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	<description>What&#039;s Going on in Folk Music</description>
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		<title>Musical Life of Bob Dylan on Open&#160;Salon</title>
		<link>http://www.backporchnews.net/archive/2010/02/musical-life-of-bob-dylan-on-open-salon/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 04:32:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sharon</dc:creator>
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In case you haven&#8217;t already seen it, there is a series in progress over at the Open Salon site about Bob Dylan and the musicians who influenced him. Three posts so far, all thought-provoking for anyone interested in early folk music and blues. The author plans to take this through ten posts in all over [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Haitian Music Recordings by Alan Lomax May Benefit Earthquake&#160;Victims</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 04:09:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Music historian Alan Lomax recorded folk musicians not only throughout the southeastern United States but also in various other countries. During the mid-1930s he made extensive recordings of musical performances in Haiti. The recordings....]]></description>
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		<title>Larry Stephenson Band Releases 20th Anniversary&#160;Album</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Feb 2010 19:58:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sharon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Larry Stephenson Band recently released a 20th Anniversary CD commemorating the band's twenty years in business. Stephenson, a mandolinist and award-winning vocalist, has been a professional musician for over thirty years but his current band was formed in 1989.
The numerous guest performers on the album include country artists <a href="http://www.conniesmithmusic.com/">Connie Smith</a>, <a href="http://www.martystuart.net/">Marty Stuart</a> and <a href="http://www.rickyskaggs.com/">Ricky Skaggs</a> and bluegrass musicians <a href="http://www.delmccouryband.com/">Del McCoury</a> and <a href="http://www.myspace.com/kristinscottbenson">Kristin Scott Benson</a>.

Listening to sound clips, I immediately begin to imagine an old cabin floor with all the chairs pushed back, dancers twirling each other around and lots of laughter going on....]]></description>
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		<title>White House Concert Features Folk Music from Civil Rights&#160;Movement</title>
		<link>http://www.backporchnews.net/archive/2010/02/white-house-concert-features-folk-music-from-civil-rights-movement/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2010 05:26:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sharon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The White House hosted two special events Tuesday in honor of Black History Month: a high school workshop in the afternoon and a concert Tuesday evening. Both featured performances by noted folklorist and musician Dr. Bernice Johnson Reagon. Concert artists included, among others, Yolanda Adams, the Blind Boys of Alabama, Smokey Robinson, Joan Baez and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Brother Sonny and His&#160;Ukuleles</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 01:21:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sharon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Todd B. loves his ukulele. Or make that ukuleles. He has gone so far as to write a song about his collection, which you can see in this video. Todd, an enterprising musical moonlighter nicknamed "Brother Sonny" who does not disclose his last name on his web site, has written several original contemporary folk songs and has performed the work of various folk artists including Burl Ives and Bascom Lamar Lunsford.]]></description>
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		<title>Pete Seeger&#8217;s San Francisco&#160;Interview</title>
		<link>http://www.backporchnews.net/archive/2009/09/pete-seegers-san-francisco-interview/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2009 02:35:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sharon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In case you missed it, last Sunday&#8217;s San Francisco Chronicle carried an article by Joel Selvin on his recent interview with Pete Seeger, giving some personal insight into the everyday life of the man behind the legend. Seeger was in town for an appearance with the Guthrie Family Tour.
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		<title>Bob Dylan&#8217;s Christmas Album Preview Creating a&#160;Stir</title>
		<link>http://www.backporchnews.net/archive/2009/09/bob-dylans-christmas-album-preview-creating-a-stir/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2009 01:53:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sharon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well, I have to tell you, the latest web buzz (as far as folk music goes) is all about Bob Dylan&#8217;s Christmas album. First Rolling Stone reported late yesterday afternoon that sound clips were available on Amazon.uk. Then last night, people realized that the clips weren&#8217;t there any more. (I was looking for them myself [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Folk Music History from the BBC via&#160;YouTube</title>
		<link>http://www.backporchnews.net/archive/2009/08/folk-music-history-from-the-bbc-via-youtube/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2009 03:19:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sharon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thursday&#8217;s issue of The Chicago Tribune has a great column by Eric Zorn listing the BBC series American Folk History, with some of the videos and links to the rest, as shown on YouTube. From The Carter Family through Pete Seeger, Woody Guthrie, Leadbelly, The Weavers, Joan Baez, Bob Dylan to The Byrds, in a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Link for Folkways&#160;Podcast</title>
		<link>http://www.backporchnews.net/archive/2009/04/new-link-for-folkways-podcast/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2009 00:13:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sharon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a previous post, Ken described the release of a 1999 Folkways series in podcast form. The web site location for that series has changed, so I just wanted to provide the new link. The series includes interviews and sound recordings from many of those involved in creating, finding and/or preserving what we know as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hear Merlefest&#160;Live</title>
		<link>http://www.backporchnews.net/archive/2007/04/hear-merlefest-live/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2007 02:00:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ken</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From mvyradio.com &#8230;.

Merlefest 2007 begins this Thursday, April 26th, on the campus of Wilkes Community College in North Carolina. It&#8217;s one of the largest Americana music festivals in the country. This year, Main Stage performers include Doc Watson, Alison Krauss, Pam Tillis, The Waybacks, Sam Bush, Earl Scruggs, The Duhks and more. 

The Wilkes Community [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Red Truck&#160;Radio</title>
		<link>http://www.backporchnews.net/archive/2007/04/red-truck-radio/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2007 02:00:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ken</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Red Truck Radio is a monthly streaming radio show which bills its self as "Real Music from Real Places".]]></description>
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		<title>More Rainbow&#160;Quest</title>
		<link>http://www.backporchnews.net/archive/2007/04/more-rainbow-quest/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2007 01:59:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ken</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve posted before about Pete Seegers short lived PBS show &#8216;Rainbow Quest&#8217;.  PCL LinkDump has compiled a list of dozens of Rainbow Quest clips available on YouTube. Included are Jean Ritchie, Elizabeth Cotton, Mississippi John Hurt, Reverend Gary Davis, Mimi and Richard Farina, Buffy St. Marie and Judy Collins to name just a few. [...]]]></description>
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