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Concert Review: Peter Wolf Crier at The Turf Club in Minneapolis, MN, 5/21/2010

Yahoo Folk Music News - Wed, 05/26/2010 - 09:24
Friday May 21st of 2010 marked the first day of what is sure to be a very big turning point in Peter Pisanos life. No, I know what you are thinking, isnt his real name Peter Wolf Crier, Youd think that wouldnt you?
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Eddie Marshall: Search and Recall

Yahoo Folk Music News - Wed, 05/26/2010 - 06:25
Legendary drummer and composer Eddie Marshall has been kicking hard for more than 50 years. He has played in R&B bands and in different types of jazz combos, in collaboration with musicians including Bobby Hutcherson , Kenny Burrell , Dexter Gordon , Stan Getz , The Pointer Sisters and Dionne Warwick, among others. Furthermore, he's recorded his own music [Holy Mischief (Ruddy Duck Records, 1998 ...
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Beyond an acoustic dreamland

Yahoo Folk Music News - Wed, 05/26/2010 - 05:57
Over the past 20 years Nibs van der Spuy has played his way into the hearts of folk music lovers. Now, he's just released his sixth album. He spoke to Therese Owen about the joys of sticking to your dreams.
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Library: Florida Electronic Library contains wealth of data

Yahoo Folk Music News - Wed, 05/26/2010 - 05:12
One of the many electronic databases the library provides to our patrons is the Florida Electronic Library.
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No student performers means no arts grants

Yahoo Folk Music News - Wed, 05/26/2010 - 04:00
Kids arts groups are told that without active youth participation, they are ineligible for money from provinces gambling operations
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Bowersox wows and #8216;American Idol' judges

Yahoo Alt-Country News - Wed, 05/26/2010 - 02:22
By KIRK BAIRD and ROD LOCKWOOD BLADE STAFF WRITERS LOS ANGELES If Crystal Bowersox doesn't walk away from the ninth season of American Idol as the winner on Wednesday night, it won't be because she didn't charm the judges or put on three riveting performances Tuesday night. The 24-year-old Elliston, Ohio, native received universal praise over the course of three songs, appearing loose ...
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Conductor says farewell after two decades with Napa Valley Symphony

Yahoo Folk Music News - Wed, 05/26/2010 - 01:38
A neglected Hebraic cello rhapsody and folk themes from easternEurope provided the foundation for the Napa Valley SymphonyOrchestras season-closing concert at Lincoln Theater Sundayafternoon.
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Minneapolis folk giant Bill Hinkley

Yahoo Folk Music News - Tue, 05/25/2010 - 23:37
The man whom Garrison Keillor called the "Buddha of the West Bank" dies at 67.
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U22 gives Folk Fest a youthful kick

Yahoo Folk Music News - Tue, 05/25/2010 - 22:58
By Hamish MacLean Canmore Leader The Canmore Folk Music Festival is kicking off in style, on air, on CKUA. But this year there's another event...
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What's on: Wed's picks

Yahoo Folk Music News - Tue, 05/25/2010 - 22:42
Events listings for Wed, May 26
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KayaFest in the Strip

Yahoo Alt-Country News - Tue, 05/25/2010 - 22:01
Each Sunday before Memorial Day, Kayafest overtakes 20th Street with a boisterous block party featuring tropical carafes, a pig roast and dancing in the street, which this yearruns from 5 to 11 p.m. Sunday.
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Haiti benefit Thursday at Prospect

Yahoo Folk Music News - Tue, 05/25/2010 - 21:21
A Haiti benefit concert Thursday night at Roosevelt University in Chicago was organized by 1977 Prospect High School graduate Tom Clowes, whose parents still live in Mount Prospect.
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That One Song

Yahoo Folk Music News - Tue, 05/25/2010 - 20:28
This Week: The Hotdamns, No Hell in Heaven
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Assamese musician launches school in Bangalore

Yahoo Folk Music News - Tue, 05/25/2010 - 17:46
Bangalore, May 25 : An Assamese musician has launched a school in Bangalore to promote western classical music, and at the same time, spread the message of oneness and harmony across the country.
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Assamese musician launches school in Bangalore

Yahoo Folk Music News - Tue, 05/25/2010 - 16:55
An Assamese musician has launched a school in Bangalore to promote western classical music, and at the same time, spread the message of oneness and harmony across the country.
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Free Tickets to Birds & Batteries at the Rickshaw Stop

Yahoo Alt-Country News - Tue, 05/25/2010 - 15:44
After touring for the past month and making a name for themselves at SXSW, Birds & Batteries have returned home. Hard to categorize, their music has been called alt-country garage, fuzz...
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Concert Review: Peter Wolf Crier at The Turf Club in Minneapolis, MN, 5/21/2010

Yahoo Folk Music News - Tue, 05/25/2010 - 13:12
Peter Wolf Crier embark on the great unknown of a national tour with sexy folk rock. Turf Club - Minneapolis - Music - United States - Concert
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Double-lung transplant patient to perform opera at Cleveland Clinic summit

Yahoo Folk Music News - Tue, 05/25/2010 - 12:09
Charity Sunshine Tillemann-Dick hasn't let go of her dream to sing opera, even though she battled pulmonary arterial hypertension for years before undergoing a double lung transplant at the Cleveland Clinic.
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What's on: Wed's picks

Yahoo Folk Music News - Tue, 05/25/2010 - 10:12
Events listings for Wed, May 26
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Tallest Man on Earth performs live in The Current studios

Yahoo Folk Music News - Mon, 05/24/2010 - 21:37
Despite growing up in the land of disco and death metal, Swedish singer-songwriter Kristian Matsson, who goes by the moniker The Tallest Man on Earth, fell naturally into folk music.
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