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- Bob Dylan Bootlegs - CD Review of Bob Dylan Tell Tale Signs BootlegsUpdated: 2008-10-14 @ 17:50:23 GMT
Bob Dylan's 'Tell Tale Signs' provides, if anyone still needs it, proof of why Bob Dylan still matters to modern music. Sure, the studio albums he's put out over the past decade have been timely, i… - Grey's Anatomy Music - Singer-Songwriters From the Grey's Anatomy So…Updated: 2008-10-14 @ 00:09:49 GMT
'Grey's Anatomy' is one of the most loved shows on television, and the producers always pick great music to help carry their compelling scripts. Here's a closer look at some singer-songwriters whos… - Jew's Harp - Definition and History of Jew's HarpCreated: 2008-10-13 @ 05:59:25 GMT
Despite the Jew's harp's name, there's no apparent historical connection with Judaism. Many older cultures fashioned it out of bamboo, while metal bow-shaped versions came from throughout Europe an… - Folk Music - News History and Information About American Folk MusicUpdated: 2008-10-10 @ 17:04:18 GMT
- Camptown Races - Do Dah - Folk Song History of Camptown Races (Do Da…Updated: 2008-10-10 @ 16:52:45 GMT
"Camptown Races" was written by preeminent American songwriter Stephen Foster, who first published the song in 1850. Learn more about this historical American folk song… - Recession Songs - Folk Songs About Economic RecessionUpdated: 2008-10-09 @ 21:55:15 GMT
Recession songs are a rich part of American music history. With the stock market falling farther every day, more and more of us are starting to feel the crunch of the plummeting Dow. Of course, thi… - James Taylor Covers - CD Review of James Taylor CoversUpdated: 2008-10-07 @ 22:39:48 GMT
Everyone knows that James Taylor can write a good song. He is, after all, one of the most universally appreciated American songwriters. It's this fact that makes his 'Covers' album even more disapp… - The Everybodyfields - All About the Everybodyfields - Everybodyfield…Updated: 2008-10-06 @ 18:42:38 GMT
the everybodyfields are widely hailed as one of the most notable artists in the new generation of alt-country artists. Learn more about this talented band… - Ani DiFranco - Discography of CDs Released by Ani DiFranco - Ani DiF…Updated: 2008-10-04 @ 17:00:54 GMT
Ani DiFranco's greatest hits CD, Canon is an excellent collection of her classics, as well as a handful of rather well-done re-recorded tunes… - Ani DiFranco - Discography of CDs by Ani DiFranco - Ani DiFranco Liv…Updated: 2008-10-04 @ 17:00:54 GMT
After almost ten years of touring pretty much nonstop, Ani DiFranco released her first live album—Living in Clip: a two-disc set featuring her greatest hits to that point… - Ani DiFranco - Discography of CDs by Ani DiFranco - Ani DiFranco Up …Updated: 2008-10-04 @ 17:00:54 GMT
One of DiFranco's best efforts ever, Up Up Up Up Up Up features the excellent Ani DiFranco Band and well-written songs like "Tis of Thee" and "Trickle Down."… - Ani DiFranco - Discography of CDs by Ani DiFranco - Ani DiFranco Dil…Updated: 2008-10-04 @ 17:00:53 GMT
Probably her most astute breakup album, Dilate includes classics like "Untouchable Face," "Napoleon," and the "Shameless."… - Ani DiFranco - Discography of CDs by Ani DiFranco - Ani DiFranco To …Updated: 2008-10-04 @ 17:00:53 GMT
This album's scathing title track calls to mind the massacre at Columbine, while other highlights like "Going Once" and "Freakshow" talk about touring life… - Ani DiFranco - Self-Titled Debut CDUpdated: 2008-10-04 @ 17:00:53 GMT
This first studio recording from Ani DiFranco includes classics like "Both Hands" and "Out of Habit."… - Ani DiFranco - Discography of CDs by Ani DiFranco - Ani DiFranco Lit…Updated: 2008-10-04 @ 17:00:53 GMT
Ani DiFranco's Little Plastic Castle CD was kind of all over the map stylistically, but producer DiFranco keeps it together nicely. Highlights include "Gravel" and "Fuel."… - Ani DiFranco - Discography of CDs by Ani DiFranco - Ani DiFranco Rev…Updated: 2008-10-04 @ 17:00:52 GMT
