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Artist: 12 Stones
Twelve Stones was formed in the small New Orleans suburb of Mandeville, LA. The group was mostly still in their teens when they formed the lineup of vocalist Paul McCoy, bassist Kevin Dorr, guitarist Eric Weaver, and drummer Aaron Gainer. After performing no more than 12 live performances, they took their demo to New York City and performed at... [+] Read More
Artist: Ben Weaver
Ben Weaver was born in Eugene, Oregon but was raised primarily in St. Paul, Minnesota. With music all around him growing up, Weaver knew that it would be a vital part of his life. The musician dropped out of college after one year and began traveling. This was important for Weaver, gaining the experience he would use to formulate his songs. In... [+] Read More
Artist: Washington Squares
The Washington Squares were a deliberate throwback to the days of earnest, politically oriented folk groups like Peter, Paul & Mary, even though they formed 20 years after the peak of the folk boom. The New York City based trio, comprising Lauren Agnelli, Tom Goodkind, and Bruce Paskow, dressed in matching outfits reminiscent of the days of the... [+] Read More
Artist: How's Bayou
The members of How's Bayou came together as a band after attending theFestival of American Fiddle Tunes and hearing the Cajun music of Marc Savoy and Dewey Balfa. The event, which was held in Port Townsend, WA, led to numerous trips to Louisiana for some group members, especially Karen England, David Lang, and Mike Bristow. The band has spent... [+] Read More
Artist: Luigi Santosuosso
Luigi Santosuosso's Desert Island List (alphabetically ordered):
Pino Daniele- Nero a meta'
Miles Davis- Kind of Blue
Miles Davis- Nefertiti
Miles Davis- In a Silent Way
Donald Fagen- The Nightfly
Bill Frisell- Where in the World?
Don Grolnick- Weaver of Dreams
Arto Lindsay- Mundo Civilizado
Charles Mingus- Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus... [+] Read More
Artist: Paul Barnes
Editor Paul Barnes has been associated with several productions about music, including the 1982 documentary The Weavers: Wasn't That a Time! and the Ken Burns Jazz series. Barnes attended The New York University Institute of Film and Television between 1969 and 1973 and continued studying with the great experimental filmmaker Len Lye as well as... [+] Read More
Artist: Fred Hellerman
Fred Hellerman was best known as a singer, guitarist, and songwriter with the folk group the Weavers from the late '40s to the mid-'60s. During and after the group's existence, however, he also maintained a varied career behind the scenes in the music industry that included working as an arranger, session musician, and producer. In addition to... [+] Read More
Artist: Bernie Krause
Naturalist and sound recordist Dr. Bernie Krause first surfaced during the early 1960s as Pete Seeger's replacement in the legendary folk group the Weavers; by the middle of the decade he was working as a staff producer at Elektra Records, in 1968 teaming with jazz musician Paul Beaver to record the LP The Nonesuch Guide to Electronic Music, a... [+] Read More
Artist: Peter, Paul & Mary
The most popular folk group of the 1960s, Peter, Paul & Mary in later decades have also proved themselves to be among the most durable music acts in history. Their longevity dwarfs that of the Weavers, while the fact that the trio continues to be associated with a major record label (Warner Bros.) after decades in the business sets them apart... [+] Read More
Artist: Beaver & Krause
Composers and synth players Paul Beaver and Bernie Krause were among the most high-profile electronic music acts of the late '60s, recording a series of LPs distinguished not only by their groundbreaking studio advances but also by the presence of notables including Gerry Mulligan and Mike Bloomfield. Krause -- a onetime member of the legendary... [+] Read More
Artist: Jack Norton
Singer/songwriter Jack Norton has specialized in self-described anti-folk, country-tinged music since the early '90s. He has issued albums under several different pseudonyms -- including a three-year stint as Paul Dandy in both North America and Europe. Afterwards, Norton relocated to Mexico City, where he took a series of non-music jobs due to... [+] Read More
Artist: M.B.A.H.
