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• Playlist update over weekend – added new tracks from fantastic new David Wax Museum CD http://bit.ly/festradio #
• Listening to new re-release from The Jayhawks. Forgot how great Tomorrow the Green Grass was – now with bonus tracks and demos! #
• Just 40? RT @thedailybeast: Ex-Banker Gives WikiLeaks Offshore Data, Says 40 "pillars of society" guilty of tax evasion http://cot.ag/g9tFuT #
• Interview with Mark Olson on reuniting of The Jayhawks from Vancouver Sun http://bit.ly/h0xVpu #
• Great unsung hero: the engineer who first thought to design printer trays to hold exactly 1 ream of paper #
• MT @jianghomeshi: Twill be a lively one this morn: …. the Jayhawks in Studio Q. #
• So far this morning on http://bit.ly/festradio – Bob Dylan, Bobtown, Johnny Flynn, Josh Ritter, Gordon Lightfoot, Switchback #
• "Oh, bother," said Winnie the Peking Duck RT @yahoonews: Jan. 18 is Peking Duck Day, Thesaurus Day & Winnie the Pooh Day #
• Coming soon – Brett and Kelly Live? RT @mefeld: Regis and Brett both retire-mere coincidence? #
• Major update: New Abigail Washburn, Decemberists, Jayhawks demos and more http://bit.ly/festradio #
• RT @rootsmusicanada: Whoops, forgot to mention the Maple Blues Award Winners were posted on the site yesterday: http://ow.ly/3GS3Z #blues #
• RT @rosannecash: One of the greatest sound engineers in world devastated by med bills (he recorded my 'Interiors') http://bit.ly/h6NJ5f #
• Pursuit of happiness to be deregulated based on theory that happiness trickles down RT @mefeld: GOP repeals health, happiness next. #
• Tea party to claim Obama learned to juggle in native Kenya RT @mefeld: President to juggle at state of union. #
• Last half-hour on http://bit.lt/festradio – Darrell Scott, Grey de Lisle, Ruth Moody, Basia Bulat, Sierra Hull #goodradio #
• Last half-hour on http://bit.ly/festradio – Darrell Scott, Grey de Lisle, Ruth Moody, Basia Bulat, Sierra Hull #previoustweetlinkfail #
• Dems amend: government-supplied free-range chicken RT @mefeld: GOP proposes chicken soup as an alternative to health care. #
• Don't you have to go somewhere to come back? RT @yahoonews: Is Meg Whitman planning a political comeback? http://yhoo.it/i7sIq0 #
• RT @folkways: http://bit.ly/fo3NYw Legendary blues and American folk musician Huddie “Lead Belly” Ledbetter’s was born on this day in 1888. #
• RT @folkalley: Donovan to get lifetime tribute at Radio 2 Folk Awards http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-12216233 #
• Just heard BBC World Service promo itself as "home of the British royal wedding" #hasworldgonemad #youwanttobeknownforwhat #
• RT @nodepression: There's a new Alan Lomax channel on YouTube! Check out these great videos… http://bit.ly/ikaAXm #
• So, hug a squirrel RT @yahoonews: Jan. 21 is National Hugging Day, New England Clam Chowder Day and Squirrel Appreciation Day #
• RT @rootsmusicanada: @festivalradio asks, why settle for dreck on annual Grammy CD vs the brilliance of roots nominees? http://ow.ly/3Hqee #
• #ff O Canada edition: @rootsmusicanada @jianghomeshi @lynnehanson @truenorthrecord @madisonviolet @GreatLakeSwim @GreatBigSean #
• RT @amersongwriter: Stream The New Iron & Wine Album http://bit.ly/icpoeM #
• RT @jianghomeshi: Jenn Grant and band playing live in Studio Q just now… http://yfrog.com/h8dqywxj #
• RT @allsongs: If you missed @TheDecemberists playing their entire new album live at OPB you can watch it now. http://n.pr/foBqcH #
• Snowed in? How about some folk music? Recently on http://bit.ly/festradio – Jan Krist, Woody Guthrie, Old Blind Dogs, Karine Polwart #
• RT @kexp: Alt-country legends @thejayhawks are gonna be LIVE on KEXP from the Cutting Room Studios NYC this morning at 9:30 AM PST! #
• Great article on Abigail Washburn from The Guardian (UK) http://bit.ly/i7CplX #
• Devo on iPod followed by Fairport Convention #weareheretogocrazymanmichael #
• ipod follows with Marvin Gaye and Billy Joel! #weareheretogocrazymanmichaelmakemewannahollereverybodylovesyounow #
• MT @folkways: http://bit.ly/frUOaX American folk singer/guitarist Richie Haven, the opening act at Woodstock, was born on this day in 1941. #

