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Q: searching for a part of the url (without protocol) In my database i store urls as string, with protocol validation, meaning there has to be a "http://", "https://" or "ftp://" before hostname.
Also, to my controller action POST request is being sent, but just with hostname, no protocol. How can I search database for this hostname?
The easiest solution would be to just construct new string with protocol, but i dont know which one i'm going to need. It might be "https" just as well as "http".
Any ideas?
(NOTE: This is Rails 3 app)
EDIT
It's been pointed out that my question is not clear, so I will try to explain it better now.
In database i have column url. It stores links which begin with "http://", "https://" or "ftp://".
they may look like this:
url:
"http://google.com"
"https://amazon.com"
"ftp://somehostname.com"

My controller gets POST request with hostname, it may be  {"domain" => "google.com"}
So now what i need to do is search the database for "google.com" to update it. BUT as you can see, value under "domain" key doesnt store protocol. So i dont know if it is "http://google.com" or "https://google.com", yet i must somehow find it.

A: request.host
request.host_with_port
request.url

request.host
The just query with .where(:url => current_url)
Not exactly sure what you're asking but these should point you in the right direction (I hope)

A: From what I understand you are going to get a URL without the protocol in one of your POST params and you want to match it with the ones in your database which HAVE a protocol.
This is what I would do:
Option 1:
If feasible store the protocol and rest of the URL in two separate fields in the database. Easy to compare that way.
Option 2:
Use regular expressions!
Let's say you get params as follows:
{"domain" => "google.com"}

I would then do this to find the record:
(Assuming name of your model is "Record")
domain = params[:domain]
@record = Record.where('name = ? OR name = ? OR name = ?', "https://#{domain}", "http://#{domain}", "ftp://#{domain}" )

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Q: How to forward AutoReply messages to ReplyTo address in PowerShell I'm using a script that sends emails automatically to users, which looks like this:
$Sender = "sender@example.com"
$Receiver= "receiver@example.com"
$SMTPServer = "mailserver.example.net"

$Client = New-Object ([System.Net.Mail.SmtpClient]::new())
$Client.Host = $SMTPServer

$Mail = New-Object ([System.Net.Mail.MailMessage]::new())
$Mail.ReplyTo = "admin@example.com"
$Mail.From = $Sender
$Mail.CC.Add($admin@example.com)
$Mail.To.Add($Receiver)

$Mail.Body = "Body"
$Mail.IsBodyHtml = $true
$Mail.Subject = "Subject"

$Client.Send($Mail)

It works perfectly fine for sending emails.
However, I am sending the emails from a remote machine which has no inbox that I can access.
So if the receiver enabled an autoresponder due to vacation, I won't be informed, because I am not the original sender of the email.
I thought the autoresponder will respond to the "ReplyTo" address, which it unfortunately doesn't do, so I have to check manually if the receiver isn't available.
Is there any way to solve this issue within PowerShell before getting into touch with the mailing admins?


