Sentences with phrase «folk singer with»

There's nothing like going to a concert featuring an»80s pop star who's morphed into a bespectacled middle - aged folk singer with a slight paunch to make you feel your age.

** Not surprisingly, the folk singer with the gravelly voice was not a big hit with the middle - and high - school crowd.

Like much of their work, the latest from Coen brothers Joel and Ethan is a comedy of errors with darker, deeper undertones, this time grounded in an 1960s folk singer with talent to spare but burdened with unrealised opportunities.

Katherine Heigl will star in the film that follows Ryan, a modern - day traveling folk singer with only a backpack and banjo to his name.

Not exact matches

Each of Harper's releases offers a unique perspective on the singer / songwriter genre, and if prior outings are any indication, the release will peppered with soulful musings, passionate reflections and funky takes on American folk.

Dr King is also accused in the files as having links to the Communist Party, setting up a «tax dodge» with his Southern Christian Leadership Conference organisation and having affairs with at least four women, including folk singer Joan Baez.

The folk music associated with Communist cabaret singers like Pete Seeger was a political invention intended to merge the Communist agenda with a sense of belonging to America.

Many pietistically conservative folks stayed with the RCA — if their piety allowed for public schools and lodge membership, as well as for embracing the «American» character of evangelicalism, which the psalm - singers in Grand Rapids found unattractive.

Singer - songwriter Citizen Cope brings a mix of blues, soul, folk and rock on July 7, with special guest Vintage Trouble.

Other Earth Day activities at Spring Brook Nature Center include sidewalk chalk drawing sessions for children and entertainment by folk singer Mark Dvorak from 12:30 until 2 p.m. Visitors are invited to bring picnic lunches and eat on the grounds of the center, which is operated by the Village of Itasca in cooperation with the Itasca School District and Itasca Park District.

Obama Girl is back, this time with superpowers and backup singers («she's wonky / so funky»), and kudos to the Barely Political folks for...

In her free time, Harriet relaxes with the Austin Balkan Singers, a group of women that perform folk music from such places as Bulgaria, Macedonia, and Croatia.

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Her last Folk Arts grant let her study the Afro - Cuban legacy of Orisa song and dance with the great akpon (singer in Orisa ceremonies) Amma Mcken.

Whether you're a fan of jazz, blues, folk, indie rock, or singer - songwriters, SPACE's calendar is booked with talented artists to satisfy every guest.

This is the second studio solo set for the folk singer - songwriter who also performs with the Be Good Tanyas.

In the only moment where The Post attempts to conjure this milestone era, Graham enters the Plaza Hotel across the street from a gathering of war protesters, panning across a small chanting mob, a group of hippie folk singers, and a man with a bullhorn standing next to a veteran in a wheelchair.

The most prominent characters include Haven Hamilton (Henry Gibson), a socially conservative, arrogant country music star; Linnea Reese (Lily Tomlin), a gospel singer and mother of two deaf children; Del Reese (Ned Beatty), her lawyer husband and Hamilton's legal representative, who works as the local political organizer for the Tea Party - like Hal Philip Walker Presidential campaign; Opal (Geraldine Chaplin), an insufferably garrulous and pretentious BBC Radio reporter on assignment in Nashville, or so she claims; talented but self - involved sex - addict Tom Frank (Keith Carradine), one - third of a moderately successful folk trio who's anxious to launch a solo career; John Triplette (Michael Murphy), the duplicitous campaign consultant who condescendingly tries to secure top Nashville stars to perform at a nationally - syndicated campaign rally; Barbara Jean (Ronee Blakley), the emotionally - fragile, beloved Loretta Lynn - like country star recovering from a burn accident; Barnett (Allen Garfield), Barbara Jean's overwhelmed manager - husband; Mr. Green (Keenan Wynn), whose never - seen ailing wife is on the same hospital ward as Barbara Jean; groupie Martha (Shelley Duvall), Green's niece, ostensibly there to visit her ailing aunt but so personally irresponsible that she instead spends all her time picking up men; Pfc. Glenn Kelly (Scott Glenn), who claims his mother saved Barbara Jean's life but who mostly seems obsessed with the country music star; Sueleen Gay (Gwen Welles), a waitress longing for country music fame, despite her vacuous talent; Bill and Mary (Allan F. Nicholls and Cristina Raines), the other two - thirds of Tom's folk act, whose ambition overrides constant personal rancor; Winifred (Barbara Harris), another would - be singer - songwriter, fleeing to Nashville from her working - class husband, Star (Bert Remsen); Kenny Frasier (David Hayward), a loner who rents a room from Mr. Green and carries around a violin case; Bud Hamilton (Dave Peel), the gentle, loyal son of the abrasive Hamilton; Connie White (Karen Black), a glamorous country star who is a last - minute substitute for Barbara Jean at the Grand Old Opry; Wade Cooley (Robert DoQui), a cook at the airport restaurant where Sueleen works as a waitress and who tries unsuccessfully to convince her that she has no talent; and the eccentric Tricycle Man (Jeff Goldblum), who rides around in a three - wheel motorcycle, occasionally interacting with the other characters, showing off his amateur magic tricks, but who has no dialogue.

