Held in Georgia Southern’s Performing Arts Center, it will be great to see the timeless message of civic action spread to college students.
Woody Guthrie
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Looking forward, but grounded in culture
15 YEARS AGO, when Juan Diés founded the Grammy-nominated progressive folk group Sones de México, he and his bandmates were infinitely more concerned with making sure their take on traditional […]
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A chat with Sones de México’s Juan Diés
THE FOLLOWING ARE EXCERPTS FROM MY EXTENDED DISCUSSION with musicologist and musician Juan Diés in advance of his group Sones de México’s free Sept. 25 appearance at Trustees Theater, courtesy […]
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Spotlighted gigs and recommended shows
Louis Ledford Most songwriters (especially those wielding an acoustic guitar) whose press materials liken their repertoire or delivery to Woody Guthrie’s usually not only disappoint but confuse. In this case, […]
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‘From a whisper to a scream’
For over 30 years, songwriter and guitarist Peter Case has been a key figure in the American power-pop, roots-music and neo-traditionalist folk and blues movements. Initially gaining a modicum of […]