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Joni Mitchell Recorded by Jimi Hendrix Track Released

by Paul Cashmere

On 19 March, 1968 Jimi Hendrix turned up at a Joni Mitchell gig in Ottawa, Canada.

Tagged as: 60s, Canada, folk, Jimi Hendrix, Joni Mitchell

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Mike McClellan Premieres ‘If Sorrow Should Find You’

by Paul Cashmere

As Mike McClellan gets closer to the release of his next album ‘Behind Every Mask’ he has premiered a second track titled ‘If Sorrow Should Find You’.

Tagged as: 70s, Australia, folk, Mike McClellan

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Bob Dylan To Release 16th Volume from Bootleg Series

by Paul Cashmere

Bob Dylan’s next volume in his Bootleg series will focus on the 1980-1985 period and the albums ‘Shot of Love’, ‘Infidels’ and ‘Empire Burlesque’.

Tagged as: ‘Infidels’ and ‘Empire Burlesque’., 60s, 70s, Bob Dylan, Bob Dylan’s next volume in his Bootleg series will focus on the 1980-1985 period and the albums ‘Shot of Love’, folk, rock, streaming, USA

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Bob Dylan Performs Streaming Show Out Of Santa Monica

by Paul Cashmere

Bob Dylan has returned to live performance for fans globally via streaming with his first show since 2019.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, Bob Dylan, folk, rock, streaming, USA

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Sarah Blasko To Celebrate Belated 10th Anniversary of ‘As Day Follows Night’

by Paul Cashmere

Sarah Blasko To Celebrate Belated 10th Anniversary of ‘As Day Follows Night’

Tagged as: 00s, As Day Follows Night, Australia, folk, indie, pop, rock, Sarah Blasko

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The Seekers Start Planning What A 60 Year Anniversary Will Look Like

by Paul Cashmere

2022 will mark the 60th anniversary of The Seekers. Keith Potger, Athol Guy, Bruce Woodley and Judith Durham are all still with us and all still friends. As 2022 approaches, the four members of the iconic Australia group are now considering how to mark their 60th.

Tagged as: 60s, Athol Guy, Australia, Bruce Woodley, folk, Judith Durham, Keith Potger, The Seekers

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Jimmy Buffett To Premiere ‘This Land Is Your Land’ For July 4

by Paul Cashmere

Jimmy Buffett will debut a new version of ‘This Land Is Your Land’ for this July 4.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, blues, country, folk, Jimmy Buffett, This Land Is Your Land, USA

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Robin Campbell of UB40 Says His Father Folk Singer Ian Campbell Helped Him On Early Songs

by Paul Cashmere

UB40’s Robin Campbell can thank his father, folk singer Ian Campbell, for guiding his early songwriting.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, folk, Ian Campbell, reggae, Robin Campbell, UB40, UK

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Marlon Williams Reschedules An Evening With … Tour

by Paul Cashmere

Marlon Williams has new Australian dates following the postponement of the ‘An Evening With Marlon Williams’ tour.

Tagged as: 10s, 20s, Australia, blues and roots, folk, Marlon Williams, New Zealand

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Marysville Music Weekend Festival Line-up Revealed

by Paul Cashmere

The Marysville Music Weekend for the Yarra Valley on October is moving forward as planned.

Tagged as: Australia, blues, folk, Geoff Achison, James Morrison, Marysville Music Weekend, Pierce Brothers, roots

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Joan Armatrading ‘Consequences’ Lands Top 10 in the UK

by Music-News.com

Joan Armatrading’s new album, Consequences, just out via BMG on June 18th has shot straight to the No 10 position in the UK charts in its first week of release.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, folk, Joan Armatarding, rock, UK

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Joan Armatrading Agrees Her ‘Call Me Names’ Hit May Be Considered Inappropriate Today

by Paul Cashmere

Joan Armatrading agrees that her 1993 hit ‘I Love It When You Call Me Names’ could be considered by some a song about abuse these days.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, blues, folk, Joan Armatrading, rock, UK

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Bob Dylan To Perform Streaming Show

by Paul Cashmere

Bob Dylan will perform his first show since December 2019 on Sunday July 18 at 2pm PT (Monday July 19 at 7am in Australia).

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, Bob Dylan, folk, rock, streaming, USA

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Melbourne’s Alex Lahey Pops Up On ‘The Mitchells Vs The Machines’ Soundtrack

by Paul Cashmere

An original song by Melbourne singer songwriter Alex Lahey has been included on the soundtrack to the new Netflix kids movie ‘The Mitchells vs The Machines’.

Tagged as: Abbi Jacobson, Alex Lahey, Australia, Beck Bennett, Danny McBride, Devo, Eric Andre, folk, Fred Armisen, Mark Mothersbaugh, Maya Rudolph, Netflix, Olivia Colman, rock, soundtrack, The Mitchells vs The Machines

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Bob Dylan Turns 80 – 10 Fun Facts About Bob

by Paul Cashmere

Bob Dylan was born 24 May 1941. Today he turns 80. Here are 10 fun facts about Bob Dylan.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, Bob Dylan, folk, rock, USA

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Gordi Shares Live Performance of ‘Sandwiches’

by Paul Cashmere

Gordi has shared her performance of ‘Sandwiches’ recorded at Phoenix Central Park in Sydney.