Ani DiFranco's Revelling/Reckoning is a huge record, not only in the fact that it's absolutely chock full of songs, but it's also full of an outstanding back-up band… - Ani DiFranco - Discography of CDs by Ani DiFranco - Ani DiFranco So …Updated: 2008-10-04 @ 17:00:52 GMT
Ani DiFranco's So Much Shouting, So Much Laughter was the second live album DiFranco officially released, before her record company started releasing "Official Bootlegs" of her shows. … - Ani DiFranco - Discography of CDs by Ani DiFranco - Ani DiFranco Out…Updated: 2008-10-04 @ 17:00:52 GMT
Ani DiFranco's Out of Range CD features percussionist Andy Stochansky, and some fabulous classics, like "The Diner," "Buildings and Bridges," and the title track… - Ani DiFranco - Puddle DiveUpdated: 2008-10-04 @ 17:00:51 GMT
The fourth album in the Ani DiFranco catalog includes "God's Country," "Willing to Fight" and "Egos Like Hairdos."… - Ani DiFranco - Discography of CDs by Ani DiFranco - Ani DiFranco Not…Updated: 2008-10-04 @ 17:00:51 GMT
Not a Pretty Girl, Ani DiFranco's "breakthrough" record (if there is such a thing), includes "Cradle and All," "Shy," and "32 Flavors." … - Ani DiFranco - Discography of CDs by Ani DiFranco - Ani DiFranco Lik…Updated: 2008-10-04 @ 17:00:51 GMT
Ani DiFranco's Like I Said is a "Greatest Hits" CD from the first two years of Ani's studio record-making. Included are revised versions of "Both Hands," "Anticipate,"… - Ani DiFranco - Discography of CDs by Ani DiFranco - Ani DiFranco Not…Updated: 2008-10-04 @ 17:00:50 GMT
Ani DiFranco's second studio recording includes some more political tunes like "Roll With It," "On Every Corner," and more… - Ani DiFranco - Discography of CDs by Ani DiFranco - Ani DiFranco Edu…Updated: 2008-10-04 @ 17:00:50 GMT
Sans band, Ani DiFranco returned to record an entire album on her own again. The result, Educated Guess, has excellent tunes like "Animal," as well as poems like "Grand Canyon."… - Ani DiFranco - Discography of CDs by Ani DiFranco - Ani DiFranco Evo…Updated: 2008-10-04 @ 17:00:50 GMT
With Evolve, DiFranco tackles rock, folk, and latin music, not to mention the exquisitely crafted epic story-song "Serpentine."… - Ani DiFranco - ImperfectlyUpdated: 2008-10-04 @ 17:00:49 GMT
Ani DiFranco's CD, Imperfectly, includes songs like "In Or Out," "I'm No Heroine," and the poem "Coming Up."… - Ani DiFranco - Discography of CDs by Ani DiFranco - Ani DiFranco Rep…Updated: 2008-10-04 @ 17:00:49 GMT
Ani DiFranco's Reprieve came in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, and many of the songs harp on the Bush administration's reaction to that and the war… - Ani DiFranco - Discography of CDs by Ani DiFranco - Ani DiFranco Knu…Updated: 2008-10-04 @ 17:00:49 GMT
Knuckle Down features more great songs from Ani DiFranco during her "back to basics" period, including "Lag Time," "Studying Stones," and "Sunday Morning."… - Ani Difranco Red Letter Year - Discography of CDs Released by Ani Di…Updated: 2008-10-04 @ 16:59:47 GMT
Ani Difranco - Discography of CDs Released by Ani Difranco… - Ani Difranco - Discography of CDs Released by Ani DifrancoUpdated: 2008-10-04 @ 16:59:46 GMT
Ani Difranco - Discography of CDs Released by Ani Difranco… - Ani Difranco - Discography of CDs Released by Ani DifrancoUpdated: 2008-10-04 @ 16:59:46 GMT
Ani Difranco - Discography of CDs Released by Ani Difranco… - Ani Difranco - Discography of CDs Released by Ani DifrancoUpdated: 2008-10-04 @ 16:59:46 GMT
Ani Difranco - Discography of CDs Released by Ani Difranco… - IBMA Awards - Nominees and Winners of 2008 IBMA AwardsUpdated: 2008-10-04 @ 16:38:19 GMT
The 2008 International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) Awards and Honors were presented during the IBMA conference in Nashville, Tenn., on Oct. 2, 2008. Here are the 2008 nominees and winners… - If I Had a Hammer - Folk Song History of If I Had a HammerUpdated: 2008-10-03 @ 17:17:34 GMT