What referrer data are search engines sending to a HTTP website?
Do you see sudden and massive spikes in direct traffic?
Direct traffic is that Google Analytics session (or visit) which starts without a referrer being passed by a user's web browser.
This is the most accurate definition of direct traffic.
All other definitions of direct traffic (like: direct traffic is a traffic which comes from bookmarks or traffic from typed URLs etc) are lame, as they do not accurately describe, what direct traffic really is.
Majority of people assume that the 100% of direct traffic is made up of the traffic which directly visit their website (by typing the URL in the browser address bar) or which comes from bookmarks.
But this is not often the case.
Whenever Google Analytics is not able to determine the origin of the traffic source, it reports that traffic as direct traffic.
Whenever a referrer is not passed or is dropped because of technical reasons, Google Analytics is not able to determine the origin of the traffic source and report that traffic as direct traffic.
Google should seriously consider renaming 'direct traffic' as 'unknown' traffic to avoid any confusion regarding the origin of the traffic source.
Sometimes people try to visit your website by typing your brand name followed by .com in the address bar under the assumption that this will be your website address.
If they succeed in visiting your website, all such traffic is reported as direct traffic by Google Analytics.
Let us suppose a user landed on your web page via Google organic search and then bookmarked the page.
After 6 months, the user returned to your web page via the bookmark.
His visit could now be reported as direct visit by GA (as by default the campaign cookie expire after 6 months).
Note: If the user landed on your web page via Google organic search, bookmarked the page and then later returned to the page, within 6 months via bookmark, then his visit could have been reported as visit from organic search and not direct. This is because by default campaign cookie expires after 6 months.
Majority of mobile, desktop and social media applications do not send a referrer.
So traffic from such apps is reported as direct traffic by Google Analytics.
Non web documents (Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF etc) do not send a referrer.
So traffic from such documents is reported as direct traffic by Google Analytics.
Visits that came from a link within a desktop email clients (like Microsoft Outlook) are all reported as direct visits by Google Analytics.
IM visits that came from a link within an instant messenger (like Skype, Google Hangout) and/or online chat rooms are all reported as direct traffic by Google Analytics.
Incorrectly tagged marketing campaigns can cause the referrer data to drop.
Google analytics ignore the referrer when it sees a campaign tracking code.
For example, if you share a tagged link on twitter with 'utm_source=facebook', then all the twitter visits will be treated as 'facebook visits' by Google Analytics.
But if you went one step further and used something like 'utmSource=facebook' (which is not the correct campaign tracking variable) while tagging the URL then Google Analytics will completely ignore the referrer and report traffic from twitter as direct traffic.
Sending of the referrer data depends entirely on the web browser and/or the redirect method being used.
If a user's web browser does not pass the referrer data then there is no way to get it.
Sometimes a user's browser privacy settings and/or add-ons used (like Firefox No Referrer Add on, ScriptSafe for Chrome) can cause the referrer header to drop and not passed.
Private browsing, incognito mode, in private browsing and other similar settings do not let the browser to pass the referrer data.
Here one thing worth noting is that, Privacy settings and add-ons can not stop search engines like Google to send referrer data because they do not send original referrer header in the first place.
That is why they are also able to bypass the HTTP secure connection protocol and can pass referrer from HTTPS to HTTP website.
You can also use the same tactic to pass referrer data.
Sending of the referrer data depends a lot on the redirect method being used.
Give preference to 301 over 302 wherever you can, as 301 redirects have better cross browser compatibility when it comes to passing the referrer data.
302 redirect often cause the referrer to be dropped.
During HTTPs to HTTP redirect and vice versa, referrer is not passed by default.
All such traffic is reported as direct traffic by Google Analytics.
When you use an option like 'open in safari' or 'open in chrome' in IOS, the referrer data is not passed.
Referrer is not passed in case of visits that came from a link which uses the 'rel=noreferrer' attribute.
Sometimes your company's firewall settings can cause the referrer to drop.
Note: Sometimes errors in your script can cause the Google Analytics cookies to be reset, thus resulting in a direct visit.
A fake hit is the one which is generated by a spam bot instead of as a result of a living breathing human being who interacted with your website.
What that means, spammer can send fake direct traffic, fake referral traffic, fake organic traffic, fake traffic from social media etc.
Even using the premium version of Google Analytics does not protect your GA account from being hacked/spammed.
Spam bots which crawl your website can visit your website without sending referrer data.
All such traffic will be reported as direct traffic by Google Analytics.
Spam bots which do not visit your website can send fake hits to your GA property by abusing measurement protocol.
If you see a sudden and massive spike in direct traffic with a bounce rate close to 100% and an avg. session duration close to 0 second, then most probably your website has been attacked by a spam bot.
#2 As a marketing channel.
In the context of GA, 'source' (or 'traffic source') is the origin of your website traffic.
In case of '(direct) / (none)', 'direct' is the traffic source.
In the context of GA, 'medium' (or 'traffic medium') is the category of the traffic source as defined by Google.
In case of '(direct) / (none)', 'none' is the traffic medium.
Whenever a referrer is not passed or is dropped because of technical reasons, Google Analytics is not able to determine the traffic source and the traffic is treated as direct traffic by Google.
In that case, GA sets the traffic source to 'direct' and medium to 'none'.
In the context of Google Analytics, a channel or a marketing channel is a group of several traffic sources with same medium.
For example, 'Direct' is a marketing channel which can be made up of any number of traffic sources as long as medium of the traffic sources is 'none'.
In other words, Direct marketing channel can be made up of any number of traffic sources as long as the traffic sources are unknown to Google Analytics.
For example, in case of traffic coming from: Microsoft Word document, instant messenger (like Skype) or a mobile app, the referrer is not passed and hence Google Analytics is not able to determine the source of the traffic.
Because of that, all such traffic is treated as direct traffic by Google.
In order to understand how direct traffic works, you first need to understand the concept of 'referrer'.
In order to understand 'referrer' you first need to understand HTTP.
So let us first start with HTTP and then we will gradually move to 'referrer'.
HTTP or Hypertext Transfer Protocol is a set of rules used by web browsers and web servers to communicate with each other.
A web server communicates back by sending HTTP responses for each HTTP request.
Each HTTP request is made up of request line and request headers (also called HTTP request headers).
Similarly, each HTTP response is made up of status line and response headers (also called HTTP response headers).
This request was made to my web server (where my website is hosted) by a user's browser when he clicked on a link to one of my blog post (You are doing Google Analytics all wrong. Here is why) from my Google+ page.
Now since the request was made to my web server, my server has to communicate back (it has to obey HTTP protocols) to the user's browser.
It does so by sending HTTP response.
This response was sent by my web server to the user's browser.
If you want to see these HTTP request and response headers, you just can't see them by viewing the source code of a web page.
You won't find them there.
I use a tool called 'Chrome Developer Tools' to see HTTP requests and responses for a particular web page.
This tool is already built into Google Chrome browser.
This will open developers tool window at the bottom of your browser.
Step-3: Press F5 to reload your web page.
On the right hand side of the developers window, you can see all the HTTP response and request headers.
This is the window from which you can find out whether a referrer was passed or not.
Note: Cookie is one of the HTTP request header (see the screenshot above). So cookie data is sent via HTTP request to a web server.
If your website is on https:// and you are linking out or redirecting to another https:// website, your browser will send referrer data.
Similarly, if your website is on http:// and you are linking out or redirecting to a https:// website, your browser will send referrer data.
HTTPS or Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure is simply a secure version of the HTTP.
If your website is on https:// and you are linking out or redirecting to a http:// website, your browser will not send referrer data because of security reasons.
What that means, all of the HTTP websites you are sending the traffic to, will see traffic from your HTTPS website as direct traffic.
However, if your website is on https:// and you are linking out or redirecting to another https:// website, your browser will send referrer data because both websites are using secure connection.
So if one day, all search engines, browsers and social networks move to HTTPS (and they will) while your website won't then you will lose majority of your referrer data for good as HTTPS websites by default, do not pass referrer data to HTTP websites.
I used the word 'default' because it is possible to send referrer data from a HTTPS website to an HTTP website.
As mentioned earlier, you can send referrer data from a HTTPS website to an HTTP website.
How they are able to do that?
They all use an internal redirect script that first redirects a visitor to a HTTP page (which creates its own referrer data) before sending the visitor to the actual URL on a HTTP website.
All of this will happen so fast, that you can't easily identify that you were first redirected to an intermediate HTTP page.
Facebook and twitter follow the same tactic.
They create and send their own referrer data instead of the original referrer data.
Facebook uses facebook.com/l.php as an intermediate page, whereas twitter uses t.co/ as an intermediate page.
Now since these social networks do not send the original referrer data, they can rewrite the referrer data whatever way they want and can hide any information they like.
Another advantage of using this tactic is that these social networks can easily hide personally identifiable information and can thus protect users' privacy.
Google Search Engine also use the same tactic as it redirects you through another URL.
That is why even when being on a secure connection, Google is able to send referrer data to HTTP websites.
Since Google doesn't send you the original referrer data, it can also rewrite the referrer data whatever way it wants and can hide any information it likes.
So Google choose to hide the 'keyword' data from its referrer via 'not provided' keywords.
You can use the same tactic to send referrer data from your HTTPS website to any HTTP website.
Step-2: Search for a keyword phrase for which your HTTP website rank on the first page of Google and then click on your website listing in the search results.
Use the 'Get Referrer URL chrome extension' when you navigate from one web page of your website to another.
Direct traffic is increasing day by day and if you don't do anything about it now, then one day all you will see in your analytics reports will be direct traffic: little to no referral data, just direct traffic and your favourite 'not provided' keywords.
Every major website/browser/search engine is moving to secure connection (https://) while your website is still using http.
So what will happen is not so distant future is that you will stop getting referral data.
This is because by default HTTPS websites do not send referrer data to HTTP websites.
You need to capture as much referral data as possible, if you wish to continue to do meaningful analysis in the distant future.
You should move your website to secure connection ASAP even if your website is not e-commerce and you are not collecting any sensitive data.
In this way you will be able to track referrals from HTTPS websites which you won't be able to otherwise.
In order to move your website to a secure connection, you would need to get the SSL Certificate for your domain.
You can get this certificate for free or you can purchase it.
Cloudflare provides free shared SSL certificate for wordpress websites.
So you really have no excuse, not to move your website to secure connection.
If for some reason, you can not the get the free SSL certificate from Cloudflare, you can purchase it from companies like 'Comodo' or 'Digicert'.
When you get the SSL certificate, you should migrate your website from HTTP to HTTPS by using 301 redirects.
That way you don't loose organic search traffic.
Hire a professional SEO for the migration work unless you know exactly what you are doing.
Otherwise you may end up loosing lot of organic search traffic.
This message is the proof that your website is on secure connection.
For more details about getting the SSL certificate, contact your web host.
If you run an affiliate website and your website is on https, you would not want your advertisers (those who are still using HTTP websites) to believe that your website does not send any traffic (as without referrer, traffic will be reported as direct traffic by GA).
Hence once you have moved to secure connection, it is very important that you make special efforts to send referrer data to HTTP websites.
This is the same reason, why websites like Facebook, Google and Twitter make special efforts to send the referrer data to HTTP websites.
If they don't then their advertisers who are still using HTTP websites will not see any traffic coming from these advertising platforms (as without referrer, incoming traffic will be reported as direct traffic by GA) and may believe that they are losing popularity and hence are not good advertising platform.
Make sure that you always tag the URLs you share, via email or social media.
As mentioned earlie,r if you share a tagged link on twitter with 'utm_source=facebook', then all the twitter visits will be reported as 'Facebook visits' by Google Analytics.
Similarly, if you used incorrect campaign parameters (like UTMSource=facebook) then Google analytics will completely ignore the referrer and treat referral visits as direct visits.
Use Google URL builders to tag campaign URLs correctly.
Make sure all the web pages on your website has got valid Google Analytics tracking code which fire on page load.
Otherwise traffic from your own web pages can be reported as either direct traffic or self-referral traffic by Google Analytics.
For example, consider the following scenario.
Then he navigates to the web page (say web page B) which contains valid GA tracking code.
Now if your domain name is in the referral exclusion list than the traffic from Web Page A to Web Page B will be reported as direct traffic by GA.
If your domain name is not in the referral exclusion list than the traffic from Web Page A to Web Page B will be reported as self-referral traffic by GA.
You should do a site wide tag audit to identify all web pages with missing GA tracking code.
If the URL you embed in a non-html documents (word, excel, powerpoint, PDF etc) or in an email, contains clearly visible campaign tracking parameters then it reduces its chances of being clicked or shared by your target audience.
People do not like their activities (like clicking on a link) being tracked.
So when they see a URL with campaign tracking parameters they could immediately feel like being tracked.
So some people either don't share such URLs or remove the campaign tracking parameters before they share.
Not to mention, the campaign tracking parameters make a URL looks ugly.
If you are deploying contents via non-html documents (word, excel, powerpoint, PDF etc) and/or desktop email clients then the best way to embed tagged URLs is through a URL shortening service like bit.ly.
From the screenshot above, i can easily understand that someone clicked on a link embedded in microsoft-word document.
This is the advantage of tagging URLs in non-HTM documents.
Avoid redirect chains, as a referrer may drop during several redirects.
Move your website to HTTPS as explained earlier.
Make sure there is no rel="noreferrer" on your website links especially if you are an affiliate.
Make sure that your code does not cause Google Analytics cookies to be reset, thus resulting in a direct visit.
This is one of the most overlooked issue and often hard to diagnose.
Check your company's firewall settings to make sure that the referrer is not dropped.
Block your own company's traffic (also called internal traffic) from being tracked by Google Analytics by installing Google Analytics Opt-out Add-on.
Blocking traffic by IP address does not always work well (unless you are on a static IP) as IP addresses changes all the time.
Often internal traffic end up being reported as direct traffic by Google Analytics.
For example, if your developers are heavily involved in testing then they are going to visit your website all day, everyday.
All such traffic is likely to be reported as direct traffic by Google Analytics.
#11. Segment your direct traffic into two categories.
The first category includes desktop and tablet direct visits.
The second category includes mobile direct visits.
You can create these categories by using custom segments in Google Analytics.
This will give you a good idea of what your direct traffic is made up of and how you can minimize it.
#12. Look for correlation between your direct visits and marketing campaigns.
Often when we launch a new marketing campaign (esp. offline) there is a considerable increase in direct traffic to the website.
You need to note down all such changes in direct traffic through Google Analytics Annotations.
So that later you can attribute traffic and conversions through direct traffic in a particular time period to your marketing campaigns.
If your website has been set up mainly to generate leads through phone calls (quite common in case of websites which sell high priced items like properties, cars, yacht, consultation services etc.) then you will miss out on all the referral data, if you do not implement a phone call tracking solution.
Do not just rely on Google Analytics to capture referral data esp. if you are tracking mobile apps.
There are lot of third party tools (like Tune) out there which can track referral data much more accurately than Google Analytics.
If you are a business which advertises its products or services on TV and you want to measure the impact of TV advertising on website traffic and sales then you should seriously consider using a TV attribution model.
TV attribution model is an algorithmic attribution model which uses machine learning and statistical modelling for assigning conversion credit to various marketing touch points.
TV ads drive website traffic and sales.
If you monitor your GA real time reports during and after a TV ad, you are likely to see a huge uplift in direct traffic.
But there is no easy way to prove that the uplift is because of the TV ad and not because of some other marketing activity.
If you are running several TV ads on various ad networks then it becomes even more difficult to understand the impact of particular ad network, TV program and ad slot on website traffic and sales.
Here TV attribution model tool comes handy.
Through TV attribution model tool you can correlate TV ad airing with your website traffic, sales and other online users' activities in real time.
This attribution model is not something which you can create in standard Google Analytics.
It is beyond its capabilities.
You would need to use a tool which provides TV attribution solutions.
Google Attribution 360 provides a TV attribution model tool with the aim to provide a detailed insight into the relationship between TV ad airings and customer online activities.
Be innovative and device new ways to capture referral data.
For example, you can capture referral data through lead generation forum, on-page surveys, email surveys, contests etc.
Simply ask your website visitors via form, how they found your website/service.
Contrary to popular belief, 'Direct' traffic is not really a marketing channel.
It is a 'demand' which is created as a result of investment in marketing campaigns.
People will not automatically find your website and visit it directly.
They find and visit your website in response to some online and/or offline marketing activity.
This marketing activity can also include 'word of mouth' publicity.
So if majority of your sales and conversions are being attributed to direct traffic, you may get the impression that it is just your brand power which is driving sales and not the marketing campaigns.
If you are still in doubt then pause all of your marketing campaigns for a week or two and monitor how it impacts the direct traffic to your website.
Your direct traffic is likely to go down.
Customers generally do not convert on their very first visit to a website.
A return visit is most likely to happen before a conversion or transaction takes place on the website.
One of the most common and easiest ways to return to a website is to type part of the website URL in the browser address bar.
The web browser then autofills the remaining part of the URL and the user ends up directly visiting your website.
Because of this user behavior, direct traffic can end up being attributed a lot of traffic, sales and other conversions by web analytics tools.
# Organic traffic is playing a secondary role to direct traffic.
# The majority of traffic and revenue is coming through direct traffic.
# We need to speed up content development and link building to increase organic traffic to the website.
But now you know that all unknown traffic is reported as direct traffic by Google Analytics.
So on the surface it looks like 618,199 visits/sessions were direct, but it may actually be only 25,000 sessions which were from direct traffic and the rest were from display ads, email, organic, social media and applications/campaigns in which the referrers were not passed.
But this analysis does not end here, because you are still not looking at the complete picture.
Visitors do not always access your website directly and then make a purchase straight away.
They are generally exposed to multiple acquisition/marketing channels (like display ads, social media, paid search, organic search, referral websites, email etc) before they access your website directly and make a purchase.
So if you are unaware of the role played by prior marketing channels, you will credit conversions and e-commerce transactions to the wrong marketing channels, like in the present case to direct traffic.
If you look at the chart above, organic search is playing a key role in driving direct traffic to the website which eventually resulted in conversions and ecommerce transactions.
To get this type of understanding you need to understand and implement attribution modelling.
So the conclusion that organic traffic is playing a secondary role to direct traffic is incorrect.
If that is not the case, then monitor your online and esp. offline marketing activities.
May be someone in your company is running ads on TV or Radio which is causing sudden and massive spikes in direct traffic?
May be your brand is being mentioned on a popular website or by an influencer with massive social media following?
May be someone is running a marketing campaign with incorrect campaign tracking parameters which is resulting in massive amount of direct traffic?
Find out all possible reasons of spike in direct traffic.
If you exclude the case of fake direct traffic from spam bots, direct traffic does not happen on its own.
1. In case of non-multi channel funnel reports in Google Analytics, the conversion is attributed to the previous non-direct campaign/traffic source (if there is one).
So Google attributes conversions to direct traffic in 2 ways and not just in one way depending upon which type of report you are looking into (multi channel funnel report or non multi channel funnel report).
Note: When you are analysing the impact of direct traffic on your business bottom-line, it is wise to look and draw conclusions from the non-multi channel funnel reports rather than the multi channel funnel reports, as non-multi channel funnel reports present true customer buying behavior in case of direct traffic.
Direct traffic is a SEO killer.
Google Analytics can attribute lot of sales initiated by organic search traffic to direct traffic.
By how do you know, whether this is the case in your situation?
You can measure the impact of organic search traffic on direct traffic by using Google Analytics Conversion Segments.
Step-1: Navigate to 'Top Conversions Path' Report (under Conversions > 'Multi Channel Funnel' Report) in Google Analytics.
This conversion segment will tell you how organic traffic is helping direct traffic's conversions.
So this segment is very important.
Note how Direct traffic is stealing your SEO efforts.
You need to show this report to your client/boss.
Direct traffic is also a PPC killer.
Google Analytics can attribute lot of sales initiated by paid search traffic to direct traffic.
Through this segment you can determine how PPC is impacting the conversions through direct traffic.
PPC guys will love this conversion segment.


