
This is an excerpt from the print edition of Dirty Linen #117 (April/May 2005).
The full article is in the magazine, available on newsstands, by subscription, and at the Dirty Linen webstore.
Tossing Out the Fish
News
edited by Jim Lee
People
- Artisan Disbanding in November
- The Masters of Persian Music Release Faryad
- J.P. Cormier Releases Lightfoot Tribute
- Gordon Lightfoot Performs First Concert in Two Years
- Howard & Roz Larman Celebrate 35th Year of "Folkscene"
- Larry Keel Builds Natural Bridge
- Aztec Two-Step Releases First Studio Album in a Decade
- Naked Folk 2005 Calendar Exposes Folks to Art (and Vice Versa)
Labels
- Andrea Zonn and John Cutliffe's "Hands Across the Water" Project on Compass
- Rounder Records Signs Martha Wainwright
- Alligator Records Releases Two New CDs from Roomful of Blues
- Palo Duro Records Signs Two Tons of Steel
- MSN Music and Smithsonian Folkways Recordings Form Alliance to Release Archive
- Burning Bright: The Ashley Hutchings Story from Free Reed
Agents
- Class Act Entertainment Announces Exclusive Representation of the Austin Lounge Lizards and Chip Taylor & Carrie Rodriguez
Organizations
- Fund-Raising Retrospective CD for Caffè Lena
- Caffè Lena History Project Documents Club's History
- Banjo Newsletter Quarterly Feature on Southern Old-Time Banjo Styles
- Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts Releases First Retrospective CD
- The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum Surveys the Life and Career of Earl Scruggs
Books
- Black 47 Frontman Larry Kirwan's Green Suede Shoes
Festivals and Workshops
- Fairport Convention's Cropredy Festival Continues Under New Management
- The East European Folklife Center's 2005 Balkan Music & Dance Workshops
- Pete Wernick's Banjo and Bluegrass Camps
In Memoriam
- Bob Paisley
- Ron Stockfleth
- Art Stamper
- Spencer Dryden
- Son Seals
- Brahim Izri
- Shelton Manuel
- Jim Capaldi
This is an excerpt from the print edition of Dirty Linen #117 (April/May 2005).
The full article is in the magazine, available on newsstands, by subscription, and at the Dirty Linen webstore.
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