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THROUGH THE LENS: Bumbershoot & Appaloosa Festivals Revel in Roots Once Again

THROUGH THE LENS: Bumbershoot & Appaloosa Festivals Revel in Roots Once Again

This week's column focuses on two festivals, Bumbershoot and Appaloosa Music Festival. While at opposite ends of the country, both are held on Labor Day weekend. Appaloosa is hosted by the band Scythian, which formed in 2002 after brothers Alexander and Danylo Fedoryka left Catholic seminary. The fest

THROUGH THE LENS: Vinyl Update & Five Other Roots Music Releases to Savor

THROUGH THE LENS: Vinyl Update & Five Other Roots Music Releases to Savor

BONUS TRACKS: Still Be Around

BONUS TRACKS: Still Be Around

THE READING ROOM: Daniel Levitin Goes Back Inside the Brain for ‘Music as Medicine’

THE READING ROOM: Daniel Levitin Goes Back Inside the Brain for ‘Music as Medicine’

THROUGH THE LENS: The 2024 Philadelphia Folk Festival Returns to Its Roots

THROUGH THE LENS: The 2024 Philadelphia Folk Festival Returns to Its Roots

BONUS TRACKS: Music Shares the Spotlight at the Democratic Convention

BONUS TRACKS: Music Shares the Spotlight at the Democratic Convention

FOUNDERS’ KEEPERS: Two Thompsons, Jon Langford, and Madeleine Peyroux

FOUNDERS’ KEEPERS: Two Thompsons, Jon Langford, and Madeleine Peyroux