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Bitcoin is not a classic bubble, but still be 'suspicious,' says investing expert William Bernstein
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We had the same discussion a few days ago in another thread. I still look at most cryptocurrency as a speculation play. There's no arguing that people are making huge amounts of money on it, but I think the current price (at least with btc) is mostly investor-driven. Sooner or later there will be a correction.
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"I think the issue needs to be looked at with an open mind."
Malaika Arora and Arjun Kapoor have opened up about their relationship after keeping it quiet for a long time.
Now fans see the couple sharing moments from their holidays and commenting on each other's social media posts.
Fans have also wondered whether a wedding between the two will happen in the near future after rumours began to circulate.
However, while their relationship looks happy, it has not been easy, especially for Malaika.
The actress opened up about her relationship during an interview and explained that taking a second chance at love is still considered to be taboo in India.
She said: "It is a taboo because there are a lot of situations and issues that need to be tackled in our country, though I think the issue needs to be looked at with an open mind."
Malaika was previously married to actor Arbaaz Khan with whom she has a 16-year-old son. They divorced in 2017.
The actress added:
"A little more sensitivity (is needed), as opposed to being harsh and callous and negative towards things."
"I think it is important to be inclusive. When I talk of second chances, I'm thinking of making the most of second chances. I think everybody should be given a second chance."
Deepika reveals ex 'Begged and Pleaded' for Second Chance
Malaika Arora's Ex-Husband to appear on 'Moving In With Malaika'
Malaika Arora says Women dating Younger Men is 'Sacrilege'
According to Filmfare, Malaika Arora was also asked about her personal life being under scrutiny but she shrugged it off and said:
"It is part of being in the public eye, of being in this business. I think the sooner you make peace with it, the better things work out for you.
"Also, I feel we are all quite comfortable with it right now."
Malaika is one of the most popular Bollywood stars on social media with over 9.2 million followers on Instagram.
However, she has to face online haters who often troll her on her relationship and the age-gap with Arjun. They also criticise her outfit choices.
Despite being subjected to online trolling, Malaika stated that she simply ignores any hate that she receives.
"No one should give importance to trolls, because if you pay heed to them you just fuel trolling.
"At the end of the day, we have something called the media to project everything that needs to be out there. I do not give trolling or negativity any importance."
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Anna & Elizabeth "Sun to Sun" (CD, Free Dirt, 2012/2016). Anna Roberts-Gevalt and Elizabeth LaPrelle have made a name for themselves, bringing bright new light to Appalachian old-time story and song. Their self-titled second album was released in March 2015.[56] Their music has been recently featured on NPR Music's "Tiny Desk Concert" series: "They came to NPR and brought many of us to tears with some of the most yearning harmonies I've heard at the Tiny Desk. If you've never thought your tastes would lean to mountain music, take a deep breath and soak it all in." (Bob Boilen) Originally released in 2012 and out of print until this remastered 2016 reissue, "Sun to Sun" - the duo's stunning debut - includes 13 ballads, lullabies and dance tunes from the Southern tradition.
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Badi Assad "Badi Assad" (Download, 2016). Singer/guitarist Badi Assad is successfully forging an exhilarating genre of music that quite literally defies categorization. She transcends traditional styles of her native Brazilian music with a mixture of pop, jazz and world/ethnic sounds from around the world: »As Brazil is a melting pot itself, my journey has been a natural progression.« Download a small collection of some of her favourite original, cover and instrumental songs, including from her latest release "Hatched", @ NoiseTrade!
www.sophiebancroft.co.uk
Sophie Bancroft with Louis Durra "Songs" (CD, LisaLeo Records, 2015). Opening with a radical reinterpretation of Dolly Parton's "Jolene" and closing with Robert Burns' "John Anderson, My Jo", British jazz vocalist Sophie Bancroft's "Songs" album (featuring US pianist Louis Durra) is covering her entire songwriting career.
www.bandadriatica.com
BandAdriatica "Terra" (Video, 2016). This new video clip @ YouTube, featuring the second single extracted from BandAdriatica's[50] latest release "Babilonia", "Terra", has been shot on the occasion of their 10th anniversary celebration concert. The band returns to Albania on board of the sailing boats of the "Il mare che unisce" regatta to retrace the routes that triggered the beginning of its research on the origins of Adriatic music.
www.baroesjko.nl
Baroesjko "Aom" (EP, Own label, 2016). The Dutch folk band formerly known as Quramitry has changed its name into Baroesjko (coming from Quramitry's album "Circus Baroesjko"). They play folk and world music, sing in the local dialect of Sittard (situated in the southernmost province of Limburg) and combine music with all kinds of art-types (painting, dancing, photographs,...) Watch Baroesjko's "Starling's Flight" @ YouTube!
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The Brewer's Daughter "Make Believe" (CD, Own label, 2016). The Brewer's Daughter Rhiannon Crutchley lives on a narrowboat in Northampton, named 'Make Believe'. Besides performing fiddle with festival band Tarantism throughout Britan, Rhiannon plays traditional and original songs and instrumental tunes; a mouth-watering brew of folk music.
www.joannebrouk.com
Joanna Brouk "Hearing Music" (Double CD, Hummingbird Productions, 2016). Joanna Brouk is considered one of the founders of New Age Music and a pioneer of early electronic music at the nexus between ambient, new age and classical minimalism. She has not recorded for 30 years and this is her first collection of music taken from rare cassette releases and her archive of previously unreleased recordings, 1970-1987. The music covers piano and synth, flute solos and ambient horns, wordless vocalizing and orca whales.
www.christophbruhn.com
Christoph Bruhn "Chandelier" (CD, Grass-Tops-Recordings, 2016). In between Robbie Basho reissues and rarities,[60] the Grass-Tops-Recordings label from Minneapolis, MN drops one or another fine guitar album every now and then. This time it's the second solo release by Minnesota-based instrumental guitar composer and picker Christoph Bruhn.[54] Check out the Chandelier promo video, "Steel Beam Graveyard", "Old Kentucky"!
josephdecosimomusic.virb.com
The Bucking Mules "The Bucking Mules" (CD, Own label, 2014). Like the creature that inspired their name, The Bucking Mules buck, snort, and throw down some of the finest old-time tunes & songs coming out of the American South today. Joseph Decosimo (fiddle, banjo, vocals), Luke Richardson (banjo, harmonica), Karen Celia Heil (guitar, vocals) and Joseph "Joe Bass" DeJarnette (bass) prove that this music isn't something to be found in a museum, but is a living, breathing thing, alive and kicking like an ornery mule.
www.cafedalma.com
Café D'Alma "Café D'Alma" (CD, DiscMedi, 2016). Nicholas Ratcliffe, known for composing soundtracks for movies, commercials and plays, got the idea to create a new musical language in which Portuguese fado and traditional song blend together. He found the right person to work with in singer Nádia Sousa. Café D'Alma then is an acoustic fusion group crossing the borders between trad and fado, and hinting now and again at cabaret, flamenco and classical music.
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Cafe Loti "Cafe Loti" (CD, Own label, 2015). Three Italian gentlemen playing Mediterranean world music with a range of old Mediterranean instruments, from bouzouki and guitar via saz and oud to tamburello and other trad percussion instruments. Bridging Italian and old Persian music traditions, the album features trance instrumentals with an Arabic feel, as well as songs sung with powerful baritone voices. Watch Cafe Loti (Pejman Tadayon, Nando Citarella, Stefano Saletti) @ YouTube!
www.marychapincarpenter.com
Mary Chapin Carpenter "The Things That We Are Made Of" (CD, Lambient Light Records, 2016). Get new music from five-time Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter and Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame inductee Mary Chapin Carpenter, including songs from her new record "The Things That We Are Made Of", highly praised by Rolling Stone magazine: "...indeed the entire new album finds the songwriter at her most thoughtful and also at times sweetly whimsical, perfectly capturing the buoyant spirit of her early successes and also serving as a reminder that she remains one of the most grounded, sentient songwriters of her generation." Go inside "The Things That We Are Made Of" @ YouTube, download a 4 track sampler @ NoiseTrade!
www.susancattaneo.com
Susan Cattaneo "NoiseTrade Sampler" (Download, 2016). This well-respected Boston artist combines vivid storytelling with a modern songwriter's spin. Respectful of tradition but not bound by it, Susan Cattaneo blends rock, folk, and blues with a healthy dose of country; call it New England Americana with a twang. Check out the official video for the song "Lorelei" from Susan Cattaneo's "Haunted Heart" record @ YouTube! Download a collection of the best songs from Susan's albums "Brave and Wild", "Heaven to Heartache" and "Haunted Heart" @ NoiseTrade!
www.valeriacaucino.it
Valeria Caucino "At the break of dawn" (CD, Own label, 2015). Valeria Caucino is an Italian singer-songwriter and harpist, inspired by The Chieftains, Clannad, Enya and Loreena McKennitt, as well as Joan Baez, Joni Mitchell - and Depeche Mode. Her debut solo album "At the break of dawn" exudes the passion for Ireland and its music, presenting a sophisticated mix of Celtic, Anglo and American folk music and its new age offsprings. Watch the video clip of the single "Over the Pain" @ YouTube, or check out samples of all the songs @ www.valeriacaucino.it!
www.davidcorleymusic.com
David Corley "Lights Out" (EP, Continental Records Services, 2016). At the Take Root Festival in Groningen, David Corley hits the stage floor struck by a heart attack.[58] After intensive treatment, David is now "in better shape than ever before" and finished the tracks of a 7 song EP to coincide with a new tour that will take him again to Holland, Ireland and the UK. Listen to the first two tracks of the "Lights Out" EP: "Pullin' Off The Wool" and "Blind Man" @ BandCamp! A portion of the proceeds goes to the University Medical Center, Groningen.
