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NCPR News String Fever "play along with the radio" Radio Jam 02/19/09
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Members of the String Fever Jam Band in the NCPR studio.
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String Fever host Barb Heller welcomes a whole slew of traditional musicians into the studio to perform standards and favorites. To encourage the radio audience to play along, all the sheet music was posted online. You can download this audio and play along yourself. Recordings of your home session may be posted on the String Fever page.
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Fiddlers Gretchen Koehler and Don Woodcock live on String Fever 01/29/09
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Fiddlers Gretchen Koehler and Don Woodcock
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String Fever host Barb Heller welcomes Gretchen Koehler and Don Woodcock into the studio for some great North Country fiddling. Gretchen is the 2008 Northeast Champion fiddler, and Don is a past NYS champion. They take turns at the fiddle and the piano for some favorite tunes, and talk with Barb about the history of traditional fiddle styles. More...
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NCPR News Fiddlers share favorite tunes 12/09/08
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Some trick and fancy fiddlin' by the Potsdam Fiddle Club
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The Potsdam Fiddle Club visited Traditional Arts in Upstate New York during an open house on Saturday. The group is composed of musicians who range from pre-schoolers to grandparents. They were accompanied by family members on guitar, piano, limberjacks, spoons and washtub bass. Here they perform Swallowtail Jig and Geese in the Bog.
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NCPR News UpNorth Music Concert: Adrenaline Hayride live at Tannery Pond Community Center 11/23/08
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In the final performance in the UpNorth Music Concert Series, Adrenaline Hayride, a group of well-seasoned bluegrass players from Saratoga Springs, NY, dazzled a full house at The Tannery Pond Community Center in North Creek.
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NCPR News UpNorth Music Concert: The Fraser Clan live at Tannery Pond Community Center 11/23/08
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In the final performance in the UpNorth Music Concert Series, The Fraser Clan, a family band of Celtic musicians and singers from Harrisville, NY, dazzled a full house at The Tannery Pond Community Center in North Creek.
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NCPR News Wisconsin 08/20/08
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Performed by Dave Ruch at the NCPR studio for UpNorth Music. This song is included on his new CD The Oldest was Born First.
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NCPR News The Barefoot Boy with Boot 08/20/08
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Performed by Dave Ruch at the NCPR studio for UpNorth Music. This song is included on his new CD The Oldest was Born First.
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NCPR News Cabbage Head 08/20/08
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Performed by Dave Ruch at the NCPR Studio for UpNorth Music. This song is included on his new CD The Oldest was Born First.
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NCPR News UpNorth Music Concert: Asgaard Farm in AuSable Forks 08/16/08
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This outdoor concert at Asgaard Farm features four performers from the UpNorth Music project: bluegrass with Althea Jean, Caribbean drums with Dan Hammond, blues with Mark Tostrup, and ska and jazz with Shu. We select highlights from their live performances.
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NCPR News UpNorth Music Concert: In The Neighborhood Singer-Songwriter Festival at Norwood Village Green 06/16/08
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The annual singer-songwriter festival at the Norwood Village Green Concert Series featured three performers from the UpNorth Music project: folk songs by Celia Evans of Paul Smiths NY, eclectic acoustic tunes by father-son duo John & Orion Kribs from Corinth NY, and folk and blues by father-daughter duo Jim & Gwen Tracy from Old Forge. We select highlights from their original compositions in live performance.
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NCPR News Big City 10/04/07
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Performed by City Limits in Lake George, NY for UpNorth Music.
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NCPR News Nightlife 10/04/07
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Performed by City Limits in Lake George, NY for UpNorth Music.
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NCPR News North Up The River 10/03/07
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Performed by Gary Moon in Lake George, NY for UpNorth Music.
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NCPR News Every Square Inch of the Earth 10/03/07
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Performed by Gary Moon in Lake George, NY for UpNorth Music.
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NCPR News Angelina Baker 09/21/07
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Performed by The Whompers at Paul Smith's College.
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NCPR News Dead Heads and Suckers 09/21/07
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Performed by The Whompers at Paul Smith's College.
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NCPR News From a Window 09/11/07
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Performed by Neil J. Fitzgerald in Plattsburgh, New York for UpNorth Music
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NCPR News The River's Edge 09/11/07
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Performed by Neil J. Fitzgerald in Plattsburgh, New York for Upnorth Music
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NCPR News Old Dirt Road 09/10/07
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Performed in Plattsburgh, NY by Drew & Annie for UpNorth Music.
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NCPR News Why Can't All My People Get Along? 09/10/07
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Performed in Plattsburgh, NY by Drew & Annie for UpNorth Music.
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NCPR News Wishful Thinking 09/10/07
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Performed by Crossing North in Plattsburgh, NY for UpNorth Music
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NCPR News Dusty Boxcar Walls 09/10/07
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Performed by Staber & Chasnoff in Plattsburgh, NY for UpNorth Music.
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NCPR News Will You Miss Me When I'm Gone? 09/10/07
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Performed by Staber & Chasnoff in Plattsburgh, NY for UpNorth Music.
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NCPR News Coal Tattoo 08/09/07
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Performed by the Upnorth String Band in North Creek, NY for UpNorth Music.
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NCPR News Steel Rails 08/09/07
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Performed by the Upnorth String Band in North Creek, NY for UpNorth Music.
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