Remembering Oscar Brand, 1920-2016
Oscar Brand may well have been the first folksinger and songwriter who I saw perform live when I was a youngster. My parents brought me to see him at a local library on Long Island, NY, where Brand, who died of pneumonia Sept. 30 at age 96, also lived with his family. Over the years, I saw him perform in concert and at festivals and special events many times -- most recently at the opening reception for the “Folk City” exhibit at The Museum of the City of New York last year.
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Cardinal Sons Win 2013 Mountain Stage NewSong Contest
Cardinal Sons, a New Orleans-based band of brothers, was named the grand prize winner in the 2013 Mountain Stage NewSong Contest at the live finals that took place Oct. 19 at Lincoln Center’s David Rubenstein Atrium in New York City.
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