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	Singer-songwriter - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Even in many cases where the performer and writer are one and the same, the results are not considered singer-songwriter material, because the roles of songwriter and singer are essentially discrete (such as a rock musician writing a ballad for his band to play).
		Singers and bands performing material by separate, professional songwriters were the standard in popular music until about the 1960s when the influence of folk music introduced singer-songwriters to a wider audience.
		Previous to this, some artists such as folk singer-songwriter Woody Guthrie did much of his work in the 1930s, and most blues singers from the 1930s-1950s such as Robert Johnson, John Lee Hooker and Muddy Waters too performed their own work (which, however, was usually heavily influenced by earlier blues songs).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Singer-songwriter (959 words)

	Mailer - acoustic, folk, singer-songwriter (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		He is a superb guitar player, and his rhythmic playing and vocal delivery drive many of the tracks on the album (to the extent that some songs have no drums or percussion, and you barely notice they're missing).
		There is a real mix of styles amongst the 11 tracks, with folk, blues and roots influences all showing their hand throughout the songs.
		She covers the full range of emotions and brings life to the characters that inhabit her songs; it's all too easy for the listener to become immersed in the imagery and detail present in her songs.
	www.fishrecords.co.uk /newmail.html (2355 words)

	Folk - Epitonic.com: Hi Quality Free and Legal MP3 Music (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The term "folk" is used pretty loosely in today's musical lexicon, but it's worth remembering what it's supposed to mean.
		Traditional folk music is a culturally specific, regional music made by the "folk," for the "folk," using acoustic (usually stringed) instrumentation; in short an inherently populist medium, often with quite specific political agendas, that deals with identity and history through storytelling.
		These artists radically expanded America's conception of what "folk music" meant, proving both that folk was a commercially viable musical form and that musicians from outside folk culture could perform folk music.
	www.epitonic.com /genres/folk.html (651 words)

	BBC - Music - A quick guide to Folk (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Though bands like Moving Hearts and singer Paul Brady have flirted with rock, the acoustic tradition still dominates; for over 40 years the Chieftains have remained one of the major ambassadors for the jig and the reel, collaborating with everyone from Frank Zappa to Van Morrison.
		Shetland Folk with its emphasis on fiddle virtuosity (and one of the few folk forms to use the piano as a prominent instrument) is often seen as a separate development from mainland Scottish music.
		While a strong folk tradition had flourished in the Southern Appalachians since shortly after the Civil War, modern Folk music in America emerged in the Great Depression, with Woody Guthrie and countless other songwriters developing an individual American voice in the dustbowls of Arizona.
	www.bbc.co.uk /music/folkcountry/guide_folk.shtml (949 words)

	Muddy Waters - Folk Singer - SACD - Chess/MCA -DVD-Audio- Classic Records
		The recording is Folk Singer, recorded in September 1963 and released in 1964.
		Folk Singer is best described as an "unplugged" blues recording, with outstanding presence and sound quality for its age.
		Beyond the title, Folk Singer shares little resemblance with folk music, however; it is purely acoustic blues.
	www.musictap.net /Reviews/WatersMuddyFolkSingerSACDDVDA.html (994 words)

	Progressive, The: Ani DiFranco - folk singer - Interview
		I spoke with her on March 8 in Madison, Wisconsin, while she was touring briefly with folk singers Greg Brown and Gillian Welch.
		And both being folk singers, of course, we've shared many a stage at folk festivals and benefit concerts and this and that.
		I was new on the folk circuit at the time, and I felt a lot of tension from these folk patrons about having me in their home--shaved-headed little punk girl--and I think they were very uncomfortable with me, which I used to get a lot from the old folk fascists.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1295/is_5_64/ai_61963258 (1504 words)

	Pete Seeger: Folk Singer and Song Writer
		Folk music's new convert was to become its greatest proselyte.
		Helater explained that he got too interested in extracurricular activities to remain in school, commenting that if he were at Harvard, he would study languages, anthropology, and geography.
		As Seeger wrote to his Harvard classmates in 1990: "Have been a traveling, performing singer and songwriter for fifty years, in every state of the union and thirty-five foreign countries.
	www.harvardsquarelibrary.org /unitarians/seeger.html (955 words)

	Folk singer feels the lyrics
		Now 57, the folk musician is as likely to sing about second marriages and the pain of losing a parent as about traditional love and loss.
		He is also an expressive singer whose own versions have been praised for their quiet beauty.
		The best thing about folk music, or what people call folk music these days, is that it's lyric-oriented and mixed forward.
	www.record-eagle.com /2004/oct/15folk.htm (645 words)

	Singer/songwriter Directory - folk Music Page 15 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Jim Clark is a NC folk singer and poet.
		Folk rock, been compared to the likes of Bruce Springstein and Tom Waits but you'll have to listen to find out for yourself.
		Jennifer Clarke is a singer songwriter whose stunning voice blends perfectly with her piano and guitar to produce melodic pop with traces of folk.
	singer-songwriter.com /genre/folk/index.php3?offset=0&genre= (403 words)

