As a COVID-weary winter looms, Rochester folk musicians Amy Collins and Kim Clark have hit the road for a months-long cross-country trip
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Bob Bunce is back on the grid with ‘Blue Normal’
Bob Bunce’s latest album, “Blue Normal,” is a 12-song collection of raw Americana borne of isolation, exacerbated by a pandemic.
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FOLK | Virtual Turtle Hill Folk Festival
For the 2020 Turtle Hill Folk Festival, the Golden Link Folk Singing Society is taking the celebration online, September 11 through 13.
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2019 RMHOF inductee Christine Lavin plays Café Veritas
Folk singer-songwriter Christine Lavin is a bon vivant. She is a born entertainer, but the SUNY Brockport graduate is also a connector with a tremendous social circle.
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Interview: Judy Collins
Folk musician Judy Collins released her first album in 1961. By the late 1960’s she was a ubiquitous radio presence with songs like Joni Mitchell’s “Both Sides Now,” The Beatles’ “In My Life” and Leonard Cohen’s “Suzanne.” On March 9, she’ll perform at Hochstein Performance Hall in Rochester.
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Album review: ‘Spellbound’
Jackson Cavalier ‘Spellbound’ Self-released jacksoncavalier.bandcamp.com Anyone who’s heard a live performance by Jackson Cavalier knows that iconic, riotous sound: the booming, makeshift suitcase-kick drum contraption; the unwieldy and battered acoustic guitar that riffs on blues and alt-folk themes; and Cavalier’s distinct howls and bellows that shape word for every introspective word. Recently released, “Spellbound” takes […]
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Album review: ‘Undercurrents’
Heather Taylor “Undercurrents” Self-released heathertaylormusic.com Heather Taylor’s new album, “Undercurrents,” is a holistic celebration of self-acceptance and love. It’s an expression through the lens of a feminine Appalachian storyteller. The 10-song album was recorded at Echo Mountain Recording Studios in Asheville, North Carolina, with the help of Grammy Award-winning producer Julian Dreyer, using live tracking […]
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Folk phenoms of Auld Lang Syne focus on family life
For a group that isn’t actually based in the city anymore, Auld Lang Syne simultaneously remains one of Rochester’s most beloved bands — particularly among area musicians — and arguably the city’s best-kept musical secret. The songwriting vehicle of married couple Kathy and Timothy Dick, who first met while studying music at Roberts Wesleyan College, […]
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Christine Lavin goes everywhere and meets everyone
Christine Lavin is a wonder. The 65-year-old singer-songwriter’s performances are fresh and interactive, and whether she’s playing the coffee house circuit, a festival, or rocking out on the front porch of her sister’s house in the Highland Park neighborhood, Lavin sandwiches her shows in between rounds of knitting and fancy napkin folding with her fans. […]
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From Woodstock to the world
When I reached Melanie by phone recently, she told me she’d always had that gravelly voice that would make her famous. The one-name singer emerged from the Woodstock festival and captured the spirit of the 1960’s. Growing up in New York City, she had eclectic musical taste. “I loved Billie Holiday when I was 12,” […]
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Connie Deming takes flight
Connie Deming is like a warm smile personified. It’s a smile that lingers just this side of laughter. And although Deming is on a press junket for her beautiful new CD, “Fly,” she doesn’t stay focused on herself, her music, or her life. She’d rather talk about her son, David, who is autistic. Deming credits […]
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Honest Folk shakes the concert up
A simple group of folk music lovers, Honest Folk, has started bringing touring acts to Rochester for intimate pop-up shows, like Tow’rs (pictured) playing The Metropolitan next Monday.
