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"  Now that Bob Dylan is singing jingles for Victoria&amp;#039;s Secret and all the other folk singers of the era have lapsed into self-parody, most people (the ones who don&amp;#039;t sing in coffee shops anyway) believe the genre is dead. But Mark Charles Heidinger, recording under the name Vandaveer, does his best to resurrect folk on his new album, Grace and Speed out on Gypsey Eyes. To help revive folk music, we hooked up with Chris Sullivan, who played clarinet on Vandaveer&amp;#039;s &amp;quot;Marianne You&amp;#039;ve Done it Now,&amp;quot; to get detailed instructions on how you can play along. 1. Before you even think about playing clarinet, open your mind, do a little MP3 shopping, and listen to great clarinet players like Sidney Boucher or any of the pre-40s Duke Ellington records. Don&amp;#039;t forget Doctor Michael White, Barney Begard or Stan Smith.  2. Buy, steal, or borrow a clarinet that doesn&amp;#039;t have a bunch of leaks in it. Size doesn&amp;#039;t matter, though--most clarinets are one-size-fits all.  3. Soak your reed in a glass of water for at least 5 minutes before you play.  4. Get the reed moving by resting the mouthpiece on your bottom lip, chomp down on that sucker and blow till you hear something.   5. Breathe deeply and react to what&amp;#039;s going on in the song. Close your eyes and imagine where you want to be. Then go there with your fingers as you push your breath into the instrument.  6. Make sure no one has YouTubed you. &amp;quot;Marianne, You&amp;#039;ve Done It Now&amp;quot; by Vandaveer is no longer available for download. To hear music, please visit Vandaveer&amp;#039;s Website. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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