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MIXTAPE: Paper Wings' Folk Rebels Playlist
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MIXTAPE: Paper Wings' Folk Rebels PlaylistWhile we could easily be mistaken for ā€œa pair of demure young ladies playing in a mid-19th century parlorā€ as thoughtfully observed by Bluegrass Today some years ago, we are in fact drawn to folk music not for its wholesomeness, but for its realness and its capacity to have you…
MIXTAPE: Paper Wings' Folk Rebels Playlist
MixtapeNov 27, 2023

It is a tale as old as time itself. As above so below. Yin and Yang. The explored and the unexplored. The heroā€™s journey, any and all of them, are exposed to the eternally enduring dance of chaos and order. We must leave the garden, enter into the forest to find the gold, kill the…

MIXTAPE: Paper Wings' Folk Rebels Playlist
MixtapeNov 13, 2023

My name is Bertolf Lentink, I was born in 1980 and Iā€™m from the Netherlands. I was spoon-fed bluegrass music by my father, who endlessly played his records by the likes of Doc Watson, Tony Rice, and Tim Oā€™Brien in my parental home. At a young age, I learned to play both from and with…

MIXTAPE: Paper Wings' Folk Rebels Playlist
MixtapeOct 16, 2023

Most songs stay in one musical scale or ā€œkey." In this key there are 6 chords which are widely used. The 1 chord is the root chord, usually used to end the song and give a definite feeling. Chords 2 and 3 are sad sounding minor chords in most cases. Chord 4 and 5 often…

MIXTAPE: Paper Wings' Folk Rebels Playlist
MixtapeOct 4, 2023

At 89 years old, old-time music community leader, Grammy nominee, and Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame inductee Alice Gerrard continues to place her music making and creativity decidedly in the present. While every lyric she utters and every note she picks feels effortlessly timeless, storied, and burnished ā€“ by her lived experiences and by days,…

MIXTAPE: Paper Wings' Folk Rebels Playlist
MixtapeSep 15, 2023

Hello Folks! My name is Chris Pierce. Iā€™m a musician, songwriter and storyteller. My new album, Let All Who Will, was created to offer a message of resilience and empowerment ā€“ and to remind those who have been pressed to never give up the good fight for justice and equality. The songs are there for…

MIXTAPE: Paper Wings' Folk Rebels Playlist
MIXTAPE: Paper Wings' Folk Rebels Playlist