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other cultures that are a part
of American life."
Gilbert, who has not seen
Weavermania, has kept the
original songs before the
public through concerts that
often include songstress
Holly Near. She continues
with the Jewish songs and
has added one in Arabic.
An actress as well as a
singer for decades, she has
written the lyrics and books
for two produced musical
plays and performed in
them. This Train Still Runs,
recorded two years ago with
Holly Near, is her most
recent recording and contains
two songs she wrote for her
play American Agitator.
Gilbert currently is writing
a memoir.
"The Weavers were the
seminal group that got folk
music started, and we have
had a fantastic response to
our presentation of their
songs," says Weavermania's
Barbara Barrow, whose per-
forming partners have tried
to be true to the original
arrangements. "The music is
extremely moving, very
hopeful and positive, and it's
wonderful when the audi-
ences sing back."
Although the members of
Weavermania are not Jewish,
they have retained the Jewish
songs — including "Mi
Y'malel?" — in their pro-
gram. Individually, they also
keep up with entertainment
commitments apart from
Weavermania.
"We all were influenced by
the Weavers' music even
though it was before our
time," says Barrow, pleased
to step into Gilbert's style.
"It took us 10 years before
we actually started putting
our show together. We
rehearsed for a year and
copied their parts exactly
both through vocals and
instrumentals. It was hard to
unravel the four-part har-
monies.
"We hope we'll be doing
this for a long time, and we'd
eventually like to have a the-
ater piece and hang it all
together with talk."
Barrow, a vocalist with
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• JOAN BAEZ — Recipient of a Lifetime
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• TODD SNIDER — A songwriter who
dips into country and alternative rock, he
brings satire and lyrical spins to his shows.
• STACEY EARLE — Sister of Americana
rocker Steve Earle, she has joined the
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Winnepeg Folk Festival.
• CHRIS BUHALIS — Born and raised on
Detroit's East Side, Buhalis takes his
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• CONNIE KALDOR — With a career
that spans nine albums and more than
1,000 live performances, this
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emcees this year's festival with Matt
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• MATT WATROBA - The host of
WDET's Folk Like Us performs some of
his own music and will help introduce
the acts at this year's Ann Arbor Folk
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