900 Miles and other R.R. Songs sung by Cisco Houston Folkways Records – FA2013 Format: Vinyl, Album Country: United States Released: 1953 Genre: Folk, World, & Country Style: Folk x.gd/zKtkz
American Roots Music
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Dedicated to American Roots Music, including blues, bluegrass, cajun, country, gospel, jazz, folk, old-time, polka, spirituals, Tex-Mex, and western swing. https://american-roots-music.blogspot.com/
One month to go … Bob Dylan and his band will take the stage in Oslo, kicking off the EU/UK 2026 fall tour.
Appalachian Fiddle by Miles Krassen (Author) # Paperback: 88 pages # Publisher: Oak Publications (1973) # Language: English # ISBN-10: 082560141X # ISBN-13: 978-0825601415
Banning headwear can be complicated: For your convenience, this simple questionnaire allows you to decide which forms of headwear should be prohibited, who should be prohibited from wearing them, and whether the same principle should apply to everyone. ©2026 Ian David Marsden x.gd/7EYW4
The not-Darlings were actually made up of literal world-class musicians - a couple of which we played with regularly and one of which eventually became a Dillard!
American Ballads & Folk Songs by John A. Lomax and Alan Lomax # Publisher: Macmillan & Co. # Publication date: January 1, 1966 # Edition: Twentieth Printing # Language: English # Print length: 203 pages # ISBN-10: 1299972977 # ISBN-13: 978-1299972971 x.gd/G8OZ7
Jerry Jeff Walker & Emmylou Harris at Manhattan in New York 1968
John Hartford: Gum Tree Canoe Flying Fish – FF289 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album Country: United States Released: 1984 Genre: Folk, World, & Country Style: Folk, Bluegrass x.gd/kh5Fk
Kathy & Carol Elektra – EKS-7289 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo Country: United States Released: 1965 Genre: Rock, Folk, World, & Country Style: Folk x.gd/w9C3C
Dear members of the media: Stop saying “had sex with” when you’re referring to minors. Children can’t consent. “Having sex” implies consent. When an adult assaults a child, it’s rape. You’re enabling the predator class by refusing to call it what it is.
The 'Pretenders’ Doc Is Anything but Precious This surprisingly candid portrait of Chrissie Hynde and her band’s formation, rise, near flameout, and rise again was worth the wait. x.gd/0o7vl
Anthology of American Folk Music: Edited by Harry Smith Smithsonian Folkways SFW-40090 Format: 6-CD, Compilation, Enhanced, Reissue, Box Set Country: United States Released: 1997 Genre: Blues, Folk, World, & Country Style: Folk, Cajun, Country, Gospel, Blues x.gd/LQGNsb
Roy Acuff & the Smoky Mountain Boys helped bridge country music’s rural stringband era and the modern era band. 📷 (L-R) Jimmie Riddle (accordion), Rachel Veach (banjo), Acuff, and Lonnie "Pap" Wilson (guitar) in 1945. x.gd/fHNq0
The Fiddle Book: by Marion Thede (Author) # Publisher : Music Sales Corp # Publication date : October 1, 1967 # Edition : First Edition # Language : English # Print length : 160 pages # ISBN-10 : 0825601452 I# SBN-13 : 978-0825601453
Mel Bay's Frailing the Five String Banjo: An Instruction Manual by Eric Muller (Author) Barbara Koehler (Author) # Spiral-bound: 96 pages # Publisher: Mel Bay Publications; 1st edition (June 1, 1973) # ISBN-10: 0871668785 # ISBN-13: 978-0871668783 # Cover: Maggie Hammons Parker 📷 Carl Fleischhauer
Bob Dylan: Self Portrait Columbia – C2X 30050 Format: 2 x Vinyl, LP, Album, Textured Gatefold Country: United States Released: Jun 8, 1970 Genre: Rock, Folk, World, & Country Style: Folk Rock, Blues Rock, Country x.gd/cYnfS
Old Time Country Guitar An Instruction Guide to Old-Timey Solo Fingerpicking Guitar : With Transcriptions of the Playing of Sam McGee and OthersPaperback: 77 pages Publisher: Beekman Books Inc (December 1975) Language: English ISBN-10: 0825601673 ISBN-13: 978-0825601675
Catch Renee Fleming and Béla Fleck featuring My Bluegrass Heart with Sierra Hull on September 15th at Nashville Symphony for a special Americana Music Association event.
Bluegrass Fiddle Sheet Music Songbook by Gene Lowinger (Author) # Publisher: Oak Publications # Publication date: January 1, 1974 # Edition: First Edition # Language: English # Print length: 66 pages # ISBN-10: 0825601509 #ISBN-13: 978-0825601507
The Bribe: Combined with The Great Robbery:) ©2026 Maarten Wolterink www.cartoonmovement.com/cartoon/brib...
The Iran-backed Houthi militia captured a strategic Red Sea port city on Thursday, according to two Yemeni officials, a move that could allow the group to exert greater control over an important international shipping route.
Yemen’s Houthis Seize Strategic Red Sea Port, Officials Say
The Iran-backed militia routed Yemeni government forces in Mokha, putting the group in a stronger position to attack ships in a crucial waterway for global trade.
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The Nintendo Direct ends with a new 3D Kirby game, Kirby and the World Beyond, which releases Spring 2027.
“Mother of Folk” Jean Ritchie and preeminent folk singer Sam Hinton pose on the campus of the University of California, Berkeley, with a poster advertising the 1963 Berkeley Folk Music Festival.
Doc Watson (left) and his father-in-law, Gaither Carlton, performing on the porch in 1960.
𝐄𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐓𝐮𝐛𝐛, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐞𝐱𝐚𝐬 𝐓𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐛𝐚𝐝𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐰𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐚𝐧𝐠 "𝐖𝐚𝐥𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐫 𝐎𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐘𝐨𝐮," 𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐡𝐲𝐬𝐞𝐦𝐚 𝐢𝐧 𝐍𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐯𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝟏𝟗𝟖𝟒 𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝟕𝟎.
Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris And Linda Ronstadt To Host Virtual Press Conference To Discuss Celebrated ‘Trio’ Project May 6, 2016 by newsletterlog. x.gd/y1BNR
THE BOG TROTTERS Band leader, Doc Davis, with autoharp; Uncle Alex Dunford with fiddle; Crockett Ward with fiddle; Wade Ward with banjo; and Fields Ward with guitar, 1937, Lomax Collection, Library of Congress
🎈Happy Birthday Lily Tomlin! 🥳 Actress, comedian, writer & producer, Tomlin has been awarded/won: * 2 Tonys * 6 Emmys + 1 Daytime Emmy * Women in Film Crystal & Lucy awards * Mark Twain Prize for American Humor * Lifetime Achievement Award (SAG) Born #OTD in 1939. #LilyTomlin ❤️ #Comedy (1/2)
