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Monthly Archives: November 2015
HA’ppenings: Notorious Duo Coming to HAH
Eden MacAdam Somer and Larry Unger perform as a duo (or sometimes with additional artists as a trio or quartet), styling themselves ‘Notorious’, though as far as I know they have committed no misdeeds—unless appearing on Hillbilly at Harvard this … Continue reading
Posted in Country Calendar, HA'pennings, Old-Timey, Radio Talk
Tagged Club Passim, Eden MacAdam Somer, Hillbilly at Harvard, Larry Unger
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HAH Nominated for ‘Ameripolitan’ Award
A young organization in Austin, Texas, the Ameripolitan Music Awards, now in its third year, is endeavoring to distinguish the growing rennaisance of traditional country music from the pop ‘bro-country’ on the big radio stations, on the one hand, and … Continue reading
“Beautiful Star of Bethlehem”: The Composer’s Grandson Writes
Almost two years ago I posted an article about the history of a hymn we have played on the Hillbilly at Harvard Christmas Extravangaza for years and years: The Stanley Brothers‘ recording on King Records of “Beautiful Star of Bethlehem”; … Continue reading
Posted in Country News, Follow-ups, Hillbilly History, King Records, Songwriting
Tagged "Beautiful Star of Bethlehem", Adger M. Pace, David Boyce, Emmylou Harris, Hillbilly at Harvard, James D. Vaughan Publishing Company, R. Fisher Boyce, The Judds, The Stanley Brothers, The Stanley Brothers with George Shuffler
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Oops! They Changed the Clocks, and I Forgot Grandpa!
When we have to advance the clocks an hour for Daylight Saving Time, and then when we retract them to Standard Time, on Hillbilly at Harvard we always play Grandpa Jones‘s comical lament for “Daylight Saving Time.” But somehow I … Continue reading
