HeyJaredStories from the Edge of Music
Richard Flohil shares stories from 60+ years in the music business: folk, jazz, blues, etc.
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STORIES: Music and More: #86 (opens the original)
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STORIES: MUSIC AND MORE #85 (opens the original)
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Some personal stories and photographs to check out, and some tears to shed for the late Dolly Parton.SEMI-IMPORTANT NOTE: “Stories: Music and More” is the new title for what was known, for 82 installments, as “Stories from the Edge of Music.”<div class=
STORIES: MUSIC AND MORE #84 Another “Stompin’ Tom” at the other end of the world (opens the original)
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Better late than never, and about bloody time, this comes to you as I recover from wandering around Western Canada with a balky (and bulky) laptop and a backlog of notes, many of which have vanished into the ether.Three festivals in three weeks. Numerous beds. Many backstage hangs. Inspiring music. And countless friends, old and new, along the way.IMPORTANT NOTE: “Stories: Music and More” is the new title for what was known, for 82 instalments, as “Stories from the Edge of Music.”+++++++++++++++
Stories: Music and More… #83: SUMMER FESTIVALS: IT’S THE COMPANY YOU KEEP (opens the original)
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Stories from the Edge of Music has a new title: Stories: Music and More. Mostly still about music, but you’ll find other stuff— some of it very much between you and I — in the weeks to come. I hope you hang in!Share++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++<div class="captioned-image-contai
Stories from the Edge of Music #82: HOW TO WRITE A BIO FOR (AND ABOUT) YOURSELF (opens the original)
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In the music biz, we call them “bios.” Every artist has one — a written description of who they are and the music they make. In the old days, these were part of a paper-heavy press kit, often in a folder, along with a black-and-white 8x10 photo, reams of reproduced press clippings, a list of upcoming dates, and maybe a news release about the artist’s latest activities. Thanks to the digital revolution it ain’t like that any more.If you know an artist who might like what follows hit the button an
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