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American Café Orchestra
American Café Orchestra: Nightmare Polka (2011) About a year ago a friend gave me Ruthie Dornfeld’s record, Duets Abroad. Dornfeld, a fiddler from Seattle, crafted a solid, enjoyable, and sometimes wild record of duets with musicians from Finland, Denmark, France, … Continue reading
Posted in Americana, Denmark, Finland, Nordic, US
Tagged american café orchestra, americana, denmark, finland, morten alfred høirup, nordic, rootsworld, ruthie dornfeld, tapani varis
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Johnny Cash
Johnny Cash’s Birthday Today is the birthday of Johnny Cash. When I was a kid my parents had an eight-track of Johnny Cash At San Quentin. I loved that record. I had “A Boy Named Sue” memorized early on. Years … Continue reading
Posted in Birthdays
Tagged americana, country, don gibson, hank snow, johnny cash, louvin brothers
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Cowboy Poetry Gathering
National Cowboy Poetry Gathering Next week the annual National Cowboy Poetry Gathering kicks off in Elko, Nevada. Poetry is just one facet of this festival; there are also opportunities to explore the culture of the American West (and beyond) through … Continue reading
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Tagged americana, corb lund, dave stamey, don edwards, geno delafose, national cowboy poetry gathering
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Bluegrass Photos
Bluegrass Photos Here’s a very nice collection of bluegrass photos from the 1960s with Bill Monroe, Peter Rowan, David Grisman, Mike Seeger and others.
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Tagged americana, bill monroe, david grisman, festival, mike seeger, peter rowan
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Tim Eriksen
Tim Eriksen I saw an announcement recently that Tim Eriksen will be at Celtic Connections in Glasgow to talk about and demonstrate shape note singing. This is a fascinating musical style with exotic-sounding harmonies built on open fourths and fifths; I’ve … Continue reading
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Tagged americana, banjo, celtic connections, omar sosa, shape note singing, tim eriksen
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I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free
I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free Dr. Billy Taylor passed away in December. I came up listening to and playing jazz, so I knew about him as a piano player and about his work on … Continue reading