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Tag: American folk music

Obituaries

Highly Influential American Singer-Songwriter John Prine Dies at 73

World Music Central News Room April 8, 2020 No Comments American folk musicJohn Prine

John Prine, one of the United States’ most admired singer-songwriters, passed away on Tuesday, April 7, 2020, in Nashville, Tennessee. The cause was complications connected…

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Music videos

Rhiannon Giddens Releases “Trees on the Mountain” Music Video

World Music Central News Room April 7, 2020 No Comments American folk musicRhiannon Giddens

Contemporary American roots musician and singer-songwriter Rhiannon Giddens has released a music video for “Trees on the Mountain.” The song appears on her recently released…

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Triangle Music

American Folk Sensation Dom Flemons to Perform at The ArtsCenter in Carrboro

World Music Central News Room February 26, 2020 No Comments American folk musicbanjoDom Flemons

The ArtsCenter will presents Dom Flemons on Friday, March 20th, 2020 at 8 PM. Chris Frisina will be the opening act. Dom Flemons is an…

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Concert reviews

Dom Flemons at Symphony Space, New York

Steve Capra January 30, 2020 No Comments American folk musicDom Flemons

Introducing himself on January 16, 2020 at Symphony Space (New York), Dom Flemons called himself “The American Songster”. A songster, he reminded us, plays all…

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Artist Profiles

Artist Profiles: Leyla McCalla

Angel Romero January 29, 2020 No Comments American folk musicLeyla McCallaUnited States of America

Leyla McCalla is a Haitian-American artist born on October 3, 1985 in New York City, United States. Leyla sings in French, Haitian Creole and English,…

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Awards

Folk Alliance International Announces 2019 Artist, Song, and Album of the Year

World Music Central News Room January 23, 2020 No Comments American folk musicAmythyst KiahCanadian musicFolk Alliance InternationalMavis StaplesThe Small Glories

Folk Alliance International (FAI) revealed last night the winners of the 2019 International folk Music Awards. The winner in the Artist of the Year category…

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Artist Profiles

Artist Profiles: Becky Buller

Angel Romero October 22, 2019 2 Comments American folk musicBecky BullerBluegrassUnited States of America

Becky Buller grew up in Minnesota. She played fiddle with her parents and Gordy and Roxy Shultz in the group Prairie Grass. She studied classical…

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Album reviews

Candid Respect for American Stringband Music

TJ Nelson July 31, 2019 No Comments American folk musicold timestringband musicTui

Tui – Pretty Little Mister (Pretty Little Mister, 2019) The shiny sparkly goodness whipped up on the debut recording Pretty Little Mister by the duo…

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Moira Smiley - Unzip The Horizon
Album reviews

Vocal Worldly Delights from Moira Smiley

Angel Romero July 9, 2019 No Comments American folk musicMoira Smileyold timeworld music

Moira Smiley – Unzip The Horizon (Moira Smiley Music, 2018) Itinerant American multi-instrumentalist, composer and prodigious singer Moira Smiley has toured the world with various…

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Artist Profiles

Artist Profiles: Rhiannon Giddens

Angel Romero July 4, 2019 1 Comment American folk musicbanjoBluegrassold timeRhiannon GiddensUnited States of America

Rhiannon Giddens was born February 21, 1977 in Greensboro, North Carolina. She is a renowned multi-instrumentalist, composer, singer-songwriter and researcher, best known as one of…

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