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Sing Out! News Service
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A Folk Music Community News Service from Sing Out!
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Upcoming Festivals: Mid-May
Some great folk music and arts festivals happening this weekend, be sure to check out what’s going on in your local community! If you have any info about local events or some pictures you’d like to share, let us know at info_at_singout.org! Sing Out! provides an international listing of folk music festivals and camps, which […] 
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Afropop Worldwide celebrates 25 years with Concert
Afropop Worldwide is celebrating 25 years on public radio and they’d love if you and your friends would join them on Sept. 19 in New York City for their 25th Anniversary Concert Gala, featuring Grammy nominee and African lute virtuoso Bassekou Kouyate and Ngoni Ba from Mali. Atendees will have plenty of time to hang […] 
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Upcoming Festivals: May
Alongside our listing this week, we’ve got the unfortunate news that the Sarasota Blues Festival in Florida will need to take a hiatus for this year. More info here. Sing Out! provides an international listing of folk music festivals and camps, which can be found at http://www.singout.org/fests.html. A truncated list this week but our friends […] 
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Roots musician Sid Selvidge passes
I was deeply saddened this evening to learn that Sid Selvidge, the great Memphis folk and blues artist, passed away today after a battle with cancer. Sid had an astounding knowledge of traditional and contemporary roots music. In addition to his solo work, he played in several bands and was the executive producer of the […] 
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Happy 94th Birthday, Pete!
May 3rd is Pete Seeger’s birthday … and we’re pleased to be able to help celebrate his 94th with this brand new song written and performed by his sister Peggy especially for the milestone. Check out the song below … then sing it and share it! Peggy writes: “I’ve always marveled at Pete’s ability to […] 
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