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The Life, Art, and Music of Harry Smith: Positively Unreasonable – tribute at ... - Oregon Music News
Oregon Music News
The Life, Art, and Music of Harry Smith: Positively Unreasonable – tribute at ...
Oregon Music News
On the West Coast it was nearly a holy screed for a nascent Jerry Garcia in Northern California, who devoured the Blues of Furry Lewis and the claw hammer banjo of Clarence Ashley. And it was Smith who produced the first album by the Fugs—Ed Saunders' ...
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Saturday PorchFest to bring music to Somerville doorsteps - Boston.com
The Somerville News
Saturday PorchFest to bring music to Somerville doorsteps
Boston.com
Look out for the return of old-time style clawhammer banjo, porch-i-oke singalongs, blues ensembles, and American space rock. In case of rain, festivities will be pushed a day to May 20. To find out who is playing in your neighborhood or to plan a ...
PorchFest 2012: Coming to a porch near youThe Somerville News
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Savannah's wicked wonder of a festival - Toronto.com
Toronto.com
Savannah's wicked wonder of a festival
Toronto.com
Abigail Washburn, left, and her banjo prowess were just one highlight of the Savannah Music Festival in Georgia. SAVANNAH, GA.—Readers of John Berendt's wickedly revelatory novel Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil will find graciously southern ...
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Topanga Banjo-Fiddle Contest & Folk Festival set for May 20 - Ventura County Star
Topanga Banjo-Fiddle Contest & Folk Festival set for May 20
Ventura County Star
The Modal Tease String Band will perform obscure Appalachian folk songs Sunday at the 52nd annual Topanga Banjo-Fiddle Contest & Folk Festival. Expect plenty of grinnin' to go along with the pickin' at the Topanga Banjo-Fiddle Contest & Folk Festival ...
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MHM hosts Banjo Jubilee May 19 - Boone Mountain Times
Boone Mountain Times
MHM hosts Banjo Jubilee May 19
Boone Mountain Times
Lewis is a two-time National Banjo Champion, a MerleFest guitar champion and a member of Mountain Home Music's house band, the Mountain Home Bluegrass Boys. Lacy plays old-time, clawhammer-style banjo, a style that reflects the banjo's African heritage ...
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Fox & Woman at Mamma Llama on Saturday - The Trinity Journal
Fox & Woman at Mamma Llama on Saturday
The Trinity Journal
Using her distinct percussive style of clawhammer banjo to back up her rich voice, she pays homage to her Southern roots while giving them a new home in her original sound. Her live performances are versatile and have earned her a rapidly growing and ...
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'Pickin' Party' Music Festival playing at The Home Place - Business Clarksville
Business Clarksville
'Pickin' Party' Music Festival playing at The Home Place
Business Clarksville
Other musicians include Dan Knowles–renowned claw hammer banjo player, Bawn in the Mash, Common Thread, Big Auger, Red River Breeze, and Nathan Blake Lynn. Bring your banjo, guitar, fiddle, or harmonica and join in on the fun during daily open-mic ...
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LBL Homeplace Pickin' Party May 26-27 - West Kentucky Star
LBL Homeplace Pickin' Party May 26-27
West Kentucky Star
Old favorites like folk musician Mark Dvorak and old-time string band the Dixie Volunteers will return, as well as Dan Knowles–renowned claw hammer banjo player, Bawn in the Mash, Common Thread, Big Auger, Red River Breeze, and Nathan Blake Lynn.
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Community Briefs - Boston.com
Community Briefs
Boston.com
PorchFest was started last year by resident Nancy Goodman, with help from the Somerville Arts Council, based on a similar event held in Ithaca, NY Look out for the return of old-time clawhammer banjo, porch-i-oke singalongs, blues ensembles, ...
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Loafers' Glory Debuts On SCVTV's 'House Blend' Saturday Night - SCVNEWS.com
SCVNEWS.com
Loafers' Glory Debuts On SCVTV's 'House Blend' Saturday Night
SCVNEWS.com
Between tunes, Peeples talked with Pedersen (guitar, vocals), Bryson (upright bass, vocals), Tom Sauber (fiddle, “clawhammer” banjo, vocals) and his son Patrick (banjo, mandolin, vocals) about their respective careers, their mutual affinity for ...
