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New Music Friday on The High Note

New Music Friday, Sept. 23, 2022

Fall is officially here and The High Note is always serving up hot and fresh new album releases every Friday including today, Friday, Sept. 23, 2022. This week I’m most stoked about two folk singers […]

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Marcus Mumford

Marcus Mumford Makes His Story The Focus Of ‘Self-Titled’

Marcus Mumford doesn’t mince words. After four albums as the singer, songwriter, guitarist and leader of the blitzing British folk rock band Mumford and Sons has branched out for his solo debut released Friday, Sept. […]

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New Music Friday on The High Note

New Music Friday, Sept. 16, 2022

The fall season is fully taking hold in the northeast and The High Note has a blanket of albums released for New Music Friday, Sept. 16, 2022 to add to your playlist. Multiinstrumentalist and producer […]

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ADG7 singer Hong Ok, and bandleader Kim Yak Dae with Shaun Smith at the 60th annual Philadelphia Folk Festival.

Episode 28 – ADG7

South Korean shamanic folk-pop band ADG7 quickly became one of my favorite acts of the 60th annual Philadelphia Folk Festival – so much so that I, along with many, many others, saw the nine-piece band […]

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Madison Cunningham

Madison Cunningham Shows Her Soul On Revealer

Summer may be coming to a close but there is nothing but sunshine emanating from the 11 tracks on the latest album from Madison Cunningham. The California singer, folk rocker and multi-instrumentalist released her third […]

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New Music Friday on The High Note

New Music Friday, Sept. 9, 2022

School is back in session and The High Note is here to help ease you into the fall season with all the latest albums released today, Friday, Sept. 9, 2022. At the top of my […]

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New Music Friday on The High Note

New Music Friday – Sept. 2, 2022

I can’t believe that summer is already over and we’re getting ready to celebrate Labor Day weekend. But, that’s no reason to be sad, New Music Friday is a celebration and we have all the […]

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The members of Talisk Graeme Armstrong, Mohsen Amini and Benedict Morris of Glasgow, Scotland stand with Shaun Smith after recording The High Note podcast Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022 at the 60th annual Philadelphia Folk Festival.

Episode 27 – Talisk Returns!

My old friends from Talisk, concertina player Mohsen Amini and guitarist Graeme Armstrong return to The High Note podcast and bring along their new fiddle player Benedict Morris to chat about performing at the Philadelphia […]

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New Music Friday on The High Note

New Music Friday, Aug. 26, 2022

It’s the last New Music Friday of August and The High Note has you covered like a beach umbrella as you soak up the last rays of the month with all the new albums released […]

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60th Philadelphia Folk Festival main gate by Shaun R. Smith/ The High Note.

Thousands Welcomed Home To The 60th Annual Philadelphia Folk Festival

There is a cultural oasis that blooms annually in Upper Salford Township,  just outside Harleysville and Schwenksville, Pennsylvania. Thanks to the dedication of the Philadelphia Folksong Society and a thousand-plus pack of volunteers, the Philadelphia […]

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