www.cowboyjunkies.com
Cowboy Junkies "Live at the Belly Up" (CD/Download, 2016). For more than 25 years, the Cowboy Junkies[48] have remained true to their unique artistic vision and their intense and introspective musical signature. This live album from their performance on June 16, 2014 at the world renowned Belly Up in Solana Beach, CA evokes the psychedelic, blues and rock inspired forays that the band is known for. Download the Cowboy Junkies' "Live at the Belly Up" @ NoiseTrade! For more concerts from the Belly Up check out www.bellyuplive.com!
www.natecurrin.com
Nate Currin "Midnight Train" (Video, 2016); "The Madman and the Poet" (CD, Archaic Cannon Records, 2016). Nate Currin[54] describes "The Madman and the Poet" as "a concept album, a two-sided feature that shows the dichotomy between the beautiful things in life and the dark and introspective times that leave us shrouded in questions. The first half of the album, The Madman, is a darker and more gritty collection of songs, both stylistically and thematically, with more of a bluesy rock 'n' roll feel, while the second half, The Poet, is a lighter and oftentimes happier song collection that is more acoustic musically." Watch the "Midnight Train" video from "The Madman and the Poet" @ theboot.com!
www.daemonianymphe.com
Daemonia Nymphe "Macbeth" (CD, Own label, 2016). This is the original soundtrack from the theatre production 'Macbeth', music arranged, composed and performed by Daemonia Nymphe (Spyros Giasafakis & Evi Stergiou), commissioned by the National Theatre of Northern Greece. Since 2004, Daemonia Nymphe perform and compose music with reproductions of ancient Greek instruments.[36] A first preview of the album has already been released @ Vimeo! Get "Macbeth" @ BandCamp!
www.deckermalempre.be
Decker - MalempréS "Chansons pour Oreilles Averties" (CD, Home Records, 2016). Using a not so innocent poetry though without vulgarity, Rémi Decker (vocals, guitar, banjo, whistle, bagpipes),[46] Tania Malempré (vocals, lyrics and Marc Malempré (vocals, fiddle, bagpipes)[51] present you the tales of forbidden fruits, an open door to prohibited places: gallantry, flirtation, infidelity, homosexual drama, infanticide, ... in short, the backstage of a theatre where Cupid, Aphrodite and Venus have a field day!
www.thedemonbarbers.co.uk
The Demon Barbers "The Demon Barbers XL Live Promo 2016" (Video, 2016). The Demon Barbers have lots of festivals and shows lined up through the year. Inspired by The Nutcracker and following the success of the Folk & Hip Hop dance extravaganza, "The Lock In",[50] The Demon Barbers & Breaking Tradition dance company are researching and developing ideas for a new children's show, The Sleepover. Whilst looking forward, have a look at The Demon Barbers XL new promotional live video @ YouTube!
www.peterdoran.com
Peter Doran "Moon" (Video, 2016); Peter Doran & Brian Murphy "Blackberry Wine" (Video, 2016). Check out the new video "Moon", a song from Peter Doran's fourth album "Outlines",[54] @ YouTube! On a cold morning Peter Doran stood at the bottom of a grand staircase at Middleton Park House in Westmeath and sang this song. This is part of a series of videos from fellow Mullingar native Mark Bennett. For the past couple of years, with great bursts of creativity quickly followed by long periods of distraction or working on other things, Peter Doran has co-written songs with fellow Mullingar native Brian Murphy. Watch "Blackberry Wine", inspired by a book about the life of Billie Holiday, @ peterdoran.com!
www.anaegge.com
Ana Egge & The Sentimentals "Say That Now" (CD, Grace Records/Sentimental Music, 2016). There's a Danish word that can't quite be translated to English: hygge, meaning a sense of warmth, coziness, camaraderie, a welcoming environment. It's the word that fits "Say That Now". Americana songwriter Ana Egge grew up in North Dakota with an American/Danish mother and recorded her new album in Copenhagen with Danish folk rock band The Sentimentals (whereas Egge's last album brought on American roots trio The Stray Birds to compliment her songs).[57] Watch "Take Off My Dress" @ YouTube!
www.tawnyellis.com
Tawny Ellis "Ghosts of the Low Country - The Muscle Shoals Sessions" (EP, Music Building Records, 2015). Georgia born and Los Angeles based Tawny Ellis' four-track EP "Ghosts of the Low Country" had been inspired by the legendary Fame Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama. The EP contains 2 original songs and 2 covers, including a dark take on Patsy Cline's classic "Walkin' after Midnight," an homage to an artist Ellis is often compared to. Check out the 2015 live performance of Tawny's classic song "Evolve or Die" originally released in 2008 @ YouTube!
www.andyferrellmusic.com
Andy Ferrell "At Home and In Nashville" (CD, Own label, 2016). Half recorded in front of a live audience in North Carolina and half recorded in Nashville with a full band, Andy Ferrell points to a long lineage of artists traveling from their homes in rural Appalachia to the neon lights of country music's capital. "At Home and In Nashville" focuses on country songwriting with a bittersweet edge, much like Ferrell's heroes Hank Williams and Townes Van Zandt.
www.folque.net
Folque "Folque" (CD, Round 2 Records (Jansen Plateproduksjon), 1974/2016). Svart Records (Finland) and Round 2 Records (Norway) are re-releasing long-out-of-print Scandinavian rarities from the 1960/70's as vinyl pressings. Folque's 1974 debut, inspired by Steeleye Span, Pentangle, Fairport Convention and Malicorne, set off to create their own domestic take on electric folk rock, combining traditional Norwegian and translated English folk songs. The album was well received and spawned a radio hit with a dance tune, "Reinlender". Folque didn't really ever do many gigs, but released eight albums until disbanding in 1984. Folque has reportedly been reestablished in 2014 for playing live.
www.dorifreeman.com
Dori Freeman "Go On Lovin'" (Video, 2016). Dori Freeman[59] has debuted a brand new video for the slow-burning country crooner "Go On Lovin'". Shot as a lingering close-up, the video beautifully uses with shadow, light, and color to emphasize the song's emotional candor. You can now watch the video @ YouTube. This May, Dori also recorded a Folk Alley session at Beehive Productions Studio in Saranac Lake, NY; watch the video @ FolkAlley!
www.robbiefulks.com
Robbie Fulks "Alabama at Night" (EP/Download, 2016). This exclusive sampler contains two songs from Chicago troubadour Robbie Fulks's country/bluegrass/folk album 'Upland Stories' and a previously unreleased song from the studio sessions. Watch Robbie Fulks and his band play "Sometimes the Grass is Really Greener" @ YouTube, download "Alabama at Night" EP @ NoiseTrade, read an Interview with Robbie Fulks @ The Bluegrass Situation!
www.joshgeffin.com
Josh Geffin "Rocks of Bawn" (EP, Own label, 2016). London-based singer/guitarist Josh Geffin's latest EP, "Rocks Of Bawn," is a collection of traditional English, Irish and American folk songs influenced by his work with Sam Lee's[58] The Song Collectors Collective: "I love the process of coming across a beautiful traditional melody sung unaccompanied and creating a new harmony and accompaniment and seeing where the song takes the music." Stream "Rocks of Bawn" @ BandCamp!
www.thegloaming.net
The Gloaming "The Gloaming 2" (CD, Real World Records, 2016). The Gloaming's[54] second album is crossing a hard-fought frontier, carrying the melodies and rhythms of traditional Irish music into the realms of jazz, neo-classical and experimental music. Steeped in tradition, fiddlers Martin Hayes[35] and Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh,[27] backed up by guitarist Dennis Cahill and pianist Thomas Bartlett (Doveman), are directing the jigs and reels, while sean-nós singer Iarla Ó Lionáird (ex Afro Celts)[60] is delivering dramatic chant. Watch "Fáinleog (Wanderer)" @ YouTube!
www.goodbyebluemusic.com
Goodbye Blue "Another One on the Way" (Video, 2016). Goodbye Blue[59] like to share their latest video release for "Another One on the Way" from the album "Worth the Wait", which they released for Father's Day. Check it out @ YouTube!
www.johngorka.com
John Gorka "Before Beginning: The Unreleased I Know - Nashville, 1985" (CD, Red House Records, 1985/2016). John Gorka[43] has become one of the most respected, beloved songwriters on the contemporary folk circuit. He has decided now to share his very first studio sessions, a collection of songs recorded in Nashville, TN in 1985 with a stable of top studio musicians. Still finding his way, John decided to go a different direction and the sessions were never released. It features 9 of the 12 songs that would be on his 1987 debut album "I Know". Listen to the alternate "I Know" @ SoundCloud!
www.thegreatdictators.com
The Great Dictators "Holy Creatures" (Video, 2016). Lead singer Dragut Lugalzagosi of Danish folk rockers The Great Dictators growls: "Gods get mugged and virgins plucked ... I can hear apocalypse moaning". Freaks are lurking around in the shadows and a pig faced dancer shows off his moves right before the end of the world. Check out "Holy Creatures" @ YouTube!
www.guogan.fr
Guo Gan - Emré Gültekin "Lune de Jade" (CD, Home Records, 2016). Two different worlds who, a priori, have nothing in common... "Humbug" say the instruments in the hands of musicians like erhu player Guo Gan[52] and saz/tanbur player Emré Gültekin, whose broadmindedness is more then obvious on this journey from Qin to Anadolu. Listen to the teaser @ YouTube!
www.kimcunio.com
Gyuto Monks of Tibet featuring Kim Cunio & Heather Lee "Beyond Karma" (CD, new earth records, 2016). The best-selling and Grammy winning monks of the Gyuto Tantric Monastery in Indian exile (famous since a series of concerts with the Grateful Dead in the mid 1990s and their appearance in the 1997 film Seven Years in Tibet) have teamed up with Australia's sacred music duo of musicologist/composer Kim Cunio and soprano singer Heather Lee, combining Eastern and Western instruments, traditional and newly composed sacred music from Hinduism, Judaism, Christianity and Islam, sonourous Tibetan chant and a wide range of vocals.
www.paulhandyside.com
Paul Handyside "Let Me Down Easy", "Fond Farewell", "Should I Leave Your Side" (Video, 2016). Newcastle's Paul Handyside had been singer and songwriter with 1980's indie group Hurrah!, and 2000's alt.country group Bronze. His solo album "Tide, Timber & Grain"[59] blends pop, folk and Americana. Please watch the new videos 'Let Me Down Easy', 'Fond Farewell' and 'Should I Leave Your Side'!
www.johnworthannam.com
