Music Digest for Thursday

Today's Music Lesson: How to play the pennywhistle

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120658316777367569.html?mod=googlenews_wsj

Former Red Knuckles band member Tim O'Brien has a new album:

http://www.kansascity.com/414/story/548646.html

Patti Smith opens her first art show in Paris

http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5i4tfx9BqVOWD_SHsvn4oMmBGUyeQ

New England One Man Guitar Fest Johnny A:

http://www.telegram.com/article/20080327/EWORCESTER/162093830/-1/eworcester

Speaking of guitars, a fascinating look back at the lap steel

http://www.mlive.com/music/index.ssf/2008/03/steel_guitar_player_gerald_ros.html

New Orleans music comes to New Hampshire

http://wwoz.org/community/keene/

And in a related story, New Orleans Public radio station WWOZ is set for their annual Piano Night

http://www.publicradiomail.org/ct/b1LHifY1ZS3n/