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Al Stewart – Historical Folk Rock
I was shopping yesterday when I heard Al Stewart‘s “Time Passages” come over the Muzak sound system. I had forgotten how much I loved this song. It was a staple on the progressive FM radio station...
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Inside Llewyn Davis and Dave Van Ronk
Yesterday I blogged about the six week music education series Rhapsodic City: Music of New York presented by the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. It just so happens the third week...
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Dave Van Ronk, The Anthology of Folk Music by Harry Smith
Dave Van Ronk, Folksinger (Photo credit: Wikipedia) It’s been sheer joy listening to Dave Van Ronk‘s memoir, The Mayor of MacDougal Street on Audio CD. Dave Van Ronk and Elijah Wald guide readers along...
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Bob Dylan, The Bootleg Series, Vol. 10 – Another Self Portrait (1969-1971)
I become intimidated when it comes to writing about Bob Dylan. I chalk that up to the fact that there are music journalists who write more authoritatively about Bob Dylan than I ever could hope to...
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Freewheelin on Jones Street in Greenwich Village
My son took me on a revelatory side-excursion in Greenwich Village yesterday as he turned me on to a “new” vinyl record store, Record Runner. Matthew loves to shop there and I became an immediate fan....
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To My Old Brown Earth by Pete Seeger
Cover of Pete Seeger Paul Winter dropped a reminisce about Pete Seeger in my e-mail Inbox the other day. I’d like to share it with you. Dear Friends, Our long-time friend and mentor, Pete Seeger,...
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