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Music

Minneapolis blues musician Cornbread Harris to celebrate 94th birthday with a sold-out show

Minneapolis blues musician Cornbread Harris to celebrate 94th birthday with a sold-out show

Beloved Minneapolis blues musician Cornbread Harris will take the stage this weekend in front of a sold-out live audience at the Hook and Ladder.
by Cathy Wurzer and Britta Greene

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In 'Beeswing,' Richard Thompson revisits a big life just shy of the mainstream

In 'Beeswing,' Richard Thompson revisits a big life just shy of the mainstream

Richard Thompson, a British musician who somehow avoided pop stardom throughout his career, has just written about his early days in a new memoir called “Beeswing: Losing My Way and Finding My Voice.”
by Peter Breslow

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How did music education adapt to the pandemic?

How did music education adapt to the pandemic?

When the pandemic forced virtually all education online, music teachers faced special challenges. Host Angela Davis talks with music educators about virtual lessons, Zoom recitals, backyard concerts and looking forward to making music in person.
by Angela Davis, Maja Beckstrom and Rachel Yang

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Singer Brandi Carlile talks ambition, avoidance and finally finding her place

Singer Brandi Carlile talks ambition, avoidance and finally finding her place

The six-time Grammy winner got her start as a kid, singing backup for an Elvis impersonator. Her new memoir, “Broken Horses,” is about her early life and the family she's built.
by Terry Gross

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'We will never break': In Iraq, a Yazidi women's choir keeps ancient music alive

'We will never break': In Iraq, a Yazidi women's choir keeps ancient music alive

Women from Iraq's Yazidi minority get together to perform centuries-old sacred songs. They've survived captivity by ISIS, and loved ones' deaths. "We are here to send a message to ISIS," says one choir member, "that we will never break."
by Alice Fordham

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