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Woodsongs 706: Mike Scott/Waterboys - Celebration of W.B. Yates Aug 22, 2013

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MIKE SCOTT is the Scottish bandleader of the legendary group The Waterboys. The band has just released its first new album in half a decade 'An Appointment With Mr. Yeats' which takes classic poems of the classic Irish poet W.B. Yeats and puts them in modern musical settings. The new album connects with the power and immediacy of Waterboy's classics like This Is the Sea (1985) and Fisherman�s Blues (1988), unfolding with colorful vividness that has characterized Scott�s single-minded body of work during the course of the last three decades. Scott has been on quite a creative roll in recent years, having authored an enthusiastically received memoir, Adventures of a Waterboy, while the new album is the result of two decades of dedication and a lifelong fascination with Yeats� poetry.

Woodsongs 705: The Indigo Girls Aug 22, 2013

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THE INDIGO GIRLS are the Grammy-winning folk-rock duo from Georgia. Emily Saliers and Amy Ray began performing together in high school, transferred their honest, urgent performing style onto the stages of countless small clubs, then saw their public profile take off with the 1989 release of their self-titled breakthrough (an album that included the first hit, “Closer To Fine,� and went on to win Best Contemporary Folk Recording at the 1990 Grammys). The duo�s constant touring, as well as staunch dedication to a number of social and environmental causes, has earned them a fervidly devoted following over the years. On their fourteenth studio album, �Beauty Queen Sister�, the duo deliver a beautifully crafted batch of songs that revel in spirited simplicity. The Indigo Girls will be performing on WoodSongs with their full touring band The Shadowboxers..

Woodsongs 704: Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver and Lake Street Dive Aug 22, 2013

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DOYLE LAWSON & QUICKSILVER is celebrating his 50th anniversary in bluegrass music this year. Doyle and the boys have multiple Grammy, Dove, ICM, IBMA and SPBGMA Award nominations, and are seven-time winners of IBMA�s Vocal Group of the Year Award. Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver are the reigning Inspirational Country Music Association Vocal Group of the Year, on the heels of Lawson�s induction into the International Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame last year. We are proud to have this incredible bluegrass legend back on WoodSongs! LAKE STREET DIVE is a quirky northeastern quartet that has become known for their irreverent brand of pop which blends classic soul and R&B, jazz, and British invasion. Combine this with the unstoppable joy of their live shows and near viral collection of YouTube videos, and you get the sum of the Lake Street Dive equation: pure pop music fun. Knock-your-socks-off vocals and virtuosic instrumentals top it all off, and with the release of their third and self titled record on Signature Sounds, the band is garnering a growing fan base in and beyond their native East Coast. Check out their fun Jackson 5 cover recorded on a sidewalk.

Woodsongs 703: Exile May 30, 2013

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EXILE is one of America's legendary bands. In 1963, the year before the Beatles scored their first American hit, a group of kids calling themselves The Exiles climbed onto an outdoor stage in the small town of Richmond, Ky. The group, JP Pennington, Les Taylor, Sonny LeMaire, Marlon Hargis and Steve Goetzman are celebrating 50 years together with their first new album in 20 years, their induction into the Kentucky Music Hall of Fame and more.

Woodsongs 702: JD Crowe plus Brandy Miller and Marteka Lake May 30, 2013

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JD CROWE is in fact one of the greatest bluegrass stars of all time. He comes to WoodSongs to help us celebrate his legacy career, amazing banjo style and his recent honors from the University of Kentucky. Crowe began playing the banjo early and was offered a job with Jimmy Martin's Sunny Mountain Boys in the mid-1950s. In the late 1960s, Crowe formed the Kentucky Mountain Boys, principally performing in the Lexington, Kentucky region. By the early 1970s, Crowe changed the band's name to The New South, widely considered one of the most influential bluegrass groups in history. Many influential musicians have been a part of the band over the years, including Keith Whitley, Ricky Skaggs, Tony Rice, Jerry Douglas, and Doyle Lawson. Part of the evening will be devoted to JD talking about his banjo style and introducing young, new players to the audience. BRANDY MILLER is a 15 year girl from North Carolina who has won several banjo awards. JD Crowe is one of her banjo inspirations and we thought it would be fun to have her on the show to go pick-to-pick with her. Bring your own seat belts! MARTEKA LAKE is a 14 year girl from West Virginia. She will be playing on the show with her brother

