Banjo pioneer Earl Scruggs died this week. He took the instrument to dizzying technical heights for the bluegrass genre. And he influenced a new generation of banjo players [...]
Folk music legend BOB DYLAN (UK exclusive), iconic singer-songwriter PETER GABRIEL AND THE NEW BLOOD ORCHESTRA (UK exclusive) and alt-rockers SUEDE (UK festival exclusive) are the headline acts for Vince Power’s HopFarm Music Festival 2012.
Other acts announced for Hop Farm include: DAMIEN RICE (UK festival exclusive), PRIMAL SCREAM, MY MORNING JACKET, MAXIMO PARK, PATTI SMITH [...]
Thrill Jockey have announced that Tortoise will be playing a string of European live dates this summer. The cool record label will also be re-issuing their first two singles as part of Record Store Day, and six albums throughout 2012 in celebration of Thrill Jockey’s 20th anniversary celebration.
Tortoise Tour Dates 2012
12 May 2012
E-Santiago Compostella, Auditorio [...]
The release of Listen, Whitey! The Sounds Of Black Power 1967-74 coincides with the release of a 200 page coffee table book of words and photos. The album is a wonderfully great collection of rare and essential late 1960’s- early 1970’s African-American protest songs and recordings from the likes of Gil Scott-Heron, Stokely Carmichael, Elaine [...]
Chasing The Night is Leeds singer/songwriter Rupert Stroud’s accomplished follow up to his debut album. Mixing alternative, indie, rock and acoustic sounds the album is confident in its eclecticisms. It truly showcases his versatility as a writer and highlights his growing maturity as an artist.
Chasing The Night offers impressive, beat driven arrangements that are [...]
: Blog About Search Putumayo nominated for 2012 About.com World Music Readers’ Choice Awards for Best World Music Record Label COMING SOON~Putumayo Presents : African Blues The blues has long been about storytelling , about raising a voice from the margins and edges of American life . As it spread from the Deep South to Chicago and beyond , the blues incorporated a powerful musical groove which has influenced music around the world . Now , musicians are reaching across the Atlantic and finding that they have a common story to tell in shades of . blue Putumayo’s African Blues Putumayo World Music release : April 24, 2012 chronicles the return of the blues to its African motherland . It also demonstrates the burgeoning connections between West and East African musicians and performers from: Blog About Search Putumayo nominated for 2012 About.com World Music Readers’ Choice Awards for Best World Music Record Label COMING SOON~Putumayo Presents : African Blues The blues has long been about storytelling , about raising a voice from the margins and edges of American life . As it spread from the Deep South to Chicago and beyond , the blues incorporated a powerful musical groove which has influenced music around the world . Now , musicians are reaching across the Atlantic and finding that they have a common story to tell in shades of . blue Putumayo’s African Blues Putumayo World Music release : April 24, 2012 chronicles the return of the blues to its African motherland . It also demonstrates the burgeoning connections between West and East African musicians and performers from
If I was going to choose someone to sing me a love song, it might just be David Gedge. With his north-east twang and tell-it-like-it-is lyrics, he beats the likes of James Morrison and Ed Sheeran hands down.
Since the early days of ‘My Favourite Dress‘ and ‘Nobody’s Twisting Your Arm‘, David Gedge has been crafting [...]
Blog About Search Artist Profile Series : Take a Personal Holiday with Bruna Caram of Brazilian Beat Putumayo nominated for 2012 About.com World Music Readers’ Choice Awards for Best World Music Record Label Calling all Putumayo fans We’ve been nominated for 2012 About.com World Music Readers’ Choice Awards for Best World Music Record Label Every year , the About.com Readers’ Choice Awards showcase the best products , people , organizations , and services in multiple categories , from technology to hobbies to parenting to religion . 2012 is the inaugural year for World Music at About.com’s participation in these awards . For the first time , world music fans that means you will be able to nominate and vote for their favorite artists and industry leaders in a variety of . categories TheBlog About Search Artist Profile Series : Take a Personal Holiday with Bruna Caram of Brazilian Beat Putumayo nominated for 2012 About.com World Music Readers’ Choice Awards for Best World Music Record Label Calling all Putumayo fans We’ve been nominated for 2012 About.com World Music Readers’ Choice Awards for Best World Music Record Label Every year , the About.com Readers’ Choice Awards showcase the best products , people , organizations , and services in multiple categories , from technology to hobbies to parenting to religion . 2012 is the inaugural year for World Music at About.com’s participation in these awards . For the first time , world music fans that means you will be able to nominate and vote for their favorite artists and industry leaders in a variety of . categories The
Chasing The Night is Leeds singer/songwriter Rupert Stroud’s accomplished follow up to his debut album. Mixing alternative, indie, rock and acoustic sounds the album is confident in its eclecticisms. It truly showcases his versatility as a writer and highlights his growing maturity as an artist.
Rupert Stroud began writing his debut self titled album in [...]
Following the announcement that celebrated Brit rockers, Reef, are to release an exceptional and innovative box set in March, we can now reveal the full and comprehensive tracklisting.
Available to buy on 26th March 2012 Reef release their complete recorded works in this all-encompassing box set. Spanning across their ten year career, the 9 CD and [...]
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