotte Koestner: Falling Snow
Jon Russell: Beacon Hill
Al James [aka Dolorean]: Cloudy Shoes
Damien Jurado & Rosie Thomas: Just A Closer Walk With Thee
Damien Jurado & Rosie Thomas: Wages Of Sin
Damien Jurado & Richard Swift: If The Sun Stops Shining
Damien Jurado: Christmastime Is Here
Damien Jurado: East Virginia
Damien Jurado: Pink Moon
Damien Jurado: Place To Be
Damien Jurado: Traded For Fire
Damien Jurado: When I Light Your Darkened Door
Damien Jurado: Murderer
Damien Jurado: Where Lies My Tarp
Damien Jurado: Put The Hatchet Down
Damien Jurado: Holy Diver
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A Southern Journey through the Blues: Guy Davis' New Album

Though storytelling is one of the most fundamental human activities, it's surprising how rarely you find recordings of storyt... Similar stories ...
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Rising and Shining at SXSW

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Congratulations to Josienne and Ben

Josienne Clarke and Ben Walker have been featured on FolkCast several times in the last 12 months, and are firm favourites he... Similar stories ...
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Sara Watkins Readies Second Solo Album - 'Sun Midnight Sun'

Sara Watkins cut her teeth for 20 years in the acoustic trio Nickel Creek before the band split up and she went out on her ow... Similar stories ...
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Oh Brother Where Art Thou? At The Vanguard

Thursday April 12 and 19 Much of the current interest in and popularity of the recent folk revival can be traced back to a si... Similar stories ...
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Larry Sparks – Almost Home

Larry Sparks admits that his music has always had a good, true and real lonesome sound. It’s not surprising that his 2010 rel... Similar stories ...
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Béla Fleck and Marcus Roberts Album Release

When long time Marcus Roberts fan and banjo virtuoso, Béla Fleck stayed late at a Savannah Music Festival jam session just to... Similar stories ...
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Remembering Earl Scruggs: A word about the banjo

by Kim Ruehl, for folkalley.com Q: How many banjo pickers does it take to screw in a lightbulb? A: 100. One to screw the l... Similar stories ...
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Five Great Banjo Songs

As we remember the late, great Earl Scruggs this week, and mourn the loss of one of modern music's greatest instrumentalists,... Similar stories ...
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Steve Martin To Perform at ACM

Grammy and Emmy winning actor/comedian/musician and bestselling author Steve Martin is set to perform at the 47th Annual Acad... Similar stories ...
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Doug Dillard Hospitalised

We learned this week that Doug is in a serious condition in Nashville hospital. His family reports that he is now in a stable... Similar stories ...
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Vale Earl Scruggs

Earl Scruggs Legendary musician and pioneer banjo player Earl Scruggs has passed away at 88 years of age. Mr Scruggs passed a... Similar stories ...
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Review: Justin Townes Earle - 'Nothing's Gonna Change the Way You Feel About Me Now'

Justin Townes Earle released his fifth studio album yesterday, at long last. The disc, which was recorded in my hometown of A... Similar stories ...
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Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out Nomination

Rural Rhythm Records has advised us that Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out have received a nomination by the GA Music Awards... Similar stories ...
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Life Goes On CD Release

Rural Rhythm Records has announced the highly anticipated new album release, “Life Goes On” by the Musicians Agai... Similar stories ...
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New Disc Coming June 12 from the Tallest Man on Earth

A couple of years back, the Tallest Man on Earth (Kristian Matsson) burst onto the scene with his remarkably arresting, stirr... Similar stories ...
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Pedersen and Hillman by Noel Mengel

Courier Mail’s  Noel Mengel visits the Brisbane’s Old Museum for the Chris Hillman and Herb Pedersen concert. The... Similar stories ...
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The Boxcars All In

News just in from Mountain Home Music. 2011 IBMA Emerging Artist and Instrumental Group of the Year The Boxcars are back with... Similar stories ...
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New Website for BTCMSA

News just in from Rod and Judy Jones is that the society has launched a new website. The site is not aimed at replacing any o... Similar stories ...
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The Link Family Band

Well known banjo maker and Laurie Grundy spends time in the USA often working in conjunction with Paul Hopkins of the DP Hopk... Similar stories ...
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Jackstraw – Sunday Never Comes (MP3)

Jackstraw A quick search reveals that Jack Straw was an English rebel leader who died in 1381. Jackstraw is also a traditiona... Similar stories ...
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Tributes and Cover Collections: Pesky J. Nixon, Nick Cave, Josie Little, Peter Mulvey revisited, & more!

