Artist: Foghorn Stringband

Foghorn Stringband and Cactus Blossoms play Dakota tonight

Mar 8, 8:39am City Pages - Gimme Noise

​Question: What could possibly be more country than country chart-toppers Lady Antebellum, Thompson Square and Darius Rucker playing the Target Center Saturday night? Answer: (Laughter from offstage

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Stagger Lee Saturdays - Foghorn Stringband

Jun 5, 2010, 8:37pm She'll Grow Back

Foghorn Stringband ( official bio AMG MyS FB ) are an old-timey bluegrass band from Portland, OR. They just completed a major European tour and have their whole summer planned out (including a folk fest next weekend -- if you're in the area, I'm jealous). This is fast and furious (in a slightly different way from this take on Stag ), and the speed and energy the band put into this are almost punishing -- I can't imagine any group of five people keeping this up live [...]

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Pickathon Festival 2009: 7.31.09 - 8.02.09

Jul 16, 2009, 1:53pm The Stranger Dance

When measured against the summer festival juggernauts (i.e., Bonnaroo, Lollapolooza, Outside Lands, Austin City Limits), Pickathon may appear unassuming in comparison. But, as William Shakespeare once said: "Though she be but little, she is fierce" (ol' Bill said that, right?). For Pickathon, roots music rules all, and the festival planners have picked some truly excellent acts to represent the time-honored genre. More festival details, lineup, and a whole bunch of MP3s after the jump. The 2009 Pickathon Festival is set to take place July 31st - August 2nd at [...]

• Alela Diane - White As Diamonds
• Blitzen Trapper - Furr
• Breathe Owl Breathe - Toboggan
• Dr. Dog - The Old Days
• Elliott Brood - Write It All Down For You
• Hackensaw Boys - Cannonball
• Horse Feathers - Curs In The Weeds
• Jaymay - Blue Skies
• Joe Pug - Hymn #101
• John Doe And The Sadies - (Now and Then) There's a Fool Such as I
• Justin Townes Earle - Mama's Eyes
• Laura Gibson - Spirited
• Samantha Crain & The Midnight Shivers - Songs in the Night
• Thao - Bag Of Hammers
• The Deep Dark Woods - All The Money I Had Is Gone (Polaris)
• The Sadies - Anna Leigh
• Vetiver - Everyday

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Artist:	Alela Diane
Title:	White As Diamonds
Link Text:	Alela Diane - White as Diamonds
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Bitrate:	128 kbps
Year:	2009

Artist:	Blitzen Trapper
Title:	Furr
Link Text:	Blitzen Trapper - Furr
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Bitrate:	160 kbps
Year:	2008

Artist:	Breathe Owl Breathe
Title:	Toboggan
Link Text:	Breathe Owl Breathe - Toboggan
File Name:	Toboggan.mp3
Bitrate:	221 kbps

Artist:	Dr. Dog
Title:	The Old Days
Link Text:	Dr. Dog - The Old Days
File Name:	The_Old_Days.mp3
Bitrate:	320 kbps
Year:	2008

Artist:	Elliott Brood
Title:	Write It All Down For You
Link Text:	Elliott Brood - Write it All Down For You
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Bitrate:	128 kbps

Artist:	Hackensaw Boys
Title:	Cannonball
Link Text:	Hackensaw Boys - Cannonball
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Bitrate:	184 kbps

Artist:	Horse Feathers
Title:	Curs In The Weeds
Link Text:	Horse Feathers - Curs in the Weeds
File Name:	cursintheweeds.mp3
Bitrate:	160 kbps

Artist:	Jaymay
Title:	Blue Skies
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File Name:	blue-skies.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps
Year:	2008

Artist:	Joe Pug
Title:	Hymn #101
Link Text:	Joe Pug - Hymn #1013
File Name:	01hymn101.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps
Year:	2007

Artist:	John Doe And The Sadies
Title:	(Now and Then) There's a Fool Such as I
Link Text:	John Doe and the Sadies - (Now and Then) Theres a Fool Such as I
File Name:	05-now-and-then-theres-a-fool- such-as-i.mp3
Year:	2009

Artist:	Justin Townes Earle
Title:	Mama's Eyes
Link Text:	Justin Townes Earle - Mamas Eyes
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Bitrate:	165 kbps
Year:	2009

Artist:	Laura Gibson
Title:	Spirited
Link Text:	Laura Gibson - Spirited
File Name:	03-spirited.mp3
Bitrate:	160 kbps
Year:	2009

Artist:	Samantha Crain & The Midnight Shivers
Title:	Songs in the Night
Link Text:	Samantha Crain and the Midnight Shivers - Songs in the Night
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Bitrate:	320 kbps

Artist:	Thao
Title:	Bag Of Hammers
Link Text:	Thao with the Get Down Stay Down - Bag of Hammers
File Name:	bagofhammers1.mp3
Bitrate:	160 kbps

Artist:	The Deep Dark Woods
Title:	All The Money I Had Is Gone (Polaris)
Link Text:	The Deep Dark Woods - All the Money I Had is Gone
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Bitrate:	192 kbps

Artist:	The Sadies
Title:	Anna Leigh
Link Text:	The Sadies - Anna Leigh
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Bitrate:	160 kbps
Year:	2007

Artist:	Vetiver
Title:	Everyday
Link Text:	Vetiver - Everyday
File Name:	03-everyday1.mp3
Bitrate:	128 kbps
Year:	2009

Pampelmoose New Music Hour on Portland's 94.7FM 10-23-08

Oct 24, 2008, 10:27am Pampelmoose

Mary Margaret O'Hara Even more new music on the second hour of this week's Pampelmoose edition of the New Music Hour on Portland's 94.7FM. Through the miracle of technology I can be on air and watch Portland bands at the same time at the CMJ Music Conference in NYC. This afternoon, Friday, Oct 24th, the PDX [...]

