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"While human conflict and cultural differences may draw the majority of
headlines, the Northwest Folklife Festival is both literal and symbolic proof
that human beings have far more similarities than differences, and that the
differences can be a uniting, positive force in our lives," Herschensohn
added.m.

yoshioka endo

" Baez will play a series of select dates this fall.
More than 2,000 volunteers are helping to organize the Festival, which is
expected to attract more than 275,000 visitors during its four-day run. "In a world
dominated by opposites -- love and hate, wealth and poverty, hope and despair
-- the Festival is a celebration of the strength, hope and resolve that people
and communities derive from their cultural diversity .

susanna laage

still familiar after decades. Paul, MN
October 9 Mayo Civic Center Rochester , MN
October 14 Vic Theater Chicago, IL
October 15 Meridian Ballroom Edwardsville, IL
October 17 The Ark Ann Arbor , MI
October 18 The Ark Ann Arbor, MI
October 28* New Jersey Performing Arts Center Newark, NJ
November 1 McCarter Theater Princeton , NJ
December 2 Lobero Theatre Santa Barbara, CA
December 3 The Fox Theatre Redwood City, CA
December 4 Luther Burbank Center for the Arts Santa Rosa, CA
December 6 Van Duzer Theatre Arcata, CA

maro phrase

" Baez is supported on the album by her recent
touring band, George Javori, Duke McVinnie, Erik Della Penna and Graham
Maby. to 11 p.

Butoh Dance is a Japanese avant-garde dance movement initiated by Tatsumi Hijikata and Kazuo Ohno in the 1950s.

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In 2004, Baez released her first new album in 6 years, "Dark Chords on a
Big Guitar" (KOCH Records) to critical acclaim.

JOAN BAEZ TOUR

*with Richard Thompson

October 8 O'Shaughnessy Auditorium St. This year 's event, one of the largest in the Festival's
34-year history, will feature 6,000 musicians, dancers , tradition bearers and
visual artists, in more than 1,000 music and dance performances, visual arts
and folklore exhibits, symposia, workshops, craft and cooking demonstrations
and films.

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2005 Northwest Folklife Festival Set for Memorial Day Weekend

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(Click here for details)
"Bowery Songs" features four previously unrecorded songs: Bob Dylan's
"Seven Curses," Steve Earle's "Jerusalem," the hymn -like "Finlandia," and
the traditional "Dink's Song.

acclaim buto

KOCH Records will release
"Bowery Songs" on September 6. she commanded newer compositions with grace
and agility.
Extensive information, including a full calendar of events and performers,
is available online at http://www .

koga endo

Over four decades after her landmark live
album, "In Concert," Joan Baez returns with "Bowery Songs" -- a new live
album that captures her November 6, 2004 performance at the Bowery Ballroom
in New York City.275,000 Visitors, 6,000 Performers Expected at Largest Festival of its Kind in
North America

SEATTLE, The 2005 Northwest Folklife Festival --
the largest folk, ethnic and traditional arts festival west of the other
Washington -- will be held Memorial Day weekend, May 27th through 30th, at
Seattle Center.

choreographer rawlins

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The Festival is FREE OF CHARGE TO ALL (with a suggested donation of $5 per
person, per day).org.

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The Washington Post recently said of Baez's live performances, ".

kasai initiated

The
Festival is an interactive event -- while investigating the fundamental theme
of the mentor-apprentice relationship, every visitor will become an apprentice
to the folk traditions of the Pacific Northwest.
The event is held, rain or shine, from 11 a., May 27, 28, 29
and 30, 2005.

kasai ohno

ohno rooted

. This
year's Cultural Focus, Generation to Generation: Passing on our Traditions,
will highlight folk artists who are exemplary bearers of tradition in special
concerts, exhibits and demonstrations.

buto kazuo

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tadashi ohno

Please see below for details.
"The Northwest Folklife Festival is more important, and more needed today
than ever before," said Michael Herschensohn , Executive Director.

kasai shinichi

butoh rooted

buto kazuo

brings an almost conversational intimacy to songs
by Ryan Adams, Greg Brown , Joe Henry, Gillian Welch and David Rawlings,
Steve Earle and others.

rawlins kasai

PRESS RELEASE KOCH Records to Release Joan Baez's 'Bowery Songs' September 6

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kazuo endo

The Wall Street Journal
said of the album, " .

butoh shinichi

. The vast majority of costs are covered by major donors and
benefactors, as well as the individual contributions of thousands of citizens.

laage choreographer

The Festival will exhibit a wide array of ethnic, occupational , religious
and artistic traditions, deepening visitors' understanding of and appreciation
for the breadth of cultures and artistic expressions in the region.

kobo initiated

USA Today has called Baez "the matriarch of modern folk
music" and "Bowery Songs" celebrates her career and legacy with both
classic and previously unreleased material.

kobo ohno

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