	Sing Out!: Rod MacDonald: digging deep.(folk singer-songwr... @ HighBeam Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		I played a lot of baseball, lived outdoors a lot in the summertime, my mom and dad were regular folks." Rod's mother collected jazz records and encouraged her kids' interest in music.
		With the musician's cooperative at the Speakeasy, and the ongoing Monday night songwriter's exchange, the Greenwich Village folk scene of that era was an exciting place to be.
		Another exciting development to come out of the scene was Fast Folk Musical Magazine, a combination magazine and album that spotlighted the Village songwriters and their songs.
	www.highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1G1:103124777&refid=holomed_1 (2811 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Entertainment \| Music \| Folk singer Jake Thackray dies
		Singer and songwriter Jake Thackray, who was a regular performer on BBC's That's Life with Esther Rantzen, has died at the age of 63.
		The Yorkshire-born performer made his name singing and playing the guitar in folk clubs and on local radio before featuring on TV programmes including The David Frost Show.
		Thackray's three sons, Bill, Sam and Tom, were at the singer's Monmouth house with their mother and other members of the family.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/2609093.stm (391 words)

	Augusta Georgia: features@ugusta: Folk singer doesn't mind traveling with his music 1/29/98
		Folk singer doesn't mind traveling with his music
		Unli e their rock and pop counterparts, folk musicians don't suffer when they get older, says 33-year-old singer/songwriter Ellis Paul, who performs tonight at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Augusta.
		Paul says he has drawn crowds of 300-plus folks at Eddie's Attic, but he's not counting on a particularly big turnout in Augusta.
	chronicle.augusta.com /stories/013098/fea_124-7411.shtml (356 words)

	Amazon.com: Music: Folk Singer [EXTRA TRACKS] [ORIGINAL RECORDING REMASTERED] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		As someone who more or less performs in the category of folk singer and blues player, I find these artificial barriers between folk and popular forms of blues and country music to be the silly ignorance of people with bad views of culture.
		But "Folk Singer" is really no more of a folk record than anything else Muddy Waters did; it is simply Waters playing the blues the way he did it back in the 40s - acoustically.
		The original nine "Folk Singer" tracks could have been a little tougher - Muddy's country blues recordings from the 40s certainly were - but "Folk Singer" remains a nice, mellow blues album, and with this excellent bonus material it has gotten even better.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00000JNOJ?v=glance (1820 words)

	Carol Ponder - Folk Singer, Teaching Artist and Actress
		Mostly, I hope to invite others to explore their own heritage, and inspire them to embrace music and singing as their human birthright.
		I've had some great experiences since 1998, including singing at the Ulster American Folk Park in Omagh, Northern Ireland in 2002 for the 11th annual Appalachian and Bluegrass Festival, and representing the state of Tennessee with a solo concert on the Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center in 2000.
		I've worked with some really neat folks, including The Kennedy Center, the Empire State Partnerships program in New York, and the Tennessee Performing Arts Center.
	www.carolponder.com (371 words)

	Leeann Botham Crosscurrents Music Singer Songwriter Gospel Folk Country Jazz New Age Blues CD Recording
		So far Leeann has managed to take her music to every state of Australia in radio stations, pubs, schools, churches, concert halls, coffee houses, stadiums, folk clubs and festivals.
		In a world where folk often seems like a 60’s thing, Leeann has created her own distinctive style of folk for our time.
		She is a true songwriter, fusing the various styles of jazz, blues, celtic and country to suit the feel of her songs.
	www.angelfire.com /indie/leeann (1002 words)

	Folk Music Archives
		- - it is not the archiving of one song, single folk singer or group.
		As a repository of Folk Music Archives interviews, The Library of Congress American Folklife Center ensures that archival research, recordings and interviews are properly utilized and protects all intellectual property and copyrights.
		Frank Shane of Folk Music Archives is interviewing, documenting and archiving their individual and collective stories.
	www.folkmusicarchives.org (230 words)

	Home Page
		In concerts, he touches the listener's heart and tickles their funny bone.
		Mack performs solo and in two popular folk groups.
		Mack Bailey is an active member of two renowned and beloved folk groups.
	www.mackbailey.com (190 words)

	Folk Music Singer Priscilla Herdman, Discography - Concert Schedule
		She has been my favorite singer - of any genre - for over fifteen years now, since I heard her first album Water Lily in the 1980's.
		Because Priscilla Herdman is an independent folk artist, her CD 's are not easily found in typical record and music stores.
		Folk music is experiencing a renewal in popularity today, and for good reason: it speaks to the yearning within all of us for a place of peace and tranquility where we can feel safe and protected and loved.
	www.melodylane.net /priscilla.html (1228 words)

