Folk & Bluegrass Artist Interviews & Features

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Columns

The Enduring Charm of Obsolete Instruments

By Roland Sturm

October 24, 2022/by Roland Sturm

Pictures and Sounds: the Santa Barbara Old-Time Fiddlers’ Festival

50th Anniversary of Santa Barbara Fiddlers' Festival - October 8, 2022

By David Bragger

October 20, 2022/by David Bragger

Joellen Lapidus: Dulcimer Royalty

One Woman's Journey

By Art Podell

October 20, 2022/by Art Podell

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Articles

Artists in Action

Changing the World One Song at a Time

By Ron Cooke

POLITICAL FOLK

The River of Songs Keeps Flowing

By Jackie Morris

BRINGING IT ALL BACK HOME:

The Meaning of Bob Dylan's Nobel Prize in Literature

By David Nigel Lloyd

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Interviews

Interview with Moira Smiley

FolkWorks Interview with Moira Smiley by Monika White April, 2022

Interview with Evie Ladin

FolkWorks Interview with Evie Ladin by Monika White February, 2022

By Monika White

Interview with Laurie Lewis

Laurie Lewis interviewed by Monika White October, 2021 (publishing delayed because of YouTube)

By Monika White

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Milestones

RIP: MICKIE ZEKLEY

(October 19, 1946 - October 28, 2022)

By Kevin Carr

RIP: Art Rosenbaum

(December 6, 1938-September 4, 2022)

RIP: Steve Arkin

(May 1, 1944 - August 24, 2022)

By Richard F. Thompson , Bluegrass Today

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Reviews

Songs of Slavery and Emancipation

2-CD album by Jalopy Records, and separate book by Mat Callahan with Introduction by Robin D. G. Kelly, University Press of Mississippi, 2022

By Leonard Potash

Made in Louisiana: The Story of the Acadian Accordion by Marc Savoy

By Andy Cohen

Cajun Music: A Reflection of a People Volume II

By Steve Hochman

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