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Folk Music for Young and Old: New Releases From the Carolina Chocolate Drops and The Chieftains

Stephen D. Winick | Posted 08.08.2012 | Home
Read More: Banjo, Fiddle, Bluegrass, Carolina Chocolate Drops, Roots, Folk Music, Music, Blues, Old-Time, Chieftains, Bagpipe, Roots Music, Americana, Home News
Stephen D. Winick

In the United States and around the world, roots music is thriving. You can see it at the highest levels of the global music scene, in the work of Grammy-winning artists such as the Carolina Chocolate Drops and the Chieftains, both of which have new albums very much worth hearing.

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Spiritualized At 9:30 Club: Top 5 for May 10

The Huffington Post | Brandon Wetherbee | Posted 05.10.2012 | DC
Read More: Renwick Gallery, FotoDC FotoSpace, Video, Handi-Hour, Valley of Saints, Renegade DC, Spiritualized, Locals Unplugged, Esperanza Spaulding, Carolina Chocolate Drops, Birchmere, Do Good Summit, Kittie, The Runcible Spoon, DC Shorts, DC News

TOP 5 FOR THURSDAY, MAY 10 1. Spiritualized At 9:30 Some hardcore Spiritualized fans have been waiting for this shows for years. Others are just ...

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TONIGHT: Trailer Park Boys At Lisner Auditorium

The Huffington Post | Brandon Wetherbee | Posted 05.08.2012 | DC
Read More: Trailer Park Boys, Truckeroo 5, Video, Busboys and Poets, Rob Zombia, Colin Quinn, Ballston Arts and Crafts Market, Speakeasy, Carolina Chocolate Drops, Outlaws, Beltway Poetry Grand Slam, Yo-Yo People, Megadeth, DC News

TOP 5 FOR THE NEXT 5 DAYS 1.) Trailer Park Boys At Lisner Auditorium This Canadian comedy phenomenon was doing "Eastbound and Down" nearly 10 year...

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The Civil Wars, Missy Higgins Show Their True Blue Colors at Folks Fest

Michael Bialas | Posted 10.26.2011 | Entertainment
Read More: Over the Rhine, John Paul White, Hubby Jenkins, Dom Flemons, Joy Williams, Missy Higgins, Carolina Chocolate Drops, Dan Mangan, Jackson Browne, Lyons, Colorado, The Civil Wars, Sarah McLachlan, Rhiannon Giddens, Rocky Mountain Folks Festival, Planet Bluegrass, Entertainment News
Michael Bialas

For three thoughtful souls with the power and resiliency to sing awfully sad songs, Missy Higgins, Joy Williams and John Paul White look pretty damn happy. And pretty damn pretty to boot.

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Dog Ears Music: The Leftovers/What's to Eat? Playlist

The Everlasting Phil Ramone and Danielle Evin | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Read More: Amos Lee, Sean Hayes, The Leftovers, Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears, Squeeze, Charlie Johnson and His Orchestra, War, Carolina Chocolate Drops, Butane Variations, Freddy King, Bud Powell, Donna Summer, Music, John Prine, The Stanley Brothers, The Beatles, John Fahey, Alberta Hunter, Memphis Minnie, Ohio Players, Howlin' Wolf, Portugal the Man, Silver Jews, Oppenheimer, Charles Mingus, Papa Charlie Jackson, Kevin Coyne, Editors, John Fogerty, Nirvana, Frankie Seay & the Soul Riders, Iggy Pop, Vince Guaraldi, Danielle Evin, Ry Cooder, The Dead Boys, Dizzy Gillespie & Max Roach, Joanna Newsom, mp3s, Dusty Springfield, Julia Lee, Sonny Boy Williamson & the Yardbirds, Albert Collins, Neil Young With Crazy Horse, Charlie "Bird" Parker, Phil Ramone, George Jones, Johnny Mercer, Pop Levi, Dog Ears, Gigi Gryce, Drive-by Truckers, Marijuana, Entertainment News
The Everlasting Phil Ramone and Danielle Evin

This week, we feature music by Iggy Pop, Sean Hayes, The Leftovers, Joanna Newsom, Donna Summer, Oppenheimer and more.

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This Weekend: Old-Time String Band Magic

Posted 05.25.2011 | Chicago
Read More: Chicago Culture, Carolina Chocolate Drops, Illinois, Banjo, String Band, Chicago Events, Chicago, Video, Chicago News

Chicago's getting a taste of Southern tradition this weekend, as one of the great old-time string bands comes through town. The Carolina Chocolate Dr...

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Sxip Shirey's Magic Journey: Sonic New York

Holly Cara Price | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York
Read More: Dead Kennedys, Appalachian Music, Dreamland, Carolina Chocolate Drops, Aimee Curl, Evan Rosen, Balinese Monkey Chant, Rhiannen Giddens, Beatles, Neil Gaiman, Jason Webley, Sammy Rubin, Sonic New York, Rachelle Garniez, Luminescent Orchestrii, Bill Nighy, Sxip's Hour of Charm, Statuesque, Evelyn Evelyn, Experimental Music, Adam Matta, Devo, Musique Concrete, Bindlestiff Family Cirkus, New Music, Sky TV, Daredevil Opera Company, Moog, Sxip Shirey, Kickstarter, Don Godwin, Anti-Gravity?S Crash Test Dummies, City Winery, Amanda Palmer, Joe's Pub, Polynesian Music, Joe ?€˜Bass? DeJarnette, Wiyos, Nonesuch, Gamelan, New York News
Holly Cara Price

Sxip Shirey looks like a magician, with his wiry gray exploding hair and mischief eyes, and he has an uncanny ability to cast a musical spell over a r...

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Dog Ears Music: Volume 131

The Everlasting Phil Ramone and Danielle Evin | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Read More: mp3s, The Pernice Brothers, Johnny Thunders, The Honeycombs, Trashcan Sinatras, Phil Ramone, Carolina Chocolate Drops, Danielle Evin, Music, Dog Ears, Slowdive, Entertainment News
The Everlasting Phil Ramone and Danielle Evin

This week, we feature music from Carolina Chocolate Drops, Slowdive, the Honeycombs, Trashcan Sinatras, and others.

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The Carolina Chocolate Drops Give Chicago Something To Barn Dance About

HuffPost Eyes&Ears Local | Jeff Pinzino | Posted 05.25.2011 | Chicago
Read More: Black Musicians, Modern Folk Music, Chicago Music, Carolina Chocolate Drops, Folk Music, Chicago Concerts, Old Town School of Folk Music, Black Music, Chicago News

Produced by HuffPost's Eyes & Ears Citizen Journalism Unit It used to be that Chicago had the most famous country music radio show in America. The WL...

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