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Saturday Morning Country: Laura Cantrell

Yay! Another young, still-to-reach-their-prime performer! I like Laura Cantrell heaps.

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Related Topix: Laura Cantrell, Country

Mon Oct 26, 2009

Daily Record

Americana Troupe aims to inspire through song

For the past six years, audiences in Morris, Sussex and Warren counties have been entertained by the Americana Troupe, a collective of 14 musicians who specialize in acoustic folk, bluegrass and gospel numbers.

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Related Topix: Long Valley, NJ, The Kingston Trio, Folk, Country, Bentley College, Hackettstown, NJ

Sat Oct 24, 2009

The Independent

Album: Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Speed of Life

Nitty Gritty Dirt Band's star-studded 1972 triple-album Will The Circle Be Unbroken is regarded as the first stirrings of the nascent Americana movement, introducing The Carter Family, Roy Acuff, Earl Scruggs and Doc Watson to a young, metropolitan audience.

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Related Topix: The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Country, Earl Scruggs, Bluegrass, Jimmy Martin

Fri Oct 16, 2009

National Public Radio

Riley Baugus On Mountain Stage

Mountain Stage host Larry Groce invited old-time historian and enthusiast Riley Baugus to perform some traditional Appalachian songs in Bristol, Tenn./Va., the border city that hosted the first successful recordings of Jimmie Rodgers, The Carter Family and the Stoneman Family in 1927.

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Related Topix: Jimmie Rodgers, Country

Wed Oct 14, 2009

Detroit News

Arlo Guthrie's family affair

Some musicians travel with a big entourage, but it's hard to top Arlo Guthrie's posse.

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Related Topix: Folk, Arlo Guthrie, Woody Guthrie, Mount Pleasant, MI, Country

Tue Oct 13, 2009

Orlando Weekly

This Little Underground

D'you realize how rare second chances are? I do, and that's why I'm jubilant that Caffe da Vinci, a cornerstone of DeLand's scene, has finally reopened under the shortened name daVinci.

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Related Topix: Country, Music, Entertainment

Sun Oct 11, 2009

Cybergrass

'Johnny and June at the Ryman' Exhibit Now Open

The Ryman Auditorium is excited to announce its latest exhibit which will be on display through the end of 2010.

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Related Topix: Johnny Cash, Country, Marty Stuart

Thu Oct 08, 2009

GoTriad

Loudon Wainwright III: Channeling Charlie Poole

When Loudon Wainwright III performs at the Carolina Theatre Oct. 15, it will be something of a homecoming.

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Related Topix: Country, Charlie Poole, Loudon Wainwright III, Folk, North Carolina, Hank Williams

Sun Oct 04, 2009

Detroit Free Press

On her new CD, Rosanne Cash is joined by Elvis Costello and Bruce Springsteen.

A mature and heartfelt offering from vocalist Rosanne Cash, "The List" includes a dozen cover versions of tunes she chose from a list of 100 essential country songs compiled decades ago by her legendary father, Johnny Cash.

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Related Topix: Rosanne Cash, Country, Johnny Cash, Hank Snow, Hank Williams, Patsy Cline

Thu Oct 01, 2009

Roanoke Times

Tech acquires Carter memorabilia - roanoke.com

Virginia Tech now owns items associated with the famous Carter Family country music group of Southwest Virginia and that family's most famous in-law, Johnny Cash.

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Related Topix: Country, Johnny Cash, June Carter Cash, Johnson City Metro, US Politics, US News

Tue Sep 29, 2009

Staunton News Leader

Virginia Tech University Libraries acquires Carter-Cash family music collection

BLACKSBURG - Materials related to musicians of the Carter and Cash families, including June Carter and Johnny Cash, are now available at Virginia Tech University Libraries' Special Collections.

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Related Topix: Libraries, Blacksburg, VA, Johnny Cash, Country, Johnson City Metro

Sun Sep 27, 2009

WKDU-FM Philadelphia

Folkadelphia

Keep In Mind Frankenstein NEW John O'Connor Carpal Tunnel Classic Labor Songs Vandaveer Resurrection Mary Divide & Conquer NEW Page France Jesus Hello, Dear Wind Okkervil River The Stand-Ins The Carter Family Doc Watson Texas Gales & Blackberry Rag The Doc Watson Family The Cave Singers Hen Of The Woods NEW Brownie McGhee Long Gone The Folkways ...

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Related Topix: Page France, Indie, Okkervil River, Country

Fri Sep 25, 2009

Kerrville Daily Times

Timeless Tunes

Maybe it's the lyrics about falling to pieces or being crazy for loving. Maybe it's the sweet harmony.

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Related Topix: Patsy Cline, Country, Texas

Wed Sep 23, 2009

High Country Press

Mountain Home Music Presents Three Concerts in October

This fall in the High Country, there's more to savor than the colorful leaves, steamed corn and apple cider.

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Related Topix: Blowing Rock, NC, Country, Ralph Stanley, Bluegrass, Watauga County, NC, Wilkes County, NC

Fri Sep 18, 2009

Http

Award-Winning Singer-Songwriters On Stages In Bristol This Weekend

Dale Ann Bradley has never been afraid to take risks. The award-winning singer-songwriter recently moved out of Nashville and back home to Eastern Kentucky.

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Related Topix: Bristol, VA, Bluegrass, Dale Ann Bradley, Bill Monroe, Country

Thu Sep 17, 2009

TriCities.com

John Cowan 'Chomping At The Bit' To Perform On State Street Stage

BRISTOL, Tenn. - John Cowan is "chomping at the bit" to play his brand of Americana in the birthplace of country music.

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Related Topix: Johnson City Metro, Gospel, Bluegrass, New Grass Revival, Revival, Pop/Rock, The Doobie Brothers, Jimmie Rodgers, Country

Mon Sep 14, 2009

Cybergrass

Marty Stuart at Carter Family Fold September 27th

Marty Stuart is making the best music of his life. A veteran performer, his career began at age 12 when he played mandolin with the Sullivan Family, a bluegrass/gospel band from Alabama.

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Related Topix: Marty Stuart, Country, Alabama, Music!, Drama Movies, Nashville, Bill Monroe, Bluegrass, Emmylou Harris

Sat Sep 12, 2009

Cybergrass

Refurbished Carter Family Museum Reopens to Public Sept. 27th

News : Refurbished Carter Family Museum Reopens to Public Sept. 27th BMNN wrote: on Sep.

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Related Topix: Country, Hiltons, VA, Marty Stuart

Wed Sep 09, 2009

The Tennessean

Wilson County best bets -- Sept. 9, 2009

Where: Millworks Theatre, The Mill at Lebanon Tickets: $50 for dinner and the show, $25 for the show only About the event: Ten singer/dancers trace the history of country music from the Carter Family in 1928 through current country artists of today.

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Related Topix: Lebanon, TN, Country, Mount Juliet, TN

Mon Sep 07, 2009

Folk Alley

Cooking with New Releases

Like black pepper to almost any dish, Jim Lauderdale's voice and delivery seem to blend in well with whatever style of music fascinates him.

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Related Topix: Country, Jim Lauderdale, Peter Rowan, Bluegrass, Folk, Catie Curtis

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