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Woodsongs 589: Munnelly adn Butch Ross �� Oct 10, 2010

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MUNNELLY is one of the hottest bands on the traditional Celtic music scene. Led by button accordion virtuoso David Munnelly, who came to attention in his early twenties touring and recording with The Chieftains, the band has exploded onto the Irish music stage with their peerless playing, irrepressible enthusiasm, and unique musical style. Their style of playing has been called a living link between two centuries of Rural Irish culture and the Golden Age of Irish American music of the 1920's & 1930's. BUTCH ROSS brings a “rock n roll attitude� to the traditional mountain dulcimer. Playing the dulcimer standing up like a guitar and strung backwards, he�ll play everything from Beatles tunes to “Stairway to Heaven� to the more traditional mountain tunes. Butch was given a mountain dulcimer for his birthday a few years ago, at the time the regionally touring singer/songwriter had no idea of the impact the instrument would have on his career.

Woodsongs 588: Celebration of the Ukulele featuring Brittni Paiva�and Victoria Vox�� Aug 06, 2010

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BRITTNI PAIVA is already the preeminent female ukulele player from Hawaii. At 21 years of age, she's an award-winning multi-instrumentalist whose sound and concept are influenced by jazz, rock, flamenco, and classical music as well as world music from Brazil, Japan, and elsewhere. Brittni and her ukulele are a brilliant match: Both are humble in nature, small in size, and very powerful with proper delivery. Brittni�s new CD is titled Four Strings: The Fire Within. VICTORIA VOX and her ukulele return to the WoodSongs Stage with a brand new CD. Known as a pioneer for singer/songwriters in the growing ukulele genre, Victoria Vox has been writing and performing songs across the country about whatever tickles her tires. Refreshingly modern and innovative, the award-winning vocalist and songwriter lives in Baltimore, and tours 130+ shows a year Paris to Honolulu. The new album, Exact Change was financed by her fans. It�s a blend of traditional roots and blues, pop-rock sensibility and a distinct worldly flair.

Woodsongs 586: Peter Karp & Sue Foley�and The Rockridge Brothers� Aug 04, 2010

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PETER KARP & SUE FOLEY are two the of the finest roots artists working today and have teamed up for an incredible new project called "He Said - She Said." Peter is a gifted troubadour, a master songsmith with an art for spinning true-to-life emotions, humor, and candor. Sue was born to a working class family and spent her early childhood moving from Canadian town to town with her mother. After moving back to Canada Sue won the prestigious Juno award for her critically acclaimed CD "Love Coming Down." Their project project is based around a correspondence the two shared through letters that were written over a year period. Those letters became their songs. THE ROCKRIDGE BROTHERS are a bluegrass and old-time band of young musicians from Stockholm, Sweden that perform high energy hillbilly style mountain music. The band got together to make a bluegrass soundtrack for an animated movie. Right away they felt the need to make something more out of this newly formed combo. Pooling their different musical experiences, ranging from country to punk, they found common ground in old time string music Since that time the Rockridge Brothers have been touring Europe and USA and have released two CDs including their latest "Rockridge Hollerin'

Woodsongs 585: Leroy Troy and Josh Charles�� Aug 02, 2010

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LEROY TROY is known as "the Tennessee Slicker" and plays Uncle Dave Macon banjo style, otherwise known as clawhammer or frailing. He debuted on the Grand Ole Opry in 1988, dazzled a nationwide audience on the hit TV Show Hee Haw. and was the National Old-Time Banjo Champion in 1996. Troy is an old time banjo master and often plays with the Tennessee Mafia Jugband and Marty Stuart, appearing weekly on The Marty Stuart show on RFD-TV. JOSH CHARLES became a prot�g� of Dr. John at the age of 14, incorporating much of his mentor's style and philosophy into his own musicianship. Josh Charles studied music at NYU, Manhattan School of Music and with the legendary jazz pianist Barry Harris and Dr. John. He moved to New Orleans four days before Hurricane Katrina. In the spring of 2009 Josh released "Healing Time" with all the proceeds going towards rebuilding the city of New Orleans.

Woodsongs 584: Darrell Scott�and Evie Ladin� Aug 01, 2010

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DARRELL SCOTT is a songwriter, acclaimed performer and recording artist. As a songwriter, he's contributed a string of hits that reads like a list of the best modern country music has to offer. There's the Grammy Award winning "Long Time Gone" and "Heartbreak Town," both top hits for the Dixie Chicks. "Great Day to be Alive" helped Travis Tritt complete his comeback; "Born to Fly" was a No. 1 hit for Sara Evans, while "Family Tree" was successful for Darryl Worley and "When No One's Around" extended Garth Brooks' run. Darrell returns to WoodSongs with a brand new double CD "A Crooked Road" before he hits the road for a string of dates with Robert Plant (yes, the Led Zepplin guy). EVIE LADIN plays old-time banjo. Listen and you can hear the whomp and jive of the genre's Appalachian heritage. You also hear the instrument's African roots. Now listen to Evie's genteel voice and lyrics and you hear the push and pull of life, you hear real, contemporary stories. Evie is known to music fans as a driving force behind San Francisco's all-gal old-time group the Stairwell Sisters. Based in Oakland, CA, is has just released her debut CD "Float Downstream."