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• Playlist update: New Kate Jacobs, David Berkeley, Shaun Cromwell, Andina & Rich, Bill Mize http://bit.ly/festradio #
• MT @evandawson: Want to see the single worst television news story ever? http://bit.ly/fW8kPh It's a perfect storm of loathsome. #
• MT @andishehnouraee: 'Country Strong' bombed, which surprises me because Gwyneth Paltrow long synonymous w/country music to most Americans. #
• RT @pastemagazine: Album review: Abigail Washburn's 'City of Refuge' – one of the best folk albums of late. 8.7/10 http://bit.ly/eGGtFi #
• Snowed in? Stuck in a cubicle? How about some eclectic, folky music to lower your stress level? http://bit.ly/festradio #
• If Auburn now has all the Tostitos, who has all the salsa? Seems like a hollow victory to me #alltheTostitos #
• Which side should I be on? #middleclassprotestsongs #
• RT @billybragg: I ain't gonna work at Maggie's farmers market no more #middleclassprotestsongs #
• RT @mattblak: My Solicitor Fought The Law (And The Law Settled Out of Court) #middleclassprotestsongs #
• RT @brendamantz: We Shall Overspend #middleclassprotestsongs #
• Lost in the Farmers Market #middleclassprotestsongs #
• There is Power in a Credit Union #middleclassprotestsongs #
• God Bless the Child Who's Got His Own (and His Neighbor's, Too) #middleclassprotestsongs #
• Waiting For the Great Market Leap Forward #middleclassprotestsongs #
• Home on the Range Rover #middleclassprotestsongs #
• There But For Fortune Magazine #middleclassprotestsongs #
• RT @koky_221: #middleclassprotestsongs Take this job and outsource it #
• If Mumford or the Avetts float your boat, you need to check out @davidwaxmuserum before your friends do http://n.pr/fyniaL #
• Corrected: you need to check out @davidwaxmuseum before your friends do http://n.pr/fyniaL #
• The next indie folkie/pop/Americana sensation a la Mumford and the Avetts? David Wax Museum. You heard it here,… http://fb.me/Mpjbt98k #
• Where else can you hear the Magnolia Sisters followed by Boiled in Lead? http://bit.ly/festradio #
• MT @lotosnile: Today's the anniversary of Johnny Cash Folsom Prison appearance… from @gibsonguitar http://ow.ly/3Dfxs #
• RT @aw8ingtheflood: (Way More Than) 12 Questions with Kate Jacobs. Hoboken is lucky to have her! http://fb.me/NBP0OvzA #
• RT @poniewozik: This zodiac controversy shows how reckless it was for budget-strapped newspapers to lay off their staff astrologers. #

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• RT @ladysmthmambazo: Hello My Baby! Classic Ladysmith Live Performance Video here: http://on.fb.me/houSM0 #
• The new Kate Jacobs CD came in the mail yesterday! O Happy Day! http://bit.ly/eDgiIY #
• This. So this. So, so, so very this. RT @lovinthetribe: If I never hear Kid Rock again, it will be way too soon. #
• Previewing music today: so far, particularly excellent CDs from Kate Jacobs and David Berkeley #
• Recently heard on Festival Radio: Kathryn Williams, Tom Russell, Johnny Flynn, Bert Jansch http://bit.ly/festradio #
• Recently heard on Festival Radio: The Queensberry Rules, Bearfoot, Annalivia, Carrie Newcomer, Laurie MacAllister http://bit.ly/festradio #
• RT @sorbye: Richard Thompson has been named to the 2011 Honour's List as an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) #
• RT @abigailwashburn: Come to "A Prairie Home Companion" Saturday, January 15 from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm. Visit… http://fb.me/Nxt1TbJt #
• Playlist update: New Kate Jacobs, David Berkeley, Shaun Cromwell, Andina and Rich, Bill Mize http://bit.ly/festradio #

