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Music Review: Indie Round-Up - Malcolm Holcombe, Jeff Norwood, Putumayo's España
In a minor key, Malcolm Holcombe's grey, gravelly voice can sound like an extended death rattle.
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Book Review: Meeting Jimmie Rodgers: How America's Original Roots Music Hero Changed the Pop Sounds of a Century by Barry Mazor
Mazor’s Meeting Jimmie Rodgers is much more than mere biography...
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Book Review: The Food of a Younger Land by Mark Kurlansky
Explore America’s forgotten cuisine of the early 20th century.
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Music Review: Chris Smither – Time Stands Still
Another quiet masterpiece from a master of American roots
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Minor League Baseball – What a Value
$27.50 for a night between a father and son is difficult to beat.
A great album that draws influences from Americana, country, and 60's folk.
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Verse Chorus Verse: Mark Knopfler - "Prairie Wedding"
A belated happy birthday to Mark Knopfler, who turned 60 yesterday....
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Book Review: True Crime: An American Anthology edited by Harold Schechter
350 years worth of the most fascinating American crimes
She's not running for office, but this South Carolina singer-songwriter has a voice that deserves to be heard.
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Shannon McNally Pours Some Coldwater Into Hot Sauce
Upcoming projects from this Mississippi Queen include a new record with band, tour dates with Dave Alvin.
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