February 3rd, 2012 by Barb S
During the first full week of February, Mr. Barb and I embark on our 5th journey through song. For the 2nd year our floating sold-out home is The Pearl. Almost 2,400 passengers on a 7-night Eastern Caribbean cruise, with three days at sea and ports-of-call that include St. Maarten & St. Barthelemy. There are over 40 performers.
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Tags: Angie Aparo, Anne Heaton, Antje Duvekot, Aslyn, Aurora Belle, Beth Wood, Bobby Long, Bryan Dawley, Chuck Cannon, David Ryan Harris, edwin mccain, Enter the Haggis, glen phillips, Greg Brown, Greg Liesz, holly williams, Iris DeMent, James MsMurtry, Joe Purdy, john hiatt, John Prine, Keb' Mo', Levin Lowrey, Loudon Wainwright III, lucinda williams, luke brindley, Lyle Lovett, maia sharp, Meg Hutchinson, Michael McDermott, Natalia Zuckerman, Native Run, Rachel Beauregard, Rhett Miller, Richard Thompson, Ryan Montbleau Band, Sara Watkins, Sarah & Christian Dugas, Sarah Buxton & Tom Bukovac, Sarah Jaffe, Sarah Lee Guthrie & Johnny Irion, Sean Watkins, Shannon McNally, Shawn Mullins, singer-songwriters, The Belle Brigade, The Civil Wars, Willie Watson, Winterbloom, wpa
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August 2nd, 2011 by Barb S
Toad the Wet Sprocket is on the last leg of a tour before they head back into the studio to record their first new album in well over 15 years… so I thought I’d check them out live one more time, Monday night at The Kent Stage, in Kent, OH.
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Tags: glen phillips, jonathan kingham, singer-songwriters, toad the wet sprocket
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April 8th, 2011 by Barb S
Toad the Wet Sprocket: Quality music on and off since 1986. Toad was certainly on Wednesday night for their 2nd visit to the Carnegie Library Music Hall of Homestead in just under two years.
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Tags: carbon leaf, glen phillips, jonathan kingham, singer-songwriters, toad the wet sprocket
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April 4th, 2011 by Barb S
Singer-Songwriter Jonathan Kingham is joining Toad the Wet Sprocket on tour this year. Toad will be coming to the Pittsburgh area soon. (You can check out the WYEP Concert Calendar for more information.)
Barb WYEP’s Sunday Mix Host (WYEP): Hello Jonathan! Thanks for taking the time, while you are out on the road with Toad, to respond to some questions via e-mail for the WYEP Music Blog!
Jonathan Kingham (JK): My pleasure. Thanks for having me!
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Tags: glen phillips, jonathan kingham, marc cohn, singer-songwriters, toad the wet sprocket
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