Sentences with phrase «for folk singers»

The directing duo transforms Greenwich Village into a 1960s haven for folk singers in this look at their latest period comedy.

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

Not exact matches

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.

Join award winning singer, songwriter and Wiggleworms teacher at the Old Town School of Folk Music, Little Miss Ann for her joyful mix of traditional kids tunes and thoughtful original musical fun and activities designed to get every child moving and singing and learning too.

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...

Breathing for Singing is the first book in The Acoustic Singer Series, a natural approach to folk singing.

This season, her muse was Noora Fox, the»70s singer known for her breezy style, a blend of folk and glam rock.

Later, when Tomlin gets out of the folk singer's bed to go home to her children, it's «for exactly that reason,» Kael says.

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.

In 1991, a young musician named Jeff Buckley rehearses for his public singing debut at a Brooklyn tribute show for his father, the late folk singer Tim Buckley.

Sufjan Stevens, the celebrated indie - folk singer and songwriter, was nominated for «Mystery of Love,» one of two delicate acoustic tunes he composed for «Call Me By Your Name.»

Searching for Sugar Man (Malik Bendjelloul, 2012) Searching for Sugar Man investigates the life of Sixto Rodriguez, a little known American folk - rock singer / songwriter in the tradition of Bob Dylan who released two albums in the early 1970s but failed to achieve any popularity.

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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.

The movie is a love story between singer (Joanna Kulig) and orchestrator (Tomasz Kot) who meet in a state - sponsored folk troupe used for propaganda in post-war Poland.

The Oscar nominees for the Best Original Song are a mix new names like R&B singer Mary J. Blige (Mudbound) and the indie - folk singer Sufjan Stevens (Call Me By Your Name) as well as previous winners like Common.

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.

Oscar Isaac (Drive) plays Davis, a folk singer who can't catch a break, professional or otherwise: Bouncing from one couch to another, Llewyn looks for work while shuffling a friend's cat back and forth through the streets of New York's Greenwich Village.

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.

Soulful and uplifting, this tribute introduces an important social activist (often referred to as «the Voice of the Civil Rights Movement») who opened the eyes and delighted the ears of countless folk singers and music lovers, but will likely be a fresh subject for children.

The theme song for the game is titled «Suteki da ne», which was performed by Japanese folk singer Ritsuki Nakano, known as «RIKKI».

For BAM Fest she also throws music into the mix, including performances by folk / soul singer Nick Shattuck, indie - folk quartet Heaps n» Heaps and Irish / Americana band Whiskey Sunday.

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.

Performance: Kazuki Tomokawa at Greene Naftali Blank Forms presents the first - ever United States performance from the legendary Japanese singer - songwriter Kazuki Tomokawa, who has been practicing an intense brand of experimental folk music for more than 40 years.

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 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

I asked a few folks about facets of this, among them Peter Singer, the ethicist at Princeton who's written for ages on animal rights and environmental values on a finite planet.

At any rate, «coming out of the LIA» is not a forcing mechanism for warming and this misleading phrase is frequently used by folks such as Fred Singer and Ian Plimer who are being paid to confuse people.

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