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Welcome to
the Weekly Dispatch! This week, powerhouse friends Aoife
O’Donovan and Sara Watkins discuss O’Donovan's new
album 'All My Friends' (inspired by the 100th anniversary of
Women's Suffrage in the U.S.), Dawn Landes picks her favorite
activist anthems, and so much more.
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Aoife
O'Donovan and Sara Watkins Discuss the Making and Meaning of 'All
My Friends'
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In an
artful and candid conversation, Aoife O’Donovan and Sara
Watkins delve into the creation of O’Donovan’s new release, All My Friends –
an album inspired by the life and work of American
Suffragette, Carrie Chapman Catt, and the centennial of the 19th
Amendment. [Read the
interview]
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MIXTAPE:
Liberated Women by Dawn Landes
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"My
new album, The
Liberated Woman’s Songbook, reimagines folk songs
about women’s activism from a songbook published in 1971 at the
height of the Women’s Liberation Movement. ... Here are a few
of my favorite finds." [View]
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Tim
O'Brien – Toy Heart: A Podcast About Bluegrass
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The latest
Toy Heart episode examines Tim O’Brien’s expansive career at a
fascinating juncture in its span, as he shifts from being a
bluegrass and Americana workhorse to a forebear, mentor, and roots
music elder to entire generations of young musicians. [Find out
more about his intriguing story here]
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PHOTOS:
Our Recap of the Fort Worth African American Roots Music Festival
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Musicians
from across the country descended on Fort Worth for the 2024
edition of the Fort Worth African American Roots Music
Festival. Check out select photos from the biggest FWAAMFest
yet. [Enjoy the
photo recap]
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