Folk
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Stephanie Elkins on revisiting a banjo player’s classical recording
Virtuoso banjo player Béla Fleck put together a Grammy-winning album over 20 years ago that still provides a rewarding listening experience.
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A guidebook for Bruce Cockburn fans
Canadian author M.D. Dunn talks with WPR’s “BETA” about his book, “You Get Bigger As You Go: Bruce Cockburn’s Influence and Evolution,” which is more like a guidebook for learning about Cockburn’s music than a biography.
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Milwaukee musician Trapper Schoepp draws inspiration from Irish folk in new album
In 2021, Milwaukee-based musician Trapper Schoepp watched a YouTube video of an Irishman moving his fingers up and down the neck of the guitar using a technique called “open D […]
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Tubas in Wisconsin: Getting down to brass tacks
It feels like everyone’s dad in Wisconsin plays the tuba. That was Elizabeth Renner’s impression after she moved to Madison from Chicago a year ago. Her other thought was that […]
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Summerfest organizers scale back COVID-19 precautions
Organizers of Milwaukee’s Summerfest music celebration are planning to scale back COVID-19 precautions this year. WTMJ Radio reported that festival organizers say guests won’t need to wear masks, show proof […]
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Justin Vernon’s Bon Iver To Headline Line 3 Protest Concert In Duluth Wednesday
Grammy award-winning Eau Claire native Justin Vernon and his band Bon Iver will headline a concert in Duluth Wednesday that seeks to raise money to stop construction of Enbridge’s Line […]
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Wisconsin Has A New Polka DJ
When the COVID-19 pandemic undercut Stacy Harbaugh’s 2020 New Year’s Resolution to learn how to put on a music show at a community radio station in Madison, she set her […]
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Elephant Revival Tune ‘Pasture’ Made To ‘Rock The Earth’
From its opening notes, “Pasture,” by the band Elephant Revival, dances through the speakers with a percussive melody from a mandolin, followed up by its duet partner, the fiddle. The […]
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Raye Zaragoza Sings Her Story On ‘Woman In Color’
Raye Zaragoza named her 2020 album, “Woman in Color,” because she saw it as “a coloring book, and every song was a like a little bit of me coloring in […]
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Nathans And Ronstadt Premier A New Music Video For ‘Ghost Writer’
Writing can be a struggle, whether it’s songwriting or penning a novel. The duo of Aaron Nathans and Michael G. Ronstadt recently explored this territory in their song, “Ghost Writer,” […]