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Father-and-son duo a hit playing old-time music
The backstop fence still sits in his family's deep backyard in Guilford, with a sign that reads, "Monsterball. Commissioner Bradley Kolodner." Kolodner, who is 22 now and prefers Brad, was a teenager at Friends School when he invented the game...
Tags: Colleges and Universities, Oldies (genre), Winter Solstice, Music, Johns Hopkins University
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Commentary: In the rain, Norwegians sing American-inspired song that a killer hates
It must have been a good 11 years ago that I met Pete Seeger, poet par excellence, troubadour, folk singer and messenger of the ages. It was at the Carroll County Farm Museum's folk music festival called Common Ground on the Hill and he was the headliner....Tags: Common, The Huffington Post, Civil Rights, Norway, YouTube
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Folk act sings carols of the Chesapeake
She lived on the Eastern Shore for 30 years and generally loved the place, but one thing Janie Meneely, an Annapolis-born folk musician, never quite got used to was that it rarely snowed on Christmas.
She responded as any holiday-loving singer-songwriter...Tags: Maritime (music group), Music Industry, Religious Festivals, Customs and Tradition, Poetry
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Howard County concerts
Concerts
Outdoor sounds' swan song
The Columbia Village Centers Courtyard concert series wraps up this week with three concerts. The Bay Jazz Project performs jazz Thu., Aug. 18, 6 p.m., at the Dorsey's Search Village Center. Invasion will play...Tags: High School Sports, Music, Companies and Corporations, Concerts, Dance
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From Baltimore, a celebration of Woody Guthrie
Nearly a decade ago, Michael Patrick Flanagan Smith, a Frederick-born playwright, actor and musician who called Baltimore home for several years, began digging into the life of Woody Guthrie. The fruits of that exploration are now onstage in New York....Tags: Music Industry, God Bless America (movie), Dancing, World War II (1939-1945), Broward Health Medical Center
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'Electric Eden' plugs into roots of folk music
The solstice has come and gone, so summer 2011 is officially under way. With it, comes that staple of warm weather entertainment, the open-air music festival. If you would rather not brave the heat and crowds, you might try one of these three volumes...Tags: Joan Baez, James Taylor, Bob Dylan, Biography (genre), William Morris
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Missing Willie Nelson and McDonald's
Dining@LargeI was thrilled when Robert of Cross Keys said he wanted to write a guest post for us. I was even more thrilled when he asked what the rules are. No one ever asked me that before. I love rules......Tags: Potatoes, Foods and Beverages, Metal and Mineral, Burger King, McDonald's
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'So You Think You Can Dance': Susie, Marquis eliminated
Reality CheckThe episode starts with a group hip-hop routine choreographed by Shane Sparks. The dancers do a series of super-fast pops, locks and breaks to 'Elevator' by Timbaland featuring Flo Rida. The routine is energetic and fun. Comfort really stands out......Tags: Judges, MC Hammer, Hip Hop (genre), Justice System, Dance
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Coffee house suggestions and more on Firehouse Coffee
Dining@LargeIn the post on best places to get a great cup of coffee, I wasn't as clear as I should have been. I was hoping for independently owned coffee bars, shops or houses, or at the very least fairly local......Tags: Movies, Bob Dylan, Great Baltimore Fire (1904), Canton (Baltimore, Maryland), Georgetown
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New Apple music service hits the right note
Although I've had only a short time to experiment with Apple Computer Inc.'s new online music service, one thing rapidly became clear: you don't need to be under CEO Steve Jobs' spell to see that this service trumps everything else out there, and is...Tags: Elvis Costello, Apple Inc., Computing and Information Technology Industry, Elvis Presley, Britney Spears
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Hoping for a cure in kimchi
Special To The SunSEOUL, South Korea - It is just a variation on fermented cabbage, garlic and chile peppers, but Asians are scooping up record amounts of kimchi, hoping Korea's national dish is really a wonder drug. Southeast Asians are stocking up on it. China has...Tags: Science, Confucianism, Drugs and Medicines, Health and Safety at School, Diseases and Illnesses
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Best of 2012 Pop Music: Reissues
As much new music as was released in 2012, a large volume also came from the vaults, dredged up to be remarketed and reexamined. Below are 10 historical recordings -- a combination of reissues and/or archival releases -- that brought to the surface old...
Tags: Heroin, New York City, House Music (genre), Aretha Franklin, Devo (music group)
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