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Happy Birthday Bob Dylan: America's Musical Master of Reinvention

Russell C. Smith | Posted 05.30.2012

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Russell C. Smith

What Bob Dylan possessed that no other musical artist of his generation had was the innate ability to continually reinvent himself.

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Now Hear This: Put Your Moneymoney on Honeyhoney

Michael Bialas | Posted 05.15.2012

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Michael Bialas

2012-05-15-Screenshot20120515at8.35.30AM.jpgThe smart money these days is on Honeyhoney making more of a lasting impression than their groundbreaking predecessors from L.A.

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Happy Birthday, Pete Seeger

Peter Dreier | Posted 05.03.2012

Read More: Almanac Singers, Tom Morello, Where Have All the Flowers Gone? Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger, Folk Music, Nobel Peace Prize, If I Had a Hammer, Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Ani DiFranco, Weavers, Bruce Springsteen, Newport Folk Festival, Pete Seeger Birthday, Politics News
Peter Dreier

Today is Pete Seeger's 93rd birthday. What's an appropriate gift for the most influential folk artist of the 20th century? A few years ago some of Pete's fans launched a campaign to nominate him for the Nobel Peace Prize. It is time to resurrect that effort.

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Moogy Klingman Passes

Michael Sigman | Posted 01.16.2012

Read More: Eric Clapton, David Amram, Bladder Cancer, John Siegler, The Peaceniks, Guns 'N Roses, Bitter End, Utopia, The Kingbees, Murray the K, The Living Few, DC Comics, Carly Simon, Paul Winter, Bette Midler, Jeff Sigman, Great Neck, Peter Yarrow, Newport Folk Festival, Todd Rundgren, Jimi James and the Blue Flames, Andy Kaufman, Bob Dylan, Kevin Ellman, Ralph Schuckett, Record World, Randy Brecker, Barry Manilow, Danny Kortchmar, Jimi Hendrix, Cafe Wha, Moogy Klingman, Fifty News
Michael Sigman

Mark "Moogy" Klingman passed away last night after a long, brave bout with cancer. You may not have heard his name, but you have heard, and enjoyed, his music.

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On the Culture Front: Newport Folk Festival

Chris Kompanek | Posted 10.03.2011

Read More: The Decemberists, Fort Adams State Park, Chris Thile, Music Festival, Pete Seeger, Colin Meloy, Newport Folk Festival, Woody Guthrie, Bob Dylan, Elvis Costello, New York News
Chris Kompanek

There's an aura around the Newport Folk Festival that intrigues me -- this is the place after all where Bob Dylan was booed off the stage for going electric -- so I decided to check it out this year.

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The David Wax Museum: The Best Band You Might Not Know

Rob Kirkpatrick | Posted 09.30.2011

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Rob Kirkpatrick

Even as one speculates on the group's future within the archetypes of the music machine, one gets the sense the David Wax Museum will hold onto the peculiar charm of their music and their simple love of sharing it, no matter how many people are listening.

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Moogy's Gotta Have Friends

Michael Sigman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Eric Clapton, David Amram, Bladder Cancer, Newport Folk Festival, The Peaceniks, Guns 'N Roses, Todd Rundgren, Jimi James and the Blue Flames, Bitter End, Andy Kaufman, Bob Dylan, The Kingbees, Murray the K, The Living Few, DC Comics, Utopia, Carly Simon, Paul Winter, Randy Brecker, Bette Midler, Jeff Sigman, Barry Manilow, Great Neck, Danny Kortchmar, Jimi Hendrix, Moogy Klingman, Cafe Wha, Peter Yarrow, John Siegler, Kevin Ellman, Record World, Ralph Schuckett, Entertainment News
Michael Sigman

You got to have friends/To make that day last long Mark Klingman isn't a household name. But the terrific singer/songwriter/keyboardist/producer know...

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AA Bondy Plays Newport Folk Festival, on Tour in US and Getting Ready to Play FYF!

Travis Keller | Posted 05.25.2011

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Travis Keller

Internet, meet your new favorite artist! Introducing AA Bondy. Mr. Bondy is one of the best song writers and performers our generation has to offer.

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Joan Baez: Blessed be the Barefoot Madonna and Her 50 Years of Peacemaking

Cathleen Falsani | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Quakerism, Newport Folk Festival, Americana, Folk, War, Day After Tomorrow, Steve Earle, Peacemakers, Tom Waits, Peace, Spirit of Freedom Award, Spirituality, Americana Music, Joan Baez, Religious Music, Faith, Video, Entertainment News
Cathleen Falsani

As long as she's been singing, Baez has been singing for peace.

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