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The Kingston Trio – live at the No on 14 Rally – Hollywood Bowl – October 4, 1964 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Hate to bug you, but we have a goal to meet: Become a Patron! With the sad news that founding member of The Kingston Trio, Bob...
Seth Lakeman – in concert at Summer Sundae, Leicester – 2006 – BBC 6 Music. Patrons get something exclusive: Become a Patron! Seth Lakeman in concert tonight, recorded by The BBC during the Summer Sundae Festival at Leicester in 2006. I was thinking about this concert and looking at the...
The Leisure Society – Live At FIP – FIP Studios, Paris – March 28, 2013 – Radio France FIP – The Leisure Society, in a studio concert for Radio France and their then-Rock/Jazz/Eclectica outlet FIP in Paris, broadcast live on March 28, 2013. Digging through old files earlier today, I...
First Aid Kit – Live at The Biggest Weekend, Belfast – May 26, 2018 – BBC 6 Music – Become a Patron! First Aid Kit – in concert at The Biggest Weekend in Belfast and recorded by BBC 6 Music on May 26, 2018. Taking a minor detour from our...
Roy Harper – with The Keith Mansfield Group – In Session for John Peel – March 17, 1968 – BBC Radio 1 – Roy Harper to kick off the week. Perhaps not a household name in the States, but a legend and icon in the UK (our loss), as well...
Tim Hardin with The Spike Heatley Quinet – in Session for John Peel – July 15, 1968 – broadcast July 28, 1968 – BBC Radio 1 – Tim Hardin in session for John Peel, backed by The Spike Heatly Quintet, recorded for BBC Radio 1 on July 15, 1968 and...
Call Of The Range – Cliffie Stone With The Plainsmen – CBS Radio/KNX Los Angeles – October 21, 1946- Gordon Skene Sound Collection – This is something you absolutely don’t hear anymore. Not unless you already know about, grew up with, have been a fan of or have a propensity...
Woodpigeon – in session for Marc Riley – February 24, 2009 – BBC 6 Music – Starting off the week on a relatively tranquil note by way of Woodpiegon, from a session recorded for Marc Riley at BBC 6 Music on February 24, 2009. Woodpigeon are an Indie-Pop/new-Folk/Anti-Folk collective founded...
Shannon Lay – In session/mini-concert from The Box Shop, San Francisco – Dec, 13, 2016 – Pressure Drop.tv – Shannon Lay tonight – continuing our survey of all things L.A. this week. Shannon Lay leads a double life – as lead guitarist for The Feels, a rather high-voltage All-Female Punk...
Hollywood Bowl – No On 14 Rally – Sept. 23, 1964 – Part 1 Hollywood Bowl – No On 14 Rally – Sept. 23, 1964 – Part 2 An all-star extravaganza – one of those Hollywood Bowl concerts never heard, long-thought lost, destined to be destroyed and otherwise forgotten about....
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