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By Fred Kasten

New Orleans – Old Crow Medicine Show fiddler and singer Ketch Secor lived in New Orleans for three years as a youngster - and absorbed a lot of Crescent City influences in those years. OCMS is a big draw at top festivals - and they're regularly featured on A Prairie Home Companion - but they still love to make music in the streets when they can...

To find out more about Ketch Secor and Old Crow Medicine Show - please click here .

By Diane Mack

New Orleans, La, – The New Orleans Ballet Association, NOBA, is celebrating the big Four-Oh with a star studded anniversary gala.

New Orleans, LA – From the HBO series Treme, actor Wendell Pierce talks to WWNO about the show and growing up in NOLA, The Zurich PGA Golf Classic in New Orleans, and author Tom Sancton - "Song of my Fathers"

By Fred Kasten

New Orleans – Today - on "The Sound of Books" - conversation with New Orleans writer, educator and clarinetist Tom Sancton - whose classic coming-of-age-in-New Orleans memoir "Song For My Fathers: A New Orleans Story in Black and White" is now in print in paperback - in an expanded and updated edition.

By Fred Kasten

New Orleans – To learn more about Nicholas Payton and his music - go here.

For more information about the 41st Annual New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival Presented by Shell - go here.

By Ian McNulty

By Fred Kasten

New Orleans – New Orleans songwriter, pianist, producer and arranger Allen Toussaint - a Rock'n'Roll Hall of Famer - will perform twice at Jazz Fest - a set of his classic tunes on Friday, April 30th - and selections from his Grammy-nominated jazz cd "The Bright Mississippi" in the Jazz Tent on Saturday, May 1st.

For more information about Allen Toussiant and his music - please click here .

By Eileen Fleming

By Eileen Fleming

New Orleans, La. – A magnitude 8-point-8 earthquake devastated the South American country on February 27th. President Sebastian Pinera met with officials at the port of New Orleans for long-term advice.
Mayor Ray Nagin advised the government to quickly funnel money to local agencies, and get sturdy modular housing for temporary shelter. He said it could take as long as 15 years to fully recover.
Pinera is in Washington for a summit on nuclear weapons and energy technology.

By Fred Kasten

New Orleans – Mandolin maestro and singer/songwriter Sam Bush - and his superb quintet - bring their dynamic "Newgrass" sounds to Jazz Fest Saturday, April 24, 2010.

To find out more about Sam Bush and his music - please click here .

For more information about the 41st Annual New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival Presented by Shell - please click here .