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<item><title><![CDATA[HearthPR: Portland Bluegrass Kings Jackstraw]]></title>
<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 19:03:31 PDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[ We're pleased as punch to announce that we're currently promoting the new album from Portland bluegrass kings Jackstraw. These guys developed the Northwest old-time roots sound and their new album is a magnificent return to form. Check 'em out:



The muddy Willamette River that runs through Portland, Oregon, may not be as famous as the mighty Mississippi, but it forms the border of a new form &nbsp;<a href="http://www.hearthmusic.com/blog/hearthpr-portland-bluegrass-kings-jackstraw.html">[&#8230;read more]</a>]]></description>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Peter Stampfel & Baby Gramps&#039; Cabinet of Curiosities]]></title>
<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 13:29:47 PDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[ The folk music world has always been known for its collection of eccentric personalities, but few folk musicians are more deranged than Peter Stampfel and Baby Gramps. Stampfel's known, of course, as one of the Holy Modal Rounders, a seminal psychedelic folk duo that somehow managed to turn the most mundane of American folk songs into otherworldly trips of the mind. Baby Gramps is a beloved folk m &nbsp;<a href="http://www.hearthmusic.com/blog/peter-stampfel--baby-gramps-cabinet-of-curiosities.html">[&#8230;read more]</a>]]></description>
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<item><title><![CDATA[150 Words: Goat Rodeo, At First Light, Dana Falconberry, Windy Hill]]></title>
<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 21:16:36 PDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[ I've been asked recently to write reviews for various publications and sometimes asked to limit myself to 150 words. This is not easy. It's quite hard to tell an album's story in such a small space. But it's also great practice for keeping my writing brief and readable. So I'm debuting a new blog type here:&nbsp;150 Word Reviews of some of the artists we've been listening to. It's a quick way to f &nbsp;<a href="http://www.hearthmusic.com/blog/150-words-goat-rodeo-at-first-light-dana-falconberry-windy-hill.html">[&#8230;read more]</a>]]></description>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Guest Blog: Irish Trad with Innisfree Ceili Band and Danny O&#039;Mahony]]></title>
<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 14:59:14 PDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[ We're pleased to welcome back guest blogger Dr. Squeeze with reviews of two amazing Irish trad albums. Sorry we didn't get to these earlier, but it's not like this music is going to get stale. It's still gonna be great even five or ten years from now. So slap on your headphones and have a read-through! Thanks to Dr. Squeeze for the guest blog.

Two Irish Trad Albums Reviewed
Guest Blog by&nbsp; &nbsp;<a href="http://www.hearthmusic.com/blog/guest-blog-irish-trad-with-innisfree-ceili-band-and-danny-omahony.html">[&#8230;read more]</a>]]></description>
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<item><title><![CDATA[10 Albums I Totally Should Have Blogged About in 2011]]></title>
<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 13:43:07 PDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[ 2011 was an intense year in music. There were so many great albums released and so many critics, reviewers and journalists working their asses off to keep up with everything. I tried to be part of this, writing as many reviews and articles as I could squeeze into my schedule, but I fell behind and I feel bad that I wasn't able to write about all the artists that I felt deserved to be covered. So h &nbsp;<a href="http://www.hearthmusic.com/blog/10-albums-i-totally-should-have-blogged-about-in-2011.html">[&#8230;read more]</a>]]></description>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Songs We Can&#039;t Stop Listening To: Holiday Time!]]></title>
<pubDate>Sat, 24 Dec 2011 20:54:46 PDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[ 
Seattle alt-country star Jesse Sykes recently wrote an interesting article in City Arts Magazine on our musical culture of consumption. Her take was that there's simply too much music being turned out these days for us to adequately absorb great art. You can read the article HERE. I don't totally disagree, and it echoes one of my favorite quotes from&nbsp;Seattle indie rock pundit John Roderick: &nbsp;<a href="http://www.hearthmusic.com/blog/songs-we-cant-stop-listening-to-holiday-time.html">[&#8230;read more]</a>]]></description>
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<item><title><![CDATA[HearthPR: Katya Chorover&#039;s Colorado Country Twang]]></title>
<pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 15:34:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[ What a great year we've had here at HearthPR! We're so proud of all the artists we've worked with and all the coverage we've gotten for them. And we're so thankful for all the support we've had from our many friends in radio and media. 
&nbsp;
To close out 2011, we're excited to promote the new album from Northwest/Colorado songwriter Katya Chorover. We've been aching for some Northwest country  &nbsp;<a href="http://www.hearthmusic.com/blog/hearthpr-katya-chorovers-colorado-country-twang.html">[&#8230;read more]</a>]]></description>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Kentucky Rising: Three Artists Remake Their Roots]]></title>
<pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 01:13:52 PDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[ Kentucky artists Matt&nbsp;Bauer, Ben Sollee, and Daniel Martin Moore talk about their heritage..
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Nestled into a circular booth in Seattle&rsquo;s 100-year-old, local-favorite bar Hattie&rsquo;s Hat, we&rsquo;re getting ready to order the chicken-fried chicken, a dish so delicious that it occasioned a wistful chain of emails between me and Kentucky indie songwriter Matt Bauer. Matt&rsqu &nbsp;<a href="http://www.hearthmusic.com/blog/kentucky-rising-three-artists-remake-their-roots.html">[&#8230;read more]</a>]]></description>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Laura Love on the Occupy Oakland Front Lines]]></title>
<pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 20:39:50 PDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[ Northwest songwriter and folk musician Laura Love has been at the frontlines of political movements since she was a little kid in Omaha, Nebraska, watching Civil Right race riots with her mom. She continued this work over the years, marching for anti-apartheid boycotts of South Africa in the 80s, marching in the raging streets of Seattle against the WTO&nbsp;in the 90s, and more recently, working  &nbsp;<a href="http://www.hearthmusic.com/blog/laura-love-on-the-occupy-oakland-front-lines.html">[&#8230;read more]</a>]]></description>
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<item><title><![CDATA[What is a Crankie? Anna & Elizabeth at the Seattle Folk Festival]]></title>
<pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 21:07:23 PDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[ 
The Seattle Folk Festival is THIS&nbsp;WEEKEND!&nbsp;Wow, and by now I'm sure people are wondering what the heck a Crankie is anyway? (p.s. once you find out, mark your calendars to come to this once-in-a-lifetime chance to help make a Seattle Crankie&mdash;bring the whole family!&mdash;on Sunday, December 11th at Town Hall Seattle!)

We're so proud to be bringing out two young women from rura &nbsp;<a href="http://www.hearthmusic.com/blog/what-is-a-crankie-anna--elizabeth-at-the-seattle-folk-festival.html">[&#8230;read more]</a>]]></description>
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