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in white light
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Ola Belle Reed
Homecoming Festival
www.olabellefest.com


The 1st Annual Ola Belle Reed Homecoming Festival is an opportunity to celebrate the life and music of this remarkable woman in the locale where her life's journey began, the small community of Lansing in the mountains of North Carolina.

August 18 -20, 2006

For more information contact:

olabellefest@gmail.com

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 Fav Albums Hank Williams Everly Brothers Muddy
No Hard Times • Jimmie Rodgers
No Hard Times
Jimmie Rodgers

Original sessions produced by Ralph Peer in 1932. Compilation and annotation by Nolan Porterfield. Transfer from the originals by Bernardo Cosachov. Mastered by Jörge Siemer. Final reissue production by Richard Weize for Bear Family Records and Rounder Records. Licensed from RCA Records, a label of BMG Music.
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Can the Circle Be Unbroken • The Original Carter Family
Can The Circle Be Unbroken
The Original Carter Family

Originally released 1935, 1940 Sony Music Entertainment. Compiled and produced for reissue by Lawrence Cohen. Archival Restoration and Remastering by David Mitson.
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Ola Belle Reed
Ola Belle Reed
Ola Belle Reed

From the collection of the Brandwine Friends of Old Time Music as well as from 1973 recordings by old-time music maven Ray Alden, curator of the Field Recorders' Collective series.
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Live at the Grand Ole Opry • Hank Williams
Live at the Grand Ole Opry
Hank Williams

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Smokes Like Lightning • Lightnin' Hopkins
Smokes Like Lightning
Lightnin' Hopkins

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Folk Singer
Folk Singer
Muddy Waters

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The Very Best of the Everly Brothers • Don and Phil Everly
The Very Best of the Everly Brothers
Don and Phil Everly

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The Buddy Holly Collection
The Buddy Holly Collection
Buddy Holly

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Best of Bee Gees • The Bee Gees Best of Bee Gees
The Bee Gees

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Way to Blue • An Introduction to Nick Drake
Way to Blue
Nick Drake

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The White Album • The Beatles
The White Album
The Beatles

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Another Side of Bob Dylan Another Side of Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan

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Not the Tremblin' Kind • Laura Cantrell
Not the Tremblin' Kind
Laura Cantrell

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Mark Geary
33 1/3 Grand Street
Mark Geary

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Goin' Home
Paul Rishell & Annie Raines

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One Kind Word • Geoff Bartley
One Kind Word
Geoff Bartley

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The Cider House Rules [soundtrack] • Rachel Portman
The Cider House Rules [soundtrack]
Rachel Portman

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The Stardust Ballroom • John Schindler
The Stardust Ballroom
John Schindler

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December
December
George Winston

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Moon Over the Downs
Moon Over the Downs
Various Artists

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[once were] The Pastures of Plenty • Oil Can
[once were] The Pastures of Plenty
Oil Can

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Beautiful Dreamer
Beautiful Dreamer
Various Artists

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In White Light
In White Light
Rachel Bissex

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Women in Chant: The Virgin Martyrs
Women in Chant
The Choir of Benedictine Nuns at the Abbey of Regina Laudis

Recorded on location at the Church of Jesu Fili Marić, Bethlehem, Connecticut
Produced by Tom Pomposello
Conducted by Theodore Marier
Directed by Mother David Serna, Prioress, O.S.B.
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Sinfonia for Strings • James Forte
Sinfonia for Strings
James Forte

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 Buddy Holly Lightnin' Hopkins Jimmie Rodgers Hank
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"I think what makes Mark Brine such a gifted songwriter/storyteller is the fact that he seems to be such an obvious fan of many genres of music. He's someone who is like a sponge when it comes to reintegrating influences into his own work."
-- Gail Worley,
Ink 19

"Since migrating from Cambridge, Mass to Nashville some three decades ago, Mark Brine has carved out a strong reputation as an uncompromising traditionalist on the country music scene which has made him one of the elder statesmen of Americana."
-- Shaun Dale,
Cosmik Debris Magazine


"His career has pursued the path of a truly independent artist - someone who follows his soul and does things his own way … his ability to write and produce has made his name synonymous with quality."
-- Doug Floyd, AltCountryTab.com
Fortunes: the Best of Mark Brine ©2004
"Brine has made a long career of flying under the folk/country radar
for a long time and has picked up a bunch of awards and recognition just the same.
A real Americana act,
Brine fuses elements of all the stuff we've been listening to for years that you really can't compare to anything else that’s sure to really draw you under it's spell."
-- Chris Spector,
Midwest Record Recap

"Brine's music is fresh and current, with a rich sound that is as honest as it is beautiful. With crisp, intelligent lyrics and sharp, powerful melodies, Brine makes music that matters, plain and simple."
-- Kathy Coleman,
About.com

"I think Mark Brine must be Americana's best kept secret. A singer/songwriter for over thirty years, friend of the late and legendary pioneer fiddlin' Sid Harkreader, Brine writes wonderful story songs about ordinary people and ordinary places. To tell these stories, Mark has a voice that is as comfortable as a favourite coat."
-- Pete Smith,
Country Music Round Up


"Brine could easily have been added to the cast of 'O Brother, Where Art Thou' without raising an eyebrow. He belongs to that group of artists whose individuality and quirkiness consign them to the periphery of what's commercially viable. But God bless him for not just being another cog in the musical wheel."
-- James McSweeney,
Flyin Shoes


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