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Goodbye Bill Monroe, Hello Blondie: Kristin Andreassen and the new tradfolk revival

Aug 3, 2008, 10:47am Cover Lay Down

When a knowledgeable folkfriend suggested I interview singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and percussive dancer Kristin Andreassen while at Grey Fox Bluegrass Fest this year, I jumped at the chance. Kristin's background as a folk dancer and her varied work in organic musical collaborative Sometymes Why, an impromptu trio formed with Aoife O'Donovan ( Crooked Still ) and Ruth Ungar Merenda (The Mammals) in a parking lot a few years ago, seemed promising; I like her solo work a lot, and I'd already fallen in love with her work through the old-timey fiddle music of [...]

• Kids (Field Recording) - Crayola Doesn't Make a Color For Your Eyes (partial)
• Kristin Andreassen - Dancin' in My Sleep
• Laura Cortese - Even the Lost Creek
• Laura Cortese - Just like heaven
• Lissa Schneckenburger - Like The Snow
• Uncle Earl - Crayola Doesn't Make A Color For Your Eyes
• Uncle Earl - John Brown's Dream
• Uncle Earl - Little Annie
• Uncle Earl & Friends Jam - Canary In A Coalmine

Artist:	Kids (Field Recording)
Title:	Crayola Doesn't Make a Color For Your Eyes (partial)
Link Text:	Two Little Girls at the Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival: Crayola Doesn't Make A Color For Your Eyes
File Name:	Crayola Doesn't Make a Color For Your Eyes (partial).mp3
Bitrate:	128 kbps

Artist:	Kristin Andreassen
Title:	Dancin' in My Sleep
Link Text:	Kristin Andreassen: Dancin' In My Sleep
File Name:	10 Dancin' in My Sleep.mp3
Bitrate:	225 kbps
Year:	2006

Artist:	Laura Cortese
Title:	Even the Lost Creek
Link Text:	Laura Cortese: Even the Lost Creek
File Name:	04 Even the Lost Creek.mp3
Bitrate:	160 kbps
Year:	2006

Artist:	Laura Cortese
Title:	Just like heaven
Link Text:	Laura Cortese: Just Like Heaven
File Name:	Just like heaven.mp3
Bitrate:	128 kbps
Year:	2006

Artist:	Lissa Schneckenburger
Title:	Like The Snow
Link Text:	Lissa Schneckenburger: Like The Snow
File Name:	Like The Snow.mp3
Bitrate:	128 kbps

Artist:	Uncle Earl
Title:	Crayola Doesn't Make A Color For Your Eyes
Link Text:	Uncle Earl: Crayola Doesn't Make a Color For Your Eyes
File Name:	10 Crayola Doesn't Make A Color For Your Eyes.mp3
Bitrate:	156 kbps

Artist:	Uncle Earl
Title:	John Brown's Dream
Link Text:	Uncle Earl: John Brown's Dream
File Name:	09 John Brown's Dream.mp3
Bitrate:	147 kbps

Artist:	Uncle Earl
Title:	Little Annie
Link Text:	Uncle Earl: Little Annie
File Name:	02 Little Annie.mp3
Bitrate:	32 kbps
Year:	2005

Artist:	Uncle Earl & Friends Jam
Title:	Canary In A Coalmine
Link Text:	Uncle Earl: Canary in a Coalmine
File Name:	03 Canary In A Coalmine.mp3
Bitrate:	128 kbps
Year:	2007

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