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Richard Thompson's music soars on
Richard Thompson could easily rest on his formidable laurels, if he wanted. As a teenager in the 1960s, he co-founded the pioneering English folk-rock band Fairport Convention, which was the first group to fuse traditional Celtic music and rock. Fairport from San Diego Union-Tribune Read more »
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Bluegrass concert at Tahoe's Squaw Valley Sunday
OLYMPIC VALLEY, Calif. -- The Mountain of Strings concert is bringing bluegrass to Lake Tahoe this weekend. The concert is planned Sunday at an outdoor tent in front of the Olympic Village Lodge at Squaw Valley ski resort south of Truckee from 4 p.m. to from Mercedes Sun-Star Read more »
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Music: Festival Fest
My nerves, on high from a snail-paced sojourn through Friday rush hour traffic, were calmed upon arrival at the Old Setters Music Festival. It was my fourth outing to the folk-ish fest and again Id forgotten what a tranquil Hill Country scene awaited me. from The Austin Chronicle Read more »
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MerleFest is back, without beloved Doc Watson
Like many at the fest, Scott Avett will be thinking about the late folk legend Doc Watson at MerleFest this year. One of the nations most important Americana festivals, the 26th MerleFest happens April 25-28 in Wilkesboro. It will be the first MerleFest from The Asheville Citizen-Times Read more »
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Pikelny & Friends: This Ain’t A Hobby
In the bottom of Shriners’ Old National Centre in Indianapolis, IN, a packed house was anxiously awaiting “the one and only second performance” of a band they’d never heard. Noam Pikelny with his friends Ronnie McCoury, Luke Bulla, Barry Bales, and Bryan from The Bluegrass Blog Read more »
