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George Wein's Folk Festival 50 Photos: Pete Seeger, Avett Brothers, Gillian Welch, Josh Ritter, Mavis Staples and More

[Above: The Avett Brothers]Photos taken by Stephanie F. Black (unless otherwise noted) at George Wein's Folk Festival 50...  read more

New, old artists harmonize at Newport's Folk Festival 50

In the 50 years since the founding of the Newport Folk Festival, it's remarkable to realize just how much the term "folk" has expanded. Back in the old days, so much as plugging in a guitar was enough to brand a folk artist as a traitor of biblical proportions....  read more

Arlo Guthrie's "Alice's Restaurant" still something to be thankful for

A disgusting number of Christmas songs populate the bulk of recorded music (as you'll discover when we unleash our all-holiday-music playlist on PasteRadio.com on Dec. 1st.) but far fewer have been penned in celebration of its fair sister, Thanksgiving. This makes it a bit easier to out Arlo Guthrie's 1967 "Alice's Restaurant" as the greatest Thanksgiving song ever written, but even if a sudden glut of turkey tunes were to clog our airwaves, I'm fairly confident this song would still tower above the rest. ...  read more

Arlo Guthrie And Family Embark On Year-Long Tour

Arlo Guthrie has rounded up multiple generations of the Guthries and set out across North America on The Guthrie Family Legacy Tour, honoring the music of patriarch Woody Guthrie and the musical legacy his family continues to carry. The tour, consisting of four Guthrie generations, will run almost a year, from this month until May 2007. The core band that will be touring includes Arlo Guthrie, his son Abe Guthrie, and Arlo's third daughter Sarah Lee Guthrie along with her husband and music partner Johnny Irion. Various Guthrie children and grandchildren will join the others throughout the tour, which is...  read more