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• Yesterday evening I got smoked at Wii bowling by my 3.5-year-old niece. Today I'm back at work. Christmas is so over. #
• Hey, Atlanta area tweeps RT @nickpaste: Paste moving sale continues: 619 E College Ave, Decatur til 3pm. Come by for CDs, DVDs, books, more #
• RT @iparky: Only one day left to get your free download of the @forfolkssake New Bands Panel Best of 2010 playlist. http://bit.ly/eWga95 #

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• Folk /Celtic musician Jeremiah McDade (of the McDades) gets a new kidney for Christmas http://bit.ly/hwxuKh #
• RT @pastemagazine: 50+ Free Christmas mp3s (including Innocence Mission, Fleet Foxes, Magnetic Fields) http://bit.ly/f79zzy #
• Levellers are awesome. Must check out. RT @davidrsmyth: This Decemberists album sounds exactly like the Levellers #kneejerkWednesday #

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• Playlist update over wknd – Bobtown, Jonathan Byrd, Notorious, Lisa Biales, Delphia Blize, Caleb Stine http://bit.ly/festradio #
• Tears have tanning effect? RT @theatlanticwire: Morning Vid: John Boehner Cries on 60 Minutes, Says Doesn't Tan: http://theatln.tc/gihNsD #
• RT @twithersap: Another big loss for Ohio: The Black Keys have officially moved to Nashville. If you don't know who they are, well, sorry. #
• Try irrelevant RT @hypebot: eMusic Launches Major "Guerrilla" Marketing Campaign To Prove It's "Irrevent And Engaging" http://bit.ly/g6sa83 #
• RT @blackjoelewis: Lost Highway Records will release our 2nd LP "Scandalous" on March 15, 2011. #
• Every time I see an "I just became mayor" tweet, I must suppress the urge to ask about their administration's tax policy #
• RT @nprmusic: Jingle Jams: A Holiday Music Mix. Our annual tradition returns! http://n.pr/gxlATo #
• RT @amphotostudio: Free Holiday music from Target! http://bit.ly/glFq4F #
• RT @nodepression: Americana Association just announced the Top 100 Americana albums of 2010. Check it out http://bit.ly/hIH4yp #
• Playlist update Festival Christmas – Dirk Powell, Kruger Brothers, Ho Ho Ho Canada Part Deux, Innocence Mission http://bit.ly/festxmas #
• Glad I got the new Lynn Miles CD before the end of year so I can place it high on my year-end list. Thx @truenorthrecord #
• Check out my high school classmate Stephanie K singing live on TV in Germany http://www.myspace.com/video/vid/107200150 #
• I have always supposed my inability to tweet well to be my own fault—because I would not take the trouble of practising. #janeaustentweets #
• #ff Because yesterday's #JaneAustenTweets performance proved that @rosannecash is a Twitter virtuosa. #

