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August 24,
2009 |
Mike Seeger: American Folk Revivalist and Historian
From a Smithsonian Folkways tribute:
Old-time rural music remains at the center of my life.
It's a tactile, emotional, aural pleasure — the words are my
Shakespeare and my mysteries, the music is my Bach, my pastime, and it
makes me want to dance...Classic, timeless qualities in this music endure.
For me, there ain't no way out but nature, and I'll make the most of it.
-Mike Seeger (from the liner notes to the 1997 album, There Ain't
No Way Out by The New LostCity Ramblers)
Mike Seeger, who devoted his life to documenting, teaching, keeping alive, and carrying forth the sounds of traditional music of the American South, died from cancer August 7th, 2009 at the age of 75. Mike will be awarded the 2009 Beth Lomax Hawes Award by the National Endowment of the Arts in September. It’s the highest “lifetime achievement awardâ€ð given by the NEA. The award ceremony will be in Sept. Read more...
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N.E.D.: No Evidence of Disease They're six doctors you hope to never meet in a hospital. They are gynecologic oncologists, charged with guiding women (and their families) through cancer diagnoses. A rock band with a purpose: N.E.D. The name of the band itself-No Evidence of Disease-represents the hope that every gynecologic oncologist has for every patient: at the end of treatment the disease will be gone. The mission of the band is to enhance knowledge about gynecologic cancers and bring hope through rhythm for women undergoing treatment. The doctors strongly believe music heals. In fact, more than 250 journal articles report findings investigating the beneficial effects of music on pain, anxiety or depression. In a recent study at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, investigators found that patients who received music therapy while undergoing chemotherapy reported 37% less mood disturbance than other patients and 28% less anxiety. Read more... Featured Artist : Mike Kotula Originally from Lansdale, Pennsylvania a small hardworking suburb just north of Philadelphia, Mike Kotula grew up in a tightly knit middle class family with four brothers and 29 first cousins. It was his two older brothers however, who introduced him to some of his biggest musical influences. The sounds of The Who, Led Zeppelin, and The Grateful Dead were frequently leaking through their walls into his ears. More influences soon followed like Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton, Neil Young and the great Elvis Presley. At around this time (age 10), he took up piano which eventually led down the line for him to buy a guitar of his own. From that point on everyday was guitar and every thing was music. Read more... Featured Song: Airport Goodbye, by John Zambricki This song of John's is about love-lost and long distance suffering, and was featured in the film Paper Heart(2009) starring Charlyne Yi(Knocked Up) and Michael Cera(JUNO, Superbad) See all featured songs... |
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