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What's going on Tuesday? (Valentine's Day)

4477 days ago

Brooklyn Vegan — today in NYC * Dayna Kurtz @ Barbes * Slavic Soul Party @ Barbes * Richard Thompson @ City Winery * Wyatt Cenac & other comedians @ Union Hall * Degreaser, Dead Boomers, Modra @ Zebulon * Williamsburg Salsa... more info

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Town Hall: Sticky Notes & Paper Scraps

4481 days ago

Here Comes The Flood — Pastoral folk with luscious harmonies from Brooklyn. Town Hall have just released their second EP Sticky Notes & Paper Scraps. They recorded at Mason Jar Music, a studio that goes analog in a digital age. This old school approach fit their tunes li... more info

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Richard Thompson - Muslim Richard Thompson Keen To Visit O.B.E. Chapel

4486 days ago

ContactMusic — Folk legend Richard Thompson is hoping to make use of the exclusive O B E chapel at St Pauls Cathedral in London now he holds the medal - even though hes a Muslim The beloved singersongwriter was the recipient of the accolade last year 11 and hes... more info

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Richard Thompson - Richard Thompson: 'my Door Is Open To Yusuf Islam Collaboration'

4495 days ago

ContactMusic — Folk icon Richard Thompson is quietly hoping to collaborate with Yusuf Islam Fans are often puzzled why the two Brits and Muslim converts have never hit the studio together - and Thompson insists the music world should never rule out the idea Promo..... more info

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Richard Thompson - Folk Icon Richard Thompson Considers Image Makeover

4496 days ago

ContactMusic — Folk rock icon Richard Thompson is considering a drastic image overhaul after spending years wearing a beret and Eastern European army gear onstage The bearded Brit has one of the most recognisable looks in all of music - because it hasnt changed for... more info

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Film & music playlist

4510 days ago

Guardian Music — Our music team pick the songs or albums, old or new, they just can't turn offPhantom Limb The Pines What modern pop has lacked recently is a band that fuses country and soul. Led by the wonderful Yolanda Quartey, Bristolians Phantom Limb do the job w... more info

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Eliza Carthy and Norma Waterson – review

4545 days ago

Guardian Music — The Gift Band Live at Union Chapel(Scarlet)Just over a year ago, Norma Waterson teamed up with her daughter Eliza Carthy and husband Martin, along with three other musicians, to perform material from Norma and Eliza's much-praised album Gift. They ga... more info

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Rachel Unthank

4557 days ago

Guardian Music — The Unthanks singer on morris dancing as a child and a teenage fixation with Faith No MoreThe Unthanks are a traditional, though unique and idiosyncratic, folk outfit from Northumberland fronted by sisters Rachel and Becky Unthank and managed by Rach... more info

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Gillian Welch and David Rawlings

4564 days ago

Guardian Music — Celebrated acoustic duo Gillian Welch and David Rawlings talk to Phil Hogan about authenticity, Nashville, and why there's nothing 'old' about their musicIf you only know two things about the American singer-songwriter Gillian Welch – and not ever... more info

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Alison Krauss and Union Station – review

4569 days ago

Guardian Music — Royal Festival Hall, LondonAlison Krauss wears her celebrity lightly. A refreshingly unassuming performer, she came on stage clutching her fiddle as if she was appearing at a bluegrass festival back in the midwest, and after just one song stepped bac... more info

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