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• There may not be a sexier Christmas song than "Snowed In With You" by Over the Rhine (now on http://bit.lt/festxmas #
• RT @thirtytigers: p.s. the Johnny Flynn album is only $5 at Amazon this week: http://www.amazon.com/Been-Listening/dp/B00476EXJC #
• RT @frankconniff: "A Tale of Two Cities" & "Great Expectations" new Oprah Book Club picks, a big boost to the career of this Dickens guy. #
• I just got some FREE music from Justin McRoberts. You can download it here: https://www.noisetrade.com/justinmcroberts #
• I just got some FREE music from Ordinary Time. You can download it here: https://www.noisetrade.com/ordinarytime #
• I just got some FREE music from So Elated. You can download it here: https://www.noisetrade.com/soelated #
• I just got some FREE music from The Fa-la-lattes. You can download it here: https://www.noisetrade.com/falalattes #
• Festival Christmas playlist updated – Paul Simon, The Fa-la-lattes. Michael Martin Murphey and more http://bit.ly/festxmas #
• RT @melikegoodmusic: #CONTEST : Enter to win Grace Griffith's new Sailing CD. Just follow @MeLikeGoodMusic and retweet to enter. #
• RT @otterbein: Wishing you a happy holiday season! View our e-card: http://www.otterbein.edu/christmas2010/ #
• RT @redhousefolk: Heather Masse on A Prairie Home Companion this weekend! http://tinyurl.com/45oqm #
• RT @jeff_overstreet: Explain to me why Galadriel's appearing in "The Hobbit." http://ow.ly/3lvK4 #
• RT @jianghomeshi: Back live on Q this morn – Garry Trudeau ("Doonesbury"), Paul Giamatti and Kat Von D all join me. #
• PT @dublinirishfest: The initial 2011 line-up is posted online. http://bit.ly/hHgJBT #
• Musicians support folk musician and activist Anne Feeney http://bit.ly/fU4Tts #
• Interview/profile of Maine folkie Putnam Smith http://bit.ly/h0uYUi #
• Steve Martin – People Say the Music Industry is Suffering, But It's Not http://bit.ly/fkgIsN #
• #ff musicians: @LadysmthMambazo @_CCDs @LoriMcKennaMA @lynnehanson @tiftmerritt @eddireader @rosannecash @thegreencards #
• Thx! RT @point_ent: #ff @taramurtha @jefito @jerseymike @StarkOnline @bearbait @shirleyhalperin @spigotZ @somevelvetblog @margitdetweiler #
• Just heard on Festival Christmas: Jud Caswell, Dan Fogelberg, Jess Klein, Jambalaya Cajun Band, Siucra http://bit.ly/festxmas #
• MT @nprscottsimon: Modern American angst: I just want coffee, but must wait behind those who want peppermint mocha half-caff skinny lattes #
• RT @yeproc: Peter Case featured on National Public Radio's Mountain Stage – http://yeproc.com/news.php?articleId=7098 #
• rt @cbusmetroparks: Just 1 week with a Twitter account and we have 198 followers! Hoping today we can reach the 200 mark. #
• RT @petersagal: Mumford and Sons = Stan Rogers + brass section + f-bombs – boats. Discuss. #

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• Need soundtrack for Cyber Monday holiday shopping? Try Festival Christmas http://bit.ly/festxmas #
• RT @aprilsmithmusic: RT friends! Cyber Monday sale at aprilsmithmusic.com & FREE SHIPPING, CDs 2/$20 and CD/Tee – $25! http://is.gd/hWSWR #
• Major wknd playlist update: new Railroad Earth, Mavis Staples, Peter Himmelman, Raul Malo http://bit.ly/festradio #
• $1.99 today – Band Of Joy Robert Plant | Format: MP3 Download http://t.co/ZLQZGGb via @amazon #
• Help Po' Girl find their stolen guitar RT @pogirl: Stolen Guitar http://artistdata.com/a/2u45 #
• RT @folkalley: It appears that Tommy Shaw of Styx is putting out a bluegrass album: http://www.thegreatdividemusic.com/ #
• RT @persimew: Before you buy your child's first guitar, please read this! http://tinyurl.com/ljsd2c Problems to avoid! #guitar #christmas #
• RT @pastemagazine: John Cleese, we'd like to sign up for your monthly newsletter. http://bit.ly/f7r0Sj #
• RT @largeheartedboy: A Very Ohio Christmas holiday album http://bit.ly/dLSSTR Great music for great cause via @donewaiting & @eachnotesecure #
• Within last hour on http://bit.ly/festradio – Audrey Auld, Steve Martin, Kate Rusby, Mavis Staples, Zyecosis, James Keelaghan #
• RT @thegrammys: Have you heard? We're announcing the nominees for the 53rd Annual GRAMMY Awards tomorrow: http://bit.ly/fy6cZS #
• Scots Traditional Music Hall of Fame honorees http://bit.ly/haeGmO #
• RT @faveroo614: Get 33% off a pair of tickets to this Saturday's performance of Holiday Pops at the Ohio Theatre http://fb.me/Po5vaZls #
• RT @craigyferg: http://tinyurl.com/2bos8gq oh no, the Dr. Who clip leaked! I'm furious! When I find out who did this… #leaktheclip #
• Long profile of UK folkie Johnny Flynn from Guardian http://bit.ly/h9kwHZ #
• RT @worldcafe: Check it out The Best World Cafe sessions of 2010 with free live song downloads http://n.pr/hwRCl9 #

