The Ramblers News

L et's not kid ourselves, Eugene: A lot of us aren't familiar with many of the artists performing at the two-day Willamette Valley Music Festival. via Eugene Weekly

“We look at the festival as a metaphor; it's very much a microcosm of the city of New Orleans.”

Despite Katrina's devastation, the good times are rolling again for tourists By Janet Fullwood - jfullwood@sacbee.com Published 12:00 am PDT Sunday, May 4, 2008 Story appeared in TRAVEL section, Page M Photo ... via Sacramento Bee Newspaper

Three of the area's most prominent guitarists will open this year's Southern Village Sunday Music Series on the Village Green Stage on May 4. Armand Lenchek, Will MacFarlane and Danny Gotham will perform the ... via Chapel Hill News

“After our first gig, the Ramblers tried to build traction”

A cappella has always been an exhilarating part of campus life at UR, and the Midnight Ramblers are no exception. via Campus Times

What a great time at Arts, Beats & Eats!! I attended the festival on Saturday evening and on Labor Day Monday. via AmericaJR

Russ Feingold Great Hall in the UW Memorial Union, 7:30 pm Wisconsin's battlin' Democratic senator discusses the importance of volunteering for international service. via The Daily Page

“I think dancing is important. A lot of people are too uptight to dance because they think people are looking at them”

Although Linzay Young took a break from college to tour with his band, he considers his experiences a continuation of his anthropology studies. via Purdue Exponent

The South Side Irish Parade took place on the 9th, and the weekend ahead is riddled with green beer drink-offs. Isn't there anything authentic left to celebrate on St. via Chicago Magazine

"W AR is not the answer" said Afrobeat icon, Fela Anikulapo Kuti when the Nigerian civil war was raging in 1969. via Guardian Newspapers

Audio Extra: Listen to samples of music from Victrola Favorites: shenai music, Thai folk song, Korean bamboo flute solo and Burmese song with electric guitar. via Hartford Advocate

Old-timey music never quite disappears, and such bands as the Red Stick Ramblers are a big reason. via Hartford Courant

POWICK Ramblers' next walk is on Tuesday, meeting at 10am for a five-mile walk around Chase End and the Bromsberrow estate. via Malvern Gazette

“The Concert Against Hunger is a timely opportunity for Greater Newburyport area residents to support the hard-working volunteers in local meals programs who help needy area residents get by day to day.”

Every week, two local meals programs do their part to help combat hunger in the region. via NewburyportNews.com, Newburyport, MA

“It was his delivery. I could feel the tone of every word he sang and spoke”

David Chen and The Muddy Basin Ramblers on a long tradition of improvising instruments. via Taipei Times