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<title>Mike Seeger</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2009 09:33:53 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[The third of a musically gifted set of siblings including sister Peggy Seeger and half brother Pete, Mike Seeger established himself in his own right as a prolific performer and a valuable archivist of traditional American music forms. From 1958 to 1979 Seeger directed the New Lost City Ramblers, a performance collective devoted to the musical artifacts of the traditional American South. In the eyes of many, however, Seeger is at his best in solo performances when his wit resounds and his compassion inspires.
- Chad Driscoll]]></description>
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<title>The New Lost City Ramblers</title>
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<category>Old-Time Revival</category>
<pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2009 09:01:28 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>Mississippi Sheiks</title>
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<category>Country Blues</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 11:40:08 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[This influential duo consisted of Walter Vincson on acoustic guitar and vocals and Lonnie Chatmon on fiddle and vocals. The Sheiks played a type of blues that incorporated elements of country, vaudeville, Ragtime and jazz, and they performed and recorded prolifically in the South throughout the 1930s. Chatmon came from a musical family -- his brothers Bo and Sam, both recording artists in their own right, sometimes joined the Sheiks. The duo's most famous song, "Sitting On Top of the World", has been covered by Cream and Howlin' Wolf among others.
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<title>Charlie Poole</title>
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<category>Old-Time/Appalachian</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 2 Sep 2009 12:06:35 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Charlie Poole isn't quite as much of a folk icon as the Carter Family and Jimmie Rodgers, yet his influence on old time, bluegrass, country & western and the folk revival is no less considerable. Charlie Poole & the North Carolina Ramblers were one of the most famous string bands in the 1920s, recording nearly 70 sides for Columbia. Unlike the Skillet Lickers and other popular string bands of the day, the Ramblers didn't play the "rowdy hillbilly" card. Inspired in part by ragtime, they employed a finesse and complexity that would go on to influence Bill Monroe and just about every other bluegrass pioneer. John Cohen of the New Lost City Ramblers once tagged the group's sound "mountain chamber music." Poole in particular was a stunning musician, inventing a distinctive three-fingered approach to the banjo. He was also a stunning drinker. As with so many race and hillbilly artists, his popularity began to wane as the Great Depression sunk its teeth into the country. This eventually sent Poole on a marathon bender -- we're talking weeks -- in 1931. Not surprisingly, it killed the man. Although the Ramblers soldiered on, they failed to achieve much commercial success without Poole.]]></description>
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<title>David Holt</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2009 12:21:18 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Singer/multi-instrumentalist/storyteller/radio and television host Holt is also an expert stringed instrument player. He combines his love of folk music and storytelling into a singular, down-home style. He is often accompanied on his numerous albums by expert instrumentalists such as Doc Watson and Chet Atkins.]]></description>
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<title>The Black Twig Pickers</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 3 Dec 2009 22:54:29 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>The Charles River Valley Boys</title>
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<category>Country-Folk/Bluegrass</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 1 May 2009 14:02:22 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[One of the original bands that played and championed rural Old-Time String Band music at the beginning of the folk revival in the 1960s. Their high level of musicianship and tight harmony singing were very influential on bands like Country Cooking, the Jim Kweskin Jug Band and Skyline.
- Tom Heyman]]></description>
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<title>Bob Carlin</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 13:23:50 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Nobody can play old-fangled clawhammer banjo like Bob Carlin. But that's what he's strived for since he was sixteen and studying with the legendary picker, Hank Sapoznick. The thing about Carlin's playing (besides his obsessive-compulsive technical skill) is that he transcends fun. These fiddle-accompanied instrumental Bluegrass bits sound like Carlin was having a blast picking songs at lightning speed, all the while displaying finesse and style.
- Eric Shea]]></description>
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<title>Hobart Smith</title>
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<category>String Bands</category>
<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 09:08:24 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Old-time Appalachian music that fuses blues and country in the same manner as the Singing Brakeman, Jimmie Rodgers. Rough-hewn vocals bounce over chugging acoustic guitars and sawing fiddles.
- Tom Heyman]]></description>
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<title>Hackberry Ramblers</title>
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<category>String Bands</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:38:23 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Riley Puckett</title>
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<category>Early Country</category>
<pubDate>Fri, 3 Apr 2009 23:05:13 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>The Red Clay Ramblers</title>
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<category>Old-Time/Appalachian</category>
<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:07:23 -0800</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[The Red Clay Ramblers are one of the most bona fide folk revival bands of the stringed persuasion. They excel at playing old-timey Appalachian folk, as well as their own interpretation of porch music. Enthusiasts of this genre consider The Red Clay Ramblers to be one of the finest folk revival bands of the 20th century, and many music journalists compare their rustic authenticity and passion for musical history to that of The Band. They reached a wider audience outside the folk community with their musical score for Sam Shepard's play, <i>A Lie of the Mind</i>.
- Eric Shea]]></description>
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<title>The Skillet Lickers</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 2 Sep 2009 12:06:36 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>Fuzzy Mountain String Band</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 13:23:53 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Sparring fiddles square off to the accompaniment of banjo and guitar in the lively songs of this old-time string band. Recordings date from the early '70s and adhere strictly to tradition. Only a few tracks feature vocals.
- Chad Driscoll]]></description>
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<title>Grayson &amp; Whitter</title>
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<category>Early Country</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 2 Sep 2009 12:06:36 -0700</pubDate>
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<title>Earl Johnson</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:38:30 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Whistler &amp; His Jug Band</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:39:29 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>The Critton Hollow String Band</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 14 Feb 2009 13:00:39 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Owen "Snake" Chapman</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 13:23:48 -0700</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Snake Chapman's rustic fiddle playing closely approximates the old styles of Appalachian fiddle scratching. He seems to have been transported from an old southern porch jam session to this Ridley Scott future of ours.
- Eric Shea]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 23 Oct 2008 10:21:42 -0700</pubDate>
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