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The Fandom Of The Opera

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Unplugged View: The Fandom Of The Operaby Aaron Rowan Winter is my favorite season, and world music features some of ...

Turkey Talk

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Unplugged View Turkey Talkby Aaron Rowan As the holidays approach, and I appreciate the autumn colors, I’m reminded of a ...

It’s Raining Gems, Hallelujah!

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Unplugged View:  It’s Raining Gems, Hallelujah!by Aaron Rowan      Original songwriting…..the first love of Modesto Unplugged. We’re one of ...

Unplugged View: The Jewel Of The Isle

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Unplugged View: The Jewel Of The Isleby Aaron Rowan The listening room is the most satisfying sort of venue where ...

UnpluggedView: The Amtraker’s Guide To The Gallery

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UnpluggedView: The Amtraker’s Guide To The Gallery (volume one)by Aaron Rowan This summer, I’ll complete my goal of visiting all ...

UnpluggedView: The Saint Valentine’s Delay Mass Acher

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UnpluggedView: The Saint Valentine’s Delay Mass Acherby Aaron Rowan “Een nieuwe lente, een nieuw geluid,” as they say in the ...

UnpluggedView: Tumbleweeds

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UnpluggedView: Tumbleweedsby Aaron Rowan I binged my way through Amazon’s ‘Jack Reacher’ series last month. I admire the character, that ...

Unplugged View: A Loveable Feast

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Unplugged View: A Loveable Feastby Aaron Rowan “If music be the food of love, play on.” – Shakespeare, ‘Twelfth Night.’ ...

UnpluggedView: The Big Year

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Unplugged View: The Big Yearby Aaron Rowan Happy New Year, dear reader. In the world of birding, there is an ...

Unplugged View: The World Is Yours

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Unplugged View: The World Is Yoursby Aaron Rowan ‘Duende’: a Spanish word with no direct English translation, which refers to ...

Unplugged View: The Song Remembers When

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Unplugged View: The Song Remembers Whenby Aaron Rowan & friends Welcome, dear reader, to the 100th UnpluggedView column. Here’s something ...

UnpluggedView: Go West, Young Minstrel

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UnpluggedView: Go West, Young Minstrelby Aaron Rowan Songs of the traveler make up the soundtrack of my life. Chris Doud, ...

UnpluggedView: Song of the Southpaw

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Unplugged View: Song Of The Southpawby Aaron Rowan David Finley does much of his best songwriting from behind the wheel, ...

Unplugged View: Old Souls

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Unplugged View: Old Soulsby Aaron Rowan What’s the coolest band name you’ve ever seen? Mine might just belong to the ...

UnpluggedView: Some Like It Haute

Aaron Rowan

Unplugged View: Some Like It Hauteby Aaron Rowan I’ve always been a serious foodie, but I enjoy Burger King far ...