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Yesterday | Seattle Times

Preview: No Depression Festival @ Marymoor Park

The No Depression Festival at Marymoor Park on Saturday is a daylong plunge into the "alternative country" genre.

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Related Topix: Country, Pop/Rock, Uncle Tupelo, Gillian Welch, Folk, Indie, Iron & Wine

Wed Jul 08, 2009

The Tennessean

Rosanne Cash reveals Johnny Cash's list of country essentials

In 1973, Johnny Cash figured his daughter, then-aspiring songwriter Rosanne Cash, could use a study guide.

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Related Topix: Johnny Cash, Country, Rosanne Cash, Jimmie Rodgers, Merle Haggard, Hank Williams

Mon Jul 06, 2009

Express

Son Volt's latest album, 'American Central Dust,' is a toned-down taste of Americana.

IT'S BEEN 15 years since Uncle Tupelo broke up, and the disparity between the career trajectories of Jeff Tweedy and Jay Farrar is painfully obvious: Wilco is nearly a household name, while Son Volt feels more like a footnote to the Tupelo legacy.

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Related Topix: Uncle Tupelo, Pop/Rock, Wilco, Country

Sat Jun 27, 2009

The Brooklyn Daily Eagle

Brooklyn Today: Tuesday June 23, 2009

Good morning. Today is the 174th day of the year. It is the birth anniversary of June Carter Cash, Grammy-winning country and western star.

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Related Topix: June Carter Cash, Country, Johnny Cash, US News, US Supreme Court, Symphony, Arts

Thu Jun 25, 2009

Cumberland Times-News

Moorefield Lions Club announces July 4 lineup

The Moorefield Lions Club has finalized the 2009 Independence Day Celebration in the Park music lineup, headlined by Blue Line Highway, a popular and unique folk-rock recording group from the Richmond, Va., area.

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Related Topix: Country, Entertainment

The Tennessean Nashville News

Unlikely site inspires Darlins

The women of country/punk/ rockabilly trio Those Darlins were raised in South Carolina, Kentucky and Virginia, respectively, before meeting in Murfreesboro and discovering a shared love of classic country music.

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Related Topix: Country, Brooklyn, NY, New York, NY

Wed Jun 24, 2009

FindingDulcinea

Happy Birthday, June Carter Cash, Country Music Singer/Songwriter and Actress

June Carter Cash spent her life surrounded by art and music. She put out three successful solo albums, and her relationship with country legend Johnny Cash produced several major hits, including "Ring of Fire," which she wrote about their courtship, and Grammy award-winning duets "Jackson" and "If I Were a Carpenter." Valerie June Carter was born ...

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Related Topix: The Apostle, Drama Movies, June Carter Cash, Country, Johnny Cash, Carl Smith

Tue Jun 23, 2009

Encyclopaedia Britannica

June Carter Cash

Carter was introduced to country music, specifically Appalachian folk songs , at a very young age.

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Related Topix: June Carter Cash, Country, Nashville Metro, Nashville, TN, Entertainment, Drama, Television

Thu Jun 18, 2009

Baxojayz

Jessie Murphy - In The Woods - The Living Room - July 2a

Jessie Murphy In The Woods is a trio that combines indie pop with dark humor and classical sensibilities.

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Related Topix: The Belles, Indie, Country

Wed Jun 10, 2009

Capital City Weekly

Bearfoot: Doors and Windows

Bearfoot has shed their previous Bluegrass surname as well as a bit of their old bluegrass attitude in their newest album, "Doors and Windows," released in April.

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Related Topix: Online Music, Country

Sat Jun 06, 2009

Cybergrass

Whitetop Mountain Band Returns to Carter Fold June 20th

The Whitetop Mountain Band is a family-based band from the highest mountains of Virginia.

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Related Topix: Whitetop, VA, Virginia, Country, Hiltons, VA

Fri May 29, 2009

KULR

Chiari Fundraiser

From extreme makeover to extreme style; the two are combining to help dozens of Montanans dealing with a debilitating brain stem disorder.

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Related Topix: Billings Metro, Billings, MT, Carter, MT, Non-Profit, Country

Wed May 27, 2009

MetaFilter

Country Music: not just for Americans

German country music. You may remember Texas Lightning from Eurovision 2006 , but the rabbit hole goes much deeper than that.

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Related Topix: Texas Lightning, Country, Jimmie Rodgers

Sun May 24, 2009

Cybergrass

Carter Family Fold Presents Bill Lowe and Cripple Creek

Announcement : Carter Family Fold Presents Bill Lowe and Cripple Creek Bob_Cherry wrote: on May 24, 2009: Saturday, May 30th, 2009, at 7:30 p.m., the Carter Family Fold in Hiltons, Virginia, will present a concert of old time music by Bill Lowe and Cripple Creek.

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Related Topix: Country, Kentucky

Thu May 21, 2009

Daily Times

Girl Power: Those Darlins hold their own

Jessi Darlin, Kelley Darlin and Nikki Darlin - will perform Saturday at Barley's Taproom in Knoxville's Old City.

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Related Topix: Country, Crime Movies, Drama Movies, Reform School Girls, Thriller

The Bennington Banner

Summer Sounds of Salem: Free concerts on Saturdays

Summer Sounds of Salem, a free outdoor concert series sponsored by the Salem Area Chamber of Commerce, begins June 20 and features an eclectic mix of music from around the world.

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Related Topix: Salem, NY, Woody Guthrie, Folk, Country, Entertainment

Wed May 20, 2009

Cybergrass

Hymns for Hard Times

Profile : Hymns for Hard Times BMNN wrote: on May 20, 2009: /CMA/ Nashville, TN -- By Randy Rudder In 1927, as Victor Records producer Ralph Peer recorded The Carter Family, Jimmie Rodgers, Ernest V. "Pop" Stoneman and other singer/songwriters in that tiny upstairs studio on State Street in Bristol, Tenn., much of the nation was enjoying a last run ...

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Related Topix: Nashville Metro, Nashville, TN, Country, Jimmie Rodgers, Bristol, TN

Fri May 08, 2009

Shetland Today

2009 Folk Festival: No superlatives can do justice to McGuire's band

The concert in Baltasound on Saturday was truly memorable. From the first chord to the last note it was sheer delight.

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Related Topix: Country, Travel, Ireland Travel, Pop/Rock, Zar

Tue May 05, 2009

Cybergrass

Whitewater Bluegrass Company Brings Bluegrass Music to the Carter Fold

BMNN wrote: on May 03, 2009: Saturday, May 16th, 2009, at 7:30 p.m. the Carter Family Fold in Hiltons, Virginia, will present a concert by the Whitewater Bluegrass Company.

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Related Topix: Country, Asheville Metro, Asheville, NC, Maggie Valley, NC

Sun May 03, 2009

Http

a Wildwood Flower:a Maybelle Carter was a Rare Influence in Music and Life

Grandpa Jones often referred to folks with distinction as the flower of the flock.

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Related Topix: Grandpa Jones, Country, Chris Hillman, Pop/Rock, The Byrds, Nickelsville, VA, Johnson City Metro

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