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...Odom, who was last season's Ivy Rookie of the Year, made his second NCAA tournament yesterday, moving up to the 157-lb bracket. Oregon State's Eric Jorgensen, seeded fourth in the tournament, soundly defeated Odom, 13-1. Odom will next take on either P.J. Boccia of Appalachian State or Ohio State's Josh Janson in the consolation round...
...Whether the Coen Brothers' whimsical Appalachian "Odyssey" becomes the catalyst for a folk revival the way "The Sting" did for ragtime remains to be seen, but at the very least this fascinating collection gives a welcome airing to some of American music's most seminal components, from prison-gang hollers to children's sing-alongs. Although it's dominated by artists mostly associated with bluegrass, the "O Brother" soundtrack covers an era that slightly predates that style, as befits a movie...
...Sorrow," particularly those by the Soggy Bottom Boys (actually, varying configurations of Union Station and friends); Chris Thomas King's bluesy "Hard Time Killing Floor Blues"; "I'll Fly Away," by Alison Krauss and Gillian Welch; and Ralph Stanley's a cappella version of "O Death," a stark, primordial Appalachian apparition. But even such an unvarnished evocation of mortality doesn't cast a shadow over the collection's - and the film's - overall mood of sweet melancholy, encapsulated by Harry McClintock's 1928 recording of "Big Rock Candy Mountain." Not only is there "You Are My Sunshine" and "Keep...
Really, weep for that nebulous region of the country between Las Vegas and the Appalachian Mountains. It has produced a fine native son in William Painter Bohlen, morally upright, journalistically sound, but fundamentally misguided in matters of national importance...
...might get his wish--in a manner he didn't anticipate. In Asheville, Ginger Stivelli, co-founder of the Appalachian Pagan Alliance, is demanding equal time. She has asked a school district for permission to hold a "We Still Work Magic" rally this month to coincide with the autumn equinox. To her glee, the district agreed...