Richie Havens News

You know how a late afternoon storm starts in the American southwest: a far-off gathering of clouds, a rumble of thunder, a drop of rain or two and then a deluge of sound and sensation.

Richie Havens headlines a concert Saturday at the Miller Center for the Arts, part of RACC's "Celebration of Folk Music," which will also feature Janis Ian.

The Ann Arbor Folk Festival, typically the biggest event of the year on the area's folk scene, announced its 2010 lineup today.

It's been a busy year for award-winning singer/songwriter/activist Emmylou Harris.

Folk legends Richie Havens and Harry Manx perform at 8 p.m. Saturday at Percival Auditorium, Fitchburg State College, 160 Pearl St., Fitchburg.

The Queen of Soul herself, Aretha Franklin, will perform in St. Augustine on March 19 at the Amphitheatre.

Friday, November 27. 9:00-11:00 p.m. Pete Seeger, legendary folk artist and pioneer of protest music, turned 90 in May 2009.

More headliners have been announced for the Ann Arbor Folk Festival Jan. 29-30. In addition to Iron and Wine, Ben Gibbard and Jay Farrar have been added to Friday night's lineup.

On Thursday, November 19, Richie Havens takes the VooDoo stage. As the legendary first performer at Woodstock, Havens is now best known for his intense rythmic guitar style and soulful interpretation of pop and folk songs.

AN AMERICAN songwriter is touching down in Chester tomorrow as part of a UK tour.

Richie Havens plays at the Day in the Garden concert in Bethel in 1999 to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the original Woodstock Festival.

Understanding and appreciating the career of Richie Havens is a business with bigger dimensions than the public perception of it ordinarily allows.

Richie Havens has been spreading his musical message of brotherhood and personal freedom for more than 40 years.

Tickets for two upcoming holiday shows at Mayo Civic Center go on sale this weekend.

A Texan by way of Philadelphia, singer-songwriter Cliff Eberhardt has long plied the intersections of folk, blues and country in undeserved obscurity.

Assembly of Dust's new album "Some Assembly Required" might be better described as Assembly of Dust & Friends; each of its 13 songs draws from a pool of top-notch guest talent, from jazz guitar wizard John Scofield and Woodstock icon Richie Havens to Vermont rocker Grace Potter and banjo master Bela Fleck.

Richie Havens, the folk music legend and veteran of the original Woodstock festival, will perform in a special concert to benefit the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation's Heritage School of Music.

A musician friend who has played both the Detroit International Jazz Festival and the Chicago Jazz Festival was asked to compare the two.

Director Ang Lee, right, discussed a scene with Emile Hirsch, who plays a Vietnam veteran.

Director Ang Lee, right, discussed a scene with Emile Hirsch, who plays a Vietnam veteran.