Woodsongs 583: John Lee Hooker Jr. and Tierra Negra & Muriel Anderson Jun 22, 2010

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JOHN LEE HOOKER JR. is the son of the great John Lee Hooker. He was exposed to the life of the blues by touring alongside his dad throughout his teens. Unfortunately, while living the "life of a bluesman" he succumbed to the demons that surround it, derailing his musical career for many, many years. With the support of his family and friends, and a crew of talented musicians who never ceased to believe in him, Jr. Hooker finally found his own inner muse, making music that expresses the depth of emotion he has experienced in his personal life. Has received 2 Grammy nominations and several major blues awards. His latest CD is “Live in Istanbul Turkey.� TIERRA NEGRA & MURIEL ANDERSON are three brilliant guitarists that met in a castle in Germany. In the world of modern Flamenco, few artists have attained the heights of thee two German guitarists known in Europe as “Tierra Negra.� The duo are often cited as the protagonists of Flamenco Nuevo. A WoodSongs favorite, Muriel is widely respected as one of the world�s foremost fingerstyle guitarists and harp-guitarists and is the first woman to have won the National Fingerpicking Guitar Championship. This trio has come together in an exciting CD titled “New World Flamenco.�

Woodsongs 582: Kacey Jones�and HuDost� Jun 19, 2010

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KACEY JONES is a sassy, sexy trio of performing songwriters will make you laugh, scream, cry, and ... did we say laugh? ... her songs include "Every Man I Love is Either Married, Gay, or Dead" and her new CD is called "Donald Trumps Hair" ... how can you possibly miss this appearence by the "Shameless Hussy" Kacey Jones, former lead singer of Ethel and The Shameless Hussies. HUDOST are singer/songwriters Moksha Sommer and Jemal Wade Hines offering a rich, eclectic blending of traditional Sufi music, Bulgarian, Croatian, Macedonian ... plus Balkan folk, Farsi, Turkish, and Arabic. Adding to the group�s international feel is the unexpected instrumentation that includes harmonium, bouzouki, and bendir among others. Most recently, HuDost produced their latest release “Trapeze� that is almost unclassifiable and put them at the forefront of the folk rock world.

Woodsongs 581: Cherryholmes and Kenny White Jun 18, 2010

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CHERRYHOLMES return to bluegrass as the reigning “First family of Bluegrass.� They have stormed to the top of the music world since winning the 2005 IBMA Award for Entertainer of the Year. As little as 10 years ago, the band itself didn�t exist, and half of its youthful members hadn�t even picked up instruments yet. With four GRAMMY nominations to date, the fourth album, “Cherryholmes IV Common Threads� on Skaggs Family Records, brings this talented family back to the WoodSongs stage. KENNY WHITE is an explosive piano player, a soulful singer-songwriting and a Grammy nominated producer. He worked with artists like Gladys Knight, Linda Ronstadt, Dwight Yoakam, Ricky Skaggs, Kim Carnes Felix Cavaliere, Dobie Gray and Aaron Neville among many others. His relationships with Marc Cohn and Shawn Colvin led to his producing Colvin�s Grammy-nominated, “I Don�t Know Why� and to his involvement in Cohn�s eponymous platinum debut record. Kenny signed to Judy Collins Wildflower Records and has just released“Comfort in the Static,� his long-awaited newest release.

Woodsongs 580: The Farewell Drifters & JP Pennington Jun 17, 2010

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THE FAREWELL DRIFTERS are one of the most powerful, striking new bands in Bluegrass, a young quintet that plays with the intensity of Mountain Heart and the fire of the New Grass Revival and, in the words of one gushing reviewer, they are “making folk music hip again.� JP PENNINGTON is one of the founding members of the country and rock supergroup Exile. In a rare, solo acoustic performance, JP discusses the art of songwriting.

Woodsongs 587: Tift Merritt & Dangermuffin May 17, 2010

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TIFT MERRITT has already produced an impressive body of work and earned a passionate, dedicated audience. A North Carolina native, Tift began her music career in the clubs in Chapel Hill. Though she loves her new home in New York City, she still considers North Carolina home. Her live performances, both with her band and on her own, are similarly riveting. Tift's stellar album "See You On The Moon" is a most important step forward in a remarkable artistic journey that continues to search, penetrate, and surprise. DANGERMUFFIN is a sand-blasted, rough-around-the-edges trio that casts a fresh perspective on American roots music. Based in Folly Beach, SC, the group is anchored by the thought-provoking lyrical wit of songwriter Dan Lotti, Nashville-veteran percussionist Steven Sandifer and lead guitarist Mike Sivilli. Accolades include winning Relix Magazine�s JamOff! competition for emerging bands and the reader-voted Best House Band in the Charleston City Paper�s Best Of 2009. Dangermuffin brings a new level of groove to Americana music � a punchy, folk-jam pastry for the sweet-toothed soul of the South. Their new CD is "Moonscapes" on released on Dualtone.

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