WUMB EVENTS

Friday
July 31
Live at Noon with Anthony da Costa

Thursday
August 6 at 6pm
Broadcast premier of the WUMB Member Concert with The Mystix

Friday
August 7
Live at Noon with Dar Williams

Wednesday
August 12 at 2pm
In Studio Interview with Jake Armerding

Friday-Sunday
August 14-16
A weekend tribute to the 40th Anniversary of Woodstock

Friday
August 14
Live at Noon with Meg Hutchinson

Wednesday
August 19 at 7:30pm
WUMB Member Concert with Will Dailey

Friday
August 28
Live at Noon with Kevin So

RELEASES:
Out Now

SLAID CLEAVES
Everything You Love Will Be Taken Away
(Music Road Records)

SON VOLT
American Central Dust
(Rounder)

WILCO
Wilco (the Album)
(Nonesuch/Warner Bros.)

GREG BROWN
Dream City: Essential Recordings Volume 2 1997-2006
(Red House Records)

LEVON HELM
Electric Dirt
(Vanguard)

NEW RELEASES:
August

BUFFY ST. MARIE
Running For The Dream
(Appleseed Recordings)

MAIA SHARP
Echo
(Crooked Crown)

WILLIE NELSON
Lost Highway
(Lost Highway Recordings)

LOUDON WAINWRIGHT III
High Wide & Handsome: The Charlie Poole Project
(Story Sound)

THE WAILIN JENNYS
Live at the Mauch Chunk Opera House
(Rounder)

INGRID MICHAELSON
Everybody
(Motown)

LET US
KNOW

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2009 Boston Folk Festival ticket prices increase August 2

It will be a much more intimate event than ever before, with a great line-up including Dar Williams (in photo), Jeff Black, Jill Sobule, Aiofe Clancy, Kerri Powers, Cindy Bullens, Alastair Moock, the Boston T Party, Jake Armerding and many others! Tickets are on sale now for the 2009 Boston Folk Festival on September 12 and 13, but prices will increase August 2. More info here on the Festival. Check out a sample of Dar Williams and her music with this video of her song “It’s Alright”. .

Woodstock 40th Anniversary

August 15th will mark the 40th anniversary of the legendary Woodstock Festival which included artists such as Arlo Guthrie, Joan Baez, Richie Havens, The Grateful Dead and many more. Click here for more info about Woodstock. WUMB will have its own tribute to Woodstock starting Friday August 14th with special music all day long, and continuing into Saturday and Sunday as well.

WUMB Member Concert with Will Dailey

The next WUMB Member Concert will be with local singer-songwriter Will Dailey! Will’s had a busy couple of years, and is currently involved in a year long music project called Torrent. The concert will be on August 19th at UMass Boston. We’ll also have the debut of our most recent Member Concert with The Mystix on August 6th at 6:00 p.m. Click here for more information.

Special Ramblin’ Jack Elliott Interview

Over half a century ago, Ramblin’ Jack Elliott became Woody Guthrie’s sidekick and leading interpreter, and later a hero to Bob Dylan and the early ‘60’s folk scene. Click here to read the rest of this interview where he talks Dylan, Woody, and his own musical legacy.

WUMB Guitar Clinic returns

The return of the WUMB Guitar Clinic is happening on September 12th at UMass Boston. There will be Beginner and Intermediate classes with instructors Bob Franke, Martin Grosswendt, and more. Click here for more information about joining us on September 12th!

Upcoming Festivals and Tours:

• George Wein’s Folk Festival 50, August 1 and 2, Newport R.I. Featuring Pete Seeger, Judy Collins, Joan Baez, Arlo Guthrie, Gillian Welch, Billy Bragg and many more. Click here for more info
• 12th Annual Boston Folk Festival, UMass Boston, Boston, MA, September 12 & 13. This year it’s an all-indoor event. Lineup includes Dar Williams, Jill Sobule, Jeff Black, Aiofe Clancy, Jake Armerding, Kerri Powers and many more. more info here
• Farm Aid, October 4th, St. Louis. The event will again feature Farm Aid board members Willie Nelson, Neil Young, John Mellencamp and Dave Matthews along with many others. Click here to get the full Farm Aid lineup.

Music Briefs...

• Bob Dylan is in high demand as an artist and sculptor. More .
• Here’s an interesting interview with Joan Baez where she talks about topics ranging from performing, to living with her 96 year old mother. More
• A new supergroup featuring Jim James, M. Ward, and Conor Oberst is being called “Monsters of Folk”. They have a new album on the way and an upcoming Fall tour.
• Rosanne Cash is finishing up a new album of covers titled “The List” featuring songs by Bruce Springsteen, Elvis Costello, Jeff Tweedy and more
• Elliot Smith (did the soundtrack for “Good Will Hunting”) and Bob Dylan will both have songs featured in the next Guitar Hero video game.