"If I Had a Hammer" was written by Pete Seeger and Lee Hays in 1949, and was first recorded by their band the Weavers. More than a decade later, in 1962, Peter Paul and Mary recorded the … - Folk Music and Country Music - How is Folk Music Different From Coun…Updated: 2008-10-01 @ 23:21:20 GMT
Both country music and folk music have their roots in the story-song tradition, particularly in rural communities. If musical styles have ancestors, the common ancestor to folk and country music wo… - Folk music - What is folk musicUpdated: 2008-10-01 @ 21:47:26 GMT
What is folk music? This may be a topic on which scholars, fans, and artists will never entirely agree, but that's only because folk music is subjective to the people to whom it means something, by… - Hardly Strictly Bluegrass - Artists to Watch at the Hardly Strictly …Updated: 2008-09-30 @ 23:13:00 GMT
Hardly Strictly Bluegrass is one of the largest free music festivals in the country, and it can be overwhelming to decide where in Golden Gate Park to spend the better part of your time at this fes… - Americana Music Awards - Nominees for the 2008 Americana Music Assoc…Updated: 2008-09-29 @ 08:51:23 GMT
The 2008 Americana Music Association Awards and Honors were presented at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tenn., on Sep. 18, 2008. Learn more about this year's nominees… - Ani DiFranco Red Letter Year - CD Review of Ani DiFranco's Red Lette…Updated: 2008-09-29 @ 08:45:15 GMT
On 'Red Letter Year,' Ani DiFranco delivers some good old fashioned catharsis. After several years of albums full of introspective, navel-gazing heartbreak songs and tunes that rip the government, … - Patty Griffin Songs - All About Patty Griffin's Song Up to the Mount…Updated: 2008-09-25 @ 23:08:53 GMT
Patty Griffin certainly isn't the first artist—and by no means the first folk singer-songwriter—to have penned a tune inspired by Civil Rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. But this so… - Delta Spirit - CD Review of Delta Spirit Ode to SunshineCreated: 2008-09-25 @ 20:03:45 GMT
Delta Spirit is the kind of band that pulls you in, makes you part of the music until you have no excuse but to march around the room clapping and stomping along. There are so many elements of musi… - Folk Music Books - Book Review of Folk Music Historian Bess Lomax Ha…Updated: 2008-09-24 @ 19:25:59 GMT
Born in Texas in 1921, Bess Lomax Hawes grew up the youngest child of the great American musicologist John Lomax. She was home schooled and learned early on about traditional music when she travele… - Loudon Wainwright III - All About Loudon Wainwright IIIUpdated: 2008-09-23 @ 19:00:09 GMT
Loudon Wainwright III is a gifted songwriter and humorist, and was considered the next Bob Dylan when his debut released in 1970. Find out more about this great singer-songwriter, including recomme… - Field Recordings - What are Field Recordings - All About Field Recor…Updated: 2008-09-22 @ 20:07:02 GMT
A field recording is technically any recording made "in the field" or away from a traditional recording studio. However, in the context of American folk music, this phrase refers to the r… - Woody Guthrie Songs - Essential Woody Guthrie SongsUpdated: 2008-09-22 @ 20:05:06 GMT
Woody Guthrie wrote thousands of songs in his lifetime—some are still being found today. Byt if you're just becoming acquainted with his work, here's a list of some of Woody Guthrie's mos… - Joan Baez - CD Review of Joan Baez Day After TomorrowUpdated: 2008-09-17 @ 00:48:17 GMT
Joan Baez isn't one of the most prized American folksingers for nothing. Her voice is powerful, and her presence within the songs is remarkable. When she sings a song, it sounds more like the song … - Joanna Newsom - All About Joanna Newsom - Joanna Newsom BiographyUpdated: 2008-09-15 @ 19:44:32 GMT
Learn all about Joanna Newsom—contemporary singer-songwriter and harpist extraordinaire, including recommended CDs, a bio, and Joanna Newsom MP3s…