John Wort Hannam "Love Lives On" (CD, Rebeltone, 2016). After hearing Loudon Wainwright III in 1997, Canadian songsmith John Wort Hannam[50] decided he wanted to pursue a career in music. It took him a decade from quitting his teaching post on a Alberta First Nation's reserve to receive a Canadian Folk Music Award for Contemporary Album of the Year. Listen to "Man Of God", Hannam's drama about "Indian Residential Schools", where a large number of children were harmed by their removal from their families, the loss of their ancestral culture, and the exposure to physical and mental abuse, @ YouTube!
www.hazmatmodine.com
Hazmat Modine "Moving Stones" (Video, 2016). Watch the "Moving Stones" video from Hazmat Modine's 3rd studio album "Extra-Deluxe-Supreme"[59] @ YouTube! The animation has been created by Swedish artist Mattias Gordon, who has also made videos for LAU, Kila and Fanfare Ciocarlia.[60] Hazmat Modine's Erik Della Penna explains: "The song is about my father. He is a man possessed by angels and demons (like most of us). About twenty-five years ago, on his meadow, he began to construct a labyrinth of stonewalls and sculpture. Some of the structures are fifty feet tall. Some are covered with mosaics depicting the folly of humanity. Niches in the walls contain small demonic terra-cotta sculptures. He works like a spider spinning a web, as if programmed by his DNA. He does not rest and continues to this day."
www.cotyhogue.com
Coty Hogue "Flight" (CD, Own label, 2016). "Flight" is the progeny of Coty Hogue[49] cycling 4,000 miles between her home in Bellingham, Washington to Nashville, Tennessee. Check out Coty Hogue's premiere of "Lullaby" and "Poor Ellen Smith"!
www.danaimmanuel.com
Dana Immanuel & the Stolen Band "Come With Me" (CD, Own label, 2016). Dana Immanuel[58] and her all-girl Stolen Band are operating from London from which emerges a sound more usually associated with Kentucky and Louisiana. The new album, "Come With Me", reflects her eclectic influences from Hank Williams to Alice Cooper, including a coltish take on the classic 'Viva Las Vegas'.
www.robbjohnson.co.uk
Robb Johnson "A Reasonable History of Impossible Demands: The Damage to Date 1986-2013" (CD, PM Press, 2016). "Lots of songs doing what folk song is supposed to do-provide an alternative ordinary person's perspective to the dominant culture's hegemonic discourse, its spin and propagandising on behalf of the interests of the ruling class..." (Robb Johnson)[59] This ultimate collection features 92 songs from nearly 30 years on 5 CDs with a 64-page booklet, including both the acoustic and the electric Robb Johnson, his hits and a whale of previously unreleased material.
www.kaiakater.com
Kaia Kater "Nine Pin" (CD, Kingswood Records, 2016). Born of African-Caribbean descent in Québec, Kaia Kater[57] grew up between her family's deep ties to Canadian folk music and the years she spent studying Appalachian music in West Virginia. Her new album, "Nine Pin" delves even further, and casts an unflinching eye at the realities faced by colored people in North America. Watch "Rising Down" @ YouTube!
www.jessklein.com
Jess Klein "My Own Beating Heart" (Video, 2016). Jess Klein[42] has moved to Hillsborough, NC, from Austin, Texas. Between unpacking boxes and moving around furniture, she's been working on new songs, and she thought shed share a draft of a new tune called "My Own Beating Heart" @ YouTube. In September 2016, Jess Klein and Mike June will hit the European road for shows in Germany and the Benelux.
www.kocko.cz
Tomáš Kočko & Orchestr "Velesu" (CD, Indies Scope, 2016). After dedicating his last album to the goddess of earth and abundance, Živa, Czech singer and guitarist Tomáš Kočko[46] turns to Veles, the master of the afterlife, who guards order and time. Veles is also the patron of igrics, ancient singer-poets. The music is inspired by traditional Moravian music, though informed by a heavy dose of rock and metal music. Watch Tomáš Kočko's "Do Návu" @ YouTube!
www.kriskristofferson.com
Kris Kristofferson "Cedar Creek Sessions" (CD, KK Records, 2016). Now, at eighty years old, Kristofferson tours worldwide as a solo acoustic troubadour and a role model for authenticity and longevity.[52] The Cedar Creek Sessions, a three-day impromptu jam session in Austin, TX in June 2014, are a snapshot of the legendary songwriter's oeuvre. Kristofferson and a live band ran through twenty-five of his favourite songs, including a duet of "The Loving Gift" with Sheryl Crow, a song made famous by Johnny Cash that he had never recorded himself.
www.langhorneslim.com
Langhorne Slim and The Law "Sea of Love" (Video, 2016). Langhorne Slim[54] is pleased and proud to present the video for "Sea of Love," written by Langhorne Slim and his dear friend Jill Andrews. The video was made by two of his favorite visual artists and puppetmakers in the city of New Orleans, Casey Jane Reece-Kaigler and Magda Boreysza. Watch "Sea of Love" @ YouTube!
www.cyndilauper.com
Cyndi Lauper "Funnel of Love" (Video, 2016). The Wanda Jackson classic "Funnel of Love" is the first single from Cyndi Lauper's[43] upcoming album "Detour", featuring country classics from the '40s, '50s and '60s. Among the highlights will be duets with several special guests including Emmylou Harris, Willie Nelson,[51] Vince Gill and Alison Krauss.[53] Check out the video for her rollicking take on "Funnel of Love" @ CMT!
www.lenkalichtenberg.com
Lenka Lichtenberg "Yiddish journey" (CD, ARC Music , 2016). A compilation of songs from this Czech-Canadian Yiddish singer. Her music is a contemporary interpretation of Yiddish poetry and song, presented in a fusion of world, contemporary and Yiddish music styles. Focus of the music is Lenka's expressive light voice. Check out the remarkable "Yiddish Journey" @ Lenka Lichtenberg's YouTube channel!
www.maatibaani.com
www.themusicyantra.com
Maati Baani "Jao Piya", "Moko Kahaan" (Video, 2016). World music band Maati Baani (literally the language of Earth) from Mumbai has been invited to perform at the Holland India Festival in October 2016 (www.hollandindia.nl). The brainchild of Kartik Shah (guitar) and Nirali Kartik (vocals) is rooted in traditions from the Indian sub-continent set in a contemporary sound of gypsy jazz, funk, disco, etc. Currently, they are releasing singles in their webseries The Music Yantra, which features 50 musicians from over 20 countries. For example, watch "Jao Piya" or "Moko Kahaan"!
www.magicfolk.co.uk
Magicfolk "Saltarello" (CD, Own label, 2014). Michelle and Ben Glover[49] are playing an eclectic mix of Celtic and Eastern folk, rock and psychedelia on acoustic (flute, hurdy-gurdy, guitar) and electronic (ewi, theremin, omnichord) instruments. The faeries dance to the Italian "Saltarello", the Yiddish "Tants Yidelekh Tants", the English "Bedlam Boys" ... Watch the album's final track "Babylon" @ YouTube!
www.bacharkhalife.com
Bachar Mar-Khalifé "Lemon" (Single, InFiné, 2016). Bachar Mar-Khalifé's lemons are full of poetry and eroticism. Driven by Egyptian poet Samir Saadi's verses, "Lemon" is a kind nod to Middle-Eastern popular music. The second single from Bachar Mar-Khalifé's "Ya Balad"[58] features a version with his mother, Yolla Khalifé, and two remixes from rising stars of the Arab electronic music scene - Deena Abdelwahed (Tunisia) and Mahmoud Refat (Egypt). Listen to the Deena Abdelwahed remix @ SoundCloud!
www.megsonmusic.co.uk
Megson "Good Times Will Come Again" (CD, EDJ Records, 2016). This album is the first Megson[55] album in a 12-year career to contain all original songs, followed by their first ever Megson Band tour with folk musicians John Parker (Nizlopi) and Cliff Ward (The Willows).[56] In other respects, husband-and-wife duo Debs Hanna (piano accordion) and Stu Hanna (guitar, banjo, mandolin) delivers its trademark mix of exquisite vocals, exuberant harmonies and driving rhythms. Check out the album teaser video @ YouTube!
www.rodmelancon.com
Rod Melancon "LA 14" (EP, Blue Élan Records, 2016). On his latest five song EP, "LA 14" (a preview of a full album to be released later this year), Rod Melancon has recorded a collection of songs that bring us to the feel of haunted and hunted swampy South Louisiana nights, perfect for fans of Johnny Cash and Townes Van Zandt. Watch his debut video for the first single, "Perry", @ YouTube, download "LA 14" @ NoiseTrade!
www.moxiemuso.com
"ProdiJIG: The Revolution feat. Moxie" (Video, 2016). Cork Opera House is presenting "ProdiJIG: The Revolution" – a spectacular new show, led by dancer and choreographer Alan Kenefick, that aims to redefine Irish Dance for the 21st century. Featuring the high octane, hybrid music of Moxie.[56] Check out the teaser @ YouTube!
www.judynazemetz.com
Judy Nazemetz "Variety Park" (CD, Own label, 2014). American loud voiced comedy/variety singer-songwriter singing about everyday occurrences, from being tired via signs of getting old to being a PTA mom. The songs range stylistically from folk via jazz and blues to rap and hip hop.
www.notify.ie
Notify "InConcept" (Digital CD, Ropeadope Records, 2016). Irish folk/jazz band Notify's second release has gone straight into the iTunes charts at no. 9 and top of the Jazz iTunes charts at no. 1: contemporary concertina-led music (played by Pádraig Rynne)[32][51] on top of a modern jazz-rock approach, though less experimental, and more catchy and traditional than its predecessor.[53] Check it out @ BandCamp or @ iTunes! Watch video clips: "In Continuum", "Vividity"!
www.eggnoise.cz
The Odd Gifts "Migrant Song" (Video/CD, Indies Scope, 2016). The Odd Gifts, the solo project of Czech pop-jazz-band Eggnoise's Ondřej Galuška, present the title track of the upcoming album, "Migrant Song", featuring Senegal percussionist Moustapha Faye and English vocalists James Harries and Alasdair Bouch: "I wanted to infuse this project with the energy of people who have a similar experience as I of staying in a foreign culture for a longer period of time, which may entail a certain identity crisis. I try to reflect the complex play of unfulfilled and oftentimes false expectations of those who arrive and always necessarily simplifying prejudices of the locals. I am sincerely convinced that whoever it is that is coming here or elsewhere they are mostly coming as a question mark, not as an exclamation mark." Check out "Migrant Song" @ YouTube!
www.aidanorourke.net
Aidan O'Rourke "Imprint (EP Series 2.0)" (EP, Reveal Records, 2015). In Part 2 of his EP series, Aidan O'Rourke[57] is fiddling with electronics and sonically exploring the magical environment of the Cabrach, Strathbogie and Strathdeveron valleys, commissioned by Deveron Arts.
www.davidphilips.net
David Philips "Folk Radio UK Session 2013" (Digital EP, Black and Tan Records, 2016). Four songs from a session that David Philips[46] did in 2013 for Folk Radio UK. These recordings will be released digital only, here are the links to iTunes, Deezer, Spotify!
