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WE BANJO 3: IRISH-TENNESSEAN BLUEGRASS BADASSES WAX ON NOTORIOUS BANJO BATTLES AND MORE

Written by DIG STAFF Posted January 29, 2019 Filed Under: Interviews, MUSIC

Austin Scott. Photo by Joan Marcus.

"It is said that banjo is the instrument of ancient Celtic Kings, so everyone wants to play banjo. Once you have won a title, everything changes. Being mobbed on the street by adoring fans, hiring a big security detail. Not every hero wears a cape; some play the banjo."

Filed Under: Interviews, MUSIC Tagged With: Banjo, Boston, Irish, nashville, Obama, Trump, We Banjo 3

GO BIG AND GO HOME: PORCHFEST ’16 TAKES OVER SOMERVILLE

Written by NINA CORCORAN Posted May 21, 2016 Filed Under: MUSIC, Notes from the Scene

You dream up a genre, it’s there, and one of the 230 bands set to play will have it ready at will.

Filed Under: MUSIC, Notes from the Scene Tagged With: 2016, Americana, Banjo, blues, bollywood, Boston, Dig, DigBoston, Free, Gospel, local music, Moroccan, Music, neighborhood, Notes From the Scene, porchfest, SOMERVILLE

RUN FOR COVER: BOB DYLAN VS. THE TALLEST MAN ON EARTH: “I WANT YOU”

Written by NINA CORCORAN Posted May 8, 2015 Filed Under: MUSIC, Run For Cover

Swedish singer-songwriter The Tallest Man on Earth turns Dylan's rich love song into a speedy banjo howl.

Filed Under: MUSIC, Run For Cover Tagged With: 1960s, 2009, 2015, Banjo, Blonde on Blonde, Bob Dylan, Boston, Cover, Cover song, Dark Bird Is Home, Daytrotter, Dig, DigBoston, Folk, I Want You, Indie Rock, Nina Corcoran, Run for Cover, Shallow Grave, singer songwriter, Sweden, The Tallest Man on Earth, The Wild Hunt

RUN FOR COVER: INNOCENCE MISSION VS. SUFJAN STEVENS: “THE LAKES OF CANADA”

Written by NINA CORCORAN Posted May 1, 2015 Filed Under: MUSIC, Run For Cover

 

Run For Cover is a weekly music column comparing cover songs to the original version. Prepare for a major bending of rules as we hear musicians throw around genres, tempos, style, and intent. Whether they’re picking up another’s song out of respect or boredom, the results have impressed ...  read more

Filed Under: MUSIC, Run For Cover Tagged With: 2007, Banjo, Bon Iver, Boston, Column, Columnist, Diane Cluck, Dig, DigBoston, Feist, Folk, Indie Rock, La Blogotheque, Lakes of Canada, Music, Nina Corcoran, Ohio, Run for Cover, Sufjan Stevens, Take Away Shows, The Cranberries, The Innocence Mission

RUN FOR COVER: VAMPIRE WEEKEND VS. MUMFORD & SONS: “COUSINS”

Written by NINA CORCORAN Posted February 13, 2015 Filed Under: MUSIC, Run For Cover

Run For Cover is a weekly music column comparing cover songs to the original version. Prepare for a major bending of rules as we hear musicians throw around genres, tempos, style, and intent. Whether they’re picking up another’s song out of respect or boredom, the results have impressed us.

Filed Under: MUSIC, Run For Cover Tagged With: 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013, Afro-Rhythms, Banjo, Boston, British, Columbia University, Column, Columnist, Contra, Cousins, Cover song, Covers, Dig, DigBoston, Ezra Koenig, Folk, Folk Rock, Indie Rock, London, Modern Vampires of the City, Music, Nina Corcoran, Paul Simon, rock, Run for Cover, Saturday Night Live, Sigh No More, SNL, Vampire Weekend, West London

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