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Perkins Center hosts 'Handcrafted' benefit in Collingswood - Cherry Hill Courier Post
Perkins Center hosts 'Handcrafted' benefit in Collingswood
Cherry Hill Courier Post
The band features Tom Stackhouse on vocals, mandolin and guitar; John Mahony on vocals, guitar, fiddle and clawhammer banjo; Mike Hargrove on bass, and Mitch Tabas on vocals and violin. According to the band's website, “Out of the old-time tradition of ...
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Perkins Center hosts 'Handcrafted' benefit in Collingswood - Cherry Hill Courier Post
Perkins Center hosts 'Handcrafted' benefit in Collingswood
Cherry Hill Courier Post
The band features Tom Stackhouse on vocals, mandolin and guitar; John Mahony on vocals, guitar, fiddle and clawhammer banjo; Mike Hargrove on bass, and Mitch Tabas on vocals and violin. According to the band's website, “Out of the old-time tradition of ...
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Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy celebrates 50000 acres preserved - Mountain Xpress
Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy celebrates 50000 acres preserved
Mountain Xpress
Based in Moore County, NC, the April Fools Old-Time String Band brings a traditional repertoire with rhythmic & streamlined fiddling, rowdy & ragged vocals and guitar, and erratic clawhammer banjo underscored by a bass pulse. Think of raw, foot tapping ...
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Peeples Place At KHTS: Loafers' Glory Debuts On SCVTV's 'House Blend' Saturday ... - KHTS Radio
KHTS Radio
Peeples Place At KHTS: Loafers' Glory Debuts On SCVTV's 'House Blend' Saturday ...
KHTS Radio
Between tunes, Peeples talked with Pedersen (guitar, vocals), Bryson (upright bass, vocals), Tom Sauber (fiddle, "clawhammer" banjo, vocals) and his son Patrick (banjo, mandolin, vocals) about their respective careers, their mutual affinity for ...
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CAMILLE GAVIN: Silent film, but it won't be quiet - Bakersfield Californian
CAMILLE GAVIN: Silent film, but it won't be quiet
Bakersfield Californian
Ladin sings the lead vocals on her original songs and plays an old-time-style claw hammer banjo. Hand said Terry provides "all manner of surprising backup, from his bass fiddle to his astounding repertoire of body percussion.
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PorchFest returns to Somerville May 19 - Boston.com
PorchFest returns to Somerville May 19
Boston.com
Look out for the return of old-time style clawhammer banjo, porch-i-oke singalongs, blues ensembles, and American space rock. In case of rain, festivities will be pushed a day to May 20. To find out who is playing in your neighborhood or to plan a ...
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Mikeal earns runnerup finish at Merlefest - Jefferson Post
Mikeal earns runnerup finish at Merlefest
Jefferson Post
After beginning to study music seriously in his early teens, Mikeal detoured into the clawhammer banjo, but said the guitar called him back. “I picked up the guitar again after a couple years, and just fell in love with it,” said Mikeal.
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Steve Martin and The Steep Canyon Rangers: Concert Review - Hollywood Reporter
Hollywood Reporter
Steve Martin and The Steep Canyon Rangers: Concert Review
Hollywood Reporter
... 66, demonstrated he hasn't shucked any of his comic sensibilities to concentrate on this new career as a Grammy-winning bluegrass songwriter and banjo player. But when he played, whether he was three-finger picking or using the “clawhammer” style, ...
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Two San Francisco Artists Join Forces To Release New Album, "Conspire" - Music Indistry News Network
Two San Francisco Artists Join Forces To Release New Album, "Conspire"
Music Indistry News Network
McFarling, who had been on the folk circuit since 2008, was delivering lyrically robust songs that were loaded with soul and accompanied by her signature clawhammer banjo style. Rose had been making her mark as an indie rock darling since 2005 in bands ...
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Weekend Top 10 - Henrico Citizen
Weekend Top 10
Henrico Citizen
Karl Hepler will open for The Whitetop Mountaineers at 8 pm at the Shady Grove Coffeehouse, located at the Unitarian Universalist Community Church at 11105 Cauthorne Rd. The show features country singing, up-tempo old time fiddle, clawhammer banjo, ...
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