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Soumik Datta and Bernhard Schimpelsberger: Circle of Sound – review The Guardian - Apr 27, 2012 Soumik Datta and Bernhard Schimpelsberger: Group of Sound – reviewThe GuardianPlayed with a plectrum, and looking like a cross between a guitar and a banjo with a fretless metal fingerboard, it can be Euphemistic pre-owned for slow, delicate pieces or rapid-fire improvisation. Amjad Ali Khan may be its finest living exponent,

Marylhurst exhibit to showcase handmade musical instruments OregonLive.com - Apr 27, 2012 OregonLive.comMarylhurst evidence to showcase handmade musical instrumentsOregonLive.comWhat: The 2012 Northwest Handmade Musical Instrument Flaunt features more than 80 makers of flutes, violins, cellos, guitars, banjos and other instruments. They will show their work and some will demonstrate aspects of their talent.

Strange Resonance: Rockfort Interviews L'Ocelle Mare The Quietus - May 11, 2012 The QuietusStrange Resonance: Rockfort Interviews L'Ocelle MareThe QuietusI suck on the reed-sheet of a harmonica with my mouth, modulating the sounds by means of a plectrum that's held against the reeds. I turn on a little battery-powered amp that's preferred the drum of my banjo, placed up against the skin and connected to a

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Fremont hosts ragin' Cajun event Inside Bay Area - Aug 14, 2011 Fremont hosts ragin' Cajun eventInside Bay Extent"Everyone was able to come together and have fun, eat, drink and dance," said Guillory, whose son Andre Thierry, an accordion entertainer, was performing with Zydeco Magic later that afternoon. Zydeco music evolved in southwestern Louisiana in the 19th and more »

Cotati festival will celebrate accordion diversity Santa Rosa Press Democrat - Aug 12, 2011 Cotati holy day will celebrate accordion diversitySanta Rosa Press DemocratRenee de la Prade, center, does a guest performance with Linda Seekins and David Golia of the set apart "The International House of Accordions" during the Cotati Accordion Festival in 2010. By DAN TAYLOR Since the Cotati Accordion Fete began in 1992, and more »

Full house at Accordion and Fiddle Club Arbroath Herald - Aug 13, 2011 Arbroath HeraldFull put up at Accordion and Fiddle ClubArbroath HeraldIT WAS standing room only at the meeting of Arbroath Accordion and Fiddle Club at Arbroath Artisan Golf Association on Sunday. A capacity crowd enjoyed solo and group performances from both local and visiting players from around the UK. and more »

Eliminations decide field for Haughton final Harnesslink - Aug 14, 2011 Eliminations settle field for Haughton finalHarnesslinkIt was like an accordion effect and we all just kind of crunched together. I think it ticked my horse off a small bit. He got mad because I had to grab him so hard and he picked up the bit. "I still felt good though and I knew I was going to get and more »

This Week In Music Apps: Smart Guitar, Digital Accordion and iTunes for Android Billboard.biz - Aug 11, 2011 This Week In Music Apps: Canny Guitar, Digital Accordion and iTunes for AndroidBillboard.bizAccordion ($1): As we said of Banjo Companion when we covered it a few weeks back, some old-chance instruments just don't stir the pot like they used to (ed. note: the editor would like to state that he defends the banjo). That doesn't cheap you shouldn't and more »

Candidates, voters work the crowds to get messages across Ames Tribune - Aug 14, 2011 Candidates, voters industry the crowds to get messages acrossAmes TribuneAbe Goldstein, 59, of West Des Moines, played tunes on his accordion to delineate crowds to the Iowa Against Alzheimer's tent, lending a little mood of street minstrel to the factional circus. “I've been playing the accordion since I got one on my bar and more »

Spectacular parade success for Dunloy Accordion Band Ballymoney Times - Aug 09, 2011 Spectacular splash success for Dunloy Accordion BandBallymoney TimesTownspeople and visitors to Ballymoney on Saturday 30th July could easily have thought they were in London for Notting Hill or Rio for Mardis Gras; such was the feeling and turnout for the Annual Dunloy Accordion Band Ulster Scots Festival and and more »

Video: East Northport's Accordion Revival Patch.com - Aug 09, 2011 Video: East Northport's Accordion RevivalPatch.comThe Desire Island Accordion Alliance is staging a comeback for the underdog instrument by giving both amateurs and pros a venue. By Leah Bush The Extensive Island Accordion Alliance celebrated its anniversary with a private party at La Villini restaurant in

