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VIDEO: Texas Tornadoes, Robert Randolph to spice up the party at the Rhythm &...

This Labor Day weekend, the sounds of New Orleans will be ring out near the beaches in Rhode Island. The 13th annual Rhythm & Roots Festival, being Sept. 3-5 at Ninigret Park in Charlestown, R.I....

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VIDEOS: Marty Stuart from Strawberry Park 2010

Videos from Marty Stuart's performance at Strawberry Park in Preston, Conn. in June 2010.

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VIDEOS: Hot bluegrass music in the dead of winter

The Joe Val Bluegrass Festival, now in it's 26th year, is like an oasis for bluegrass music in winter, since outdoor festivals don't begin until late spring. It will be held this Friday through Sunday,...

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VIDEOS: More hot bluegrass music to melt the snows and ring in the spring

The upcoming Joe Val Bluegrass Festival, being held this Friday-Sunday, Feb. 18-20, features a fine selection of 20+ bands, many with established well-known talent, along with a few newcomers.

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VIDEOS: Joe Val Bluegrass Fest a powerful mix of young and established talent

The 26th Joe Val Bluegrass Festival ended Sunday evening, after three days of great music from a wide variety of groups, from established pros to kids on stage playing bluegrass. As always the...

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VIDEOS: Wayne Taylor & Appaloosa an uplifting bluegrass band

Watch videos of Wayne Taylor & Appaloosa from the Strawberry Park Bluegrass Festival in Connecticut.

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VIDEOS: Talent to flood New Bedford waterfront this weekend

Eliza Gilkyson, The Kennedys, John Gorka, Cheryl Wheeler, Mark Erelli and Antje Duvekot are just some of the wealth of musical talent that will be performing at the Greater New Bedford Summerfest this...

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VIDEOS: Musicians travel from all over for songwriting contest

I had the privilege of traveling to Maine on Sunday for the Ossipee Valley Music Festival. My goal was to see my wife's childhood friend perform in the festival's songwriting contest. Some 21...

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VIDEO: A jam from the National Folk Festival

An off-stage jam video at the 73rd annual National Folk Festival, held in Nashville. The event, held free to the public from Sept 2-4, 2011, featured music of all sorts, dance, workshops, ethnic foods,...

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VIDEOS, PHOTOS: Joe Val Bluegrass Festival just good fun

This past weekend’s Joe Val Bluegrass Festival presented an amalgam of top-notch talent and wonderful regional bands. From the extensive hallway jamming by festival participants at the Sheraton Hotel...

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VIDEO: Song could soon be “revolutionary song” of Massachusetts

The Steep Canyon Rangers have gained in popularity since the bluegrass group teamed up with comedian/actor/banjo player Steve Martin. One of the songs that the group performs, written by Martin, has...

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VIDEOS: Massachusetts bands featured at Springfest 2012 in Newton

Area bands Three Tall Pines and Michelle Canning and Rough Edges will be performing at the upcoming Springfest 2012, put on by the Boston Bluegrass Union. The event, being held on Saturday, March 31,...

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VIDEOS: Bluegrass season kicks off in East Wareham this weekend

Although the first area bluegrass festival was the Joe Val festival in February, the spring/summer bluegrass season kicks off Friday night in East Wareham with the seventh annual Bluegrass on the Bogs...

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VIDEOS: Summer festivals bring tons of talent to the Northeast

I recently attended the Strawberry Park Bluegrass Festival in Preston, Conn., one of the early festivals that welcomes the summer music season. If that festival is any indication, flooded with talent...

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VIDEOS: NPR and festival to live stream Arlo Guthrie’s Woody Guthrie celebration

A folk song is what’s wrong and how to fix it or it could be who’s hungry and where their mouth is or who’s out of work and where the job is or who’s broke and where the money is or who’s carrying a...

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VIDEO: New Bedford Summerfest offers fun for the entire family

One of the wonderful things about folk music is that it is very accessible. From coffeehouses to venues throughout New England, the folk scene is welcoming and full of variety. One of New England’s...

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VIDEOS: When the novelty wore off, Hugh Laurie’s show was fun

I admit I had my doubts when I heard that Hugh Laurie, the British actor who for eight seasons played the drug-addicted doctor on TV’s “House,” was to perform at last weekend’s Rhythm & Roots Music...

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VIDEOS: Bill Staines, The Boxcar Lillies, Jack Williams headline folk...

Legendary singer-songwriter Bill Staines, The Boxcar Lillies and dazzling guitarist Jack Williams will be the featured performers at the Joe Davies Folk Festival and Harvest Fair this weekend Sept....

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VIDEOS: 28th Joe Val Bluegrass Festival a premiere gathering of good friends,...

The peaceful hallways of the Sheraton Hotel in Framingham, Mass. will  soon transform into a musical paradise. People will gather. Instruments will emerge from cases. Friendships will be forged; old...

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VIDEOS: The SteelDrivers new CD packed with mournful passion

The latest entry from The SteelDrivers is long overdue. “Hammer Down” (Rounder Records) the band’s third CD and first since 2010, will bring fans of this whiskey-hewn band to its feet, and new fans...

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