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The 10 Best Moments of Newport Folk 2011

There are a lot of great music festivals in the U.S., but very few of them can be described as "relaxing." Despite, having to run between simultaneous sets from Middle Brother, The Head and the Heart and Elvis Costello at one point, Newport Folk is just that. With the main stage looking over a boat-filled bay, the legendary festival's vibe is as pleasant as its line-up is impressive.  read more

Hall of Champions: All-Star Musicians Team With Preservation Hall Jazz Band

The new album of surprising collaborations...  read more

Preservation Hall w/Tom Waits, Jim James, Buddy Miller & More

Jason Isbell, Brandi Carlile, Ani DiFranco, Richie Havens, Andrew Bird, Steve Earle and others sound even better when backed by on the nation's finest jazz ensembles.  read more

Preservation Hall w/Tom Waits, Jim James, Buddy Miller & More

Jason Isbell, Brandi Carlile, Ani DiFranco, Richie Havens, Andrew Bird, Steve Earle and others sound even better when backed by on the nation's finest jazz ensembles.  read more

Tom Waits, Louis Armstrong, Brandi Carlile, Many More Featured on Preservation Hall Jazz Band Comp

As Tom Waits first noted last month, he will be one of several notable folks featured on the latest project by New Orleans’ Preservation Jazz Hall Band....  read more

Listen Up: Welcome to the New Folk Revival

Alela Diane Menig, the Portland-by-way-of-California singer-songwriter who released one my favorite albums of this year, To Be Still recently got a haircut...  read more

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

Folk You: 50 Years of the Newport Folk Festival

Newport Folk is the granddaddy of American folk festivals and—were it not for the existence of the Newport Jazz Festival, founded five years earlier by the same man...  read more

Ten Songs About Print Journalism

Once upon a time, being a newspaperman (or woman) was something to stand up and shout about. Journalism was a noble occupation. Reporters and critics worked for peanuts but fought the good fight. The public loved us, believed us, hung on to every word of our investigative stories and critical analyses. We were in the trenches, dodging threats and insults from criminals, corrupt politicians (and cranky rock stars), ferreting out Truth for the sake of Justice and the American Way. That was a long time ago. ...  read more

Smithsonian's Pete Seeger Box Set Out Today

It's been 73 years since Pete Seeger first picked up a five-string banjo, but that doesn't mean the soon-to-be-nonagenarian is out of the picture. Today, Smithsonian Folkways Recordings released a box set chock-full of the folk legend's best work. Five volumes of it, to be exact. Maybe the folk legend's been kickin' it with Pixies?...  read more