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Ailing kid’s folk hero
A 4-year-old boy who needs a miracle to survive is hoping to get a little help from Puff the Magic Dragon. Ezra Fineman, who was diagnosed with a genetic disorder called Hyper IgM syndrome when he was just 4 months old, needs a bone- marrow match. And si from New York Post Read more »
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Banned from our airwaves
SINGAPORE - The earliest recorded ban of a song in Singapore - meaning it could not be played on radio - was American folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary's 1963 hit Puff, the Magic Dragon. Censors reportedly felt that the lyrics contained veiled references to from Asia One Read more »
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Peter Yarrow, Dar Williams and Victim’s Parents Perform in Newtown
Francine Wheeler and Dar Williams sing “Family” In February, David and Francine Wheeler, the parents of a child killed in the Sandy Hook tragedy, joined notable musicians including Peter Yarrow of Peter, Paul and Mary and the folksinger Dar Williams to p from Crooks and Liars Read more »
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Peter Yarrow, Dave Obey perform Thursday
Peter Yarrow of Peter, Paul and Mary fame will perform many of the groups hits Thursday at the UW Center for Civic Engagement Theatre, 625 Stewart Ave., Wausau. Dave Obey, who spent about 40 years representing north central Wisconsin in the U.S. Congress from Wausau Daily Herald Read more »
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Retired pastor to lead six-session guitar camp for beginners
THORNVILLE — Growing up in a time when folk-music bands like Peter, Paul and Mary and The Kingston Trio were popular, Paul Hansen, like many other young men his age, wanted to play the guitar. So the then-17-year-old set aside his French horn and trumpet from Lancaster Eagle Gazette Read more »
