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Bruce Cockburn “On A Roll” With North American & UK Tour In Support Of Forthcoming Album, O Sun O Moon

Bruce Cockburn “On A Roll” With North American & UK Tour In Support Of Forthcoming Album, O Sun O Moon

Posted April 17, 2023 at 11:45 am | No comments

Bruce Cockburn has won 13 JUNO Awards, an induction into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame, a Governor General’s Performing Arts Award, and has been made an Officer of the Order of Canada, among many other accolades.

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Traditional-Roots Music Icon Stephen Wade Releases Hands on the Tune!

Traditional-Roots Music Icon Stephen Wade Releases Hands on the Tune!

Posted April 3, 2023 at 10:41 am | No comments

On this live concert album recorded in 2017 and 2022, Stephen Wade draws from songs, melodies, and styles rooted in Southeastern folk tradition. Based on a lifetime of personal contact with exemplars of this music, his performances attest to a welcome truth: that individuals adapting a traditional tune can renew a shared repertory.

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Mathias Sandberg New Release, The Captain, And His 30-Date Tour

Mathias Sandberg New Release, The Captain, And His 30-Date Tour

Posted March 30, 2023 at 6:50 am | No comments

as Sandberg’s highly anticipated new trio album The Captain is out now. The album was recorded live at the legendary Doo-Bop Club, and showcases his unique blend of hard swingin’, groovy and soulful jazz with strong melodic writing, rhythmically playful improvisation

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Mercury Records To Release A Night At The Family Dog & Go Ride The Music & West Pole

Mercury Records To Release A Night At The Family Dog & Go Ride The Music & West Pole

Posted March 21, 2023 at 10:31 am | No comments

A Night At The Family Dog held on February 4, 1970, featured the brightest three lights of the Bay Area, Jefferson Airplane, Grateful Dead and Santana. These three bands would define a scene that had the whole world wondering what exactly was going on in the Haight-Ashbury section of San Francisco. A Night At The Family Dog starts with two iconic Santana performances before Grateful Dead covers Otis Redding. 

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Kate Macleod to Release Jean Ritchie’s Come Fare Away With Me on April 14th!

Kate Macleod to Release Jean Ritchie’s Come Fare Away With Me on April 14th!

Posted March 7, 2023 at 6:00 am | No comments

Kate MacLeod’s long-term project of study, performance, and recordings of Jean Ritchie are coming into focus with The Jean Ritchie Experience. There are four new renditions of songs to be released as singles, and plans for more. Most  will include special guest musicians on the recordings.The Utah Division of Arts and Museums has awarded a grant in support of this work.

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Bruce Cockburn Set to Release His 35th Album O Sun O Moon on May 12 on True North Records

Bruce Cockburn Set to Release His 35th Album O Sun O Moon on May 12 on True North Records

Posted March 6, 2023 at 12:37 pm | No comments

Bruce Cockburn has enjoyed an illustrious career shaped by politics, spirituality, and musical diversity. His remarkable journey has seen him embrace folk, jazz, rock, and worldbeat styles while earning high praise as a prolific, inspired songwriter and accomplished guitarist.

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Nembrini’s New EN Hardball Metal Head Guitar Amp

Nembrini’s New EN Hardball Metal Head Guitar Amp

Posted March 6, 2023 at 5:55 am | No comments

The new Nembrini plugin extends the possibility of the original hardware to help users further customize their tone. It offers users the choice of six different guitar cabinets and four microphone emulations with on/off axis position switch, continuous position and distance knobs.

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 A new Chord Book “Contemporary Chord Voicings For The Guitar” by Tom Principato

 A new Chord Book “Contemporary Chord Voicings For The Guitar” by Tom Principato

Posted March 5, 2023 at 6:30 pm | No comments

Principato explains that this sometimes  means using chords without a root note in them. Tom concentrates on ways to collect many of these more extended and unusual chords in simpler three, four, and five, note finger patterns for the guitar.

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Gibson Custom Shop Unveils Its Third Collaboration with Keb’ Mo’ – 12 Fret J-45

Gibson Custom Shop Unveils Its Third Collaboration with Keb’ Mo’ – 12 Fret J-45

Posted February 10, 2023 at 9:16 am | No comments

Gibson, the iconic American instrument brand, has shaped sound across generations and genres of music, becoming one of the most relevant, played, and loved guitar brands around the world. Today, Gibson is proud to announce the third artist model made in collaboration with multi-talented guitarist, singer, songwriter, and five-time GRAMMY-Award winner, Keb’ Mo’.

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Music Photogragher Elliott Landy Launches Kickstarter Campaign for The Band Photographs 1968-1969 Vol. 2

Music Photogragher Elliott Landy Launches Kickstarter Campaign for The Band Photographs 1968-1969 Vol. 2

Posted February 7, 2023 at 12:52 pm | No comments

Elliott Landy took some of the most iconic photographs in rock’n’roll history. He was the official photographer at the 1969 Woodstock festival. His portraits of Bob Dylan and Van Morrison are on the covers of Nashville Skyline and Moondance, respectively. His work has been featured in major magazines. exhibited in museums and galleries worldwide for over 50 years.

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