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Raina Rose
Raina Rose (born February 3, 1982) is an American Folk music, folk singer-songwriter from Portland, Oregon, who now lives in Austin, Texas. She has been on a national tour circuit since October 2005. She was a finalist in the 2007 Kerrville Folk Festival new folk competition, received honorable mention in the 2006 Telluride Bluegrass Festival Troubadour competition and has been featured at the High Sierra Music Festival 2006, 2007, and 2009. Her first solo album, ''Despite the Crushing Weight of Gravity'' (released in 2005), was produced by Jim Brunberg at Mississippi Studios. Her second album, ''The Prophet, The Panhandler and The Moon'', came out in February 2007 on 1% For The Planet, Threepin Records. Her third album, End of Endless False Starts was produced by John Elliott and was released in 2009. Raina's fourth full-length album, called ''When May Came'', was released in early 2010. It was largely self-produced, with assistance from bassist Andrew Pressman and enginee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Folk Music
Folk music is a music genre that includes traditional folk music and the contemporary genre that evolved from the former during the 20th-century folk revival. Some types of folk music may be called world music. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted orally, music with unknown composers, music that is played on traditional instruments, music about cultural or national identity, music that changes between generations (folk process), music associated with a people's folklore, or music performed by custom over a long period of time. It has been contrasted with commercial and classical styles. The term originated in the 19th century, but folk music extends beyond that. Starting in the mid-20th century, a new form of popular folk music evolved from traditional folk music. This process and period is called the (second) folk revival and reached a zenith in the 1960s. This form of music is sometimes called contemporary folk music or folk rev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
