Today is day 1 of my 30 day commitment to seeing live music everyday. I see a
lot of music but I think I can step it up and see at least one live set a
day, every day. No matter what. I intend to be deliberately diverse, seeing
things that I would not normally see, what peo...
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Another in our series of Saturday night bedtime stories from the BYO folks
who sponsor pop up story-telling events in New Orleans backyards. Their
next event is Sunday, October 21st at 1649 N. Robertson (between St. Bernard
and Annette Streets. The gate to the backyard ...
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Green is commonly thought of as the national colour of Ireland but for the
acclaimed Brock McGuire Irish Traditional Band blue, as in Bluegrass, is
pretty cool too.
This October at the Irish House on St Charles Avenue, they will give New
Orleans a taste of the very best of ...
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In backyards across New Orleans, the 100 members of BYO gather to tell
stories that are live, unscripted, and true to the teller. Last Saturday
night, we featured a recording of Elizabeth Steeby's story of guns, guts and
a woman's rite of passage.
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R.I.P. He was a legend, and a very nice man. He was also WWOZ's locksmith for
many years when the station was located in Armstrong Park. He will be more
than missed.
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Patrick O’Flaherty and Beth Patterson will be playing two shows in New
Orleans next week to celebrate the release of their latest CD, the aptly
named Caelic.
“There are no songs sung in English here,” said Lafayette native Beth
Patterson. “It’s very bare bones going back to...
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24 years ago (September 12th, 1988), Jamaica was blasted by the then category
three storm, Hurricane Gilbert. On its way to the Yucatan, Gilbert became a
huge category five hurricane with 185mph winds and a then record-setting 888
millibars of low pressure.
"Gilbert," li...
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Various New Orleans Celtic groups will be performing this weekend at the
popular Mississippi CelticFest in Jackson, Mississippi.
For the New Orleans Strathspey and Reel Society this will be their 10 year
anniversary in Jackson and they plan to mix it up.
“In New Orleans t...
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I would like to ask for a little help from the WWOZ listeners. As a result of
my having to most complete collection of WWOZ CD's I have become the
archievist for the collection. I need your help with two of the CD's. CD
number 2 and number 9.
For #2, I need to borrow a copy...
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