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Popdose Presents: Songs of Freedom, Episode Two
For the second episode of “Popdose Presents: Songs of Freedom”, Matthew Bolin and Lyana Fernandez focus on the Occupy movement, especially its beginning point at Occupy Wall Street
Read More »A Fan’s Notes: Newport Folk Festival 2011
Ken Shane was back at the Newport Folk Festival this year -- but this time, he wasn't just there as a journalist
Read More »50CCM50, Part Five
Popdose.com presents the Top Ten CCM albums of all-time as determined by Dw. Dunphy
Read More »CD Review: The Preservation Hall Jazz Band, “Preservation: An Album to Benefit Preservation Hall”
The Preservation Hall Jazz Band has always been rooted in tradition, and at this point, the group is a tradition itself — to the point that quite a few of its albums are compilations
Read More »CD Review: Pete Seeger, “Live in ’65″
Pete Seeger’s unlikely late-career resurgence continues with Live in ’65, Appleseed Recordings’ latest contribution to the folk icon’s vast catalog. Culled from a performance at Pittsburgh’s Carnegie Music Hall, these previously unreleased recordings capture
Read More »Live Music: Folk Festival 50, Newport, R.I. (Day Two)
To be honest, I had my doubts about Day Two of Folk Festival 50. First of all, I was still tired from the day one. Next, it appeared that the lineup wasn’t quite as
Read More »Live Music: Folk Festival 50, Newport, R.I. (Day One)
The Newport Folk Festival turned 50 over the weekend, and Popdose's Ken Shane was there. Read his recap of the festival's first day here
Read More »Versionality: “Stagger Lee”
In our new series, Kelly Stitzel and the Popdose staff bring you 27 -- count 'em! -- versions of the great blues-folk song "Stagger Lee."
Read More »CD Review: Simon & Garfunkel, “Live 1969″
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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