Matthew Booth and Alasdair Howie (M.B.A.H) Playing at such events as VeryVeryVeryWrongIndeed, FriendsElectric (Famos), Piment Rouge Geneva and CityFly to name a few, aswell as other select parties, DJ'ing along side the likes of Paul Woolford, Martin Eyerer, P.Toile, Stewart Walker, From Karaoke to Stardom to name a few.They have recently been... [+] Read More
Artist: The New Christy Minstrels
When the definitive popular history of post-World War II folk music is written, the chances are excellent that the Kingston Trio will be mentioned prominently along with Peter, Paul & Mary and that the the Brothers Four and the Highwaymen will also rate mentions. Less clear will be the fate of the New Christy Minstrels. The group received... [+] Read More
Artist: Mary Travers
With her long, flowing, blonde hair and crystal-clear soprano vocals, Mary Travers was a major influence on the folk music of the 1960s and '70s. A founding member of Peter, Paul And Mary, Travers, not only became one of the most commercially successful folk performers, but, used her position to become an inspirational political spokesperson.... [+] Read More
Artist: Ocean Colour Scene
Falling between the energetic pop/rock of mod revival and the psychedelic experimentations of Traffic, Ocean Colour Scene came to be one of the leading bands of the traditionalist, post-Oasis British rock of the mid-'90s. Although they had formed in the late '80s and had several hits during the height of Madchester in the early '90s, the band... [+] Read More
Artist: Grit Laskin
A true musical Renaissance man, William "Grit" Laskin is a singer/songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and builder of exquisite acoustic instruments. Having been a standout on the Canadian folk scene since the 1970s, first as a member of the Friends of the Fiddler's Green, then with friend and fellow folkie Ian Robb, and finally as a solo act,... [+] Read More
Artist: Harold Leventhal
Producer and promoter Harold Leventhal was the star-maker who galvanized the U.S. folk revival of the early 1960s, most notably presenting a young Bob Dylan in his first major concert-hall performance. Born May 24, 1919 in Ellenville, New York, Leventhal was raised in New York City's Lower East Side. He began his music career in the late 1930s... [+] Read More
Artist: Georgia Cotton Pickers
This was one of the only country blues supergroups, although the name sounds more like something an announcer on the early Grand Ole Opry show might have come up with to hang on some old-time string band. The group recorded for the Atlanta-based QRS label and featured some of that city's finest country blues artists playing together, something... [+] Read More
Artist: Kris Adams
Like many jazz singers of her generation, Kris Adams combines her singing with a full teaching schedule. As an Army "brat," Adams bounced around both within and outside the U.S., finally settling in Connecticut in 1987. Listening to Chick Corea, Return to Forever and other fusion greats fired up her interest in jazz. Her first professional gig... [+] Read More
Artist: The Kingston Trio
In the history of popular music, there are a relative handful of performers who have redefined the content of the music at critical points in history: Blind Lemon Jefferson, Benny Goodman & His Orchestra, the Beatles, Bob Dylan, Led Zeppelin -- people whose music left the landscape, and definition of popular music, altered completely. The... [+] Read More
Artist: Almanac Singers
The Almanac Singers lasted for barely a year and only left behind three dozen songs, and their work was at least as controversial as it was popular. But they were among the very first folk music groups organized for political purposes to record, and their lineup -- Pete Seeger, Lee Hays, Woody Guthrie, and Millard Lampell -- was a virtual "who's... [+] Read More
Artist: Rod Coombes
Rod Coombes came to music by way of the guitar, which he took up at age 15. After playing in a local band called the Casuals, he decided on music as a career by the time he was finished with school and turned professional at 17, subsequently switching to the drums in the process. His first professional gig was as a member of the Luvvers, the... [+] Read More
Artist: The Weavers
The Weavers had the most extraordinary musical pedigree and pre-history of any performing group in the history of folk or popular music. More than 50 years after their heyday, however, their origins, the level of their success, the forces that cut the group's future off in its prime, and the allure that keeps their music selling are all... [+] Read More
Artist: Leadbelly
Huddie Ledbetter, known as Leadbelly, was a unique figure in the American popular music of the 20th century. Ultimately, he was best remembered for a body of songs that he discovered, adapted, or wrote, including "Goodnight, Irene," "Rock Island Line," "The Midnight Special," and "Cotton Fields." But he was also an early example of a folksinger... [+] Read More
Artist: Country Joe & the Fish
If you mention the name Country Joe & the Fish to Americans born in 1955 or earlier, chances are that they'll know the band you're talking about, at least to the degree that they know their most widely played and quoted song, "I Feel Like I'm Fixin' to Die Rag." The problem is, that particular song captured only the smallest sliver of who... [+] Read More
