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Blogs
May 8, 2012
Woody Guthrie's New Years Rulin's: Photographer Corey Woodruff's Ambitious Tribute
A local photographer is commemorating Woody Guthrie's 100th birthday by giving a modern twist to a series of resolutions the iconic singer made back in the 1940s. And he's launched a Kickstarter drive so that his work can be showcased to the general public. Guthrie - an Oklahoma-born folk singer an ... More >>
Blogs
April 11, 2012
Abigail Washburn on Earl Scruggs and Getting Into an Old-Time Trance in China
It's safe to say that of all the ambassadors for old-time music - from Bill Monroe to Pete Seeger to Ralph Stanley - Abigail Washburn has had, through her passion for and knowledge of China, the most remarkable of international impacts. At one time, the singer, songwriter and instrumentalist had pla ... More >>
Music
March 22, 2012
Woody Guthrie has plenty to say, 100 years after his birth
It's safe to say that of all the ambassadors for old-time music - from Bill Monroe to Pete Seeger to Ralph Stanley - Abigail Washburn has had, through her passion for and knowledge of China, the most remarkable of international impacts. At one time, the singer, songwriter and instrumentalist had pla ... More >>
Blogs
March 13, 2012
The Woody Guthrie Centennial Celebration Kicks Off in Tulsa
On Saturday the world's foremost Woody Guthrie scholars gathered at the University of Tulsa to discuss how Guthrie's Oklahoma roots shaped his music and the Sooner State musicians who've followed in his footsteps. "Different Shades of Red: Woody Guthrie and the Oklahoma Experience at 100" is the fir ... More >>
Blogs
March 12, 2012
Arlo Guthrie, Roseanne Cash, the Flaming Lips and More at the Woody Guthrie Centennial Concert
Arlo Guthrie | Old Crow Medicine Show | Tim O'Brien | Jimmy LaFave | Roseanne Cash | Hanson | Del McCoury Band | Jackson Browne | The Flaming Lips | John Mellencamp This Land is Your Land: Woody Guthrie Centennial Concert Brady Theater, Tulsa, Oklahoma March 10, 2012 After decades of neglecting the ... More >>
Music
December 1, 2011
Folk School of St. Louis celebrates ten years
Arlo Guthrie | Old Crow Medicine Show | Tim O'Brien | Jimmy LaFave | Roseanne Cash | Hanson | Del McCoury Band | Jackson Browne | The Flaming Lips | John Mellencamp This Land is Your Land: Woody Guthrie Centennial Concert Brady Theater, Tulsa, Oklahoma March 10, 2012 After decades of neglecting the ... More >>
Blogs
July 1, 2011
The Ten Most Effective American Protest Songs
This one doesn't make the cut, unfortunately.It's Fourth of July weekend, and in the haze of the heat, barbecue, domestic beer, and red-white-and-blue buntings, it's easy to get caught up in ranting-chanting, "USA! USA! USA!" The founding fathers and a lot of musicians might not agree with ... More >>
Music
June 2, 2011
Bright Eyes
8 p.m. Monday, June 6. The Pageant, 6161 Delmar Boulevard.
Blogs
May 20, 2011
Johnny Flynn on Bob Dylan and Playing American Folk Music
Steve GullickJohnny Flynn & the Sussex Wit will be in town on Monday at the Duck Room. We talked to Flynn from the UK, where he lives. For more from our interview, read on as Flynn talks about American folk music and being the only kid at his school who liked Bob Dylan. Katie Moulton: Are ... More >>
Culture
April 28, 2011
Midnight Specialty: The Black Rep puts a twist on the Lead Belly legend with Black Pearl Sings!
Steve GullickJohnny Flynn & the Sussex Wit will be in town on Monday at the Duck Room. We talked to Flynn from the UK, where he lives. For more from our interview, read on as Flynn talks about American folk music and being the only kid at his school who liked Bob Dylan. Katie Moulton: Are ... More >>
Music
April 28, 2011
Joe Pug
8 p.m. Tuesday, May 3. Off Broadway, 3509 Lemp Avenue.
Blogs
April 12, 2011
Bob Dylan's Five Least Receptive Audiences
Image viaBob Dylan played his first ever show in Vietnam over the weekend as part of a brief tour of Asia. There was some amount of fanfare associated with this tour, and this stop in particular, given that so much of Dylan's most vibrant work was written as a response to military action in p ... More >>
Music
April 7, 2011
The Cave Singers
8 p.m. Monday, April 11. The Old Rock House, 1200 South Seventh Street.
Calendar
December 23, 2010
What the Folk?
8 p.m. Monday, April 11. The Old Rock House, 1200 South Seventh Street.
