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Folk Music & Beyond: New CD Releases

KALW | By JoAnn Mar
Published May 6, 2017 at 1:11 PM PDT
Rhiannon Giddens

We’re fundraising today 3 pm on “Folk Music & Beyond."  Featured will be Rhiannon Giddens, founding member of the Carolina Chocolate Drops and Scottish fiddler Alasdair Fraser.  If you like what you hear,  go to the "donate" box on the homepage or call in at 800-525-9917.
JoAnn Mar
JoAnn Mar is a veteran radio announcer, producer and host of Folk Music & Beyond, heard every Saturday from 3 to 5 pm. In her spare time, she is a radio documentary producer/journalist. Her news reports and features have aired on NPR, Voice of America, The Charles Osgood File, Pacifica Radio and AARP's series Prime Time Radio. Topics covered include prisons, end-of-life, women's issues, the plight of immigrants and public education.
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