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Fishman Fluence Acoustic Pickups: Sound flexibility Beyond Limits

Fishman Fluence Acoustic Pickups: Sound flexibility Beyond Limits

Posted January 12, 2026 at 9:42 am | No comments

Fishman recently released 3 acoustic guitar pickups featuring Fluence technology (multiple voices and no copper wire winding): Rock Icon, Nashville Legend, and Spotlight. The Fluence technology gives them unprecedented sound flexibility. Let’s take a closer look…

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Long Journey Home — A Century After The 1925 Mountain City Fiddlers Convention

Long Journey Home — A Century After The 1925 Mountain City Fiddlers Convention

Posted July 28, 2025 at 9:22 am | No comments

In 2012 John McCutcheon released an album honoring Woody Guthrie’s 100th birthday.  In 2015 he released an album in memory of the 100th anniversary of labor songwriter Joe Hill’s execution by the state of Utah.  Then in 2019 he honored Pete Seeger’s 100th birthday by gathering a boatload of his music friends

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Chris Walz’s Long-Awaited Debut “All I Got And Gone” To Be Released March 14th!

Chris Walz’s Long-Awaited Debut “All I Got And Gone” To Be Released March 14th!

Posted March 11, 2025 at 9:01 pm | No comments

All I Got and Gone, Chris Walz’s long-awaited debut recording, reflects Chris’s love of traditional music but he takes it in directions that listeners will find original, yet familiar. Chris Walz, a musician’s musician, a performer, and esteemed educator at Chicago’s Old Town School of Folk Music.

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Guitar Aficionado Yasmin Williams’ Unforgettable Experience at the legendary Birchmere

Guitar Aficionado Yasmin Williams’ Unforgettable Experience at the legendary Birchmere

Posted February 15, 2025 at 10:38 pm | No comments

Following a dream-like performance by Amadou Kouyate who performed on kora and djembe, some of his original compositions, along with traditional 13th century West African music, the masterful guitarist, Yasmin Williams, opened to a packed house at the legendary Birchmere Music Hall.

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Gene Clark’s & Carla Olsen’s Trailblazing “So Rebellious A Lover” Re-Mastered w/Bonus Tracks

Gene Clark’s & Carla Olsen’s Trailblazing “So Rebellious A Lover” Re-Mastered w/Bonus Tracks

Posted February 12, 2025 at 7:24 am | No comments

In 1987, So Rebellious a Lover – the watershed duet album of Byrds co-founder Gene Clark and revered folk-rock maverick Carla Olson – pioneered the Americana genre.

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Little Feat and Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Unite For Dirty Feat Tour 2025

Little Feat and Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Unite For Dirty Feat Tour 2025

Posted January 21, 2025 at 12:31 pm | No comments

With over 100 combined years of touring, Little Feat and Nitty Gritty Dirt Band have each performed their music to audiences across the world. Now these two monumental bands, who share a mutual admiration, are joining forces on the road for the first time with their Dirty Feat Tour.

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Iconic Bob Dylan Print by Elliott Landy And Other Landy Merchandise Holiday Sale

Iconic Bob Dylan Print by Elliott Landy And Other Landy Merchandise Holiday Sale

Posted December 12, 2024 at 7:48 am | No comments

From the legendary photographer, Elliot Landy, “This photo has become my most popular image of Bob taken in Woodstock, NY in 1968. In addition to its visual beauty, I feel it sub-consciously communicates the otherworldliness of his musical vision

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Bear Family Records Announces  He Took Us By Storm: 25 Lost Classics  From The Bob Dylan Folk-Rock Revolution Era

Bear Family Records Announces He Took Us By Storm: 25 Lost Classics From The Bob Dylan Folk-Rock Revolution Era

Posted October 2, 2024 at 9:17 am | No comments

On October 4th, Bear Family Records proudly releases a stunning compilation album, He Took Us By Storm: 25 Lost Classics From The Bob Dylan Folk-Rock Revolution Era. This new compilation celebrates the iconic musician and songwriter who transformed folk and rock music in the ’60s, becoming a global symbol of cultural revolution in youth movements: Bob Dylan.

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ANALOGr Announces: “Dead 2”: An Auction of Rare Items from the Life and Career of The Grateful Dead

Posted May 20, 2024 at 5:12 am | No comments

NALOGr, the leading online auction platform specializing in iconic music memorabilia, invites fans, collectors, and music enthusiasts to participate in DEAD 2 —an extraordinary event featuring over 300 curated lots from The Grateful Dead. From Jerry Garcia to Bob Weir and beyond, this collection showcases exceptional memorabilia celebrating the band’s legendary legacy in music history.

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Singer-Songwriter Cris Jacobs to Release His New Album One of These Days on April 26th

Singer-Songwriter Cris Jacobs to Release His New Album One of These Days on April 26th

Posted April 2, 2024 at 11:02 am | No comments

While there is no lack of great songs that honor love, acclaimed singer/songwriter/guitarist Cris Jacobs offers a heartfelt and unique perspective on marriage and committed relationships on his lively new track “Lifetime To Go,” featuring Lee Ann Womack. The song appears on his first album in five years, One Of These Days

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