Category Archives: Folk music

Happy 72nd Birthday Bob Dylan May 24 2013

Has my life been wasted listening to and following Bob Dylan for almost 5 decades?

Bob Dylan on tour in Barrowsland UK

One of the world’s most prolific songwriters and touring performers turns 72 doing what he likes the most – touring.

Bob Dylan, who is 72 years old today, is taking a few days off from The Never Ending Tour but he will be back on the road June 26th in West Palm Beach Florida.

Born May 24, 1941, Dylan was the darling of the 1960′s folk and folk rock scene, establishing a legacy for himself as the pre-eminent singer songwriter.

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Stream Coachella Live Weekend One

The popular Coachella rock, folk and indie music festival ends weekend one in Indio Ca – live stream the best including The Lumineers

Bats for Lashes live at Coachella 2013, Indio California (photo Thomas Hawk, Creative Commons license, some rights restricted)

It may be winter everywhere else in North America but outside Palm Springs, California it was all warmth, hugs and rock and roll for the annual Coachella festival.

Check out the live streams from YouTube after the break.
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How to find the 55th Annual Grammy Awards Winners

The 55th Grammy Award Winners represent the best in old and new artists – here’s how to find music from the top 10 winners

55th Grammy Awards

The annual Grammy Award is the most coveted award for musicians.

This year’s winners represent the best in new and old artists from around the world who have made an impression in the United States.

As a side note, the Latin music market in the United States is so large they have their own separate Latin Grammy Awards. Continue reading →

Mumford and Sons win first two Grammys

Mumford and Sons win Grammys for the CD Babel and the movie Big Easy Express

Folk group Mumford and Sons win two awards at 55th Grammys (photo Grammy.com)

Mumford and Sons won the 2012 Grammy Award for Album of the Year for “Babel” and Best Long Form Music Video for “Big Easy Express” with Old Crow Medicine Show and Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros.

Mumford and Sons were also top performers on the 55th Grammy Awards show blowing the doors off the Staples Center with a rousing “I Will Wait” from “Babel”. They were so hot that Taylor Swift was singing along in the audience.
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Review: Mumford and Sons Big Easy Express Blu-ray

Emmett Malloy’s movie “Big Easy Express” captures the fun and magic of Mumford and Sons on a train ride from Oakland to New Orleans

Mumford and Sons performing with the Austin High School Marching Band in Big Easy Express

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“Big Easy Express” is a great music film about Mumford and Sons, Old Crow Medicine Show and Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros.

I reviewed the iTunes version of “Big Easy Express last year. “I did not want the movie to end,” I wrote at the time.

“It felt like I had been with the bands on the trip and in the audience. “Big Easy Express” left me with that mixed emotion of joy and nostalgia all at once.” Review – Mumford and Sons Big Easy Express. Continue reading →

Dylan’s Rolling Thunder Revue bootlegs

1975 and 1976 saw Dylan crisscrossing North America with improvisational show that still rocks

Bob Dylan 50th Anniversary Collection

When Sony released 100 copies of “Bob Dylan 50th Anniversary Collection” 4 CD set only in the EU, it set off a flurry of press stories and fan interest.

All of sudden, fans could get their hands on 86 outtakes from the first two Bob Dylan albums. Well, not quite. Sony only issued the 100 copies to protect their European copyright extension, certainly not for the artistic merit of the tracks.

My question is: who listens to the first two Bob Dylan albums anymore? Hence why would B- versions be interesting and worth $1,300 on eBay? Continue reading →

Stream Mumford and Sons on Austin City Limits

Along with Celtic-rockers Flogging Molly, PBS rebroadcasts live performance of Mumford and Sons

Mumford and Sons Austin City Lights (PBS photo)

Mumford and Sons were riding a wave of touring success when they rolled into Austin Texas to tape Austin City Lights in 2011.

Their infectious charm and talent with modern folk music is obvious from the excellent performance they gave. You can watch excerpts of the performance or the concert below.
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