The essence of the Irish fiddler’s genius: He never plays a note that doesn’t need to be played, and he lets the music and melody drive him instead of the other way around.
Savannah Music Festival
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Getting serious with Andrew Bird
Bird has recently decided to pushed himself out of his realm of comfort: his forthcoming LP, Are You Serious, is his most personal record yet, both in lyric and composition
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Pink Martini return to shake up Savannah Music Festival
Though Forbes never received professional musical training, her diverse background in folk, musical theatre, and more made her the perfect songstress to helm Pink Martini
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Ricky Skaggs: country music’s savior comes to Savannah Music Festival
A veritable prodigy who began playing mandolin at the age of five, Skaggs joined icon Bill Monroe onstage when he was just six
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Savannah Music Festival Review: Vicente Amigo
Amigo’s set mirrored the deeply communal aspect of any authentic Flamenco performance. You witness the passing-on of the tradition to the next generation in real time.
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Andrew Bird, Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings, Drive-By Truckers, Dave Rawlings Machine, My Brightest Diamond added to Savannah Music Festival
THE Savannah Music Festival announces tonight that six acts and seven shows are being added to the 2016 lineup: Andrew Bird, Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings, Dave Rawlings Machine, Drive-By […]
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Savannah Music Festival: Get Rollin’ and Stumblin’ with Steep Canyon Rangers
THE Grammy-fetching bluegrass troupe Steep Canyon Rangers may be just the perfect band to introduce the 2016 Savannah Music Festival lineup. Blending technical virtuoso with a strong dose of mischief, […]
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Year In Review: Live Music
WITH CONCERTS happening almost every night of the week, a look back at the last year in music is quite the blur, but there were certainly some shows that are […]
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Savannah Music Festival Announcement @Ships of the Sea
Paul Thorn will perform with his full band
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College Guide: Age ain’t nothin’ but a number
How to see killer shows in SAV—even if you’re not 21
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Best Festival (that’s not Saint Patrick’s Day)
It just keeps getting better and better. A marathon of world-class music, the 2015 Savannah Music Festival brought in the luminous talents of artists like Dawes, Lucinda Williams, Dianne Reeves, […]
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Best Cultural Event
It just keeps getting better and better. A marathon of world-class music, the 2015 Savannah Music Festival brought in the luminous talents of artists like Dawes, Lucinda Williams, Dianne Reeves, […]