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New Music From The Low Anthem: "Oh My God, Charlie Darwin" Offers Mix of Extraordinary Music

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By: Feature Writer Craig Sanders

Songs for Winter Solstice: Celebrate Yule With Traditional and Contemporary Music

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By: Feature Writer Tricia Edgar

Review of Lyle Lovett's Natural Forces: Americana Veteran Scores With Strong Album

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By: Feature Writer Craig Sanders

Walking the Amaranth Road: An Interview with the Acoustic Folk Duo

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By: Marissa Carter

Interview: Amaranth Road: The Acoustic Folk Duo Discusses the Album Love Lies Bleeding

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By: Marissa Carter

The Subdudes: Flower Petals: New CD From New Orleans Band Misses the Mark

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By: Feature Writer Craig Sanders

Interview with Franny Thomas, Sirius XM DJ: Thomas Is Host of The Loft's Americana Show "Your Roots Are Showing"

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By: Feature Writer Craig Sanders

Review of Easy Tiger By Ryan Adams: Singer-songwriter Churns out yet another Introspective Record

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By: Sean McMullen

Monsters Of Folk Make Strong Debut: This Is The Supergroup Folk Fans Have Been Waiting For

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By: Sean McMullen

New 2009 Album From Chris Smither: CD “Time Stands Still” Is Rootsy Performance From Blues Perennial

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By: Feature Writer Craig Sanders

Album Review: Monsters of Folk: Debut CD From Conor Oberst, Jim James, M Ward, and Mike Mogis

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By: Feature Writer Craig Sanders

Clare Means: White Bamboo Album Review: A Cavernous Compilation Of Originality

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By: Ingrid Calderon

Folk Singer Mary Travers Dies: Member of Peter, Paul, and Mary Died After Battle With Leukemia

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By: Feature Writer Craig Sanders

What is Americana Music? Sometimes Called Alt-Country, is Hybrid of Folk, Country, and Rock

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By: Feature Writer Craig Sanders

Making a Washtub Bass: Tubthumping for Music's Sake

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By: Douglas Howard

Album Review: Nick Drake Five Leaves Left: Island Records 1969

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By: Gerard Fannon

Garfunkel and Oates: Adult Funny Folk from Comedy Club Humor Band

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By: Elisabeth Sharber

New York City, Greenwich Village, and Folk Music: NYC and the American Folk Revival of the 1950s and 60s

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By: Feature Writer Craig Sanders

Vince Bell: One Man's Music: Texas Songwriter Survives Car Accident, Records Luke Warm Album

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By: Feature Writer Craig Sanders

Donovan Sunshine Superman: A Study of the Third Album by the English Folk Singer

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By: Holly Thacker

Nick Drake Pink Moon: A Study of his Third Album Recorded in 1972

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By: Holly Thacker

Nick Drake Bryter Layter: A Study of his Second Album Recorded in 1970

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By: Holly Thacker

The Best Songs About New York City: Folk and Rock Music About NYC For 9-11

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By: Feature Writer Craig Sanders

Nick Drake Five Leaves Left: A Study of his First Album Recorded in 1969

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By: Holly Thacker

Nick Drake - A Short Biography: A Look at the Life of the British Musician

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By: Holly Thacker

"Nothing Gold Can Stay" -- The Duke and the King: New Music From Simone Felice of the Felice Brothers

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By: Feature Writer Craig Sanders

Green Man Festival 2009: Information About the Glanusk Park Festival

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By: Holly Thacker

Review of Andy Haut's "Beautiful In The Morning": A Fresh Folk Pop Artist On the Sunny Side of Life

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By: Elisabeth Sharber

Tradition & Modernity in Japanese Folk Song: From Work Songs to Folk Rock

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By: Gina Barnes

Levon Helm CD-- Electric Dirt-- Review: The Band’s Former Drummer, Singer, Releases New Album

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By: Feature Writer Craig Sanders

Funny Folk Songs About Trains: Monkey and the Engineer, Big Rock Candy Mountain, MTA and More

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By: Feature Writer Craig Sanders

Indie Folk Chicks – Anderson, Guthrie and Nelson: Danielle Ate the Sandwich And Folk Uke

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By: Feature Writer Mary Rayme

Review: Neko Case "Middle Cyclone": New Album from Americana and Indie Star

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By: Feature Writer Craig Sanders

Famous American Trains in Folk Music: Wabash Cannonball, Midnight Special, City of New Orleans, and More

