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Cary Baker: Adventures In Busking And Street Music
by Lawrence Peryer
Today, the Spotlight shines On Cary Baker, author of Down on the Corner: Adventures in Busking and Street Music (Jawbone Press, 2024). The music you hear on street corners and subway platforms has its untold history, and at age 16, Cary Baker followed a slide guitar's haunting melody through Chicago's Maxwell Street Market to ...
Sue Rynhart: Say Pluto
by Ian Patterson
Traditionalist or avant-garde provocateur? Singer or poet? Dubliner Sue Rynhart is all these things and more, and therein lies her appeal. Her debut, Crossings (Songs For Voice And Double Bass) (Self Produced, 2015), an alluring duo recording with Dan Bodwell, earned Rynhart broad critical acclaim for its hybrid folk, indie pop, spoken word and jazz/improvised spirit. ...
Woody Guthrie: Songs and Art – Words and Wisdom
by Doug Collette
Woody Guthrie: Songs and Art--Words and Wisdom Nora Guthrie and Robert Santelli 340 Pages ISBN: # 978-1797211787 Chronicle Books 2021 Hefting this weighty tome for an initial perusal, the word that first comes to mind is cornucopia. This extensive collection of lyrics, excerpts from journals and notebooks along with ...
Chris Barber Retires After 65 Years As A Top Bandleader And Pioneer Of Blues In Britain
Trombonist/bandleader Chris Barber has announced his permanent retirement from full-time music after leading his internationally popular band since 1954. His original small group initially played in jazz clubs but by the late 50s became an attraction in large concert halls throughout the UK and Europe. Chris Barber’s Jazz Band first toured the USA in 1959 after ...
John Kelly, musician, actor, performer
by Sammy Stein
John Kelly is a musician who, with his band 'Rockinpaddy' performs in pubs and clubs around the London area. He is also an actor, campaigner for disability rights and in grave danger of becoming something of a national treasure. He is a freelance performer with Graeae Theatre Company, has performed on major stages around the globe ...
Legendary Stiff Records Releases "Ten Big Stiffs" Limited Edition 7" Box Set
Founded in 1976, STIFF RECORDS was at the heart of the new wave, bringing the world artists as diverse as Elvis Costello, Kirsty MacColl and Ian Dury and what is generally regarded as the first ever punk rock single, “New Rose” by The Damned. The label set the yardstick for music business marketing, with artwork by ...
The Left Banke Tours New England, July 6 And 7
The Left Banke will be performing two concerts in New England Fourth of July Weekend. On July 6 the group will be performing at Tupelo Music Hall, 2 Young Road, in Londonderry, at 8 PM. Admission is $35. The venue phone is 603-437-5100. On the 7th of July, hear the Left Banke live at Infinity Hall, ...
Blues/Roots Guitarist & Vocalist Tommy Castro to Perform in Sellersville
"Tommy Castro can do no wrong...soulful, heartfelt vocals, and exquisite, stellar guitar work. A seamless blend of blues, gospel-flavored R&B, soul and roadhouse rock." —Blues Revue Blues/roots guitarist and vocalist Tommy Castro will perform at the Sellersville Theater in Sellersville on Wednesday, August 24, 2011. Castro will be performing songs from his Alligator Records debut, Hard ...
Billy Bragg Performs at L.A.'s El Rey
Billy Bragg puts words on a page and suspends them in the air The English musician (and author) performs in L.A. in support of his Mr. Love & Justice album. ALTHOUGH it's been nearly six years since Billy Bragg has released an album, his hiatus can hardly be characterized as quiet. In fact, the English guitarist-songwriter, ...
