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Owner closes Middletown restaurant, reopens popular Madison Twp. business
Jan. 6—One Middletown downtown restaurant is closing and a popular Madison Twp. business is reopening. Nancy Griffith, who has operated Mockingbirds Cafe for nine years, including eight years on Central Avenue, is closing her restaurant and taking over former Peggy's Produce Market in Madison Twp., 380 Middletown-Eaton Road. Griffith said the "timing was right" to change careers. She said the ...
- EntertainmentAustin American-Statesman
Lyle Lovett & His Large Band to tape 'Austin City Limits' in August
Grammy-winning Texas singer-songwriter/bandleader Lyle Lovett will tape an episode of "Austin City Limits" with his Large Band on Aug. 24 at ACL Live
- EntertainmentBillboard
Allison Russell Wins Big at 2022 International Folk Music Awards: Full Winners?List
Crys Matthews, Jason Mraz and the late Nanci Griffith were also honored.
- EntertainmentVariety
Allison Russell, Rhiannon Giddens, Arooj Aftab Among Folk Alliance Nominees
Nominations have been announced for the Folk Alliance International’s Best of 2021 Awards, with such recent Grammy nominees (and winners) as Allison Russell, Rhiannon Giddens, Arooj Aftab, Valerie June, Kalani Pe’a and Sarah Jarosz among the contenders in the association’s three categories. Also set for non-competitive lifetime honors at the May awards ceremony are accordionist […]
- EntertainmentVariety
Lone Star State Sings Praises for Songwriters Who Define Texan Culture
The maxim “everything’s bigger in Texas” most definitely applies when it comes to having an outsized per capita concentration of brilliant songwriters. So, it’s almost surprising to realize that it took until 2005 for a Texas Heritage Songwriters Association to be formed, for the purpose of finally founding a Hall of Fame. One key figure […]
- WorldSherman/Dennison Herald Democrat
MOMENTS WITH THE MINISTER: Remembering a giant among us
The views and opinions expressed here are the author’s own and do not necessarily reflect those of the Herald Democrat.
- USJournal-News, Hamilton, Ohio
Renovated 131-year-old Sorg Opera House continues revitalization: 17 more shows planned this year
Sep. 21—Once considered another empty historic building in downtown Middletown, the Sorg Opera House has been rejuvenated, survived the coronavirus pandemic and is flourishing, said Nancy Griffith, board president of the Sorg Opera Revitalization Group (SORG). Five years ago, the Sorg was named to the 2016 list of Ohio's Most Endangered Historic Sites, a designation the non-profit organization ...
- LifestyleThe Bakersfield Californian
Herb Benham: I thought I was tough
Aug. 30—On Saturday, I worked outside in the yard from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. I thought I was somebody, I thought I was tough, I thought I could work through anything but when I finished, I thought I might be done for the rest of the weekend. The heat knocked me on my backside. End of the summer, end of August, end of life? One more end and they'd end up planting me like corn. Stuff grows. In ...
- LifestyleThe Bakersfield Californian
Herb Benham: Now it's our turn
Aug. 23—Nanci Griffith died a few days ago. Maybe you'd heard of her. Maybe not. She was a 68-year-old country/folk/Americana singer from Austin, Texas. Not only could she sing like an angel but spent much of her professional life calling attention to other musicians. When she wasn't talking about them, she was playing with John Prine, Hootie & the Blowfish, Arlo Guthrie, Frank Christian, Bob ...
