Fairfax Singers entertain the community in the run up to Christmas
ON SONG, amidst the throng of excited visitors at Five Rise Locks, Bingley, in mid-October, a group of the Fairfax Singers, who are based at Burley-in-Wharfedale, performed at their first community...
View ArticleFolk-Rock Duo Aztec Two-Step Celebrates 45th Anniversary at Husson...
The acclaimed folk-rock duo, Aztec Two-Step, will celebrate their 45th anniversary with a performance at Husson University's Gracie Theatre at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, November 19, 2016. Rex Fowler and...
View ArticleJohn Simon brings The Last Waltz to NZ
For a decade from the mid-60s, John Simon was one of the most important record producers in America. In rapid succession he produced Big Brother and the Holding Company's Cheap Thrills and its...
View ArticleSinger/songwriter Nick Treharne to perform at Washington Tea
GUITARIST and singer/songwriter Nick Treharne will be performing at Washington Tea, Penarth, on the evening of Saturday, November 26. Known for his vocals and acoustic guitar playing, Nick is a proven...
View ArticlePaul Simon at 3Arena: 'Music that will serve as beacon through the dark days...
Paul Simon is one of pop's great chameleons. As the more introspective half of Simon and Garfunkel, he crafted coffee house folk both briskly catchy and weighed down with sadness.
View ArticleThis Day in Music History: The Beatles release The White Album, Pearl Jam...
As their earlier incarnation as Tom and Jerry, they play their minor hit "Hey Little Schoolgirl." 1994 - Pearl Jam releases their third studio album, Vitalogy , on vinyl.
View ArticleExclusive Listen to Brooklyn Based Duo TAMMY's Full Record
Two people, one name and a wholly captivating style is the simplest way to describe the breakthrough Sex Folk duo, TAMMY. Members Aaron and Brooke, who met for the first time at a bar called Ioana,...
View ArticlePaul Simon's Essential Albums
Our guide to singer-songwriter's best, deepest and most overlooked work - from Sixties folk to global pop and beyond Read David Fricke's comprehensive guide to Paul Simon's vast discography, from Simon...
View ArticleThe SetlistThe Turkey Playlist
Smack dab in the middle of Halloween and Christmahanakwanzaa, Thanksgiving always seems more of an autumn holiday than a winter one for me. Yes, I know winter doesn't actually start for another month...
View ArticlePlaque remembers folk 'genius' Davy Graham
One of the UK's most influential folk musicians is being remembered with a plaque in the town where he was born. One of his pieces, Anji , was covered on the Simon and Garfunkel album Sounds of Silence...
View Article'The Voice' singer to help celebrate Howmet Playhouse centennial
The centennial celebration at Howmet Playhouse in Whitehall continues with a performance from Joshua Davis, second runner up on "The Voice" in 2015. Davis, of Traverse City, will perform at 7:30 p.m....
View ArticleThe Simon and Garfunkel Story: The Regent Centre, Christchurch
Telling the story of Simon and Garfunkel in a two hour production which relies so heavily on getting close to an authentic sound could have been fraught with problems. After all you're dealing with one...
View ArticleGraham Nash Among Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds' Guests At Stand With Standing...
On Sunday night a number of artists came together at DAR Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C. to raise funds and awareness for the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe's opposition to the Dakota Access Pipeline....
View ArticleSounds of The Celtic Tenors to fill Bert Church Live Theatre
Though many may associate fiddles and flutes with Celtic music, the songs chosen by The Celtic Tenors defy expectations - with picks ranging from the songs of Simon and Garfunkel to familiar Irish...
View ArticleBuy Dennis Hopper's Personal Record Collection for $150,000
Actor's copies of classic LPs, one-of-a-kind seven-inch of Carl Perkins' "Blue Suede Shoes" offered by Hopper's daughter Dennis Hopper's record collection, stocked with the actor's copies of classic...
View ArticleFlashback: Simon and Garfunkel Perform 'Old Friends' in 1977
In late 1977, Paul Simon 's close friend Lorne Michaels helped him promote his new LP Greatest Hits, Etc. with an NBC primetime special.
View ArticleBittersweet Drive, a duo born of kismet
It was fate and academia that brought together Chicago folk duo Bittersweet Drive. James Bence and Molly Robison were 18-year-old freshman students at Columbia College Chicago when they met on their...
View ArticleArt Garfunkel to perform at Princeton University
PRINCETON - Art Garfunkel, one half of the iconic folk duo, Simon and Garfunkel, is coming to Princeton this month to play music, share stories and answer questions. The event will be held at 4:30 p.m....
View ArticleBlue plaque unveiled for Market Bosworth musician Davey Graham
A blue plaque is to be put up in Market Bosworth to mark the birthplace of revolutionary 1960s guitarist Davey Graham, pictured here in Marrakesh in 2008, the year he died Musical maestro, innovator...
View ArticleDisturbed Frontman Explains Why It's 'Strange' To Compete Against...
"When you can have, with all due respect, a Beyonce and a Disturbed in the same category, something has gone wrong," says David Draiman. On Tuesday morning , hard-rock vets Disturbed secured the second...
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