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Woodsongs 822: Jewel Mar 08, 2016

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Jewel is a multi-platinum singer-songwriter, poet and actress. Jewel has sold more than 25 million albums over her musical career. Her debut album Pieces of You had the hit "Who Will Save Your Soul." Jewel was born in Utah, and grew up in Alaska. She began her musical career at the age of six. After her parents divorced, Jewel continued to tour for several years with her father, who taught her how to yodel-a singing technique that Jewel has used in many of her own songs. At age 15 she began performing as a solo act and won a vocal scholarship to Interlochen, a private school in Michigan dedicated to the arts. While there, she began writing songs and took up the guitar. Jewel later moved to San Diego, California, to live with her mother, and eventually branched out on her own, ending up living in a van for a time as she tried to make it as a performer. Jewel comes on WoodSongs to read from her new memior plus perform songs from her new album. WoodSongs Kid: Kelsie May is 16 and from Louisa, Kentucky. She is an aspiring country singer and songwriter. She appeared on NBC's hit TV show The Voice as a member of Team Blake.

Woodsongs 821: Girls Guns & Glory and T Sisters Mar 08, 2016

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GIRLS GUNS & GLORY have been making a name for themselves through relentless touring (about 200 gigs a year worldwide), the release of four critically acclaimed records, a slew of local awards, including being the Boston Music Awards first act of its genre to win Act of the Year, and international awards (Independent Artist of the Year at the French Country Music Awards). Boston�s rising stars foursome found from early �50s rock �n� roll icons such as Chuck Berry, Eddie Cochran, and Buddy Holly, as well as country greats like Hank Williams and Johnny Cash. The band's latest is a live album honoring their hero Hank Williams. T SISTERS are a genuine sister singing group based out of Oakland, CA. The group�s subtle throwback aesthetic calls to mind classic trios past, from the Andrews Sisters and 1960s girl-groups to the sirens from the film O Brother, Where Art Thou? Anchored by influences spanning folk, country, gospel, klezmer and early-90�s R&B, each sister brings a unique vocal and lyrical style to a sound that is at once modern and timeless. WoodSongs Kid: Kitty Amaral is a 13 year-old award winning fiddle player from Elk Creek, Virginia.

Woodsongs 820: Tommy Emmanuel Feb 05, 2016

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TOMMY EMMANUEL is arguably one of the most exciting, brilliant and powerful guitar masters on earth. Walking in the legacy of Merle Travis, Chet Atkins and many others Tommy has dazzled audiences worldwide with his sheer mastery of the instrument. WoodSongs is excited to welcome back our friend for his sixth appearance on our broadcast as we help Tommy celebrate the release of his brand new album, “It�s Never Too Late.� This is a show not to be missed. WoodSongs Kid: Evan Twitty is a 14-year-old guitarist from Vincennes, Indiana. Evan just won the National Thumpbpcikers Hall of Fame 2015 Horizon Award.

Woodsongs 819: The Mavericks and Whitney Rose Feb 05, 2016

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THE MAVERICKS merge traditional country with traditional rock & roll. The band became one of the most critically acclaimed and commercially successful groups of the early �90s. Led by songwriter Raul Malo, the legendary group have released their brand new album, �Mono� that is actually recorded in MONO instead of STEREO. They have started a worldwide concert tour called the Mono Mundo Tour to celebrate the release and come to WoodSongs loaded with new songs and hits. Raul Malo remains the lead singer of the band, his voice easily navigating country, rockabilly, Latino and even opera. WHITNEY ROSE is a special guest on the show as requested by Raul Malo himself, who produced her new album �Heartbreaker of the Year.� Whitney is a powerful Canadian artist first met the Mavericks when she was booked to open for them in Toronto, and they were suitably impressed enough to ask her to join them for their entire 2014 cross-Canada tour. WoodSongs fans are in for a powerful night of country music on this special event broadcast taping! WoodSongs Kid: Haley and Dylan Richardson are a brother and sister duo from Pittsgrove Township, New Jersey, who specialize in traditional Irish music.

Woodsongs 818: Charlie Musselwhite and Gill Landry Feb 05, 2016

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CHARLIE MUSSELWHITE is one of the most revered blues musicians in the world. The harmonica master, also a respected singer and songwriter in his own right, has won countless awards during his legendary career including induction into the Blues Hall of Fame and collaborated with innumerable musical giants of the past 50 years including Howlin� Wolf, Muddy Waters, Big Joe Williams, Little Walter, Sonny Boy Williamson, Tom Waits, Eddie Vedder and Ben Harper, just to name to name a few. His latest 'I Ain't Lyin' is all Charlie � original tunes penned by this Grammy winning master that resonate with the South itself � rising from the Mississippi, crossing the levy, dancing through the streets and cutting to the heart of all that matters. GILL LANDRY is a songwriter and multi-instrumentalist from Louisiana. After cutting his musical teeth busking in New Orleans and chewing up half of America, he started writing songs about it; interpreting life from the curb up. Gill's self titled third album is his first on the ATO label, but he is not new to the family. He's played guitar, banjo, pedal steal, and been a contributing songwriter in Old Crow Medicine Show since 2004. Although Gill's music is influenced by some of the same sources as Old Crow, from Dylan to old delta blues songsters, his music is very much his own. WoodSongs Kid: Erin Coburn is a 13-year-old blues musician from Florence, Kentucky.

