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Mothers of the Folkworld: Suzanne Vega, Ani DiFranco, Lori McKenna, Kris Delmhorst

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2008-05-10 22:16:00 by boyhowdy in Cover Lay Down
...McKenna was already a mother of three when she stepped in front of her first open mic night audience at the age of 27; since then, she has spent most of her career playing part-time in the local New England folk circuit, staying close to home while slowly making a name for herself with a growing set of well-crafted songs that celebrate the...
 
 
 
 
 
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Dave McKenna, 1930-2008

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2008-10-20 08:35:00 by Happy In Bag in There Stands the Glass
...McKenna- Detour Ahead (MP3 His obituary in the New York Times quotes Dave McKenna as once suggesting that he played "saloon piano." He repeated the assertion in the liner notes to the gorgeous 1989 Maybeck Recital series session. If that's the case, I need to start hanging out in better saloons. His swing and bop-informed stride style will...
 
 
 
 
 
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Lori McKenna's "Unglamorous" Feels Fabulous

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2008-02-20 16:46:22 by Alison Bonaguro in Country Music Blog
...McKenna " Unglamorous " video. And now I'm rejoicing in the chaos of real life. Mine, hers and all the other moms like us out there who are very much okay with wool socks on the floor, faded curtains and crowded dinner tables The soccer-mom label someone threw on us a decade ago conjures up images of selfless moms living through their...
 
 
 
 
 
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The ProJo on Dave McKenna

2008-11-06 18:37:24 by Rifftides in Rifftides
 
...McKenna, one of the state's cultural heroes. To read the Mckenna editorial, go here . Thanks to Rifftides reader Steve Caminis for calling it to our attention For the October 18 announcement of McKenna's death, video of him playing and reader comments, go to this Rifftides archive page
 
 
 
 
 
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Dave McKenna RIP

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2008-10-19 00:55:44 by Rifftides in Rifftides
 
...McKenna. The pianist died this morning at the age of 78. His family posted the announcement on his web site , which includes a good biography. YouTube has a slew of videos of McKenna playing. This medley of two of his favorite tunes, "Nobody Else But Me" and "I'm Old Fashioned," is a good one to start with
 
 
 
 
 
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Mourning the Other Dave McKenna

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2008-10-20 22:54:48 by Ted Scheinman in Black Plastic Bag
...McKenna For years, whether in print or on the web , adoring City Paper readers have hearkened to the mellifluous prose of D.C.s Dave McKennahis rhapsodic treatment of Pop Warner football , his scherzo-like political musings , his epic riffs on the Dan Synder perplex Turns out hes not the only D. Mac around On Saturday, jazz geeks learned that...
 
 
 
 
 
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Jazz Pianist Dave McKenna Dies At 78

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2008-10-20 18:25:25 by Editor in Starpulse News Blog - Music News
American jazz pianist Dave McKenna has died of lung cancer. He was 78. McKenna passed away on Saturday in State College, Pennsylvania class="middle" /> Read more
 
 
 
 
 
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Dave McKenna

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2008-05-30 19:02:35 by Rifftides in Rifftides
 
Today is Dave McKenna's 78th Birthday. He plays the piano Happy Birthday
 
 
 
 
 
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Sundaze, Inside Out (7)

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2008-08-03 04:10:00 by Rho in Rho-Xs
...McKenna (November 16, 1946 April 3, 2000) was a writer, philosopher, and ethnobotanist. He is noted for his many speculations on the use of psychedelic, plant-based hallucinogens, and subjects ranging from shamanism, the development of human consciousness, and the novelty theory. At age 16, McKenna moved to, Los Altos, California. He was...
 
 
 
 
 
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Interval 2.2 - Web Resources & Media

2008-10-22 17:47:48 by chris in MATA Interval
 
...McKenna Lee Nadia Sirota Marcos Balter Nico Muhly MEDIA Andrew McKenna Lee - Gravity and Air (Andrew McKenna Lee, guitar Andrew McKenna Lee - Sunrise from the Bottom of the Sea (Andrew McKenna Lee, electric guitar Marcos Balter - UT (Nadia Sirota, viola Judd Greenstein - Escape (Nadia Sirota, viola Nico Muhly - Period Instrument (Nadia...