www.noampikelny.com
www.michaeldaves.com
Noam Pikelny "Kenny Baker/Bill Monroe Medley", "Folk Blood Bath", "June Apple" (Video, 2016). Noam Pikelny[52] of the Punch Brothers[49] debuted his one man show in February 2016 and since then, no person, state government, or divine power has compelled me to stop. If you're curious about his solo show, watch his "Kenny Baker/Bill Monroe Medley" or Josh Ritter's "Folk Blood Bath! Pikelny is also 1/3 of Michael Daves and Brittany Haas's new trio, here's a clip of them playing "June Apple"!
www.lespoulesacolin.com
Les Poules à Colin "Ti Mé" (Video, 2015). Les Poules à Colin, a new take on a time-tested recipe of traditional Quebecoise music, has been on tour in Europe in June and is already working on their 2017 European Tour. Check out "Ti Mé" @ YouTube!
www.DevaPremalMiten.com
Deva Premal & Miten with Manose "Cosmic Connections Live" (CD, White Swan Records, 2016). German-born tanpura and keyboards player Deva Premal (Divine Loving in Sanskrit) is the singer-chanter who is generally credited in bringing 5,000 year old mantras from India and Tibet to the masses by creating contemporary East-West fusion soundscapes since 1999. Deva Premal, London guitarist Miten and Nepalese flutist Manose now provide the opportunity for audiences to experience the Ecstatic Silence of their live concerts during their 2014/15 world tour and find a space of inner peace, harmony and meditation.
www.johnprine.net
John Prine "Live in Asheville '86" (Download, Oh Boy Records, 1986/2016; John Prine "For Better, Or Worse" (CD, Oh Boy Records, 2016). Since his first LP release in 1971, two time Grammy-award winner, singer-songwriter John Prine has become a well loved songwriter and bonafide American treasure. He is in fine form on "Live in Asheville '86", originally a WBCN-FM broadcast live in North Carolina from October 1986, a set of 20+ songs which includes several of his classics. Download "Live in Asheville '86" @ NoiseTrade; listen to John Prine talking about What ignites sparks of inspiration? @ YouTube! In September 2016, Oh Boy Records will release John Prine's upcoming duet album "For Better, Or Worse", featuring country sweethearts Iris DeMent, Alison Krauss,[53] Kathy Mattea, Susan Tedeschi, ...
www.rebeccapronsky.com
Rebecca Pronsky "Known Objects" (CD, Acme Hall Recordings, 2016). After extensive touring behind 2013's release "Only Daughter", Rebecca Pronsky and guitarist Rich Bennett took some time off from the road to open a recording studio in their hometown of Brooklyn, New York. "Known Objects" was originally conceived as a duo album, but the environment with so many local musicians proved too tempting to stop at just voice and guitars. Check out "Known Objects" @ BandCamp!
www.redfeatherwoman.com
Red Feather Woman "Keeper of the Dreams" (CD, Red Elk Enterprises, 2016). "Keeper of the Dreams" is Native American Music Award winner Red Feather Woman's third album. Her life work is to keep the oral tradition of storytelling alive, and her passion for music has produced unique albums combining stories and songs. Check out "Keeper of the Dreams" @ CD Baby!
www.tinarefsnes.com
Tina Refsnes "Alaska" (Video, 2016). Norwegian Tina Refsnes is a singer-songwriter preparing a stirring blend of nu-folk and Americana. Watch the animated video for "Alaska," longing for the familiar quietness of nature that she grew up with in the small seaside town of Floro, from the debut album "No One Knows That You're Lost"[58] @ YouTube!
www.facebook.com/chrisrenzemamusic/
Chris Renzema "NoiseTrade Sampler" (Download, 2016). In celebration of the release of his new project, Christian/Gospel folk rocker Chris Renzema from Grand Rapids, MI, is sharing two favorites off his debut EP, "Age to Age," and two favorites off his new record, "Chris Renzema & the New Nature Choir". Watch Chris Renzema & Moriah Hazeltine perform "Used to Be Mine" @ YouTube, download sampler @ NoiseTrade!
www.theriverdrivers.com
River Drivers "Cumann na mBan" (Single, Own label, 2016). The Irish-American River Drivers[58] have released the single "Cumann na mBan" (ir. Women's Union) to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Easter Rising in general,[59] and the Irish women who helped fight for an Irish Nation and whose sacrifices were overshadowed by their male comrades in particular. Listen @ YouTube!
www.monicarizzio.com
Monica Rizzio "Washashore Cowgirl" (CD, Own label, 2016). The locals call someone who moves to Cape Cod, Massachusetts but was not born there a Washashore. Texas-born Monica Rizzio (ex Tripping Lily)[50] became the Washashore Cowgirl, left behind the acoustic style, purchased a 1956 Martin O-18, and plugged it in. Please listen to "Washashore Cowgirl" @ Spotify and enjoy a live video of "A Little Time" @ YouTube!
www.carrierodriguez.com
Carrie Rodriguez "NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert" (Video, 2016). On her new album "Lola," Carrie Rodriguez's[55] bi-cultural Mexican-American life blossoms into a spectacular collection of stories and songs, several of which she included in her Tiny Desk Concert with guitarist Luke Jacobs. Check out "I Dreamed I Was Lola Beltrán", "Llano Estacado" and "Noche De Ronda" @ YouTube!
www.davidrovics.com
David Rovics "Letter to My Landlord" (CD, Own label, 2016). David Rovics[32] has a new live album out, "Letter to My Landlord", a live show recorded at the Community Church of Boston on March 11th, 2016. Stream it, download it, make a donation @ BandCamp; this would be very much appreciated by David, his landlord, and others. David will be touring around Scandinavia and elsewhere in continental Europe throughout September, and around England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland in October 2016.
www.scardanelli.com
Simon Scardanelli "Make Us Happy" (CD, Resonator records, 2016). Brighton based singer/guitarist Simon Scardanelli had enjoyed chart success in 1989 with Anglo-Canadian duo Big Bam Boo, scoring a top 40 hit in the US with "Shooting From My Heart". 25 years after the break-up of Big Bam Boo, his 4th solo album "Make Us Happy" sees a ramshackle ensemble of accordions, fiddle, cajon, clarinet, sax, guitars, mandolin and turkish cumbus in eclectic arrangements suited to his quirky songwriting. Watch the amusing video to the single "Talk About Glory" @ YouTube!
www.ivorsk.com
Ivor S.K. "Delta Pines" (EP, Own label, 2016). Ivor Simpson-Kennedy is one of a new generation of young blues singers and guitarists to emerge from Australia. Please check out Ivor's original debut 5-track EP "Delta Pines," the product of a musical culmination leading back to where the blues began; an acoustic guitar and heartfelt vocals @ BandCamp!
www.bythersmithweb.com
www.mixendorp.com
Byther Smith & miXendorp "Same Thing On My Mind" (Single, Black and Tan Records, 2016). Byther Smith (*1933) is a blues musician noted for his gritty style and uncompromising delivery, who still records and tours frequently. "Same Thing On My Mind" is a remix of an acoustic Byther Smith song, originally from 2001, released digital only and available on all download and streaming platforms, e.g. iTunes and Spotify!
www.facebook.com/Soulmate-Norway
Soulmate "Am I Strong Enough / Connecting Souls" (Single, Eigenverlag, 2015); "I Remember You" (Video, 2011). Norwegian singer-songwriter Ken Allan Pettersen decided to call himself Soulmate: "I try to relate to everybody, I believe that all humans are connected in some way, just as the good and the evil is some kind connected. I dont believe there is only good or only bad inside a soul, I believe if you hurt someone then you're hurting yourself in the way Karma works. I hope that people who listen to music hopefully can relate to the songs. If one of my songs could help a person to become a better self the next day I would be happy". Exemplarily, have a look at the slightly older "I Remember You" @ YouTube!
www.specialc.com
Special Consensus "Long I Ride" (CD, Compass Records, 2016). Special Consensus was founded in 1975 by banjoist Greg Cahill and has since then become the breeding ground for some of the best new talent in bluegrass. "Long I Ride" celebrates Special Consensus' 40th anniversary as a band with an engaging set of songs and guest collaborations. Watch a blistering version of the Josh Graves penned standard "Fireball" (featuring Rob Ickes, Trey Hensley and Alison Brown) @ YouTube!
www.squirrelbutter.com
Squirrel Butter "Chestnuts" (CD, Own label, 2015). American duo playing Americana and country songs, accompanied by banjo, guitar and steel guitar. The album features self penned songs, with a fair share of harmony singing, plus a few fiddle tunes.
www.traband.net
Jarda Svoboda "Solo" (CD, Indies Scope, 2016). The solo album by Traband's frontman Jarda Svoboda is dominated by the distinctive sound of the harmonium: "The harmonium is my very old love. It's like an organ for the poor. It used to stand in those little protestant churches where we initially performed a lot. It's sound can amiably fill in the space and it's got human size. It's lacking the pomposity of big organs which knocks you to the bench uncompromisingly. The harmonium breathes as a living creature. If it wants, it can sound like those organs but it can also play simply like an accordion in a pub." (J.S.) Listen to samples @ Indies.eu!
www.seantaylorsongs.com
Sean Taylor "Blacklist Number 1" (Single/Video, 2016). Singer songwriter Sean Taylor[58] has written a campaign song for the Blacklist Support Group. The song is in support of the protest against blacklisting - where companies target trade unionists and stop them getting work. Dave Smith, secretary Blacklist Support Group gushed: "The song is about the blacklisting scandal in the UK construction industry but it will quickly become an anthem wherever workers are victimised for standing up for their rights. Expect to hear the instantly sing-along chorus on picketlines from the US and Australia to South Africa." Watch the video @ YouTube! Download the song @ Amazon! Read more about the campaign @ Facebook!
www.threecanewhale.com
Three Cane Whale "Palimpsest" (CD, Own label, 2016). Multi-instrumental acoustic trio Three Cane Whale from Bristol,[50] featuring Alex Vann of Spiro,[40] Pete Judge of Get The Blessing and Paul Bradley of the Scottish Dance Theatre, inhabit a zone distinct from most folk and pop music, drifting along on muted brass, chimes and diverse strings, augmented by Estonian violinist Maarja Nuut[56] and cellist James Gow. Check out "Palimpsest" @ BandCamp!
www.racheltroublefield.com
Rachel Troublefield "Brooklyn Dark" (EP, Own label, 2016). Rachel Troublefield's second studio EP is full of intricate storytelling, raw emotion and hope for things to come, laced with themes of love and loss, new beginnings, and running from home while searching for it. Download the "Brooklyn Dark" EP @ NoiseTrade!
