"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
"Because ignorance of your culture is considered uncool"
– Mary Travers and Friends (w/Bob Dylan) – April 20, 1975 – KNX-FM – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – It would seem natural, two icons of 60s Folk Music to be sitting around, shooting the breeze and talking about Music.…
Coffee works wonders: – Bob Dylan – Live At Free Trade Hall, Manchester – May 7, 1965 – Soundboard Recording – Pivotal year, 1965. After the initial wave of bands from Britain had flooded the U.S., and as America jolted…
Skip Weshner’s Accent On Sound – One Sheridan Square – Peter and Isabel Gardner – 1959 – KRHM-FM, Los Angeles – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Folk Music of the 50s tonight with a sample of FM radio in Los…
Folk Night 1965 – Josh White, Bud & Travis – Hollywood Bowl – August 1965, Part 1 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – – Folk Night 1965 – Ian Sylvia, Judy Collins, The Brothers Four – Hollywood Bowl – August…
Grand Ole Opry – Sept. 20, 1941 – NBC Radio – Gordon Skene Sound Collection It’s interesting to consider there was a time when Folk Music and Country Music were practically one and the same. And I suppose it’s not…
After devoting too many posts the past year on tributes for musicians who have passed away, it’s an absolute pleasure to post something of a celebration tonight. Hard to imagine, but Bob Dylan turns 80 today, May 24th. Not to…
Peter, Paul and Mary, Odetta – Bud & Travis- Folk Night At The Bowl – August 2, 1963 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Help us preserve history: Become a Patron! Since running The Kingston Trio concert last night, I’ve…
KRHM-FM – November 1958 – Paul Werth – Werth Listening To – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – 1958. It’s a Sunday night in November – you’re not in High School anymore. Maybe you’re going to UCLA, and your first…
Joan Baez – Live at Paleo Festival 2015 – Live à Fip – Radio France/FIP – Joan Baez, who turned 75 on January 9th, is still going strong – touring, recording and bringing her message of protest and social justice…
– Les Big Byrd – Live At Pustervik, Gothenburg – September 22, 2015 – Sveriges Radio P3 – Although I’m not entirely sure about the name, I am sure that Les Big Byrd are a major new ingredient in…