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By: Feature Writer Craig Sanders

Tim Buckley: Live at the Folklore Center, NYC: New Album Set at Izzy Young’s Iconic Venue From 1967

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By: Feature Writer Craig Sanders

Yonder Is the Clock, by the Felice Brothers: New Album by Upstate New York Band

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By: Feature Writer Craig Sanders

Ricky Warwick Discusses New Folk Album: Putting Northern Ireland Back on the Map Through Music

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By: Carl Begai

Review of Todd Snider's The Excitement Plan: New Album From Americana Musician

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By: Feature Writer Craig Sanders

Review of 2009 Clearwater Festival: Arlo Guthrie, Pete Seeger, Taj Mahal and Others Shine Through Rain

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By: Feature Writer Craig Sanders

Bert Jasch's Best Five Albums: Five Classic Jansch albums

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By: Gerard Fannon

Album Review: Vashti Bunyan, Lookaftering: Fat Cat/ DiCristina; 2005

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By: Gerard Fannon

Robbie Basho's Five Greatest Albums: Five of the best albums from the father of the 12 string guitar

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By: Gerard Fannon

John Fahey's Five Greatest Albums: Five Classic John Fahey Albums

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By: Gerard Fannon

Drug Songs in Folk Music: Cocaine, Marijuana, and Heroin in Blues and Traditional Genres

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By: Feature Writer Craig Sanders

Folk Festivals in the New York City Area: Clearwater, Falcon Ridge, and Newport in 2009

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By: Feature Writer Craig Sanders

A Brief Biography of Donovan: Innovative Folk Songs

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By: Holly Thacker

Review of Yusuf Islam: Roadsinger: The Former Cat Stevens Releases New Album

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By: Feature Writer Craig Sanders

Steve Earle's New Album "Townes": CD Honors Legendary Singer Songwriter Townes Van Zandt

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By: Feature Writer Craig Sanders

King Of Spain - Folk-Fused Indie: Battleships And Aeroplanes Album Review

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By: David Kendall

Modern Folk Music for Men: A Male Guide to Today’s Great Singer-Songwriters

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By: Feature Writer Craig Sanders

Bob Dylan: Together Through Life: Review of Album From One of the World’s Great Songwriters

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By: Feature Writer Craig Sanders

Indigo Girls: Poseidon and the Bitter Bug: Review of New Album by Folk Rock Duo

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By: Feature Writer Craig Sanders

Music Profile: Buddy Miller: The Career of the Alt-Country Guitarist

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By: Feature Writer Craig Sanders

Buddy and Julie Miller "Written in Chalk": New Album from Americana Couple for 2009

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By: Feature Writer Craig Sanders

British Band - The Leisure Society: Nick Hemming Surprise Nomination for Prestigious Ivor Novello Award

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By: Feature Writer Michelle Strozykowski

Terry St. Clair: Live at Covent Garden: Singer has spent nearly three decades playing to outdoor crowds

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By: Jay Berman

Music of American Songwriter Jim Croce: Bad Bad Leroy Brown, I Got A Name Hits From 1970s Music Songwriter

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By: Feature Writer Shelley Aylesworth-Spink

Canadian Musician Nonie Crete's Family Tree: Entertainment Roots Stem From Vaudeville to Storytelling

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By: Feature Writer Coral Andrews

Robert Plant, Alison Krauss Plan Second Album: New Project Ends Led Zep Reunion Rumors

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By: Feature Writer Craig Sanders

Profile of Canadian Musician Nonie Crete: How She Learned to Sing Traditional Irish Ballad Danny Boy

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By: Feature Writer Coral Andrews

Review: John Martyn, London Conversation: Released on Island Records; 1968

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By: Gerard Fannon

Davy Graham's top Five Records: Five of the best Davy Graham albums from the Sixties

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By: Gerard Fannon

Album Review: Folk, Blues and Beyond: Davy Graham: 1964 Fontana

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By: Gerard Fannon

Neo-Folk Music in A Fast-Paced World: The Duhks: Canadian Group Merges Roots Country, Bluegrass and World Music

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By: Feature Writer Lisa L. Rollins

Linda Thompson: Versatile Heart CD Review: Enduring British Folk Star's First Album for Five Years

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By: Tim Peacock

Interview: Jerre Haskew of The Cumberland Trio: Veteran Folk Guitarist Answers Questions on Career

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By: Feature Writer Craig Sanders

