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Repost: Our Irish Elders (3.17.09)
In 1849, Thomas William Maloy married Anna Kenny, somewhere in County Roscommon, Ireland. They soon departed Eire’s green shores for a better life in America, settling on a small farm in Upstate New York. The Maloys—along with untold other Irish ancestors known … Continue reading
Halden Wofford & the Hi-Beams at Durango Arts Center
My old Front Range friends from Halden Wofford & the Hi-Beams came over the mountain to play a couple shows at Durango and Cortez, Colorado, and then down to Taos, New Mexico this weekend. The good fellows at KSUT Four Corners … Continue reading
Diary of Orrin Brown—Feb 6, 1865
Diary of Orrin Brown, Robertville, SC Monday–Feb. 6th We got up this morning and found ourselves in S. Carolina in a barren scrubby Black Oak country, the soil is sand. We have no marching orders but I think we will … Continue reading
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Tagged Civil War, history, jcshepard.com, Orrin Brown, SC, video
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Diary of Orrin Brown—Dec 13, 1864
Diary of Orrin Brown— Tuesday–Dec. 13th We had a quite a frosty night but it is getting warmer and the sky is clear. There is considerable canonadeing all along the line today and there has been quite a battle on … Continue reading
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Diary of Orrin Brown—Nov 27, 1864
Diary of Orrin Brown, East of Sandersville, Georgia Sunday–Nov. 27th We were on the road again this morning at 7 Oclock, we haven’t seen any Rebs today. It has been very warm today, our Company went on Picket tonight the … Continue reading
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Diary of Orrin Brown—Oct 22, 1864
Diary of Orrin Brown, Chattanooga, Tennessee Saturday–Oct. 22nd We got up this morning shivering and no wood to make a fire of, we managed to pick up enough to cook breakfast and dinner by going about a mile after it. … Continue reading
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The L&N Don’t Stop Here Any More
A point of context for the subtitle in my commentary yesterday on the Diary of Pvt. Orrin Brown. Jean Ritchie was born into a family of folk balladeers in the Cumberland Mountains of eastern Kentucky.  Song catchers like Alan Lomax sought … Continue reading
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Tagged Americana, dulcimer, folk, history, jcshepard.com, KY, Music, video
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Jalan Crossland Packs Cheyenne Downtown
Cheyenne’s Fridays at the Hynds is a bootstrap affair to bring more folks Downtown after work and to provide a friendly venue somewhere between the solo stage and the larger clubs. Â I say bring folks downtown, rather than keep them … Continue reading
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Halden Wofford Rocks the Honky Tonk at LaPorte
. Halden Wofford and the Hi-Beams played the Swing Station (Bar Double S) in LaPorte, Colorado, Friday 10 May 2013. Â The band drops their new album, Rocky Mountain Honky Tonk, this weekend. Â We got a couple previews and it promises … Continue reading
Bearfoot, Back at Avo’s
Who says you can’t go home again? It’s been almost a decade since I had the pleasure of dining at Avogadro’s Number in Old Town, Fort Collins. But when I walked back in the door the other night it was just … Continue reading
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Tagged Americana, bluegrass, CO, jcshepard.com, Music, review, video
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