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• #MusicMonday – Festival Radio stream http://bit.ly/festradio Festival Christmas stream http://bit.ly/festxmas #
• #musicmonday – stumbled upon a copy of "Old Lead" by Boiled in Lead this weekend. Basking in the awesomeness of BiL. #
• RT @notablemusicco: Tune Of The Week: Sam Phillips – Sister Rosetta Goes Before Us http://bit.ly/bk5bJg #TopTuneOfTheWeek #
• Found Dave Perkins' "Pistol City Holiness" at a used CD sale this wknd. Man, this is some fierce, killer electric blues. #
• RT @nprobin: Cowboy Junkies doing Vic Chesnutt tribute album! http://n.pr/eqlkmx #
• RT @amazonmp3: Today only, get KT Tunstall's latest album Tiger Suit for just $1.99: http://amzn.to/dVDw4R #blackfriday #
• Right now! RT @bbcmusiccafe: Billy Bragg on how the current economic and politcal climate will be reflected in music. #
• Excellent CD. RT @largeheartedboy: On sale for $1.99 at Amazon MP3: Sharon Jones' album I Learned the Hard Way http://amzn.to/hzHJDV #
• Suddenly feeling old. RT @evandawson: Our intern has never heard of Garth Brooks. /head asplodes #
• RT @pres_bartlet: I hear Mr. Obama pardoned two turkeys this year. He's going to get a reputation of being soft on turkeys. #

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• Subdudes just came on iPod. Let us all pause in respect for their awesomeness. Some of you will have to do this vicariously #
• Smart move by Compass RT @dalagirls: Dala signs U.S. deal! Dala have signed with Nashville-based record company Compass Records #
• Festival Christmas is back on the air for all listeners! Enjoy the holiday festivities at http://bit.ly/festxmas #
• So I can buy compressed versions of hi-fi genius? Fantastic. RT @hypebot: Official: The Beatles Available On iTunes http://bit.ly/d9Tw7Q #
• Compressed just for you! RT @joshjackson: Apple will now rip your Beatles CDs onto your computer for $13/each. #
• MT @rosannecash: Would've been excited decade ago @ Beatles/iTunes. Too late. I have it all. Horse not in barn. Beatles already on computer. #
• Recently on http://bit.ly/festradio – The Subdudes, The Brothers Comatose, Atsiatonkie, Justin Townes Early, April Smith #
• RT @folkalley: Folk and Americana Albums to Watch for in 2011 http://tinyurl.com/24qdj3q #
• Feeling a little Christmasy? Festival Christmas is back on the air at http://bit.ly/festxmas – now playing Odetta #
• Hello, Columbus #boringprequels #
• RT @cbcradioq: Ruth Moody performs throughout the show today… Plus, veteran TV host Dick Cavett on his career in broadcasting &more! #
• #ff – Music bloggers @melikegoodmusic @hardrockchick @missmusicnerd @myloveformusic2 @fave @favecast @bsots @largeheartedboy #
• Thanks for #ff to @amphotostudio and @ladylake #
• Thx! RT @point_ent: #ff @theswollenfox @theericschuman @taramurtha @WilliamHermes @onefanatatime @festivalradio @MattSpringer @StarkOnline #
• RT @compassrecords: Do you like @dalagirls ? You can find bio, tour dates, and other info here http://urlm.in/gcye #

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