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January 31, 2010 - As Martina McBride pointed out, the pairing of the country singer with Trace Adkins on their current jaunt was surprising. After all, she's of diva-quality voice, petite, non-controversial unless you... »»»
January 28, 2010 - Eilen Jewell wears a lot of musical hats. The Idaho native, who now lives in Boston, fronts the Eilen (ee-lin) Jewell Band, a pretty much traditional country band. She's a member the Sacred Shakers,... »»»
January 27, 2010 - The combination of Carrie Rodriguez and Ben Sollee and their sometimes country, often rootsy/Americana music was apparently too much to pass up as the venerable folk club drew a full house on hump day. With good reason.... »»»
January 25, 2010 - Dale Watson, long a standard bearer for traditional country music, also puts on one of the most entertaining - and lengthy - live shows you're likely to see. The 47-year old Texan and his four piece... »»»
December 19, 2009 - Lori McKenna has been on the big stage, but she was equally as comfortable on the small stage as she made her annual three-day pilgrimage to this bastion of folk music. And at the last of six shows over... »»»
December 10, 2009 - Mark O'Connor has enjoyed a very long and successful career as one of music's premier fiddle players. But the life of the musician was a bit different this week as he was at Berklee College of... »»»
December 4, 2009 - A self-professed geek, Brooklyn's Jonathan Coulton found his musical niche when he combined his considerable talents as a songsmith with his background as a computer programmer and his love for geek culture.... »»»
November 29, 2009 - Decades later, John Fogerty unveiled The Blue Ridge Rangers again. He recorded an entire disc under that moniker in 1973, a disc in which he played everything. Fogerty has since recorded albums under his... »»»
November 14, 2009 - Radney Foster told fans that he came home from the University of the South one weekend early in his college career and told his parents in the wee hours of the morning that he wanted to quit college and... »»»
November 10, 2009 - The opening of Neko Case's show was unusual to say the least. "I'm angry right now," said the red head. "We just had a big fight with the promoter. We're going to sing... »»»