www.trovadotres.jimdo.com
Trovadotres "Mundo Perdido" (CD, Home Records, 2016). Since a couple of years, Trovadotres is performing original compositions rooted in the flamenco tradition with a touch of jazz and world music. The release of "Mundo Perdido" is the fruit of the encounter between seven musicians based in Brussels: guitarist/composer Louis Henry, singer Tania Terron, flautist Sergio Haller, clarinetist Pierre Van Eerdewegh, bass player Marc Renders, percussionist Martin Chemin and Romain Duyckaerts. Check out the album teaser and the "Huracan" video!
www.jakethomasturnbull.com
Jake Thomas Turnbull "One More Day" (Single/Video, Own label, 2016). Jake Thomas Turnbull is a a singer-songwriter from Darlington in County Durham, influenced by Damian Rice, James Blunt and other acoustic singer/songwriters from the UK. Listen to the "One More Day" single/video @ YouTube, in which he pours his heart out over love that's been lost. After recently moving to London, he's busy preparing a debut album for release later this year.
www.veretskipass.com
Veretski Pass with Joel Rubin "Poyln: A Gilgul" (CD, Golden Horn Records, 2015). The Veretski Pass trio,[48] featuring violin, accordion, tsimbl and bass cello, have teamed up on this album with clarinetist Joel Rubin. They play Eastern European klezmer music, based on old village and urban music.
www.facebook.com/viguelavihuela/
Vigüela "Temperamanto" (CD, ARC Music, 2016). 'Temperamento' is an authentic collection of 18 traditional Spanish songs performed by the Vigüela group from the village of El Carpio de Tajo, Toledo, with great commitment to preserving the musical heritage of Castile-La Mancha. We find out what rural life is like for the majority of farm dwellers and the old music that has been part of their day, tasks and lives, e.g. "A la aceituna temprano" (Early to Harvest the Olive)!
www.michaelwardmusic.com
Michael Ward with Dogs and Fishes "My Neighborhood" (Single/Video, Own label, 2015). Listen to Michael Ward with Dogs and Fishes' latest single "My Neighborhood" @ YouTube, a Frisco Bay area band with a groovy mix of rock, country, and occasional world music.[56]
www.webanjo3.com
We Banjo 3 "Happiness" (Single/Video, 2016). We Banjo 3 launched their new single "Happiness" on the Late Late Show, the longest running talk show on earth and the most viewed TV program in Ireland. They shot the video at their home town Galway with the participation from local groups Macnas, Comhaltas Salthill Knocknacarra, Eimhin Craddock and Cloughanover Music School Drummers, Louise Curran Dance School and a huge crowd of Galway people. Watch it @ YouTube, download the song @ iTunes!
www.westmyfriend.com
West My Friend "Quiet Hum" (CD, Grammar Fight Records, 2016). Currently on tour in Europe to launch their 3rd album "Quiet Hum", Vancouver Island's West My Friend[55] deliver a delicate blend of indie roots and chamber folk, drawing on jazz, classical, folk and pop influences. Watch West My Friend performing "No Good Monster" @ YouTube!
www.wildponies.net
Wild Ponies "Radiant" (CD, No Evil Records, 2016). The duo of Doug and Telisha Williams is touring Europe and the UK in June/July 2016 with their bucking and rumbling music. "I think we'll always be a folk duo," Doug insists. "I joke from stage sometimes that all my favorite folk musicians played a Telecaster - Joe Strummer, Merle Haggard, Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan…"
www.theyoungfolk.com
The Young Folk "Home" (Single/Video, 2016). The Young Folk's[56] indie pop single and video is the story of a man in a hospital bed whose heart stops. As we hear the heartmonitor flatline, the video begins and the duration of the song is what takes place in his mind during the flatline. Watch "Home" @ YouTube!
www.silkroadproject.org
Yo-Yo Ma & the Silk Road Ensemble "Sing Me Home" (CD, Sony Music, 2016). World renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma's latest album "Sing Me Home" is the musical companion to the documentary film "The Music of Strangers: Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble" that tells the story of the ensemble. View the live studio performance of "Going Home," which features a duet sung in Chinese and English by Silk Road Ensemble member, Wu Tong, and Grammy-winning folk singer Abigail Washburn @ CCTV America!
www.zulya.com
Zulya and the Children of the Underground "On Love and Science" (CD, Own label, 2015). Australia's Zulya Kamalova and The Children of the Underground [35] perform original music inspired by Zulya's Tatar and Russian roots that has been described as "Kurt Weillish, Euro-Cabaret jazz colliding with lullabies constructed to tear your heart out." "On Love and Science" is a science fiction fairy tale sung in 6 languages. Here's Zulya demonstrating what's on the inside of the limited edition CD packaged into a hardcover story book with illustrations by Dilka Bear @ YouTube! "On Love and Science" is only available @ BandCamp!
www.9bach.com
9Bach "Anian" (CD, Real World Records , 2016). The music of this 6 piece band from Wales is centred around the light and clear singing in Welsh language of Mirain Haf Roberts. Joined by bass, percussion, hammered dulcimer, piano and harp, the music is largely atmospheric, experimental and somewhat esoteric; the best songs are the few built around harp music. Watch 9Bach's single "Llyn Du"!
www.arcmusic.co.uk
Various Artists "Africa – Finding Graceland" (CD, ARC Music, 2016). A collection of African music in the spirit of Paul Simon's epic "Graceland" album. Groups and songs from Zimbabwe, Namibia, South Africa, a cappella and with instruments, sung in Ndebele, isiZulu, Shona, Setswana and other languages. The album includes performances by Grammy Award winner Robin Hogarth and France Musique Word Music Award winners Insingizi.
Various Artists "Best of Yiddish Songs and Klezmer Music" (CD, ARC Music, 2016). An exhilarating and intoxicating cross section of klezmer music and Yiddish songs, from a cappella vocals and jazzy interpretations of old songs to lively instrumental pieces. Featuring Yale Strom[47] and Lenka Lichtenberg,[51] The Burning Bush,[56] She'Koyokh Klezmer Ensemble,[41] and Tummel,[55] amongst others.
Various Artists "Discover Music from Brazil" (CD, ARC Music, 2016). Ahead of Brazil hosting the 2016 Summer Olympics, ARC Music decided to celebrate this nation's amazing variety of music with lively dances and songs galore to help promote the spirit of festival and carnival. This collection of 20 tracks includes samba, bossa, forró, jazz, musica popluar brasileira, and even music to accompany Brazil's own martial art, Capoeira, ft. singer Ceumar[58] amongst others. Let's get this summer party started with some hot Brazilian music!
Various Artists "Discover Music from the Balkans" (CD, ARC Music, 2016). Owing to its rich mix of ethnicities and religions, its ancient and tempestuous history, the boundaries of Balkan music are constantly being pushed, renegotiated and updated - much like the physical boundaries of the Balkans states themselves. "Discover Music from the Balkans" explores many facets of Balkan music, from the polyphony of Croatia's Dalmatian Coast, to the Turkish traditions that have had such an influence on the history of the Balkans, and the music of the gypsy lifestyle that stretches across the area.
Various Artists "Most Beautiful Songs of the World" (CD, ARC Music, 2016). A 2-CD selection of 28 beautiful world music songs, including Clannad[52] from Ireland, Capercaille[52] and Kate Rusby[50] from Britain, the Tango Orkesteri Unto[58] from Finland, Arinushka and Linas Rimsa[56] from Lithuania, Ana Alcaide[55] from Spain, Maria Ana Bobone[51] from Portugal, Klapa Cambi[45] from Dalmatia, the Perunika Trio[50] from Bulgaria, Yiddish singer Lenka Lichtenberg[51] from Canada, Ceumar[58] from Brazil, Khiyo[58] from India (via UK). An eclectic mix for all tastes!
www.polished-steel.com
Various Artists "The Polished Steel Sessions" (Digital CD, Eight 30 Records, 2016). Americana website Polished Steel announces its debut release, a digital collection of previously unreleased original songs by the finest Central Texas songwriters. "All songwriters have songs that haven't fit older albums or new songs that may or may not make it onto a future record," say producers Brian T. Atkinson and Jenni Finlay. "This record gives them a home and showcases songs in their natural form, raw and acoustic and cut in just one or two takes." "The Polished Steel Sessions" were recorded at Cheatham Street,[59] featuring a dozen artists including Adam Carroll,[23] BettySoo,[41] and Matt Harlan,[56] among others. Please order "The Polished Steel Sessions" @ BandCamp!
www.greentrax.com
Various Artists "Reclaimed - Pipe Music & Song From The Scottish Borders" (CD, Greentrax Recordings, 2016). Like many aspects of Scots and Gaelic culture, Lowland and Border piping had been lost. In 1983, Mike Rowan and the Lowland & Border Pipers' Society set out to revive the piping tradition, of which the "Reclaimed" collection is the latest project. Annie Grace,[49] Martyn Bennett,[30] Iain MacInnes,[41] Hamish Moore,[16] Gary West,[40] Mike Katz,[31] and others have been leading lights in the revival of the Border pipes, Scottish smallpipes and as members of well-known bands.
Various Artists "Scotia Nova - Songs For The Early Days Of A Better Nation" (CD, Greentrax Recordings, 2016). In 2014 Luath Press published a book of poems, Scotia Nova - Poems For The Early Days of a Better Nation. It seemed to make sense to release an album of new songs as well. The songwriters include Ian McCalman,[30] Brian McNeill,[57] Simon Kempston,[54] Fiona J Mackenzie,[49] Iain MacDonald,[24] Mairi Campbell[46] & Dave Francis,[60] and more.
Various Artists "Sguaban A Tìr An Eòrna - Traditions Of Tiree" (CD, Greentrax Recordings, 2016). The editors of the "Sguaban A Tìr An Eòrna" (Sheaves from the Land of Barley) CD hope that those listening to it will feel that they have dropped into a ceilidh in a Tiree home and experienced a sample of the wealth the island and its people have to offer. This is the 27th collection in the Scottish Tradition Series of recordings from The School of Scottish Studies Sound Archive, University of Edinburgh, featuring songs, rhymes, stories and piping from Tiree, a low lying island of some thirty-six square miles west of Ardnamurchan Point.
Various Artists "Spelemannsmøte" (CD, Etnisk Musikklubb, 2015). As his 70th birthday present, Norwegian accordion player Tore Viken wished for a CD recorded by his folk music friends. And so some 20 Norwegian folk musicians have come together to record traditional Norwegian tunes, played solo or in duos, mostly on fiddles yet a few also on accordion or hardanger fiddle. A lovely present of beautifully played tunes.