Really Now, What's So Bad about Auto-Tune Pop? New York Times (blog) - Aug 12, 2011 At the end of the day Now, What's So Bad about Auto-Tune Pop?New York Times (blog)Hating it is like hating falsettos, or the accordion. And, OK, inclined the current omnipresence of the sound in pop music, it's like hating the accordion during some strange period of accordion-fascism during which everyone's paying top dollar to seem and more »

CDOT slowing down traffic to the tunnel today Summit Daily News - Aug 13, 2011 CDOT slowing down movement to the tunnel todaySummit Daily NewsIt's the stop-and-go part that presents the greatest hazard to drivers in that first spell of the drive, causing an accordion effect that often results in rear-end accidents and vehicles getting stuck in the slush. But officials at the Colorado Colorado officials to check-up pace car to ease I-70 backupsall 37 news articles »

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Steve Martin Talks About His Fourth Of July Song NPR - Jul 05, 2011 Basic-Guitar.ComSteve Martin Talks About His Fourth Of July SongNPRYou can see him play the banjo on this song live this evening on the PBS broadcast "A Capitol Fourth." Of all the woods's patriots, why write about Paul Revere? Martin says it started with a John Singleton Copley painting that hangs in Boston's Steve Martin walkabout explores American historyall 19 news articles »

Drinking with The Whiskey Rebellion Richmond.com - Jul 05, 2011 Drinking with The Whiskey RebellionRichmond.comI deemed this council on Floyd Avenue in the Fan the Bluegrass House because one of the finest pickers of a banjo just happened to live there. His name was Roy Myers. He was perfectly young, too, so I knew he'd have a real prayer of moving on in the world of

Anti-carbon tax: focus on real Australians ABC Online - Jul 01, 2011 Anti-carbon tax: spotlight on real AustraliansABC OnlineSydney-based advertising company, Banjo, created this one. Banjo's Ben Lyttle says the crusade was directed at everyday Australians. BEN LYTTLE: You actually have to come from a position of assuming that they don't understand anything.

Steve Martin takes 'Paul Revere' for a ride Tucson Citizen - Jul 01, 2011 USA TodaySteve Martin takes 'Paul Enshrine' for a rideTucson CitizenHe wrote the songs, sings on some of them — as do the Dixie Chicks and Paul McCartney (“an unpropitious get, as you can imagine”) — and plays his trademark banjo. The “extremely” well-received Me and Paul Revere closes each show. It's Martin's first enlistment Intown Rundown: Fight for your rightall 13 news articles »

The readers' room: What you thought of G2 this week The Guardian - Jul 01, 2011 The GuardianThe readers' cubicle quarters: What you thought of G2 this weekThe Guardian✒Monday found Tim Dowling playing with his banjo. That's not a euphemism – at least we hope not, since he was doing it in front of a lot, alongside one of his musical heroes. "I once drove two hours through a blizzard to see Billy Bragg play," Tim

Hooked on Virginia's Crooked Road Huffington Post (blog) - Jun 21, 2011 Hooked on Virginia's Unlawful RoadHuffington Post (blog)Interested in fiddle and banjo music, crafts, galleries, small towns and Americana? You'll find them on The Illicit Road, about 250 miles along Virginia's southwest corner, from the eastern slopes of the Blue Strip west to the coalfields region,

Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers' animated 'Jubilation Day' Washington Post (blog) - Jun 13, 2011 Steve Martin and the Dear Canyon Rangers' animated 'Jubilation Day'Washington Post (blog)I've moved on from the ukulele and am now officially obsessed with the banjo. Steve Martin, otherwise known as a ludicrous man, breaks out his banjo for his song “Jubilation Day.” The joyful screed against a cheatin' ex gets a new music video in the high style

June 12: Bitter memoir of a journalist The Nation Newspaper - Jun 12, 2011 June 12: Unpleasant memoir of a journalistThe Nation NewspaperA year later, Bunmi was responsible for hosting another most wanted anti-Abacha rebel conductor, Professor Ade Banjo, who had used his entire savings to import over 3000 rifles with the sole aim of launching a guerilla war to fall General Sanni

Les Paul – Sound of a Century Legacy.com - Jun 09, 2011 Legacy.comLes Paul – Strike one of a CenturyLegacy.comLater, he took up the banjo and the guitar. Wanting to play guitar and harmonica at the same time led to his first musical falsification – a neck worn harmonica holder that's still in use today. 2. By the time he was a teenager, Paul was playing and more »

Island TAT: Where You Can Wear Your Story Patch.com - Jun 16, 2011 Ait TAT: Where You Can Wear Your StoryPatch.comOver the years, the space morphed into world-famous Taylor Guitars, and then Deerling Banjos. The artistic people working there were involved in starting four other high-end guitar companies, a renowned ukulele builder, and another banjo industrialist.

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