Category Archives: Folk

Preaching…and Farewell Frisco

Posted on June 12th, 2008 by Neal Locke

This Sunday I’ll be preaching my last sermon at Faithbridge Presbyterian church, strapping on my guitar to sing my last songs with the praise team, and saying my goodbyes to all the people who have been part of our lives … Continue reading →

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david m. bailey on youtube

Posted on April 21st, 2008 by Neal Locke

Here’s something beautiful to fill my blog silence a little while longer.  If you don’t already know David Bailey, you should.

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Folk Song#6: Man of God

Posted on March 7th, 2008 by Neal Locke

This is the sixth and final song for what I hope will soon become my “Hymns and Heresies” folk album. This other five songs will be arrangements of hymns. Guess that makes this one a “heresy” then… This song centers … Continue reading →

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Myself on Open Source Audio

Posted on January 17th, 2008 by Neal Locke

I just uploaded all five of my “folk-songs” to Open Source Audio, a division of the Internet Archive. I love this project, and it’s a great place to find interesting songs, documentaries, short films, and audio recordings – all licensed … Continue reading →

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Woody Guthrie This Land Montage

Posted on December 15th, 2007 by Neal Locke

I went foraging on YouTube today, trying to figure out the chords and fingerings for a song I’ve waited much too long to add to my repertoire. I was pretty impressed with what I found. I think Woody would’ve been … Continue reading →

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Mid-Blog-Life-Crisis?

Posted on November 14th, 2007 by Neal Locke

If a blog can have a mid-life crisis (what’s the life expectancy of a blog, anyhow?) I think this blog is in the midst of one. When I first registered the domain name “mrlocke.net,” I was a high school English … Continue reading →

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Homeland Insecurities

Posted on October 30th, 2007 by Neal Locke

Two news stories caught my attention today: It appears that a British citizen of Arabic descent (who also happens to be a member of Parliament) was detained at Dulles Airport and actually had his luggage checked for explosives. The irony … Continue reading →

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