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Mimi Fariña was tempting jailbait. Her husband, Richard, fought alongside Castro, sold guns and called Thomas Pynchon a pal.
By David Bowman
October 13, 1999
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Bruce Cockburn talks about land mines, "adult" entertainment and being an '80s musician in the '90s.
By David Bowman
September 30, 1999
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Utah Phillips tells Old West tales and hardscrabble anecdotes. But don't call him a folk singer.
By Simon Rodberg
August 25, 1999
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"Best of the Vanguard Sessions" introduces John Fahey's chillingly beautiful six-string folk.
By Andy Battaglia
July 30, 1999
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The Holy Modal Rounders are old-time counterculture folkies in form, but they're not afraid to toss a pie in the face of tradition.
By Andrew Hamlin
July 29, 1999
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"Come on, baby, let me pay your rent": Songwriter Jack Logan wrote the year's most romantic verse.
By Stephanie Zacharek
July 26, 1999
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With a series of dark acoustic records, Throwing Muses singer Kristin Hersh transformed herself from a post-punk Ophelia into a macabre folk singer. On "Sky Motel," she plugs in again.
By Michelle Goldberg
July 16, 1999
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Greenwich Village folk tribute covers Bob Dylan, Simon & Garfunkel and Tim Buckley. But how can Chrissie Hynde and Marshall Crenshaw, among others, forget that some art belongs to its creator?
By Robbie Woliver
July 2, 1999
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Gordon Lightfoot's "Songbook" delivers timeless tunes and a little bit more.
By Seth Mnookin
June 29, 1999
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An ex-punk rocker turned mother contemplates her latest passion, children's folk music.
By Sarah Seager
March 1, 1999
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By Jeff Stark
February 16, 1999
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By Mark Athitakis
September 23, 1998
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Sharps & Flats is a daily music review in Salon Magazine
By Joyce Millman
July 22, 1998
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Roger McGuinn's Web site is an experiment in communal musical memory
By Geoff Edgers
May 7, 1998
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By Michael Ullman
September 26, 1997
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By Lori Leibovich
July 4, 1997
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Sharps & Flats
is a daily music review in Salon Magazine
By Lori Leibovich
July 4, 1997
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By Michael E. Ross
July 1, 1997