Folk-Rock News

The Nadas The Java House, 211 E. Washington St. Noon to 1 p.m. Friday Co-fronted by Mike Butterworth and Jason Walsmith, these tuneful pop/rock road warriors have sold more than 75,000 albums over 15 years, and most of those the old-fashioned way --personally from the bandstand.

Bill Mallonee If you get a day off work on July 3 to celebrate Independence Day weekend, this show is a good excuse to get the party started on Thursday night.

Music fans are reminded advance weekend passes to the 25th anniversary Islands Folk Festival are available until July 23.

Five nationally known musical acts will perform at the Annual Folk Festival concert of the Peg Egan Performing Art Center's Sunset Concerts Series.

Thousands flocked to Priory Park in Reigate in glorious sunshine for the joint Priory Park Community Festival and Armed Forces Day celebrations.

Sixto Rodriguez isn't dead, he's on tour The Latin troubador is alive and well, and riding the wave of a South African fan base to a gig at Toronto's Hot Spot Fest Brad Wheeler From Thursday's Globe and Mail Last updated on Wednesday, Jul.

Guilfest is upon us soon with a smashing line-up of bands performing on no less than seven stages next weekend.

Taipei, June 27 The Taipei Artist Village , a non-governmental artist community run by the Taipei Culture Foundation, on Saturday launched its first "FunArts" Artist Workshop in Grass Mountain Arts Village in suburban Taipei.

The year 2009 will go down as one full of milestones for Canadian songstress, actress, visual artist and poet Sarah Slean.

Vancouver-based band The Paperboys are the featured act at Whistler's Canada Day celebrations next Wednesday .

Last year, Motor City troubadour Rodriguez's 1970 recording Cold Fact rightfully topped many critics' lists as the best reissue of 2008.

THOUSANDS enjoyed a weekend feast of music, dance and narowboats at the Middlewich Folk and Boat Festival.

He plays with a seven-piece band and openers Arthur & Yu, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Triple Door, 216 Union St., Seattle; $20-$23 . The Internet isn't good at keeping secrets.

Local label Light in the Attic has done the world a service and rereleased two forgotten albums by Detroit artist Sixto Diaz Rodriguez , known simply as Rodriguez .

THE Gathering, a band consisting of legends of folk rock, will be performing at the Gaiety Theatre, Douglas, a week on Saturday .

When I first fell in love with writing and music in my grade-school years, my parents made a habit of sending me to arts-related camps during the summer.

IndiaGlitz [Monday, June 15, 2009] It was an evening of glamour and glitz at Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium on 13 June 2009.

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Singer-songwriter Ana Egge was raised in North Dakota by what she calls "motorcycle-riding hippie farmers." Her song "Farmer's Daughter" was inspired by watching the Loretta Lynn biopic Coal Miner's Daughter , while "Fairest of Them All" describes a sensual, deviant woman.

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