Sentences with phrase «as folk musicians»

Paintings such as Folk Musicians (1942) and The Visitation (1941) are examples of Bearden's depictions of agrarian life, as well as his portrayal of emotional bonds common to all humanity, but particularly informed by an African - American experience.

From the perfect production design and washed out look, to the cast and lead performance by Oscar Isaac (who I will be rooting for to get the Oscar) as folk musician Llewyn Davis, to the amusing but tragic story at its core, everything about this film is near perfect.

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2010 — Bruce Cockburn, a celebrated Canadian folk - rock musician and activist who uses his art as a podium to draw attention to important environmental issues such as oil spills and deforestation.

Old Town School of Folk Music offers music classes for kids and adults as well as concerts by professional musicians from around the country.

Matthew Ward, known professionally as M. Ward, is one of the most well - respected musicians and collaborators, as he's part of She & Him and Monsters of Folk.

DeLislehas also released four music CDs, filled with goth - inspired folk andAmericana tunes, with a few gospel - style songs as well.In 2002, DeLisle married musician Murry Hammond, the bassist for the Old97's, after a few months of a long - distance relationship.

WHAT: A week in the life of struggling folk musician Llewyn Davis (Oscar Isaac), who's trying to make it as a solo artist after his former partner commits suicide.

Oscar Isaac stars as a struggling folk musician navigating New York City's Greenwich Village folk scene in the Cannes Film Festival hit.

He'll be leading a cast of more familiar faces including the Coen's longtime MVP John Goodman as a jazz musician, F. Murray Abraham as legendary folk manager Bud Grossman, Justin Timberlake (yes, you read that right) as a rival folk singer, and Carey Mulligan as Timberlake's wife.

The story is loosely based on the life of influential folk musician Dave van Ronk and stars Oscar Isaac as the titular character with Carey Mulligan, John Goodman, Garrett Hedlund and Justin Timberlake in supporting roles (though Timberlake is nowhere to be seen in this trailer).

The third and probably final trailer for the new Coen Brother's film has a wonderful song to get you through some (amusingly) depressing stuff, as Oscar Isaac's struggling folk musician takes the hard edge of life from all sides.

Set during the early 1960s in the middle of the New York folk scene, the movie stars Oscar Isaac as Llewyn Davis, a struggling musician trying to make it as a solo artist after his former singing partner commits suicide.

DRIVE actor Oscar Isaac will star as the lead character, a struggling folk musician born and bred in Queens.

Set in the early 1960s, it follows an itinerant musician as he navigates the burgeoning New York City folk scene, and was previously said to be inspired by Dave Van Ronk's memoir The Mayor of MacDougal Street.

For several years he made his living as a musician, teaching classical and folk guitar, and playing acoustic bass in a piano bar and in a bluegrass band.

On select trips, musicians from Chicago's Old Town School of Folk Music serenade riders as they snake through the South.

Get a taste of traditional music as you enjoy a Hungarian dinner with drinks in a local restaurant, while folk musicians serenade you at your table and reveal real gypsy folklore.

Before he started the gallery at the age of 28 in 1983, Martin played the violin, saxophone and keyboards as a professional musician in an orchestra and an ensemble as well as in a rock band, a jazz band and a folk band.

So the artist began to mix the three influences — the attitude of musicians like Simone and Davis, the iconic style of old world European painting, and the everyday black folks he knew from the neighborhood or saw strutting through the streets — in a distinct visual style that has been referred to as «cool realism.»

The twins often incorporate masks, instruments, and musicians in their work as a way to visualize the folk customs, festivals, and crafts that represent the myriad of cultural influences that make up the social and cultural landscape.

Among her visual works is SPIRIT HOUSE, a site - specific installation presented at Project Row Houses (Houston, TX) investigating magical methods used for house protection, As a musician and songwriter, she is a founding member of the psychedelic folk trio Goddess which released their second album Paradise in 2015.

«Three Folk Musicians is as culturally relevant as it is formally beguiling,» Mazow said.

Not only an artist, but also an accomplished musician, R. Crumb performs with the East River String Band as part of the tenth annual Brooklyn Folk Festival, held at St. Ann's Church (Main Stage, 5:45 PM).

«Three Folk Musicians is as culturally relevant as it is formally beguiling,» said Leo G. Mazow, VMFA curator of American art.

But the 110 million album - selling folk musician has been battling to be taken seriously as a visual artist for almost as long as he has been singing songs, and now 12 of his artworks are set to enter the National Portrait Gallery - the first time he has exhibited in a public museum in the UK.

In 2017, The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in Richmond announced acquisition of Romare Bearden's collage «Three Folk Musicians» as part of the museum's permanent collection.

Barbara has had a thirty - year career as a veterinary assistant and is also a professional musician with Riddle On The Harp, a Celtic and traditional folk trio that performs throughout Central Virginia.