Folk Used to Be a Bad Word

Folk Used to Be a Bad Word

Clinton Fearon and the Boogie Brown Band: Classic Roots and Dub

As a kid growing up just outside of Kingston, Jamaica, in the early '60s, Clinton “Basie” Fearon had a life-changing experience when he...
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Folk Used to Be a Bad Word

Bob French and the Original Tuxedo Jazz Band: Bourbon Street Wake-Up Call

If the Original Tuxedo Jazz Band can bring as much unvarnished energy to its playing as leader Bob French does to a telephone...
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Folk Used to Be a Bad Word

Martin Hayes: Shamrock Star

You never know where your music will end up. Just ask Irish fiddler Martin Hayes about one of his famous fans. “I heard...
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Folk Used to Be a Bad Word

Henry A. March and La Gran Banda: Percussive Papayera

Saxophonist and composer Henry A. March started his career playing salsa, meringue and jazz and becoming a part of Miami's glitzy, multinational Latin...
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Folk Used to Be a Bad Word

North Bear: Cheyenne Hip-Hop

It's not surprising that urban hip-hop influences might reach young American Indians living in the Northern Plains. What is exciting is how the...
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Folk Used to Be a Bad Word

Jeffery Broussard and the Creole Cowboys: Bayou Next Thing

The Creole Cowboys have been called one of the best young zydeco bands in the country. Leader Jeffrey Broussard is the son of...
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Folk Used to Be a Bad Word

Jorge Negron: He’s Got Rhythm

 

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Folk Used to Be a Bad Word

Phil Wiggins and Corey Harris: Blues Summit

When veteran Piedmont blues guitarist John Cephas died in the spring, his sideman, harmonica great Phil Wiggins, had a decision to make. After...
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Folk Used to Be a Bad Word

Trouble Funk: Dropping the Bomb Once Again

It wouldn't be a Richmond Folk Festival without go-go music. For the unfamiliar, go-go is that heavily percussive, call-and-response, Latin beat house party...
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