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- The Legendary Al Hawkes Dies at 88
- It’s the Eighth of January!
- Extra! Fiddlin’ John Carson Played Tex’s ‘Christmas Time’ in 1927!
- Well Met—It’s Opry Time Again!
- Tony Watt Launches JamVember
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- Harvard Football vs. HAH: A Draw!
- Why I Cancelled Barbara Martin Stephens
- Bluegrass and Cajun at the Lowell Folk Festival
- Southern Rail in Framingham
- Talkin’ about Trains
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- Country Calendar
- Why No Spinitron?
- Chuck McDermott & Wheatstraw Reunion! At Johnny D's June 7th
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Monthly Archives: January 2019
Rhode Island’s Best-Kept Secret? Rock Hearts on HAH!
I had heard the name, but knew nothing of the band when Tony Watt asked if I’d like to have them on live. They are scheduled to appear at the Joe Val Festival this year, so I said, sure, if … Continue reading
Posted in Bluegrass, Country Calendar, Radio Talk
Tagged Alex MacLeod, Billy Thibodeau, Dale Ann Bradley, Danny Musher, Doe Deetz, Flamekeeper, Gerry Katz, Jimmy Martin, Joe Val Festival, Karl Lauber, Kennebec Valley Boys, Michael Cleveland, Pemi Valley Bluegrass Festival, Pete Kelly, Rock Hearts, Sam and Bob Tidwell, Tony Watt
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The Legendary Al Hawkes Dies at 88
I met Al Hawkes at one of the Joe Val Festivals, back in the Green Room. It was not the one where he received the 2009 Heritage Industry Award from the Boston Bluegrass Union. It might have been 2016 when … Continue reading
Posted in Bluegrass, Country History, Country News, Record Business
Tagged Al Hawkes, Allerton and Alton, Alton Myers, B Lilly, Bear Family Records, Betty Cody, Boston Bluegrass Union, Don Stover, Don Williams, Event Records, Everett Alan Lilly, Everett Lilly, Hal Lonepine, Jim Rooney, Joe Val Festival, Lenny Breau, Maine Public Radio, Rockhouse Mountain Productions, The Cumberland Ridge Runners, The Lilly Brothers and Don Stover
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It’s the Eighth of January!
And that means it’s time for ‘The Battle of New Orleans’ with Johnny Horton (1959): Johnny Horton of course took the song from Jimmy Driftwood (whose real name was James Morris). From a site called the Greasespot Cafe, … Continue reading