• Calexico / Iron & Wine - He Lays In The Reins
• Derby - Michigan
• FEDERICO AUBELE - Un Lugar
• Firefox AK - Winter Rose Featuring Tgr Lou
• Foghorn Stringband - Policeman
• Holy Sons - Gnostic Device
• Mary Margaret O'Hara - Year in Song
• Richard Walters & Faultline - Be My Wife
• Seely - El Cajon
• Solo Dos En Tijuana - Soy El Piso
• The Very Best (Esau Mwamwaya & Radioclit) - 08 Boyz

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Artist:	Calexico / Iron & Wine
Title:	He Lays In The Reins
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Year:	2005

Artist:	Derby
Title:	Michigan
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Bitrate:	160 kbps
Year:	2007

Artist:	FEDERICO AUBELE
Title:	Un Lugar
Link Text:	Frederico Aubele - Un Lugar
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Bitrate:	256 kbps
Year:	2004

Artist:	Firefox AK
Title:	Winter Rose Featuring Tgr Lou
Link Text:	Firefox AK - Winter Rose
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Bitrate:	192 kbps
Year:	2008

Artist:	Foghorn Stringband
Title:	Policeman
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File Name:	Foghorn_String_Band-Policeman. mp3
Bitrate:	160 kbps
Year:	2003

Artist:	Holy Sons
Title:	Gnostic Device
Link Text:	Holy Sons - Gnostic Device
File Name:	Holy_Sons-Gnostic_Device.mp3

Artist:	Mary Margaret O'Hara
Title:	Year in Song
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Bitrate:	256 kbps
Year:	1899

Artist:	Richard Walters & Faultline
Title:	Be My Wife
Link Text:	Richard Walters and Faultline - Be My Wife
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Bitrate:	160 kbps

Artist:	Seely
Title:	El Cajon
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Bitrate:	256 kbps
Year:	1899

Artist:	Solo Dos En Tijuana
Title:	Soy El Piso
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Bitrate:	160 kbps
Year:	2003

Artist:	The Very Best (Esau Mwamwaya & Radioclit)
Title:	08 Boyz
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File Name:	The_Very_Best-Boyz.mp3
Bitrate:	320 kbps
Year:	2008

The Call of the Open Road

Feb 19, 2008, 11:28pm Old Blue Bus

Thoughts of a return to the road have brought mixed feelings. On one hand I have always enjoyed the freedom that is part of having no ties to the land. I also miss the days of working long hard days for a year and then taking off for three or four months to enjoy what is really important in this life. Now that I have been settled in one place for over a decade, I am beginning to see some of the advantages of setting roots. Why, just last month we were looking at farmland in the [...]

• Billy Gray and His Western Okies - Furth... » Billy Gray and His Western Okies - Furth....mp3
• Doc Watson-Call of the Road.mp3 » Doc Watson-Call of the Road.mp3
• Adrienne Young - River and a Dirt Road
• Chuck Brodsky - Goddamned Blessed Road
• Grace Potter & the Nocturnals - Track 4
• The Foghorn Stringband - Lonesome Road Blues

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Artist:	Adrienne Young
Title:	River and a Dirt Road
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Year:	2007

Artist:	Chuck Brodsky
Title:	Goddamned Blessed Road
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Bitrate:	192 kbps
Year:	2004

Artist:	Grace Potter & the Nocturnals
Title:	Track 4
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Bitrate:	320 kbps
Year:	2004

Artist:	The Foghorn Stringband
Title:	Lonesome Road Blues
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Bitrate:	192 kbps
Year:	2004

On the Sunny Side of Life

Jun 7, 2007, 11:45pm Old Blue Bus

Everyone has had those days when there seems to be a dark cloud hanging over your head. Whether the cause is a major event or an accumulation of smaller troubles, at times even the sunniest disposition can get tarnished. I've always found that music can play a substantial roll in parting the clouds to reveal the sun once again. A favorite song can have a healing effect. Master Autoharpist, Bryan Bowers , on his CD "Friend for Life", states that once "you learn a song, you have a friend for life." I have several favorite songs that [...]

• Hylo Brown - Clouds Gonna Roll Away.mp3 » Hylo_Brown-Clouds_Gonna_Roll_Away.mp3
• Don Reno & Red Smiley - Lee Highway Blues
• East Virginia - Oak Grove
• Foghorn String Band - Fine Times At Our House
• Grayson & Whitter - Shout Lula
• J.E. Mainer With Red Smiley - Shady Grove
• The Country Gentlemen - The Sunny Side of Life
• The Lost & Found - Sun's Gonna Shine in My Back

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Artist:	Don Reno & Red Smiley
Title:	Lee Highway Blues
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Bitrate:	112 kbps
Year:	2002

Artist:	East Virginia
Title:	Oak Grove
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Bitrate:	112 kbps
Year:	1990

Artist:	Foghorn String Band
Title:	Fine Times At Our House
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Bitrate:	112 kbps
Year:	2003

Artist:	Grayson & Whitter
Title:	Shout Lula
Link Text:	Grayson & Whitter - Shout Lula.mp3
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Bitrate:	112 kbps
Year:	2006

Artist:	J.E. Mainer With Red Smiley
Title:	Shady Grove
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Bitrate:	112 kbps
Year:	2006

Artist:	The Country Gentlemen
Title:	The Sunny Side of Life
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Bitrate:	112 kbps
Year:	2001

Artist:	The Lost & Found
Title:	Sun's Gonna Shine in My Back
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Bitrate:	112 kbps
Year:	1996