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For the Kiddies: Laura Veirs, “Tumble Bee”

For the Kiddies: Laura Veirs, “Tumble Bee”

Rob Smith November 7, 2011 0

Rob Smith discusses Laura Veirs' first kindie folk record

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Digging for Gold: The Time-Life “AM Gold” Series, Part 6

Popdose Staff August 10, 2011 4

Our look at AM Gold's 1963 entry tackles five very different tunes - from folk to soul to country

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CD Review: Sarah Jarosz, “Follow Me Down”

Dan Wiencek June 14, 2011 0

Sarah Jarosz avoids the sophomore slump — mostly — on her latest release, Follow Me Down

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Way Out Wednesday: The Topsiders, “Rock Goes Folk”

Tony Redman September 1, 2010 3

So what did they call mashups before the term existed? Well, whatever you call it, this is one. The Topsiders decided to take popular hits of the day and rearrange them with a folk

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Live Music: Akron/Family @ Union Pool, 3/29/09

Taylor Long April 2, 2009 2

“Everyone is guilty,” Akron/Family sang at their second gig at Union Pool, but if their performance was any indication, that fact isn’t getting to them. The bi-city band, based in New York as well

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CD Review: Simon & Garfunkel, “Live 1969″

Dw. Dunphy February 19, 2009 4

Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel gave the world something that has never been fully recognized, I think. Now, I enjoy folk music and several of its most recognizable proponents, but I cannot deny the

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Mojo’s Cold Shot: Los Lobos, “That Train Don’t Stop Here”

Mojo Flucke February 19, 2009 3

Los Lobos‘ 1992 album Kiko is nothing short of fabulous. A tour de force of primitive rhythms, Latino percussion, gorgeous acoustic and muddy electric guitars, and melodic variance of epic Sgt. Pepper scale. Oh,

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