Blogs
July 8, 2010
Bob Reuter of Bob's Scratchy Records Discusses 45s, Bob Dylan Going Acoustic and -- What Else? -- Scratchy Records
The number of chain record stores nationwide has dwindled. However, St. Louis has become an unlikely safe haven for indie record shops as well as for DJs who prefer to spin the black circle instead of scrolling their iPods. In this weekly column, we'll focus on personal portraits of St. Louis' recor ... More >>
Blogs
April 2, 2010
Pokey LaFarge and the South City Three to Play the Newport Folk Festival
Big congratulations to Pokey LaFarge and the South City Three, who just announced that they're performing at the Newport Folk Festival on Sunday, August 1. To say the fest is prestigious is an understatement: Started in 1959, the event helped thrust Joan Baez and Bob Dylan into the national eye -- a ... More >>
Blogs
January 15, 2010
Top Sellers At Area Record Stores for 2009
Who says the record store is dead? Not us here in St. Louis, where both Vintage Vinyl and Euclid Records sold a lot of tunes. Below, please find the top selling albums from both stores, including a separate top vinyl list from VV. Enjoy! Vintage Vinyl: Top CDs 1. Murphy Lee - You See Me 2. ... More >>
Music
December 9, 2009
Rock the Bells: Get in the spirit with the RFT's annual holiday-album rodeo
Who says the record store is dead? Not us here in St. Louis, where both Vintage Vinyl and Euclid Records sold a lot of tunes. Below, please find the top selling albums from both stores, including a separate top vinyl list from VV. Enjoy! Vintage Vinyl: Top CDs 1. Murphy Lee - You See Me 2. ... More >>
Music
November 25, 2009
Jill Sobule
8 p.m. Monday, November 30. Off Broadway, 3509 Lemp Avenue.
Blogs
August 14, 2009
Interview Outtakes: Bobby Long, Playing at the Firebird on Sunday
Dirty Pond Songs, the debut album from English singer-songwriter Bobby Long, is a quiet album, a collection to put on when you're deep in thought or otherwise thinking about life's weightier matters. It's also an album indebted to many of Long's favorites, which he named in a recent RFT interview. ( ... More >>
Music
August 12, 2009
London Calling: B-Sides gets the skinny on London singer-songwriter Bobby Long
Dirty Pond Songs, the debut album from English singer-songwriter Bobby Long, is a quiet album, a collection to put on when you're deep in thought or otherwise thinking about life's weightier matters. It's also an album indebted to many of Long's favorites, which he named in a recent RFT interview. ( ... More >>
Music
August 12, 2009
Andrew Jackson Jihad
8 p.m. Saturday, August 15. The Firebird, 2706 Olive Street.
Blogs
July 20, 2009
Photos Setlist Review: Joan Baez at the Pageant, Sunday, July 19
REVIEW AND PHOTOS BY KATIE MOULTON "You're telling me you're not nostalgic," Joan Baez sings on "Diamonds and Rust," "Then give me another word for it." The 1975 piece is Baez at her most personal, a look back on her relationship with Bob Dylan, and was the appropriate close to her set last night a ... More >>
Music
July 15, 2009
Joan Baez
8 p.m. Sunday, July 19. The Pageant, 6161 Delmar Boulevard.
Music
May 27, 2009
Death Vessel
8 p.m. Friday, May 29. The Firebird, 2706 Olive Street.
Music
March 4, 2009
All-Star Tribute to Townes Van Zandt
8 p.m. Saturday, March 7. Off Broadway, 3509 Lemp Avenue.
Blogs
October 10, 2008
Interview Outtakes: Chris Walla of Death Cab for Cutie
8 p.m. Saturday, March 7. Off Broadway, 3509 Lemp Avenue.
Music
September 17, 2008
Felice Brothers/AA Bondy
9 p.m. Wednesday, September 24. Billiken Club, in the Busch Student Center on the campus of Saint Louis University, 20 North Grand Boulevard.
Film
November 21, 2007
One of Us Must Know
The elusive Bob Dylan, masterfully considered, in I'm Not There.
News
May 31, 2006
Motorcycles
(Meshuggah, The Loop)
Music
February 2, 2005
Genre Mash-Up
We look for a home for Hem, weigh Soulard against folk music and visit the Old School
Music
April 21, 2004
John Renbourn
Saturday, April 24; Focal Point
Music
March 10, 2004
Dylan Friends
In which Radar Station meets some folks who kinda like Bob Dylan
Music
January 14, 2004
The Cantrells
Saturday, January 17; The Focal Point
Music
October 22, 2003
Punk-Folking-Rock!
Iron & Wine and Fruit Bats are leading the new folk revolution
Music
September 24, 2003
Best Folk Artist
Jim Nelson
Culture
March 26, 2003
War on War Songs
Iraq and roll don't go together well when rockers protest
Film
July 4, 2001
The Blue Bluegrass of Home
In Songcatcher, the music of Appalachia comes alive
Music
April 4, 2001
Momus
Folktronic (Le Grand Magistery)
Music
February 28, 2001
Martin Carthy
Thursday and Friday, March 1 and 2; Focal Point
Best of St. Louis
September 27, 2000
Best Folk-Music Venue
Focal Point
Music
September 20, 2000
St. Louis African Chorus
A E Na O: The Sacred Music of Harcourt-Whyte
Music
August 2, 2000
Jon Langford and Sally Timms
Sunday, Aug. 6; Blueberry Hill/Duck Room
Calendar
April 5, 2000
Pot of Gold
Waxing nostalgic and enthusiastic over the offerings of the Sheldon's "Folk Music in the Melting Pot" series
Music
March 8, 2000
Rambin' Boy
Singer/songwriter Tom Paxton is still just folk
Music
September 15, 1999
FLYING DUTCHMAN
Renowned singer/songwriter Michael Smith hasn't limited his craft to the coffeehouse folk scene
Music
December 30, 1998
1998: The Year in Music
Renowned singer/songwriter Michael Smith hasn't limited his craft to the coffeehouse folk scene
Music
December 9, 1998
The Byrds
Renowned singer/songwriter Michael Smith hasn't limited his craft to the coffeehouse folk scene
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