MISC> Folk music back in US parlors, with high-tech twist
- From: Gleason Sackmann <gleason@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Wed, 5 Feb 2003 07:40:44 -0600
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** Folk music back in US parlors, with high-tech twist **
Folk music was born on front porches and parlors and now it has returned in
a big way - with a little help from the Internet. On a recent Saturday
night in this Washington suburb, about three dozen people pack the home of
Sherri and Richard Weil.
<http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_email.asp?http://famulus.msnbc.com/famulusgen/reuters02-03-050020.asp?t=renew&vts=2320030806>
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