Merlin in Rags
 
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John Gorka - I know (1987)

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2008-10-07 13:58:00 by Joski in Merlin in Rags
...musicians and songwriters, it is Gorka's honest writing and ability to say it all with an economy of words that has earned him accolades from the music industry and his peers. It is that same honesty that draws new fans in each year and keeps old fans coming to his concerts again and again to hear the music they love Gorka is known for...
 
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I'm 500 miles from my home

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2008-10-06 11:17:00 by Joski in Merlin in Rags
...music singer Bobby Bare in 1963. It has also been recorded by many artists including a.o. Peter, Paul & Mary, The Kingston Trio, The Brothers Four and many others 2. What are the Origins of this song Apparently this song goes back quite further than Hedy Wests version We need to go back to a definition of folk music: Before 1945,...
 
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Natacha Atlas - Ana Hina

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2008-10-02 11:01:00 by Joski in Merlin in Rags
...musical director Harvey Brough, she's chosen a classicist acoustic approach, as opposed to her usual electronic reinventions of Middle Eastern and North African sounds Natacha's fluttering voice is very prominent in the mix, allowing the space to savour every detail of her ornamented phrasing. Around half of the songs have a 1940s or 50s...
 
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Mick Softley Songs for swinging survivors (1965)

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2008-09-26 11:49:00 by Joski in Merlin in Rags
...music business for over four years. During this time, he returned to life on the road until late 1967 Due to contractual issues he never received any royalties in the later years Mick today Here is that first album http://lix.in/-37292a Peace
 
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Blind Boy Fuller & Sonny Terry (1937-1945)

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2008-09-26 11:04:00 by Joski in Merlin in Rags
...musicians to the studio Harmonica player Sonny Terry was one of the initial bluesmen who crossed over into areas not normally associated with the genre before he came along. Along with his partner, guitarist Brownie McGhee, Terry played on numerous folk recordings with the likes of Woody Guthrie, developed an acting career showcased on...
 
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The Harlem Hamfats (1936)

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2008-09-05 19:15:00 by Joski in Merlin in Rags
...music for jazz and blues singers, such as Johnny Temple, Rosetta Howard, and Frankie Half Pint Jaxon for DECCA Records, but when their first record "Oh Red" became a hit, it secured them a DECCA contract for fifty titles. They launched a successful recording career performing danceable music The group were not from Harlem, and nor were...
 
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Baby let me follow you down

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2008-09-04 10:14:00 by Joski in Merlin in Rags
...music and was ordained as a baptist minister in 1933 In the mid-1930s, he teamed up with Blind Boy Fuller in Durham. Both artists travelled to New York City and recorded several sides for the ARC (=American Record Company) label (a subsidiary of Columbia) in 1935 In 1940, Gary Davis made New York City his permanent residence and...
 
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Rolf Cahn and Eric Von Schmidt (FW02417)

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2008-08-27 08:21:17 by Joski in Merlin in Rags
...musical friendship grew out of ill-fated road trips, rebelliousness, and of course, a shared love for the blues. As Cahn writes, "What we had in common was a feeling about life, and this wonderful direct music that expressed our experience in that life." This album conveys that feeling Rolf Cahn (1924 -1994) was a folk musician, author,...
 
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Cry, Cry, Cry (1998)

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2008-08-27 08:21:16 by Joski in Merlin in Rags
...band released one album, an absolute masterpiece Here it is The choice of songs is impeccable. Absolutely unknown writers like Jim Armenti meet others with a certain reputation amongst the true followers of the folk-rock scene, like Cliff Eberhardt. The real surprise on this album is a pared-down version of R.E.M.'s "Fall On Me" which...
 
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The POZO-SECO SINGERS - TIME (1966)

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2008-08-15 20:48:00 by Joski in Merlin in Rags
...banded in 1971 The group disbanded in 1970 What a wonderful group from the 1960's As to whatever happened to them Well Don Williams went on to become one of Country's best male artists. Susan Taylor continued to sing and write. She now lives in Tennessee, and goes by the name Taylor Pie. Lofton Kline writes and performs, and...
 
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