Tagged as: 10s, 20s, Australia, folk, folktronica, Gordi, indie, pop, songwriter

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Martha Wainwright To Release First Album In Five Years

by Paul Cashmere @paulcashmere

Martha Wainwright will release her first album in five years soon. ‘Love Will Be Reborn’ is coming in August.

Tagged as: 00s, 90s, Canada, folk, Love Will Be Reborn, Martha Wainwright, rock

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Eilish Gilligan, Alex Lahey and Gab Strum Get Together For ‘Up All Night’

by Paul Cashmere @paulcashmere

Melbourne’s Eilish Gilligan hooked up with her friends Alex Lahey and Gab Strum (Japanese Wallpaper) for a new song ‘Up All Night’.

Tagged as: 10s, 20s, Australia, Eilish Gilligan, folk, indie, pop

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Bob Dylan Center To Open In Tulsa In 2022

by Paul Cashmere @paulcashmere

The Bob Dylan Center, a building dedicated to the works of Bob Dylan, will open in Tulsa, Oklahoma in May 2022.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, Bob Dylan, Bob Dylan Center, folk, Oklahoma, rock, Tulsa, USA

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Watch Donovan’s New Video Directed By David Lynch

by Paul Cashmere @paulcashmere

David Lynch (Twin Peaks) has directed a new video for folk legend Donovan Leitch. The song is ‘I Am The Shaman’.

Tagged as: 60s, Donovan, folk, rock, Scotland, UK

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The Seekers 2014 UK Farewell Tour Is Heading To DVD

by Paul Cashmere @paulcashmere

In 2014 The Seekers toured the United Kingdom for one final time. The 15 date tour took them through Wales, Scotland and England.

Tagged as: 60s, Australia, folk, Judith Durham, The Seekers, UK

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Tegan & Sara High School Memoir To Be Adapted For TV

by Paul Cashmere @paulcashmere

Sister duo Tegan & Sara’s High School memoir is to be adapted for a TV show.

Tagged as: 90s, Canada, folk, Tegan & Sarah, USA

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Australian Charts: Amy Shark ‘Cry Forever’ Is The Number One Album

by Gavin Ryan

The second album for local singer Amy Shark called “Cry Forever” becomes her second No.1 Album in Australia this week.

Tagged as: 10s, Amy Shark, Australia, folk, indie, rock

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Cranky Van Morrison Takes Aim At Facebook On New Album

by Paul Cashmere @paulcashmere

After spending last year spreading Covid conspiracy theories, Van Morrison is still in cranky mode on his new album ‘Latest Record Project Volume 1’.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, folk, Ireland, jazz, Latest Record Project Volume 1, rock, Van Morrison

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Van Morrison Claims He Is A Victim of Freedom of Speech

by Music-News.com

Van Morrison claims he’s had a “very negative reaction” for exercising “freedom of speech” in his songs.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, folk, Ireland, jazz, rock, Van Morrison

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We Five’s Jerry Burgen Dies at Age 76

by Paul Cashmere @paulcashmere

Jerry Burgen, a one-time member of 60’s folk group We Five, has died at age 76.

Tagged as: 60s, folk, Jerry Burgen, USA, We Five

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Mick Thomas’ Roving Commission Debuts New Video ‘Keeping All The Cannons Clean’

by Paul Cashmere @paulcashmere

Mick Thomas has taken to the streets of the Melbourne suburbs of Northcote and Thornbury for his new Mick Thomas’ Roving Commission’s video ‘Keeping All The Cannons Clean’.

Tagged as: 00s, 90s, Australia, folk, Mick Thomas’ Roving Commission, Weddings Parties Anything

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Xavier Rudd Has A New Deal and a New Label

by Paul Cashmere @paulcashmere

Xavier Rudd will release his 10th album via a new deal with Virgin.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 20s, Australia, folk, roots, Xavier Rudd

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Bluestone to Reunite For One-Off Melbourne Show

by Paul Cashmere @paulcashmere

Bluestone will get back together for a one-off show in Melbourne in June.

Tagged as: 70s, Australia, Bluestone, country, folk, john Creech, rock, Russell Morris

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Paul Simon Sells Catalog To Sony Music Publishing

by Paul Cashmere @paulcashmere

Paul Simon has sold his entire songwriting catalogue to Sony Music Publishing for what is expected to be a deal worth over $200 million.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, folk, music industry, Paul Simon, publishing, rock, Simon & Garfunkel, songwriting, USA

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14 essential Marianne Faithfull live recordings from her five Montreux Jazz Festival shows between 1995 and 2009 have been compiled for an historic release ‘Marianne Faithfull: The Montreux Years’.

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Joni Mitchell Recorded by Jimi Hendrix Track Released

On 19 March, 1968 Jimi Hendrix turned up at a Joni Mitchell gig in Ottawa, Canada.

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Slim Dusty ‘Gone Fishin’ For Father’s Day

A new Slim Dusty album ‘Gone Fishin’, featuring Slim’s songs about fishing, has been compiled in time for Father’s Day.

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Rick Springfield Still Ready To Reactivate Zoot Despite Delays

Covid has postponed the first Zoot tour in 50 years a number of times now but founding member and guitarist Rick Springfield says he can’t wait to get it happening.

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