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Southern fiddle/banjo music and beyond.
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11th Portland Old-Time Music Gathering
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Ladies and gents, its time to get he't up for the biggest picking party of the year, The Portland Old-Time Music Gathering. First the boilerplate: The 11th Annual Portland Old-Time Music Gathering January 13-17, 2010 Held at six locations around Portland, Oregon [link]... more »
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OT Jam tonight, Phillipsburg NJ
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We'll be jamming at the Riverview Art Center, 68 South Main St. Phillipsburg NJ at 8PM. The building is within sight of the free bridge between Phillipsburg NJ and Easton PA. We may be looking for a new venue for this jam group. We have no budget, but are willing to volunteer time to any location that can... more »
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Free Critiques Week - International Acoustic Music Awards
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Enter between now and November 30th, 2009 will receive a written critique by 6th Annual IAMA (International Acoustic Music Awards) IAMA (International Acoustic Music Awards) is judged based on songwriting, performance & artistry. Win prizes in 8 different categories: Best Male Artist, Best Female Artist, Best Group/Duo,... more »
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4th Tuesday (Nov. 24) Mermaid Inn Old Time Jam, Phila, PA
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Tuesday, November 24, 2009; 8-11 PM (Slow jam starts at 7:30 PM for whoever shows). Old Time music jam and Appalachian clogging, Mermaid Inn, 7673 Germantown Avenue, Chestnut Hill area of Philadelphia, PA. Cloggers welcome to dance as musicians hold an old time jam session. Jam also listed in: Seven Day Guide to Folk, Social and Traditional Dancing in and around... more »
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"Going Down to Raleigh" (NC old-time music) now available
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Now available at [link] Going Down to Raleigh: Stringband Music in the North Carolina Piedmont 1976-1998 is a two-disc anthology that presents field recordings of stringband music from the central Piedmont of North Carolina. The musicians featured in the project are fiddlers, banjo players,... more »
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KAW Creation Release New Single - "Brand New Plan"
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KAW Creation, consisting of the song writing team of Kaufman, Allen and Wood, today announced the release of their latest single, "Brand New Plan. Sydney, Australia (PRWEB) November 16, 2009 -- KAW Creation today announced the release of their latest single "Brand New Plan". Written as a country rock song, with steel and acoustic guitar and a... more »
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Fiddle Tunes in Texas, 1916, claiming 1875
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Here's a bit more: from "Dr. J. B. Cranfill's chronicle", 1916 VIII AN OLD-TIME COUNTRY DANCE "THERE is going to be a party at George Galloway's tomorrow night!" This is what my sister Carrie said to me on a November evening in 1875, as I came in from a hard day's work. The work in which I had been engaged was what my father always called " righting up " the... more »
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1918 References to Fiddle Tunes in Kentucky
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I ran across this yesterday, and am posting it for those interested in such: from "The way out: a story of the Cumberlands today", By Emerson Hough, 1918 Didn't ' ye nuvver hear ary one of our old fiddle tunes?" Marcia shook her head. "I'm afraid not," she said. "No? Why, Davy useter be a powerful fiddle in his time, afore he got... more »
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Acoustic Music Podcast Radio Show
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Acoustic Music Podcast Radio Show Tune in to our premier podcast episode for the International Acoustic Music Awards featuring virtuoso guitarist: Larry Pattis, Folk Trio: The Refugees, Fertilla & McClintock, Charlie Dore, Jesse Terry, Jason Harwell, Jen Foster. Check out: [link]... more »
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