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Bon Iver collaborates with the Chieftains
50th anniversary Chieftains record also features Imelda May, the Decemberists, many more
There's a joke going around the Current offices that there are so many Bon Iver developments coming out on a weekly basis that we could practically devote an entire blog to Justin Vernon's wherabouts and collaborations. At the risk of becoming the Bon Current Blog (I already managed to mention him this morning in my post about the Minneapolitan filmmaker behind Kathleen Edwards' new music video), here's a quick rundown of some recent developments in Iver Land.
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Kathleen Edwards video filmed by Minneapolitan Dan Huiting 1
Huiting says his career has boomed after working with Bon Iver
Kathleen Edwards
Still from new "Change the Sheets" video Dan Huiting
As the Current's review of this week's CD of the Week suggests, Kathleen Edwards has a lot of ties to the Minnesota music scene. Not only does her just-released album, Voyageur, feature contributions from drummer Brian Moen of Peter Wolf Crier and Eau Claire musicians like Phil Cook (Megafaun), Sean Carey (Bon Iver), and Edwards' co-producer and beau Justin Vernon, but Edwards also worked closely with Minneapolis-based filmmaker Dan Huiting to create a tour diary-style music video for her first single, "Change the Sheets."
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