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On occasion, FolkBlog is privileged to feature articles from our Australian correspondent, accomplished music journalist Sue Barrett.  
 
 By Sue Barrett
 
Record stores are interesting places — including for the conversations that take place in them. A few weeks ago, for example, the topic under discussion was the large number of new releases.
 
In 1976, when Ladyslipper Music (www.ladyslipper.org) [...]

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Another great article from our Australian correspondent, Sue Barrett
Glass Half Full — A Music Photographer’s Vision of Hope
By Sue Barrett
OCTOBER IS BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH.
Irene Young is a music photographer, whose clients have included Laura Nyro, George Thorogood, Suzanne Vega, New Kids on the Block and XTC. Irene is also a breast cancer survivor and [...]

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Blogger’s Note - Sue Barrett is a music journalist and writer in Australia covering folk and acoustic music, with particular emphasis in women in music. From time to time, she will be contributing artist profiles and reviews to the folkblog.
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Cyndi Boste — A Constant Revelation…
By Sue Barrett
For Australian singer-songwriter Cyndi Boste (whose surname rhymes with [...]

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