April 30, 2018 • Bedouine is Azniv Korkejian, a singer and guitarist who echoes sounds from the 1960's North American folk songwriters, but with vocal inflections closer to Leonard Cohen than to Joni Mitchell.

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As the younger sister to Mare Winningham's more settled folk singer, her self - loathing punk - rock band member gave her so much to work with that it's little surprise the film was a long - time passion project for Leigh.

May 9, 2017 • Los Angeles - based folk singer Azniv Korkejian says her new song, with its melancholic, orchestrated arrangement, is «a rejection of conventional romance; it's not something that I needed.»

Like the eponymous folk singer from the Coen brothers movie, Gloria's out of step with time (she's a technophobe), and her life gets turned upside down personally and professionally.

Activist folk singer Joan Baez, however, reminds us that, «Courage has to do with being afraid and doing what you have to do anyway.»

The Coen brothers» are back with a melancholy comedy about a struggling folk singer.

The star - crossed romance follows a Stalin - era Polish musician and pianist (Tomasz Kot) and headstrong singer - dancer Zula (Joanna Kulig) on tour with their folk - dance troupe.

Q: With «The Wedding Singer,» then «50 First Dates,» and now this, we see a progression of your characters from young folks to single parents.

Following some solid supporting work in Drive, and surviving the unfathomable catastrophe that is Zack Snyder «s Sucker Punch, in 2011, 2013 brought him into the spotlight with his emotionally wrecked, exquisitely melancholic performance as the titular folk singer in the Coen brothers» Inside Llewyn Davis, followed by an excellent turn in J.C. Chandor «s A Most Violent Year, a better - than - average Sidney Lumet riff from 2014.

The film concerns Isaac's early sixties Greenwich Village folk singer and his callous behavior and interactions with other people, both in the folk music culture and out.

It runs one hour, 24 minutes, 46 seconds and tells a tale of Doug Martin, a popular singer who visits hillbilly country to research folk music and gets involved with the locals.

It was a moody film about a struggling folk singer that didn't sit well with some due to its tone and disgruntled lead character.

Centering on the titular folk singer (Oscar Isaac), a slightly feckless drifter trying to carve out a solo career after the suicide of his double - act partner, it's perhaps closest in tone to «Barton Fink» and «A Serious Man,» but with the near - musical element of «O Brother Where Art Thou» and some typically sharp, borderline absurdist humor.

B Inside Llewyn Davis: The Criterion Collection Rated R for language including some sexual references Rotten Tomatoes Score: 94 % Available on DVD and Blu - ray The folks at Criterion picked the perfect time to re-release this 2013 Cohen Brothers musical about a young folk singer who tries to make it while struggling with personal relationships and a quest for a missing cat.

Singer / songwriter Sumie's second album is «a collection of timeless lo - fi folk filled with enchanting melodies and poetic imagery,» writes BUST.

