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Saturday Night Music

Saturday Night Music--Red Army Band Cowboy Music

By borges, Section Saturday Night Music
Posted on Sat Aug 16, 2008 at 08:25:05 PM CST

So some cowboy music for Wild West Weekend...

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Saturday Night Music--Diana Jones and Beau Stapleton

By borges, Section Saturday Night Music
Posted on Sat Aug 09, 2008 at 04:24:09 PM CST

Nice song called Willow Tree...

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Saturday Night Music--Bill Withers

By borges, Section Saturday Night Music
Posted on Sat Aug 02, 2008 at 09:23:26 PM CST

Ain't No Sunshine...

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Saturday Night Music--Kickapoo Country Fair

By borges, Section Saturday Night Music
Posted on Fri Jul 25, 2008 at 09:20:07 PM CST

This is the weekend of the Kickapoo_Country_Fair, 5th annual--an alternative extravaganza put on by Organic Valley on their hill above La Farge, WI. They offer music, food, farm tours, kid's stuff and workshops. Their especially special_guest is...

Keynote Speaker: FRANCES MOORE LAPPÉ

Sunday July 27th, 2008 2:00pm
Workshop, Saturday July 26th: 2:00pm
The Power of Frame & the Frame of Power: With daughter Anna Lappé

So a little country fair music from the Hogtown_Stompers who are performing Sunday afternoon and offer a sample of their work on a Creative_Commons basis...

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Saturday Night Music--Tom Neilson, Kiss Your Ashes Goodbye

By borges, Section Saturday Night Music
Posted on Fri Jul 18, 2008 at 10:47:39 PM CST

Dairyland Power utility has proposed a landfill in Vernon County to store fly ash from the new scrubbers being installed. We thought it might be gone, but found out it was not. One week in July 2008 Tom Neilson visited, did a benefit concert for the activists and in an evening composed this song with local folk. The People of HOPE/DontDumpOnUs are most grateful for his help and spirit during that visit. ARCH (Asbury Ridge Community for HOPE) who put on the show (set up made the brats and cleaned up after) would also like to thank Tom. ARCH's website (link above) is also full of up to date info and links--highly recommended reading on the subject.

Here is a link to the song.

If you enjoy his music you can catch an hour interview/music here.

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Saturday Night Music--"Merry Minuet"

By borges, Section Saturday Night Music
Posted on Sat Jul 05, 2008 at 05:42:49 PM CST

THE MERRY MINUET::: The Music "The Merry Minuet" was written in 1958 by Sheldon Harnick during the cold war. After listening to the song you might think the lyrics were written today. The Kingston Trio recorded the song at the Hungry I in 1958 and it was released on Jan. 5, 1959. That's forty-seven years ago and today nobody likes anybody very much.

The pick tonight is Bud & Travis performing the song on the Playboy's Penthouse TV program, hosted by Hugh Hefner. Because much of B&T's patter comes directly from the live Santa Monica "In Concert" LP of March 1960, I am guessing this appearance is from 1960 or 1961.[from YouTube notes]

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Saturday Night Music--Tom Neilson

By borges, Section Saturday Night Music
Posted on Sat Jun 28, 2008 at 04:36:06 PM CST

Tom Neilson is coming to Viroqua this week, so here is a preview of his work. This clip is his singing introduction for Ralph Nader that puts a bit of perspective on the much criticized 2000 Nader vote. All Because I Voted For Ralph Nader

It should be a rousing good time next_Wednesday at the old Dahl Pharmacy.