Album Review: Songs of Leonard Cohen: Columbia 1967

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By: Gerard Fannon

The Cumberland Trio: The Rise, Fall, and Rise of the Tennessee Folk Band

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By: Feature Writer Craig Sanders

Martin Luther King in Song: Honoring MLK on His Brithday With Music

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By: Feature Writer Craig Sanders

Traditional Influences on Contemporary Music: Three Folk Songs and Musicians That Changed Modern Music

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By: Feature Writer Craig Sanders

Eddi Reader: The Songs of Robert Burns: Scottish Folk Singer Rediscovers her Roots in this Deluxe Re-issue

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By: Tim Peacock

Origins of Two Christmas Spirituals: History of “Go Tell It on the Mountain” and “I Wonder as I Wander”

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By: Linda McDonnell

New Wave of Folk Music: John Mayer and friends give reason for folk to capture the airwaves.

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By: Niki Cruz

The Twelve Days of Christmas: Meaning of the Christmas Carol’s Twelve Gifts

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By: Linda McDonnell

What is Folk Music? The History of English and American Traditional Music

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By: Feature Writer Craig Sanders

Carrie Rodriguez: She Ain't Me: The New CD from New York City's Roots/Folk Darling

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By: Rik Ferrell

The First Noel and Silent Night: Stories Behind Two Favorite Christmas Carols

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By: Linda McDonnell

ODETTA Queen of American Folk visits TO. Legendary Civil Rights Activists and Singer warms' over Hugh’s Room

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By: Tien Providence

Concert Review: Jonathan Coulton in Nyack NY: Singer-Songwriter Brings the Funny to Riverspace

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By: Feature Writer Craig Sanders

Review: Dar Williams "Promised Land": Folk Singer Songwriter Returns to her Roots With Promised Land

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By: Feature Writer Craig Sanders

Details on New Bonnie "Prince" Billy Album: Beware is due out March 17th on Drag City Records

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By: Matthew Whelihan

Bands to Watch: The Duhks: Music to Shake a Tail Feather to, Plus Environmental Awareness

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By: Feature Writer Craig Sanders

Music for Thanksgiving: Arlo Guthrie and George Winston Play Songs of Thanks

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By: Noreen Mulcahy

Music Spotlight: Josh Ritter: Folk’s Vanguard Continues His “Conquests”

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By: Feature Writer Craig Sanders

Charlie Haden's Rambling Boy Review: A Real Family Singalong

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By: Noreen Mulcahy

Nina Nastasia : What She Doesn't Know 7": Even Singer-Songwriter's minor Releases Are Gems

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By: Joseph Curtis Henderson

Swell Season Concert Review: Oscar-winning Duo Perform Songs from the Film Once

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By: Noreen Mulcahy

2008 Folk Music Albums: Perfect Gifts for Christmas for all the Family

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By: Alistair McCulloch

Rules of Hosting a House Concert: Here are the Do's and Don'ts of Hosting Live Music at Home

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By: Alyssa Jackson

Sam Phillips Concert Review: Tracks from New Release "Don't Do Anything" Featured

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By: Noreen Mulcahy

How to Host a House Concert: Bring Live Acoustic Music Into Your Own Living Room

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By: Alyssa Jackson

Bonnie "Prince" Billy: "Lie down in the Light": Will Oldham’s latest Is a winning Collection of Hymns to the Flesh.

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By: Joseph Curtis Henderson

Bob Dylan's Unreleased Songs: Folk Music Icon still has 1960s classic Songs unavailable on CD

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By: Matthew Fortuna

Aimee Bobruk Releases New Album: The Safety Match Journal is Debut LP from Austin Singer-Songwriter

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By: Lee Simmons

10 Best Bob Dylan Deep Track Songs. The Top Least Known Cuts from Dylan's Catalog.

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By: John Ford

The Calgary Folk Music Festival: A 4 Day Music Celebration Featuring Acts from Around the World

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By: Natalie Bauer

AA Bondy Show Reviews: Brooklyn and Philadelphia: The songwriter captivtes audiences in the tri-state area

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By: Rebecca Wollman

A Beginner's Guide To Bob Dylan: An Introduction To The World’s Best Songwriter

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By: Christopher Gullo

AA Bondy Releases Folk Music CD: Ex-Verbena Frontman and Alabama Native Gains Recognition in NYC

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By: Rebecca Wollman

Laura Nyro's Musical Influence: The Legacy of NY Original Songwriters Transcends Musical Labels

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By: Jill Arnel

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