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DIED. LONNIE DONEGAN, 71, godfather of British pop who burst onto the U.K. music scene in the 1950s with "skiffle," his unique rendition of American folk music; after collapsing midway through a tour; in Peterborough, England. Described by Paul McCartney as "The Man," Donegan swept the charts between 1956 and 1962 with 26 hits such as Does Your Chewing Gum Lose its Flavor (on the Bedpost Overnight), and Rock Island Line. Although his glory days ended with the Beatles, Donegan inspired generations of musicians including the Rolling Stones, and later continued performing in comedy and cabaret...
According to a Norwegian folk tale, Oleana is the garden of paradise. The restaurant Oleana is a kind of cozy and warm—yet decidedly grown-up—paradise. Nestled in a residential neighborhood a few blocks away from Inman Square proper, Oleana is a glowing oasis that beckons to passersby on Hampshire Street to sample its cuisine—Mediterranean fusion with Spanish, French, Turkish, Armenian and Greek influences. Head chef Ana Sortun (given name: Oleana), an alumna of Harvard Square’s Casablanca, has been cooking and creating to accolades from the likes...
Enduring frigid conditions, supporters heard from Green Party gubernatorial candidate Jill E. Stein ’73, Boston University Professor Howard Zinn and actor Tim Robbins, as the smell of burning sage permeated the park’s frozen fields and folk songs echoed off the facades of neighboring buildings...
Local political folk singer Pamela Means played several songs while preaching to her fellow protesters...
...Dispatch, Pete Francis, who performs as Pete Heimbold with Dispatch, released a solo album in March 2002. However, Francis has not entirely deserted the hybrid style of Dispatch. As the Kazaa categories and reviews attest, Francis’ album So They Say includes elements of jazz, reggae, rock and folk. The album’s ten songs are mellow in tone, melding the simple smoothness of bass, guitar, percussion and keyboard. Though the album doesn’t inspire riotous movement, Francis in concert does...