Tag: folk
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August 03, 2009 12:02 PM EDT --
Yesterday I attended the Newport Folk Festival at the Fort Adams State Park in Newport, R.I. with Papa and Nick, my good friend from college. Thinking about Woodstock forty years ago, I thought . . .
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September 27, 2009 03:20 PM EDT --
Once again work has interruped my fun. I haven’t had time to do a freewrite the past two days, so here is one of my old stories.
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Arms loaded with firewood, Kurt pushed open the door to . . .
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February 17, 2009 02:05 PM EST --
Imagine if you will, a house on the plains of the 1800's. The parlor has a piano and this is where gatherings happen. The voices are earthy and real. This is an image that springs to mind whenever . . .
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September 16, 2009 06:21 PM EDT --
I had two rush jobs I had to do today so couldn’t do a freewrite, but didn’t want to leave you hanging. Here is a story I wrote some years ago.
Last Living Leprechaun
"Okay, listeners, . . .
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December 15, 2008 02:17 PM EST --
... I remember hearing this melody
When I was just a young girl,
And since these golden old days
It followed me everywhere.
This was not just a song . . .
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December 11, 2007 03:13 PM EST --
i was reading jennifer hodge's article today, about remembering 60's music, for the BOOM! group.
even though i was born on the tail end of the 1960s (1969), my parents made sure that . . .
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July 09, 2008 03:29 PM EDT --
After much dancing and playing trading tunes and partners and gossip there comes that special time of night when time loses its grip and the air cracks apart and its time to get out the pink punk . . .
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May 24, 2007 05:05 PM EDT --
Hi All,
Thank you to everyone who has commented and connected with me already. I hope to answer all of your questions tonight.
To ask a question all you need to do is type your question in . . .
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July 27, 2007 03:31 PM EDT --
Name sumthin peeple think bout when they think bout country folk.
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October 01, 2008 08:00 PM EDT --
"He'd rather
climb a tree
to tell a lie
than stand
on the ground
and
tell the truth."
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June 23, 2007 09:52 PM EDT --
Lupines grace the fields and grounds of the Look-out Inn in Flye Point, Maine. These colorful plants provided the foreground for the fourth annual folk festival that took place on Saturday, . . .
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January 21, 2008 03:03 AM EST --
John Stewart died on Saturday from a possible stroke. He was a folksinger and songwriter. He was a member of the Kingston Trio. He wrote the hit " Daydreamer Believer" for the Monkeys. He had . . .
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March 12, 2008 04:53 PM EDT --
My name is Brian Bergeron. I am a Boston-based acoustic singer-songwriter and I'm competing in Gather.com's First Tracks Competition for a record deal with Decca Label Group. As part of . . .
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July 11, 2009 05:48 PM EDT --
Got to the pier early as the show started at 7PM and wanted a good place to put my chair. Trouble is, it filled up quickly and I was in the middle of about 500 people! Trying to get out, 3 times, to get . . .
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August 05, 2009 11:57 AM EDT --
The harmonica is an under-appreciated instrument. Small, inexpensive, and easy to learn basic playing skills, it has accompanied folk, rock, and blues singers, soldiers, cowboys, and sailors on their . . .
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July 24, 2007 05:21 PM EDT --
Yes, folks, gather a bunch of buttercups and put them into a bag. Wear this bag around your neck, and it will cure insanity! (Think of the fun explaining this!)
Let’s talk about hiccups next. . . .
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April 10, 2009 08:08 PM EDT --
Allow me to introduce you to singer-songwriter Johnsmith . I'm hoping many of you already know this man and his music, but for those who do not, I urge you to give him a listen. He is a folk . . .
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March 24, 2008 09:28 AM EDT --
I've made it to the second round of the FirstTracks Competition sponsored by Gather.com. Voting goes from today until March 31st. You can vote 1x/day and the top 25 (the Top 100 are locked in) move . . .
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July 02, 2008 04:38 PM EDT --
been trying to flesh out the rest of the next cd, and get back to writing about things that matter. been researching a few things that have come to mind for songs - and it may well be that i should just . . .
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November 09, 2006 01:13 AM EST --
Have I got a singer for you.
He is a singer/songwriter in the Baltimore are.
His music includes punny lyrics, his heart, and about as many styles of folk as you can imagine.
You can check out his music at . . .
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