The Newport Folk Festival is less than two months away. The entire festival is sold out. There have been a number of evening events announced – most of which are also sold out. Most of […]
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fresh clippings: Abigail Wasburn’s City of Refuge
Great story in this morning’s Wall Street Journal on Abigail Wasburn. I first saw Abigail at Telluride in 2005 when she played in the all-girls band Uncle Earle. After that she toured with Bela Fleck […]
mexican grass: Brooklyn’s Rana Santacruz
Mexican-born accordion player Rana Santacruz caught my eye with his Tiny Desk Concert on NPR a couple weeks back. I like him A LOT. Here’s a list of reasons why… He’s a Brooklyn man and […]
Orchestral Folk is Lost In The Trees
Over the weekend I was checking out some of the latest NPR Tiny Desk concerts. I found an amazing one from Bela Fleck, Edgar Meyer and Zakir Hussain and then I came across this week’s […]
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