Tag: Folk Alliance International

Podcast 18 Dan Navarro and Maybe April

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Dan Navarro

This week’s podcast features a double-bill of veteran and emerging artists. Whether you’re a longtime Lowen and Navarro fan or someone new to his work,  Dan Navarro offers up ample rewards on his compelling new album “Shed My Skin.” Then we’ll hear from Maybe April, a talented young trio from Nashville. We caught up with both at this year’s Folk Alliance International conference.

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Lisa LeBlanc in Nashville March 10

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We happened upon Lisa LeBlanc at the Folk Alliance International Conference in Kansas City last weekend. For those who haven’t attended, it’s four days of great music and you end up stumbling from one showcase to another, like cruising the honky tonks on Lower Broad in Nashville. That’s the last time we’ll be so nonchalant about seeing her.
She’s an excellent banjo player who defies expectations about the instrument by playing full-throttle and with a rock sensibility.
She’ll be in Nashville at the City Winery on March 10. It’s in the lounge, so that means very reasonable ticket prices and a welcome intimacy.
A sample of her talents:

The Mastersons’ “Don’t Tell Me to Smile”

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You couldn’t walk  more than a few steps at last weekend’s Folk Alliance International Conference without seeing someone wearing a “Don’t Tell Me to Smile” button. It’s a statement for the times, but also doubled as a bit of promotion for the new Mastersons video of the same name. From “Transient Lullaby:”

 

Folk Alliance International 2018 set for Feb. 14-18

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By Ken Paulson – One of our favorite events of the year is the annual Folk Alliance International conference. There can’t be any place on the planet with more talent per square foot. There are showcases for a wide range of talents each evening, supplemented by hundreds of “private” showcases in hotel rooms all over the host hotel.
This year’s conference is in Kansas City Feb. 14-18, and features guest speakers Mary Chapin Carpenter and Richard Thompson. Showcase artists include Dar Williams, Colter Wall, Crane Wives, Danni Nicholls, John Gorka, John Oates, Stephen Kellogg, Ruthie Foster, Steve Poltz and dozens more.
Details on how to attend came by found on the Folk Alliance site.