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Wednesday, 20 August 2008  
 

MESSAGE FROM THE EDITOR:

What began as the flu ended up as pneumonia and I've been pretty much out of commission since the middle of February. My apologies for the lack of new content on the site and for the delays in responding to emails the past week or so.  My health is much improved and I will be adding new content and catching up on emails in the days to come.  

The Asheville Music Scene website is now two months old and growing fast.   In spite of a few technical glitches and the health battles of the site editor,  the website has received an overwhelmingly positive response.  It appear that folks are truly interested in reading about local music and local musicians and hungry for even more content.

The Asheville Music Scene website is poised to embark on the next phase of it's growth.  Thus far, the content on the Asheville Music Scene website has depended on the efforts of a single editor. Even before my recent health issues, it was a challenge for one person to keep pace with the volume of local music news.  But that's about to change.  As the website begins it's third month,  we are now actively soliciting articles, reviews, guest editorials, and other content from the community. I'll be sharing additional information about this new phase in life of the Asheville Music Scene website in the days to come. 

Thanks again for all the great feedback concerning The Asheville Music Scene website. Our primary mission is to support the local musicians and music related entities in the Asheville area by serving as a news and information hub. 

We encourage you to support live local music by going out to hear local bands as often as possible.

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LEAF Festival Lineup (Continued) Print E-mail
Saturday, 23 February 2008
The Lake Eden Arts Festival continues is tradition of providing a smorgasbord of world music cultures with this spring’s lineup.  In addition to the local Asheville musicians listed in last weeks article , festival goers will be treated to music from all corners of the globe and across the US.   Featured at the Spring festival will be Habib Koite & Bamada of Mali,  Buille of Ireland, Baghdad native Rahim Alhaj  Rahim AlHaj, Vincent Nsengiyumva of Rwanda, Moscow-born Jamuna, and  Bangladesh native Kumar Das.

LEAF always includes a couple of surprises in it’s lineup such as last Octobers inclusion of FISHBONE.    This year LEAF bring in Grammy-award winning rap artist Arrested Development

Other performers include Austin-native Nanci Griffith, bluesman Cory Harris, and Rockabillly/Country favorite Big Sandy and his Fly-Rite Boys.

In the years following Katrina, LEAF has forged a close relationship with the musicians of New Orleans bringing numerous NOLA performers to Asheville.  This year, Big Sams Funky Nation comes to LEAF.   Formerly the trombonist for The Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Big Sam brings a talented gropu of jazz-trained musicians with him.
 
 LEAF is also excited to welcome Charmaine Neville and her very talented band back to our stages.   Charmaine possesses a captivating voice.   

You’ll also find some find Zydeco dance music with Nathan and the Zydeco Cha-Chas





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