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Monday Jul 6 | Internet Archive

In the Pines

In the Pines is a traditional that originated in the late 19th Century. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_The_Pines http://www.kovideo.net/lyrics/l/Leadbelly Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Zeum, SF, May 2004 Blind Willies performed a set before a San Francisco School of the Arts music/drama premiere, Hard Travelin', based on John Steinbeck's The ...

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Related Topix: Blues, John Steinbeck, Vocal, Woody Guthrie, Folk

Sat Jun 20, 2009

TheCelebrityCafe

Bethany and Rufus - 900 Miles

Alphabetical Listing Home : CD reviews : Jazz : Bethany and Rufus Bethany and Rufus - 900 Miles - Bethany and Rufus make beautiful music.

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Related Topix: Blues

Sat Jun 06, 2009

Birmingham News Online

Arlo Guthrie does dad proud with symphony show in Birmingham

Arlo Guthrie with the Alabama Symphony Orchestra, Friday night in Caldwell Park, part of the "Sounds for Summer" series.

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Related Topix: Symphony, Arts, Folk, Arlo Guthrie, Birmingham, AL, Birmingham Metro, Woody Guthrie, Blues

Sun May 24, 2009

New York Post

Big on 'Belly'

WHEN John Reynolds recently did a book signing in Prague for "Lead Belly: A Life in Pictures," the author was asked to sign a copy for playwright and former Czech President Vaclav Havel .

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Related Topix: Blues, Czech Republic, Europe, World News

Fri May 22, 2009

Arizona Daily Star

Intimate portrait of Pete Seeger captures the man

When Pete Seeger was younger, Alec Wilkinson writes, he sang with precise pitch.

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Related Topix: Pete Seeger, Folk, Wedding, Blues, Peter, Paul & Mary, Prison, Texas

Wed May 20, 2009

Houston Press

Defending Bob Dylan and the Mac Guy

What's the difference? I find it interesting in your article " Craigslist Declassified " [by Bradley Campell and Matt Snyders , May 7], you write about the Connecticut Attorney General pressuring Craigslist to get rid of its erotic service listings.

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Related Topix: Houston, TX, Houston Metro, Blues, Sugar Land, TX

Mon May 18, 2009

Playbill

Blind Lemon Blues and Yank! The New Musical Will Be Part of York's 2009-2010 Season

Two productions have been announced for the York Theatre Company's upcoming 2009-2010 season.

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Related Topix: Blind Lemon Jefferson, Blues

Sat May 09, 2009

Press Releases Table of Contents

May 8, 2009 - Shreveport Welcomes First Lead Belly Blues and Folk Festival

Huddie "Lead Belly" Ledbetter was a man whose life, like that of any other man, had its ups and downs.

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Related Topix: Blues, Shreveport, LA, Shreveport Metro, Mooringsport, LA

Thu May 07, 2009

Pop Life

Great two-fer tonight at the Varsity Theater

Posted on May 7th, 2009 12:58 PM By Chris Riemenschneider A band I've been preaching the gospel of for a few years now, the Detroit Cobras , are on a double-bill tonight at the Varsity with the Dex Romweber Duo .

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, The Detroit Cobras, Blues, Irma Thomas

Mon May 04, 2009

The Aspen Times

Irrelativity

Even though Blues music is generally associated with a specific time, place and culture, there's something about Lead Belly's sentiment that encapsulates the timelessness of the Blues.

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Related Topix: Blues, iPod, Blind Willie Johnson, Son House, Furry Lewis, 401K, Personal Finance

Tue Apr 28, 2009

Montreal Gazette

Thought Dylan would stumble with Together Through Life? Think again.

Well, there goes the trilogy concept. After a stunning late-career peak with the hat trick of Time Out of Mind, Love and Theft and Modern Times, it seemed that Bob Dylan might finally stumble with the hastily released Together Through Life .

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, Bob Dylan, Blues, Otis Rush

Mon Apr 27, 2009

The Day

At 90, Pete Seeger Has Overcome

Pete Seeger turns 90 next week. It's hard to imagine American music - or even America - without him.

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Related Topix: Folk, Pete Seeger, Woody Guthrie, Blues, Comedy, Entertainment, Television

Fri Apr 17, 2009

News Press

Musicians talk about the blues

The blues is more than just 12 bars and some flatted notes. It's pure emotion, some musicians say.

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Related Topix: Blues, Fort Myers, FL

Wed Apr 15, 2009

Bureau County Republican

Acoustic Groove Duo at Hickory Ridge

There will be some good old fashioned guitar fingerpicking coming to the Hickory Ridge Concert Series at 7:30 p.m. Saturday when The Acoustic Groove Duo takes the stage for their debut performance.

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Related Topix: Blues, The Allman Brothers, Pop/Rock, Folk, Doc Watson, Jorma Kaukonen, Acoustic

Thu Apr 09, 2009

A-Infos Radio Project

Tapestry of the Times: Tapestry of the Times: An Ear Opening Voyage...

This week on Tapestry of the Times, we'll get an introduction to the legendary blind bluesman Reverend Gary Davis, we'll hear the harmonies of lady bluegrass pioneers Hazel Dickens and Alice Gerard, and we'll listen to the resonant, baritone voice of singer and activist Paul Robeson... plus Woodie Guthrie, Lead Belly, and world music from Mali to ...

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Related Topix: Blues, Reverend Gary Davis, Hazel Dickens, Folk

Tue Apr 07, 2009

Toronto Life Online

Ballet Creole

Weaving African, Afro-Caribbean and modern dance with ballet, Ballet Creolea TMs new show, Trans-formation, features new works by artistic director Patrick Parson, associate choreogA rapher Gabby Kamino and former Alvin Ailey dancer Milton Myers.

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Related Topix: Arts, Ballet, Modern Dance, Blues

Sun Apr 05, 2009

Los Angeles Times

Buck the norm with a trip to the Angola Prison Rodeo

Sure, you could go to the jazz festival in New Orleans again this spring. But don't underestimate the Angola Prison Rodeo .

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Related Topix: Prison, New Orleans, New Orleans, LA, Jazz, Blues, Louisiana

Fri Apr 03, 2009

A-Infos Radio Project

The Folkways Collection: Blues, Segment 1

Among its other accomplishments, the Folkways collection captures significant developments in the evolution of the Blues as a dominant genre in American roots music.

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Related Topix: Blues, Sonny Terry, Lightnin' Hopkins

Wed Apr 01, 2009

A-Infos Radio Project

The Folkways Collection: Huddie Leadbetter (Lead Belly), Segment 1

Huddie William Leadbetter was a convicted murderer who overcame adversity to establish himself as a music legend.In addition to his own compositions, Lead Belly was a living library of old European ballads, black work songs, southern ballads, blues and even cowboy songs.

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Related Topix: Blues

Fri Mar 27, 2009

The Nelson Mail

Deadly Serious

The other day I was reading David Mamet's slim volume, Three Uses of the Knife ; it's an argument for theatre, or, as the subtitle suggests, On the Nature and Purpose of Theatre .

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Related Topix: Blues, Nick Cave, Pop/Rock, Science / Technology, Inventions

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