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AOW Charlie Parr's "Cheap Wine"

Wed, 05/04/2022 - 4:00pm | David A. Reynolds

A native of Minnesota and based in Duluth, blues/folk musician Charlie Parr has been a fixture in clubs throughout the country and the UK. Traveling with his National resonator and twelve string he shares his outstanding abilities as a songwriter and as a proponent of Piedmont style blues. His brilliance as a writer and storyteller comes through on this album titled with one of his more popular songs "Cheap Wine."

The Folk Brothers for May 4, 2022: Curlew sounds in the Simmerdim

Wed, 05/04/2022 - 11:10am | Peter Schiffman

It's getting to be the time of year when the Arctic Circle experiences "Simmerdim," the Scottish term for the long twilight when the sun drops just below the horizon for only a few hours each night. Orcadian singer-songwriter Merlyn Driver's forthcoming album honors the (now endangered) Eurasian Curlew, which wades and sings on the shorelines of those northern islands, during those hours of dim light. Proceeds from his forthcoming album Simmerdim: Curlew Sounds will support efforts by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds to restore Curlew habitat.

The Folk Brothers playlist for 05/04/2022

Pipes and Pipers

Tue, 05/03/2022 - 11:00am | David A. Reynolds

Pipes and Pipers mixed with other fine Celtic Music

This is a week for the pipers, of all types (of pipes). Wicked Tinkers, John Doyle, Cillian Vallely, Kenneth and Angus MacKenzie, Lúnasa, Maira Campbel and Martyn Bennett, Téada, An Dochas, Celia Ramsay, Piper Alley and some fine vocals from Niamh Parsons.

Tune in live on Tuesdays from 11 a.m. to noon at KDRT 95.7FM, stream at kdrt.org, or subscribe to the Celtic Songlines podcast on Apple podcasts. The program replays on KDRT each Wednesday 1-2 p.m., Thursday 6-7 p.m., Sunday 4-5 p.m.
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