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Busker Piedmont
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Following in the Songster tradition, Busker Piedmont is a One Man Blues Band playing the multi-faceted music of Pre-War Country Blues. He … read moreFollowing in the Songster tradition, Busker Piedmont is a One Man Blues Band playing the multi-faceted music of Pre-War Country Blues. He simultaneously plays a National Duolian Resophonic Guitar, a Farmer Footdrum Deluxe, and occasiona… read moreFollowing in the Songster tradition, Busker Piedmont is a One Man Blues Band playing the multi-faceted music of Pre-War Country Blues. He simultaneously plays a National Duolian Resophonic Guitar, a Farmer Footdrum Deluxe, and occasionally adds a Harmonica or antique Kazoo. He lives in Hollywoo… read more
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Blue Sounds
1,832 listeners
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Mia Vermillion
1,299 listeners
Mia Vermillion’s presence on the blues scene has the admired attention of both fans and critics alike. Based out of the Pacific Northwest, … read moreMia Vermillion’s presence on the blues scene has the admired attention of both fans and critics alike. Based out of the Pacific Northwest, a current hot bed for blues talent, her 2009 independent debut CD titled "Alone Together With… read moreMia Vermillion’s presence on the blues scene has the admired attention of both fans and critics alike. Based out of the Pacific Northwest, a current hot bed for blues talent, her 2009 independent debut CD titled "Alone Together With the Blues" transformed Mia from an unknown to a region… read more
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Magda Piskorczyk
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Kokomo Arnold
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Burnt Ice
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Jimmie Strothers
2,901 listeners
Jimmie Strothers was a blind banjo and guitar player from Virginia who recorded 15 tracks for Alan Lomax and Harold Spivacke in 1936. Biogr… read moreJimmie Strothers was a blind banjo and guitar player from Virginia who recorded 15 tracks for Alan Lomax and Harold Spivacke in 1936. Biographical details are sketchy, but Strothers was apparently a medicine show entertainer for a time b… read moreJimmie Strothers was a blind banjo and guitar player from Virginia who recorded 15 tracks for Alan Lomax and Harold Spivacke in 1936. Biographical details are sketchy, but Strothers was apparently a medicine show entertainer for a time before going to work in the mines, where an explosion took hi… read more
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Cephas & Wiggins
15,512 listeners
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