	Acoustic Guitar Central: Folk Singer Pete Seeger
		That's the way the kids took it back to New York, and that's where Peter, Paul, and Mary started singing it, thinking it was an old folk song, and that's where the Kingston Trio got it, thinking it was an old folk song.
		All around the world, songs are being written that use old public domain material, and I think it's only fair that some of the money from the songs go to the country or place of origin, even though the composer may be long dead or unknown.
		I want to persuade the rest of the Weavers that we should send some money to the Irish folk song archives for the song "Kisses Sweeter than Wine." It's an old Irish song: [sings] "Mush-a sweeter than thou." It was a song about a dead cow.
	www.acousticguitar.com /issues/ag115/feature115.html (3229 words)

	CNN.com - Entertainment - Texas flood claims folk singer, but his music lives on - November 5, 2000
		He was internationally lauded among folk singers and songwriters, and he was a regular at the world-renowned Kerrville Folk Festival in nearby Kerrville, Texas.
		Among folk singers and writers, he inspired awe because he could write such perfect songs, Feeney said.
		Feeney said he referred to her as his "fairy godmother" because she often went around the nation touting his work.
	archives.cnn.com /2000/SHOWBIZ/Music/11/05/al.grierson (1216 words)

	West Side Folk Home Page
		Presenting traditional and contemporary folk, bluegrass and old-time music "the way it oughta be" in and around Lawrence, Kansas.
		Dar Williams, pop-folk singer-songwriter and longtime West Side Folk favorite, whose first appearances in Lawrence over a decade ago were in the McWilliams' basement, returns to Liberty Hall in support of her brand new CD, "My Better Self".
		Tickets (all seats reserved) for the Dar Williams concert $20-35 available at the box office of Liberty Hall (642 Massachusetts in downtown Lawrence) and through Ticketmaster (816-931-3330, ticketmaster.com).
	www.westsidefolk.org (554 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Entertainment \| Music \| Folk singer Polwart wins treble
		Scottish singer and songwriter Karine Polwart scooped a trio of prizes at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards on Monday.
		The singer's highly acclaimed debut solo album Faultlines won best album, alongside awards for best original song and achievement in music in 2004.
		Singer and guitarist Polwart formerly fronted Scottish group Malinky and split from the band earlier this month after six years to concentrate on her solo career.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/entertainment/music/4265243.stm (272 words)

	UBC - Biographies of Bandurists and Kobzars
		Politically persecuted for being one of the leaders of a railwaymen's strike in Lyubotyn in 1905, he was forced to emigrate to Galicia [Halychyna] in 1906, where he lived in Lviv and then (1906-12) Kryvorivnya, Kosiv county.
		He toured Galicia and Bukovyna with concerts of Ukrainian folk songs accompanied by the bandura and in 1910 founded the Hutsul Theater in Krasnoyilya, Kosiv county.
		Kytasty wrote countless original works and arrangements of folk songs for choir and bandura accompaniment, solo bandura, choir and piano, and bandura orchestra.
	www.bandura.org /bandura_biographies.htm (2689 words)

	AP Online: Folk singer and songwriter dies at 91@ HighBeam Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) _ Folk singer-songwriter Jimmy Driftwood, whose penning of the ``Battle of New Orleans'' vaulted him to fame 40 years ago, died Sunday.
		Born James Corbett Morris, he changed his name to Jimmy Driftwood and went on to write some 6,000 folk songs, 300 of which were published or recorded.
		He was a schoolteacher before he went on to his music career, and said he wrote the ``Battle of New Orleans'' as...
	www.highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1P1:19558500&refid=ip_almanac_hf (188 words)

	Folk singer legend to fans (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		She is one of the still-hidden treasures in folk music who has remained preciously unearthed.
		Her recent release, "Dilate," started at No. 87 on the Billboard chart, a feat which is virtually unheard of for an independent label.
		Throughout the two hours, she became a part of the audience, and they became a part of her.
	www.spub.ksu.edu /issues/v101/fa/n041/aande/a.e-ani-difranco-hertig.html (488 words)

	South Florida Folk Festival official website. Produced by the Broward Folk Club, Fort Lauderdale, FL. 2005 fest.
		Some of the best names in folk have appeared at the festival.
		The South Florida Folk Festival is a combination of a music fest, family reunion, neighborhood gathering and weekend spiritual retreat!
		Folk, Music, Festival, South Florida, Folk Fest, Broward Folk Club, BFC, Gotfolk, at Easterlin Park.
	www.southfloridafolkfest.com (112 words)

	CNN.com - Folk singer tours for Guinness record - Oct. 14, 2002
		CNN.com - Folk singer tours for Guinness record - Oct. 14, 2002
		The folk singer reached her goal of performing in all 50 states in 60 days with a performance Sunday at Ginkgo Coffeehouse in St. Paul.
		Harvey is trying to enter the Guinness Book of Records for the fastest 50-state tour by a solo female musician.
	archives.cnn.com /2002/US/Midwest/10/14/offbeat.folk.record (259 words)

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