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Love Your Country - country music and social virtue I went looking for the war on MTV and couldn't find it. True, just after 9/11, MTV did join with the USO to put on a special called "For the Troops." ......(Continue Reading) Elvis Costello: he's gone from being the "angriest man in music" to one of the busiest, collaborating with bigwigs, composing orchestral pieces, ELTON JOHN: You've always been the sort of artist who's willing to experiment and change your tune, from your rock "n' roll albums to your orchestral ......(Continue Reading)Connemara Cradle Song - Behind The Song: a closer look at same of the music we love - Critical Essay The Irish lullaby "Connemara Cradle Song," which uses the same tune as "Down in the Valley," was printed (lyrics only) in Sing Out/as part of the Folk ......(Continue Reading)The delight of words: the Elizabethan sonneteers and American country lyricists - Critical Essay What could Sir Philip Sidney and Garth Brooks possibly have in common? They are separated by four hundred years of time, two continents, and more social, ......(Continue Reading)Phuong Nguyen & Miho Sanou: accordion & piano con brio: a London-based former Vietnamese boatperson and his Japanese wife tell Kenneth Noble of 'Stunning! Technically brilliant,' was the verdict of a top-flight professional musician after a concert by the husband and wife duo, Phuong Nguyen (accordion) and Miho Sanou (piano) during the Ren...(Continue Reading)
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