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Entries from September 2006

Keith Olbermann is My New Hero!

September 26th, 2006 · No Comments

He was great on SportsCenter. He’s even better on MSNBC.
Watch him call out the Bush Administration in the most courageous commentary that any journalist has given on television since Edward R. Murrow called out Joe McCarthy. Don’t just read the summary. Watch the video.
The FolkBlog is the opinion of the Online Folk Festival - http://www.onlinefolkfestival.com

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Online Folk Festival Top 41 - September 19, 2006

September 21st, 2006 · No Comments

Once again, there is a tie at #40, so we’re going that extra mile and giving you one bonus song - more for your entertainment dollar.
The following songs have been rated within the last 30 days by listeners of the Online Folk Festival.
Rank - Artist - “Song” - Album
1. Richard Shindell - “So Says the [...]

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Florida Folkie Steve Blackwell Dies

September 5th, 2006 · 1 Comment

Steve Blackwell, folkie from the Punta Gorda, Florida area, has died of cancer. You can find an obituary here.
Steve sent me an album of his family’s folk band a couple years ago and it’s very good. My parents live in that part of Florida, and I had hoped to see him perform some [...]

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Living in the Now

September 2nd, 2006 · No Comments

I have been on an online mailing list with Victoria Moon for many years. Her husband was very nearly on the Delta Comair plane that crashed last weekend. His plane going to Atlanta the previous night had been canceled and he was given the choice to take the 6 am or 9 am [...]

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