Folk AlleyThe best of folk, traditional, celtic, and world music with 24-hour streaming, buzz info on artists, and more.Folk Icon Utah Phillips Passes- May 27, 2008 A singersongwriteractivist, Utah Phillips walked the walk of the working man. A teenage runaway, Phillips lived as a railroad hobo first gaining musical attention for songs he wrote that were recorded by Rosalie Sorrels and then his 1973 hit "Moose Turd Pie," a story of life as a railroad laborer. An Army veteran who sang for peace, he took all of his vast life experience and put it into his music. He spent the past 21 years living with his family in Nevada City, California, where..http://www.folkalley.com/archives/001039.php Help Me Learn to Play the Guitar- May 26, 2008 This weekend, I went to the Hartville Flea Market and came home with a guitar. As some may remember, I bought a ukulele a few years back that I never really learned to play, mostly because I lack all knowledge in string instruments (pianos are like this - read the note, hit the corresponding key). So, I picked up a starter guitar and we're going to see what happens. I still have absolutely no idea what I'm doing. Chris passed on Harvey Reid and Joyce Andersen's The Song Train, a book with...http://www.folkalley.com/archives/001040.php Punch Brothers on YouTube- May 20, 2008 To see the entire Live From Folk Alley featuring the Punch Brothers you will have to come here, but we're sending bits and pieces out to the universe through our YouTube account (FolkAlleyDotCom) - which is also the home to Waybacks video and other films we've made of Live From concerts and in-studio Extras interviews. So, take the code and embed away! That's what the Internet is for folks ("education" - posh, pish)!http://www.folkalley.com/archives/001036.php Download the Alleycast for May!!- May 13, 2008 Download the Alleycast for May to hear Folk Alley's exclusive concert recording with Punch Brothers and our in-studio recording with Ray Bonneville. We'll also hear Folk Alley's featured Open Mic artist for May, Mattie Speece and Pat Villines. Plus, you'll hear a story on the obscure group Subway - a duo who only released one record in 1971. Download the Alleycast today.http://www.folkalley.com/archives/001035.php MerleFest Pass Winners- May 7, 2008 We ended up sending out three sets of weekend passes to MerleFest last month in Wilkesboro, North Carolina. There were 57 contest entries, making narrowing the list very difficult. One person originally selected could not, in the end, attend and one did not respond to our E-mails. So, the lucky recipients were (in no particular order): Hank & Barbara Lynn from Berkeley Springs, West Virginia Matt & Cathie Davis from Milton, Tennessee John Osborne from Statesville, North...http://www.folkalley.com/archives/001033.php Jason Castro Blows Dylan Lyric on American Idol- May 7, 2008 As part of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame week on American Idol, the final 4 contestants on the music "reality" show had their run of the 500 songs that shaped the rock world. Dreadlocked hippie Jason Castro (who, I swear, is going to put out a Folk Alley-friendly CD in the next year) picked the Dylan arrangement of Mr. Tambourine Man. Halfway through the first verse, everything went south, he hummed a bit and went into the chorus. As much as I would love a singersongwriter to win this.http://www.folkalley.com/archives/001032.php |