Indy Events Calendar April 5–11
The Indypendent’s events calendar comes out every Wednesday online and once a month in print. We provide this calendar as…
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Dorking Out Over Folk Music With Eli Smith
For this episode of Indystructible, I hung out with Eli Smith, a musician, ethnomusicologist and founder of the Brooklyn…
A Folk Festival Grows in Brooklyn
Brooklyn, New York has undergone a renaissance during the past 20 years, and the accompanying issue of gentrification has been well documented…
A Folk Festival Grows in Brooklyn: An Interview with Eli Smith
During the past century, music has become a billion-dollar global industry that makes stars a handful of best-selling artists…
INTERVIEW: Banjo Player Clifton Hicks on Old-time Music and the Iraq War
On the May 14 episode of Down Home Radio, host Eli Smith speaks with Clifton Hicks, a talented young…