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Joel Barrett

Bromberg's Blues: Americana Music's Granddaddy Returns Home Once Again

Bromberg's Blues: Americana Music's Granddaddy Returns Home Once Again

David Bromberg embraced Americana music long before it was cool – probably even before the phrase had even been coined. He pioneered the seemingly inconcievable mash up of country and western, low-down blues, bluegrass and sea shanties with searing rock and roll guitar licks. Some call him the grandfather of Americana,
Joel Barrett 07 Oct 2016
Boston Venues: Five Best, Five Worst, and Five Worth the Roadtrip

Boston Venues: Five Best, Five Worst, and Five Worth the Roadtrip

By Joel Barrett Sweet music, sweet spots For lovers of live music — rock, folk, or jazz, and everything in between — the Boston area really is the promised land. There are more concerts in one week in northeastern Massachusetts than most areas of the country have in a whole year. We
Joel Barrett 06 Nov 2014
50 Years of Song: Peter Yarrow Is Going Strong

50 Years of Song: Peter Yarrow Is Going Strong

By Joel Barrett Some fans may consider him the “first name” in folk music. That may be debatable, but he is definitely the first name of the iconic folk group Peter, Paul and Mary -- the trio that carried a generation through the civil rights struggle, Vietnam, and the birth
Joel Barrett 06 Nov 2014

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