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Review: The Decemberists, We All Raise Our Voices To The Air (Live Songs 04.11-08.11)
The Decemberists We All Raise Our Voices To The Air (Live Songs 04.11-08.11) [Capitol 2 CD or 3 LP Set (2012)] After nearly two decades of toiling as indie folk rockers and critic’s faves, the Pacific Northwest quintet The Decemberists hit mainstream rock stardom with their triumphant 2011 release, The King is Dead. Their latest […]
Thoughts on a New Folk Music Renaissance
Norman Blake Green Light on the Southern [Plectrafone Records (2011)] Maria Muldaur Maria Muldaur & Her Garden of Joy [Stony Plain (2009)] Norman Blake’s new album, Green Light on the Southern, is a stripped-down, almost solo recording with a homemade feel. But it feels tired, almost exhausted, and reading the liner notes, it’s clear that Blake is […]
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