FolkBlog

Two versions of the same song - first the writer:

Now a great cover by Nanci Griffith:

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Moxy Fruvous - King Of Spain

Another video, because I’m bored. Early Fruvous.

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Matty Groves

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David Stoddard - The First Thanksgiving

One of my favorite singer/songwriters, David Stoddard, has a great new live album out, entitled “Get Off My Lawn.”
Here is a video. It certainly adds some resonance to the question, “Where are all these people coming from?”

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Folk duo Trout Fishing in America has a channel on Youtube where they post videos regularly. It can be found at http://www.youtube.com/MusicbyTroutFishing
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Pierce Pettis plays and discusses his song “State of Grace.”

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It’s Saint Patrick’s Day, so of course this week’s video is Irish. And who could represent Irish music better than the Chieftains? Performing here for some sort of benefit with The Corrs. Featuring some step dancing by people and a couple surreal costumed creatures. Slainte!

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Eddi Reader, live with an all-star band (John McCusker, Michael McGoldrick and others) at the Cambridge Folk Festival, 2006, performing “Willie Stewart” from her album of Roberts Burns tunes.

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This video is from Pete Seeger’s “Rainbow Quest” showon PBS in NYC, from 1965 and features Seeger and Tom Paxton duetting on “Ramblin’ Boy” and then discussing the art of songwriting. Enjoy!

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This week’s folk video is a little more contemporary than the last two - The Kennedys have several really great videos up at youtube, and this is one of them from Half a Million Miles - “Time Ain’t Long.” Enjoy

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