March into Nashville A little later tonight, the Grammy Awards will be presented. And one of the nominees in country is a band that calls itself Bering Strait, whose sound is as pure and clean as the

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VOA美语咖啡屋 Lesson 58:Bluegrass Music Y: 各位听众好,我是杨晨,欢迎您到美语咖啡屋。 J: And I'm Jody. Welcome to American cafe, where you can meet everyday Americans at work and at play. So, come on in and grab a good sea

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AMERICAN MOSAIC - A Music Camp Where Grown-Ups Learn to Play BluegrassBy Sarah Randle and Nancy Steinbach Broadcast: Friday, September 01, 2006 HOST: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC, in VOA Special English

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Remembering Bluegrass Great Jimmy Martin 缅怀蓝草音乐大师吉米·马丁 (Music) Born in a small Tennessee town, Jimmy Martin grew up poor on his parents' hog farm. He purchased his first guita

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Bluegrass is often associated with the arrival of Celtic immigrants to the Appalachian Mountain region in the 1700s. American bluegrass music remains popular in many parts of the United States. Jam sessions, where musicians get together to play, can

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1.Blueberry n. 蓝莓; The waitress tells him he has two choices: apple pie and blueberry pie. 女服务员告诉他,他有两种选择:苹果派和蓝莓派。 2.Blue collar 蓝领 Blue collar living was not satisfying enough for him. 蓝领生活

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Y: 各位听众好,我是杨晨,欢迎您到美语咖啡屋。 J: And I'm Jody. Welcome to American cafe, where you can meet everyday Americans at work and at play. So, come on in and grab a good

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By Katherine Cole Washington 30 October 2007 The International Bluegrass Music Association, or IBMA, recently held its annual convention and festival in Nashville, Tennessee. The highlight of bluegrass week was the annual Awards show, honoring the ye

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By Katherine Cole Washington 30 May 2008 We know that 12 months make up one year. There is one exception to that rule, however. When you are talking about commemorative months, several types of music are celebrated: September is Classical Music Month

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HOST: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC, in VOA Special English. (THEME) I'm Doug Johnson. On our show this week: We listen to some music from King Wilkie /P Answer a question about the American movie rating system /P And report about a new book by Jenna B

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The International Bluegrass Music Association, or IBMA, recently held its annual convention and festival in Nashville, Tennessee. One highlight of The World of Bluegrass was the annual Awards show, honoring the year's best singers, songwriters and pe

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2013: The Year in Roots Music 2013年度最佳传统音乐 As we close out 2013, it's time to share some highlights of American Roots music highlights for the year. 2013年已然逝去,让我们来分享一些点亮本年度的最佳美国传统音乐

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By Katherine Cole Washington 29 October 2007 More than 6,000 people who work in fields related to bluegrass music recently gathered in Nashville for the annual World of Bluegrass conference and tradeshow hosted by the International Bluegrass Music As

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Nu-Blu Celebrates a Decade of Music With 'Ten' Bands come and go so quickly these days that its not often you find many celebrating five years of togetherness, let alone a decade. But thats just what North Carolinas modern bluegrass band Nu-Blu is do

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By Jim Kent Rapid City, South Dakota 17 July 2007 Country music enthusiasts from across the Northern Plains gathered in Rapid City, South Dakota in June for the 27th annual Black Hills Bluegrass Festival. A key feature of the three-day music event we

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By Katherine Cole Washington 07 May 2007 More than 80,000 people recently attended the 20th annual Merlefest in Wilkesboro, North Carolina, April 26-29, making the four-day event the largest music festival in the southeastern United States. That's qu

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People of all ages danced to tunes at the Wayne C. Henderson Music Festival and Guitar Competition in Grayson County, Virginia. American bluegrass music originated with immigrants from Ireland, Scotland, England and Wales beginning in the early 1600s

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1.The White House is expected to roll out limits on what government-assisted financial firms can pay their executives. A senior administration official says top people of those companies will be held to 500, 000 dollars. Congress is weighing similar

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I spent some time in the hills of old kentucky I've travelled south on down to tennessee I thought i found true love in carolina But i woke up next day in misery I'm going back to you Cuz you're the one i love Next to you is where i want to be We'll

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Have you ever thought about some right lyricist with an incredible singer and stellar guitar player come across and form a band to play the type of music such as country, folk and bluegrass? Well, then the WailinJennys is this kind. The group began a

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