Articles by Brent Hagerman

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  Various

  Six Strings North of the Border (vol. 2)

  PUBLISHED May 1, 2003

  Both an homage to the acoustic guitar and the people who master it, the Borealis Six Stings series brings together some of Canada's finest...

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  Ashley MacIsaac

  Ashley MacIsaac

  PUBLISHED May 1, 2003

  MacIsaac's eponymous Decca release is a misguided attempt to recreate his stellar rock debut, Hi, How Are You Today? In theory this is a sm...

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  Boggs

  We Are The Boggs We Are

  PUBLISHED Apr 1, 2003

  The Boggs are to Irish roots what Uncle Tupelo was to Americana, except that the Boggs are that to Americana too. At times loud and clumsy,...

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  Manu Chao Radio Bemba Sound System

  Live

  PUBLISHED Apr 1, 2003

  Franco-Espanol Renaissance man and musical revolutionary Manu Chao leads an intense life and makes music that is no less demanding. On what...

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  Alan and John Kelly

  Fourmilehouse

  PUBLISHED Apr 1, 2003

  It's as if the Irish ancestors of the Kelly brothers themselves recorded this CD. Fourmilehouse's mandate is to stay true to tradition, and...

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  Various

  La Musica Della Mafia (Il Canto Di Malavita)

  PUBLISHED Apr 1, 2003

  Need a good soundtrack to The Sopranos? La Musica Della Mafia (the music of the mafia) is the real thing. This is a collection of songs by...

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  Various

  Reggae on the River: The 10th Anniversary

  PUBLISHED Apr 1, 2003

  Reggae on the River is an American reggae institution  the annual festival takes place in Garberville, CA, and draws massive crowds...

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  Appalachian Death Ride

  Hobo's Codebook

  PUBLISHED Apr 1, 2003

  Forget Nick Cave, Appalachian Death Ride have planted a few bad seeds of their own. Hobo's Codebook, their second album in ten years, leave...