Woodsongs 817: Bobby Long and Andy T-Nick Nixon Band Feb 05, 2016

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BOBBY LONG is a British singer-songwriter-guitarist. Long, who emerged from London's burgeoning folk music renaissance, relocated to New York in 2009, cultivating a strong fan base for his music. This gifted songwriter has earneda reputation for creating memorable songs inhabited by hauntingly poetic lyrics. For his third album, 'Ode to Thinking' he�s returning to the basics, a guy and a guitar, recalling his heady early days on London�s open mic circuit. THE ANDY T - NICK NIXON BAND continue the long legacy of great partnerships in the blues. The velvet-voiced Nixon, was born to sing the blues. He was part of Nashville�s thriving blues and R&B in the 60�s and 70�s and a sometime stage mate of the late, great Jimi Hendrix. Combined with Andy T�s bold, vibrant tones and equally rooted guitar style, it makes for a uniquely satisfying brand of soulful blues. The two were recently nominated for a 2015 Blues Music Award in the Traditional Blues Album category. Their new release on Blind Pig Records is 'Numbers Man'. WoodSongs Kid: Victor Furtado hails from Front Royal, Virginia. This 15 year old is award winning claw hammer banjo wizard.

Woodsongs 816: Jonathan Edwards and Lindi Ortega Jan 15, 2016

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JONATHAN EDWARDS is one of America�s finest songwriters. Four decades into a stellar career of uncompromising musical integrity, Jonathan has released 16 albums and has a highly respected repertoire that includes the classic “Sunshine (Go Away Today)� the fierce anthem of protest that resonated with thousands of frustrated and angry young men and women when it was first released in 1971. The veteran songwriter�s latest album is �Tomorrow�s Child� and it unites the themes that have defined his career. LINDI ORTEGA is a fiercley independent and acclaimed Canadian singer-songwriter of Mexican-Irish decent, recently named Canadian Roots Artist of the Year and nominated for two Juno Awards. Lindi�s voice has been described as a mix of Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris and Johnny Cash � we�re not making this up. Her latest album is �Faded Gloryville� and was recorded with the Muscle Shoals-based team of Ben Tanner (Alabama Shakes) and John Paul White (Civil Wars). WoodSongs Kid: Clara Brumfield is an 8 year singer from Lexington, Kentucky. She'll perform "My Favorite Things" with her Grandpa.

Woodsongs 815: Spinney Brothers & Roy Book Binder Jan 15, 2016

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THE SPINNEY BROTHERS are based in Canada and heralded all over North America as champions of traditional bluegrass music, touring in support of their new CD, Tried & True. Allan & Rick Spinney, who still call Nova Scotia home, are known for their heartfelt, brother duet vocals. The siblings record for Mountain Fever Records in Willis, Virginia. They are coming off enormous success from their sophomore record for Mountain Fever, which garnished them both a #1 single and #1 CD on the Top 30 Charts. ROY BOOK BINDER is one of America�s great folk and blues treasures. He was a friend of the blues master Rev. Gary Davis, he is equally at home with blues and ragtime, he is known to shift from open tunings to slide arrangements to original compositions, with both traditional and self-styled licks. He has toured with Bonnie Raitt, and has shared the stage with many great bluesmen including: BB King, John Jackson, Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee. THE GOOD BOOK, Roy�s latest release of all original songs, reached #3 on AirPlayDirect�s Americana charts. WoodSongs Kid: Silas Powell is a third generation bluegrass musician from Salem, West Virginia.

Woodsongs 814: We Banjo 3, Scythian and Next Generation Leahy Jan 15, 2016

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WE BANJO 3 is an Award-winning quartet from Galway, Ireland that deliver a ground breaking mixture of Irish Music and Old- Time American and Bluegrass influences with remarkable virtuosity and passion. Enda & Fergal Scahill and Martin & David Howley are among the most celebrated and distinguished young musicians in Ireland today. Their competitive success is unrivaled, Martin holding 7 All Ireland titles, Enda with 4, while Fergal and David hold All Ireland titles on Banjo, Fiddle, Bodhran and Guitar. The band has just released their first live album 'Live in Galway'. SCYTHIAN plays immigrant rock with thunderous energy, technical prowess, and storytelling songwriting, beckoning crowds into a barn-dance rock concert experience. These classically trained musicians from Washington DC are natural showmen who seamlessly blend kicked-up Celtic, folk and world music, and deliver it with a punk-rock sensibility. 'Old Tin Can', the band's latest, is Scythian�s tip of the cap to the tradition that inspired them. The album features Scythian�s take on favorite Celtic and Americana tunes that helped form their musical palette. WoodSongs Kid: THE NEXT GENERATION LEAHY build on over three generations of Leahy musicianship - a renown musical family from Lakefield, Ontario, Canada. Doug Leahy, together with his wife Jennifer and their children (ages 4 -13) , are keeping those traditions alive through music, song, and dance.

Woodsongs 813: The Rua and Choro das 3 Jan 15, 2016

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THE RUA are two sisters and a brother with an Irish heritage that live in Windsor, England. They are Classically trained, write all of their own songs and music, play a variety of instruments, are actors (appeared in all of the Harry Potter movies, Thor, etc.) but prefer to follow their musical path. The band is legitimately breaking overseas and their first album, 'Essence' has just been released. CHORO DAS 3 is a Brazilian instrumental group of three sisters and their father that first started to play as a band in 2002. Corina plays flute and piccolo. Lia plays 7-string guitar. The music they play is called Choro which is a form of urban jazz native to Brazil that shares a similar feel with New Orleans jazz or ragtime or bluegrass. They have 3 albums and have played for millions of people, including Brazil's Presidents, Governors and Ministers. WoodSongs Kids: Ellie and Caleb Long are from Lexington, Kentucky. They are brother and sister duo the features some dynamic harmony vocals.

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