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Folkworks Columns

FolkWorks started publishing bi-monthly columns when we published our hardcopy newspaper.  The tradition continues. New columns are published every other month by our esteemed columnists. The columns published here go back to the days when we went totally online. We know that you will find them interesting. Enjoy.

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An Independent Music Fan’s New Year’s Resolutions

By Lindsey Terrell

January 3, 2023/by Lindsey Terrell

Wild and Crazy Times with Banjo Maestro Bill Evans

2022 Steve Martin Banjo Prize Winner

By David Bragger

December 21, 2022/by David Bragger

Will Holt – An introduction to the legacy of a man for all seasons

A mid '50s peek at, and retrospective of an emerging artist

Art Podell

December 14, 2022/by Art Podell

A Tribute to Woody Guthrie and Pete Seeger

Why these two folk singers are still important today

By Chris Wilson

December 14, 2022/by Chris Wilson

“Free Leonard Peltier”

GRAMMY-nominee Joe Troop Calls for Native American Political Prisoner's Release with Latest Anthem

By Lindsey Terrell

October 29, 2022/by Lindsey Terrell

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

The Forgotten Steel Guitar

By Roland Sturm

August 21, 2022/by Roland Sturm

The Big 50th is Coming: The Santa Barbara Old-Time Fiddlers’ Festival

Saturday, October 8th
Rancho La Patera & Stow House
304 N. Los Carneros Road
Goleta, CA 93117

By David Bragger

August 15, 2022/by FolkWorks

The Opening Act

The Extraordinary Journey of James Lee Stanley
A Documentary

By Art Podell

August 13, 2022/by Art Podell

Righteous Indignation: A Year of Joe Troop’s ‘Borrowed Time’

By Lindsey Terrell

August 12, 2022/by Lindsey Terrell

Jailed for Singing Songs

The Story of Nûdem Durak

By Chris Wilson

August 12, 2022/by Chris Wilson

After The Fire

NAMM 2022 - Signs of Recovery

By Art Podell

June 20, 2022/by Art Podell

Finding Magic In Musical Moments

By Lindsey Terrell

June 20, 2022/by Lindsey Terrell
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