folk

Cat Stevens Reimagines ‘Tea For The Tillerman’ 50 Years On

Yusuf/Cat Stevens has revisited his classic ‘Tea For The Tillerman’ 50 years on to record a new version of the album to mark the title’s 50th anniversary.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, Cat Stevens, folk, rock, UK, Yusuf

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Mick Thomas’ Roving Commission and His Musical Mates Deliver Epic ‘See You When I’m Looking At You’

by Paul Cashmere

Mick Thomas has used isolation to round up his Roving Commission and then commission a dozen of his musical mates to create ‘See You When I’m Looking At You’.

Tagged as: 80s, Alana Jagt, Alannah Russack, Angie Hart, Australia, Ben Salter, Brooke Russell, Dana Gehrman, Darren Hanlon, folk, Mick Thomas, Nick Barker, Ron S. Peno, Roving Commission, Shelley Short, Van Walker, Vikki Thorn

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Bob Dylan Band Member Bucky Baxter Dies Aged 65

by Paul Cashmere

Bucky Baxter, a veteran of Bob Dylan’s ‘Never-Ending Tour’ has died at age 65.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Bob Dylan, Bucky Baxter, country, folk, rock, USA

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Pierce Brothers Take It Indie With ‘Kanko’

by Paul Cashmere

Melbourne’s Pierce Brothers have returned with new indie music after releasing their debut through Warner Music.

Tagged as: 10s, Australia, blues, folk, indie, Pierce Brothers, roots

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John Prine Covered By Recording Academy Members

by Music-News.com

Zac Brown Band musician John Driskell Hopkins has helped to record a cover of folk legend John Prine’s Angel From Montgomery to raise coronavirus relief funds.

Tagged as: 70s, Americana, folk, John Driskell Hopkins, John Prine, USA

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Bob Dylan Releases New Song False Prophet Ahead of ‘Rough and Rowdy Ways’ Album

by Paul Cashmere

Bob Dylan has just released his third new song of 2020 ‘False Prophet’ and what we now also know is that Dylan has created the new album ‘Rough and Rowdy Ways’, his first album on original material since ‘Tempest’ in 2012.

Tagged as: 60s, Bob Dylan, False Prophet, folk, rock, Rough and Rowdy Ways, USA

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The Seekers to Release Rarities Album

by Paul Cashmere

An album of rarities from The Seekers will be released in May.

Tagged as: 60s, Australia, folk, The Seekers

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Cowboy Junkies Australian Tour Rescheduled For February 2021

by Paul Cashmere

Cowboy Junkies Australian tour for May will now happen in February 2021.

Tagged as: 80s, alt-country, Cowboy Junkies, folk, USA

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The Teskey Brothers To Release Live At The Forum Album

by Paul Cashmere

The Teskey Brothers second album will be the band’s first live album.

Tagged as: 10s, 20s, Australia, folk, rock, roots, The Teskey Brothers

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Bob Dylan Handwritten Lyrics Go Up For Sale

by Music-News.com

Bob Dylan’s original manuscripts for ‘The Times They Are A-Changin’, ‘Lay Lady Lay’ and ‘Subterranean Homesick Blues’ are currently in the hands of a memorabilia company, and fans are now being offered the chance to bid for the handwritten lyrics.

Tagged as: 60s, Bob Dylan, folk, rock, USA

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Bob Dylan Releases Another New Song ‘I Contain Multitudes’

by Paul Cashmere

Bob Dylan has released his second new song in just weeks. ‘I Contain Multitudes’ has just popped out without notice and without any information.

Tagged as: 60s, Bob Dylan, folk, I Contain Multitudes, rock, USA

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John Prine Dies Aged 73 From COVID-19

by Paul Cashmere

Songwriting legend John Prine has passed away at age 73 after having the Coronavirus COVID-19.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, 90s, Americana, Coronavirus, COVID-19, folk, John Prine, songwriter, USA

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Archie Roach: Photo Ros O'Gorman, Noise11, Photo

National Indigenous Music Awards To Be Online Only During COVID-19 Crisis

by Announcement

The National Indigenous Music Awards are pleased to announce in the face of the COVID19 pandemic, that they will continue in 2020, reacting to a climate where celebrating and shining a light on First Nations artists is even more important than ever. Opening their nominations today, the NIMAs are ready to face the challenge of building and supporting community in a changed world.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 90s, Archie Roach, Australia, folk, indigenous, National Indigenous Music Awards, NIMA