After Dawes» scene - stealing performance at last year's Newport Folk Festival, Dawes - adjacent bands dot this year's lineup: The L.A. band won't perform its own set of folk - pop, but singer Taylor Goldsmith is one of the stars of Middle Brother — the group he shares with Delta Spirit's Matthew Vasquez, which also plays Newport this year, and Deer Tick's John McCauFolk Festival, Dawes - adjacent bands dot this year's lineup: The L.A. band won't perform its own set of folk - pop, but singer Taylor Goldsmith is one of the stars of Middle Brother — the group he shares with Delta Spirit's Matthew Vasquez, which also plays Newport this year, and Deer Tick's John McCaufolk - pop, but singer Taylor Goldsmith is one of the stars of Middle Brother — the group he shares with Delta Spirit's Matthew Vasquez, which also plays Newport this year, and Deer Tick's John McCauley.

When failed concert promoter Uncle Sweetheart (John Goodman) asks down - on - his - luck folk singer Jack Fate (Dylan) about the importance of Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin to American rock - and - lore, the inanity of the answer (and the evasiveness of Dylan's demeanour — «Well, it matters to someone, I guess») isn't mysterious so much as inane and disingenuous; even the evocation of social phenomena as important and galvanizing to roots rock and the inner city as the myth of Stagger Lee is tossed off with a wry flick of the hand.

Sci - fi's green revolution began with the lyrical strains of folk singer Joan Baez, and the impressive orchestral music of her sometime arranger Peter Schickele (better known under the name of his classical novelty act «P.D.Q. Bach») with 1972's «Silent Running.»

I had just graduated with a teaching degree and a fierce determination to be a famous folk singer.

Get to know famed folk - singer, songwriter and activist Joan Baez with this coloring page in her honor!

Porsche didn't bother to show up to Detroit this year, but the fine folks at Michelin compensated for that with a clever display featuring a pair of beautiful Porsche 911s reimagined by Singer that make for delicious eye candy.

I can imagine people saying she is just a singer, with the sort of voice you might feel lucky to come across at a folk club.

Co-curated by musician and painter Scott Avett, lead singer of the folk - rock band The Avett Brothers, and David Kratz, president of the New York Academy of Art, ABOUT FACE, which will feature sculpture, paintings, and photographs, brings celebrated artists, many from the East End, together with emerging artists to examine the diverse ways human beings are presented in portraiture today.

The MARFA BIG READ, the reading program initiated by the National Endowment for the Arts, kicks off on January 10 at Ballroom Marfa with performances by Leah McWilliams and San Antonio folk singer, Azul.

Tish Hinojosa is an Austin - based singer whose music is a reflection of her borderland background, combining the sounds of Texas country music with a love of traditional Mexican folk tunes, inviting comparisons to Linda Ronstadt and Townes Van Zandt.

The artist opened the show with a live music performance of her «folk - bluegrass» style under the pseudonym of singer - songwriter Peggy Honeywell.

The Festival lineup includes the following: famed British post-rockers Wire, Brazilian Tropicália star Tom Zé, singer - songwriter Jessica Pratt, experimental folk singer Circuit des Yeux, Canadian folk band The Weather Station, outlaw country singer - painter Terry Allen, vintage jangle - folk - er Ryley Walker, Swans» drummer's Thor & Friends, NY expansive Helado Negro with Ensemble, influential electronic composer Suzanne Ciani, a site - specific Gravity Hill installation, and much more.

With living and studio quarters in the back for Natkin and Dolnick, and Odetta, [v] the struggling folk singer living above, the gallery opened with a sensation and was promptly tagged «an avant - garde exhibition place filled with the most advanced abstractions in town» by the Chicago Sunday Tribune MAGAZWith living and studio quarters in the back for Natkin and Dolnick, and Odetta, [v] the struggling folk singer living above, the gallery opened with a sensation and was promptly tagged «an avant - garde exhibition place filled with the most advanced abstractions in town» by the Chicago Sunday Tribune MAGAZwith a sensation and was promptly tagged «an avant - garde exhibition place filled with the most advanced abstractions in town» by the Chicago Sunday Tribune MAGAZwith the most advanced abstractions in town» by the Chicago Sunday Tribune MAGAZINE.

This lithograph was created as a study for a large scale painting depicting Gale Huntington, a Martha's Vineyard folk singer, with his daughter

If the task is less intellectually taxing, then I shift to more - popular music with lyrics (e.g., indie rock, indie folk, modern singer - songwriters).