Category Archives: Wonderful Musicians
Pete Seeger’s ‘Rainbow Race’ sung by 40,000 Norwegians in response to Anders Behring Brevik
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7SFlKgaTMeI&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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Bill Morrissey
I am so sad to learn of Bill Morrissey’s death last week. ( http://articles.boston.com/2011-07-26/yourtown/29817389_1_bill-morrissey-jug-band-mississippi-john-hurt). Not only a fine singer-songwriter with a great feel for pulling references to traditional songs into his perceptive contemporary compositions, but also a performer with a great … Continue reading
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Bob Dylan Tonight & Plan For Next Few Sundays
Tonight’s show will mark Bob Dylan’s 70th birthday with some of his songs - sung by him and others – and a few songs about him. I will cart into the studio far more than time allows and welcome, much more … Continue reading
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Easter Sunday Show
I think we’ll start with some songs from Paul Simon’s new album and see where that leads. Suggestions welcome. Meanwhile, I am continuing to think about Bob Dylan’s birthday and will repeat here what I posted a few weeks ago. I … Continue reading
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Bob Dylan’s 70th-Planning for May 22
I’m starting to think about Bob Dylan’s birthday. I don’t make much of it on the air every year – and I usually play enough of his music during the year to not really need an excuse to play more … Continue reading
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If I had a blog …
While I never have any idea how many people are listening, certain Sundays feel more lonely – or intimate to give it a half-full perspective – than others and the night of the Superbowl along with those of the Grammys … Continue reading
John Herald: August 1939 – July 2005
Del McCoury and John Weingart Telluride Bluegrass Festival, June 17, 2010 Just Another Bluegrass Boy album notes signed by Del McCoury When I heard the Del McCoury Band this summer at the Telluride Bluegrass Festival, I took the opportunity to … Continue reading
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Memories of John Herald written shortly after his death in 2005
I first heard John Herald at Carnegie Hall in 1963. I believe the concert was presented by Sing Out! Magazine and, at age 15, it introduced me to a wide, wonderful world of rising singer-songwriters and jugbands, and a bluegrass … Continue reading
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