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BOSTON GLOBE
Wisecracker not your typical folkie by Denise Taylor
Between witty ballads like �Big in Belgium� and �Drivin� in Boston Is Drivin� Me to Drink,� Newman also takes audience polls, trolls for impromptu back-up singers, and riffs on whatever comes to mind. Read the whole story.
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MLB.COM, offical Web site of Major League Baseball
Three decades of baseball songs by Doug Miller
Howie Newman, the Boston-based singer, songwriter and baseball nut, recently released an album of clever, funny and heartfelt baseball songs, Baseball's Greatest Hits, Volume 2. Read the whole story.
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BOSTON GLOBE
Newman plays a comeack tune by Wendy Killeen
Rich Ham, who runs the Common Seasons Coffeehouse in Chelmsford, said Newman �has fun while he�s on stage. I thoroughly enjoyed watching him and so did everyone else.� Read the whole story.
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MELROSE FREE PRESS
Helping Our Neighbors by Daniel DeMaina
Newman thought it would be nice to have Melrose musicians and businesses supporting a nonprofit organization that provides for people in Melrose.
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BOSTON GLOBE
Season opener for Newman
Newman doesn't limit his subject matter when it comes to penning his witty, upbeat ditties. Other topics he's tackled include television commercials, getting up in the morning, cellphones, middle-age dating, and intergalactic garbage
collection. Read the whole story.
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WORCESTER MAGAZINE
Howie Newman's second life as a folk musician by Charlene Arsenualt
Newman has fine-tuned his show from the early �80s. Playing pop folk with usually funny lyrics (he�s got a few serious tunes), Newman�s songs are in the same vein as those of Barenaked Ladies. Read the whole story.
THE JEWISH JOURNAL
Local folksinger hits all the right notes by Susan Jacobs
The likeable entertainer plays zippy and upbeat tunes that have tinges of folk, rock, bluegrass, jazz and country. Read the whole story.
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THE INSIDE PITCH (American Softball Association newsletter)
Modified player puts his love for softball to music
Howie Newman has recorded a true classic about our favorite sport as part of his upcoming CD, Trust Me, You�ll Like It. The song, �Weekend Warrior, � is a catchy, hard-rocking ditty that details the trials and tribulations of playing Sunday morning
doubleheaders for the past 23 years. Read the whole story.