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Yusuf / Cat Stevens Sends A Message of Peace

by Paul Cashmere

Cat Stevens has posted a message of peace at this time as the world deals with the COVID-19 pandemic.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, 80s, Cat Stevens, contemporary, folk, rock, songwriter, UK, Yusuf

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John Prine Recovering After Contracting Covid-19

by Paul Cashmere

John Prine’s wife Fiona has confirmed that both she and her husband are recovering after contracting Covid-19.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, 90s, Americana, Coronavirus, COVID-19, folk, John Prine, songwriter, USA

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John Prine In Critical Condition With Covid-19

by Paul Cashmere

Legendary singer-songwriter John Prine is in a critical condition after complications from contracting Covid-19.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 20s, 70s, 80s, 90s, Americana, country, COVID-19, folk, John Prine, songwriter, USA

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City and Colour Reschedule Australian Tour

by Announcement

After recently announcing the postponement of his April Australian tour due to the current COVID-19 crisis and subsequent Government directives, Canadian singer-songwriter Dallas Green today reveals rescheduled national dates for October and November 2020.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 20s, 90s, acoustic, Canada, City And Colour, folk, rock

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Leo Sayer. photo by Ros O'Gorman Noise11.com

Op-ed: Leo Sayer Dissects Bob Dylan’s Epic ‘Murder Most Foul’

by Leo Sayer

Bob Dylan still has the ability and surprising agility to shoot the occasional missile deep into our hearts and minds. The title of his latest release ‘Murder Most Foul’ comes directly from Shakespeare’s Hamlet, a fitting reference since Bob’s opus deals with the assassination of John F Kennedy, surely the last great leader of the U.S.A. – his death indeed a ‘Murder Most Foul’.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, Americana, Bob Dylan, folk, Leo Sayer, Murder Most Foul, USA

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Bob Dylan Just Released An Epic 17 Minute Song ‘Murder Most Foul’

by Paul Cashmere

Bob Dylan has released a brand new song. It is the 17 minute epic ‘Murder Most Foul’.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, 80s, Americana, Bob Dylan, folk, John F Kennedy, Murder Most Foul, USA

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Jackson Browne Releases new Song ‘A Little Soon To Say’

by Paul Cashmere

Jackson Browne has dropped the brand new song ‘A Little Soon To Say’ but don’t get too excited about the title. It has nothing to do with him recently testing positive to Covid-19.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 20s, 70s, 80s, 90s, alt-country, Americana, COVID-19, folk, Jackson Browne, rock, USA

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Jackson Browne Tests Positive to Covid-19

by Paul Cashmere

Jackson Browne is recovering in a Los Angeles hospital after testing positive to Covid-19.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 20s, 70s, 80s, 90s, alt-country, Americana, folk, Jackson Browne, rock, USA

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‘Dueling Banjos’ Eric Weissberg Dies At Age 80

by Paul Cashmere

Banjo player Eric Weissberg has died at a nursing home in Detroit after battling Alzheimer’s disease.

Tagged as: 70s, bluesgrass, Deliverance, Dueling Banjos, Eric Weissberg, folk, USA

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Billy Bragg photo by Ros O'Gorman, Noise11, photo

Billy Bragg Australian Tour Rescheduled

by Announcement

Here are the details for the revised Billy Bragg Australian tour dates.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 20s, 80s, 90s, Billy Bragg, folk, punk, rock, UK

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Marcus Mumford Ready For A Solo Album

by Music-News.com

The Mumford & Sons frontman is currently on a break from the band and as they have given one another the “blessing” to work on side-projects during their time off, he’s “excited” at the thought of collaborating with other writers as he has a “lot of business to do”.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 20s, folk, Marcus Mumford, Mumford and Sons, UK

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Eilen Jewell Australian Tour Postponed

by Paul Cashmere

Due to the national travel restrictions now in place due to COVID-19, it is with regret that Love Police Touring has today announced the re-scheduling of the forthcoming Eilen Jewell tour that was due to commence this Thursday, March 19th.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 20s, Americana, blues, Eilen Jewell, folk, USA

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