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I am not a big fan of religion, but I do like the songs. Now that is a bit of a blanket statement some might say. But since I was a boy I was influenced by music that directly came from one religion or another. I was born into a mostly catholic community and [...]

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My old friend Nick Lethert. a man who knows his music and is a great champion for Irish music in the Minneapolis area told me about this great new CD from Sean Egan. And when Nick recommends something, I buy it.
Nick writes “Sean Egan just released a CD, “Alone, Raining”, a dazzling album of eleven [...]

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My old friends at Flatpicking Guitar Magazine have recently launched the Flatpicking Guitar Network, a social network devoted to flatpicking guitar players.

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Good Monday to you all. It was a quiet week for Celtic music last week but there was a lot more happening on the Americana front. But one bit of news demonstrated perfectly that great link between the music of my home and American music. In a very recent press release my old pal Paul [...]

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The powerhouse folk band Flook are heading out on the road again for some shows over the coming months. If you haven’t had a chance to see them play live then you need to get tickets asap. Check out the tour dates on their own website at http://flook.co.uk
Also the band are appealing for [...]

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