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Judgment Search Results Home > Cases Phrase: mediation Year: 1998 Page 9 of about 1,500 results (0.019 seconds)
G.V.S. Lingam Vs. State of A.P.
Court : Andhra Pradesh
Reported in : 1999(1)ALD413; 1999(1)ALD(Cri)50; 1999(1)ALT(Cri)290; 1999CriLJ1026
..... house of p. sambamurthy who was managing the landed properties of the accused. search of the house of the accused was conducted on 27-8-1987 in the presence of mediators k. ravindra kumar and permanand. search list and entry under ex.p 100 was prepared. under search warrant one mr. gupta dsp conducted search of the office premises of the .....
Dec 16 1998 (HC)
Bompada Chandrasekhar and Another Vs. State of A.P.
Decided on : Dec-16-1998
Reported in : 1999(1)ALD532; 1999(1)ALT430; 1999(2)ALT(Cri)269; 1999CriLJ995
..... , vigilance, vizianagaram, on reliable information on 23-6-1993 inspected the business premises of m/s. babu filling station. parvathipuram at about 9-45 a.m. in the presence of mediators pw2 k. somulu, revenue inspector and another and found the second petitioner attending to the business, inspected the records and found book slock of 3630 litres of high speed diesci .....
Thathadi Appala Naidu Vs. Inspector of Police, Gagapathinagaram Circle ...
Reported in : 1999(1)ALD597; 1999(1)ALD(Cri)308; 1999(1)ALT(Cri)301; 1999CriLJ1186
..... pwi1 under section 302, 1pc. thereafter pw12, sub-inspector of police, took up the investigation, visited the scene of offence and prepared the observation report in the presence of the mediators go/hi satyanarayana, pv8 and another. he seized the btood stained earth, control earth and blood stained spade from the scene of offence. he prepared a sketch of scene of .....
Jan 02 1998 (HC)
Sugui Bai @ Shakuntala Bai and ors. Vs. Rafat Ali
Reported in : 1998(1)ALD693; 1998(1)ALT359
..... tendered the rent for april, 1988, the landlords refused the same and demanded to vacate the premises saying they got an offer of rent of rs.1000/-. though there was mediation by the elders the petitioners refused to receive the rents. the respondent alleged that the petitioners prevented the respondents from opening the door of the demised premises by putting stones .....
Jul 15 1998 (HC)
Tanseem Fatima Vs. Joint Commissioner of Police, Crimes and Sit, Hyder ...
Reported in : 1998(5)ALD536
..... same day at 22,00 hrs, the inspector of police, task force, went to the said electrical shop and examined the proprietor of the said shop in the presence of mediators. on examination, the said mohd. ismail stated that he has been carrying espionage activity and collecting arms and ammunition and high explosive material in collusion with a pakistani national junaid .....
A.P. Public Health and Medical Employees Union Vs. Director of Health, ...
..... the recognised collective bargaining agent, it is not possible for the respondents 1 and 2 to carry on the administration smoothly and effectively. the industrial disputes act, 1947 envisages negotiation, mediation and conciliation. many grievances of the employees working in the departments headed by the respondents 1 and 2 can be sorted out by resorting the aforementioned modes of dispute-resolution .....
Namuduri Atchyutaramaiah Vs. Osuri Gangadharam (Died) by Lrs. and ors.
..... court, the tahsildar submitted his report stating that the tenant was given possession on 5-10-1976 in pursuance of the orders of the sub-collector in the presence of mediators and also the village officers, but the defendant could not retain his possession as he was thrown out from the land by force and the landlord had taken possession of .....
Mar 05 1998 (HC)
Smt. Kanta Sachdev Vs. Devidas
Decided on : Mar-05-1998
Reported in : II(1998)DMC368
..... malkani dw 2. the wife has also examined one ballumal pw 3 to prove that as vice president of the sindhi panchayat consisting of members of the community he had mediated for reconciliation between the parties and according to him their differences could not be patched up as the husband has re- married.5. the case set up by the husband .....
Feb 17 1998 (HC)
Bansidhar Mallick Vs. the State
Court : Orissa
Reported in : 1998CriLJ1897
..... use of water of the said well which was taken exception of by the injured sukadev. in resolve the dispute one bhagyarathi swain (p.w. 1) was appointed as a mediator. while discussion was going on for settlement of the dispute between the parties, the accused entered into the house of the injured and assaulted his wife and daughter manju. the .....
Feb 04 1998 (SC)
K.K. Modi Vs. K.N. Modi and ors.
Court : Supreme Court of India
Reported in : 1998IAD(SC)697; AIR1998SC1297; 1998(2)ALLMR(SC)667; 1998(1)ARBLR296(SC); [1998]92CompCas30(SC); JT1998(1)SC407; 1998(1)SCALE403; (1998)3SCC573; [1998]1SCR601; 1998(1)LC623(
..... two parties inter se, but not in a manner which creates a legally enforceable remedy (for example, conciliation tribunals of local religious communities, or persons privately appointed to act as mediators between two disputing persons or groups). mustill and boyd have listed some of the attributes which must be present for an agreement to be considered as an arbitration agreement, though .....


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