Woodsongs 701: Victor Wooten May 30, 2013

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VICTOR WOOTEN is regarded as one of the most influential musicians in the world, fueled by his tenure with the GRAMMY-winning super-group Bela Fleck and the Flecktones. Victor will be celebrating the release of two albums Sword and Stone and Words and Tone plus his new book The Music Lesson. Victor will be joined on stage by his children.,

Woodsongs 700: Big Bad Voodoo Daddy May 24, 2013

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BIG BAD VOODOO DADDY last award winning album was a tribute to the great Cab Calloway, a music legend who performed decades ago in the Lyric Theatre. What better band to help us celebrate our 700th broadcast! are the longtime purveyors, custodians and distillers of a modern big band swing sound. In celebration of twenty years bringing an irrepressible groove to the adoring masses, the band has recorded Rattle Them Bones, their eighth studio album on Savory Jazz. The band's originals rocketed the group into its first phase of stardom when “You & Me and the Bottle Makes Three (Tonight)� and “Go Daddy-O� were featured in the 1996 indie film landmark Swingers. The band has built a career through relentless touring and an impressive discography that includes the platinum selling, Americana Deluxe. From "Minnie the Moocher" to WoodSongs 700th show! bbvd.com,

Woodsongs 699: Bobby Rush and Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper May 24, 2013

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BOBBY RUSH is the legendary, multi-award winning blues man. He shared the stage and toured with such legacy artists like Howlin' Wolf, Muddy Waters and so many more. Bobby will be performing songs from his new album "Louisiana". MICHAEL CLEVELAND AND FLAMEKEEPER is the award-winning, hard-driving traditional bluegrass band. Michael is a nine-time winner of the IBMA's Fiddle Performer of the Year award.

Woodsongs 697: Wanda Jackson and Shemekia Copeland May 24, 2013

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WANDA JACKSON is widely known and respected as "The Queen of Rockabilly." Jackson is credited with being the first woman to ever record a rock and roll song-"Let's Have a Party" in 1958. In 2009, Jackson was inducted into the "Rock and Roll Hall of Fame" and, in 2010, was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Americana Music Awards. Wanda returns to the WoodSongs Stage to celebrate the release of her 31st studio album 'Unfinished Business' produced by Justin Townes Earle on Sugar Hill Records. SHEMEKIA COPELAND has evolved from teenage upstart to one of the most prominent voices in the blues. She's currently the most feted woman in the blues world and actually had a coronation where she was crowned and declared "Queen of the Blues" at the Chicago Blues Festival in 2011. Shemekia earned her crown with a series of high-quality recordings and an unrelenting tour schedule including a memorable performance at the White House in front of an audience that included the President of the United States, sharing the bill with Buddy Guy, Mick Jagger, Jeff Beck, B.B. King and other greats. Her latest is "33 1/3" on Telarc International.

Woodsongs 696: Holly Williams and Charlie Peacock May 24, 2013

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CARAVAN OF THIEVES are a gypsy swinging serenading firebreathing circus freaks band based out of Bridgeport, CT. If Django Reinhardt, the cast of Stomp and the Beatles all had a party at Tim Burton's house, Caravan of Thieves would be the band they hired. Their new CD is "Funhouse." Check out their gypsy jazz version of Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody." MOLASSES CREEK's high-energy performances and phenomenal songwriting bring the love of their coastal home of Ocracoke Island, NC, to the stage. Award winners from Garrison Keillor's "Prairie Home Companion," Molasses Creek has recorded 12 albums over the past 19 years. The band's elegant harmonies and arrangements, blazing instrumentals, and quirky sense of humor have won loyal followers throughout the United States and around the world.

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