It’s finally Spring, though the warm winter shuffled our sense of season a bit this year. And just as the turning of ... Similar stories ...
Little Wolf & Casey Hartnett: Where The Wild Roses Grow
Peter Mulvey: Mood Indigo
Peter Mulvey: Old Fashioned Morphine
Josie Little: Only To Lose
Josie Little: It Ain’t Me Babe
Josie Little: Sweet Little Duck
Van Walker & Liz Stringer: Are You The One That I’ve Been W
Little Wolf & Casey Hartnett: Where The Wild Roses Grow
Luke Legs: Fifteen Feet of Pure White Snow
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Inside the Songs: Cahalen Morrison & Eli West's Rugged Wordplay

One of our favorite albums of 2011 was The Holy Coming of the Storm, by Cahalen Morrison & Eli West. We were proud to help ru... Similar stories ...
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Bob Dylan's Best Work

by Kim Ruehl, for folkalley.com Monday marked 50 years since Bob Dylan dropped his self-titled debut - an album which, for ... Similar stories ...
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Hearth Recommends: Washover Fans & The Loom, March 24, Seattle

I've been sleeping on The Washover Fans for a long time now, ignoring their charming emails and their catchy posters (usually... Similar stories ...
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Mary Chapin Carpenter Announces New Album, Tour with Shawn Colvin

Mary Chapin Carpenter has been delivering fantastic songs to the world for the past couple of decades, defying definition and... Similar stories ...
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Davidson Brothers Gigs

Three time Gold Guitar winning bluegrass act the Davidson Brothers are bringing their high-powered acoustic show to Sydney, C... Similar stories ...
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Cruise With The Roys

Reigning ICM Inspirational Bluegrass Artist of the Year, The Roys, invite their fans to join them for Danny Stewart’s B... Similar stories ...
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Baugus and Sutphin Concert

Riley Baugus and Kirk Sutphin will be playing at Radio Springs Hotel, Lyonville, West of Melbourne, Saturday 14th April from ... Similar stories ...
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Peter Rowan Tickets for BTCMSA Members

Here’s a special offer for Bluegrass and Traditional Country Music Society members relating to tonight’s concert ... Similar stories ...
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Baugus and Sutphin Concert

Riley Baugus and Kirk Sutphin will be playing at Radio Springs Hotel, Lyonville, West of Melbourne, Saturday 14th April from ... Similar stories ...
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March 2012 podcast released

The March edition of the FolkCast podcast is out now!The best in folk, folk-rock, singer-songwriter and roots-based music, pr... Similar stories ...
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Artists to Watch: Whitehorse

It seems a bit odd to recommend Whitehorse as an "artist to watch," considering its two members have each been making records... Similar stories ...
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iTunes does us proud!

We're delighted to announce that FolkCast has been selected by the mighty iTunes to be their lead "New and Noteworthy" podcas... Similar stories ...
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Inside the Songs: Rita Hosking's California Cornish Roots

I grew up in Grass Valley and Nevada City, two conjoined towns in the foothills of Northern California's Sierra Nevada mounta... Similar stories ...
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New Single by Carrie Hassler – Luxury Liner

Award-winning female vocalist, Carrie Hassler is gearing up for her upcoming album release, The Distance, by launching the fi... Similar stories ...
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Couch by Couchwest - The "other" festival

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Flatpicking Guitar Clinic

Bluegrass Flatpicking Guitar Clinic in Melbourne with Nashville guitar player Bob Minner Nashville guitarist, Bob Minner will... Similar stories ...
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HearthPR: Fiddle Traditions Intertwine with Mariel Vandersteel

Here at HearthPR we love great fiddling. If we had our way, we'd work with fiddlers all the time! So we're very happy to be p... Similar stories ...
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African Banjo Safari

News just in from Ross Nickerson tells us that he is off to Africa for a photo safari, but that’s not all he’ll b... Similar stories ...
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Women in Folk Music Profile: Catie Curtis

It's almost hard to believe Catie Curtis has been a force in the New England songwriter scene (and, by extension, that of the... Similar stories ...
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Empty Sea TV: An Online Concert Series

This is a pretty cool development! Michael Connolly at Empty Sea Studios in Seattle (www.emptysea.com) has developed a live w... Similar stories ...
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Banking on a winner

Little Johnny England meets PJ & Peggy? Bigger Johnny England? Whatever they're called, this new video is brilliant, and grea... Similar stories ...
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Bluegrass Brunch Returns To Urban

If you are up in south-east Queensland in May this year be sure to put aside some time to take in the Bluegrass Brunch as par... Similar stories ...
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