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Dave Van Ronk interview, Jan. 21, 1999
Jan. 21, 1999 interview by Dave Conlin Read – We spoke with Dave Van Ronk the day before he was to perform at the Eighth Step Coffeehouse in Albany, NY. After congratulating him on receiving ASCAP’S Lifetime Achievement Award, we mentioned that Ramblin’ Jack Elliott had been honored recently by the USofA. Typically, Dave was [...]
Arlo Guthrie interviewed Nov. 1998 at The Guthrie Center
Arlo Guthrie talks about his former plans for developing his business in downtown Pittsfield in the late 1990s, being named Arlo, and introducing Bob Dylan and the Rolling Thunder Revue to Mama Frasca and the Dream Away Lodge.
Bob Dylan concert review – Pittsfield, MA August 26, 2006
August 26, 2006 concert review by Dave Conlin Read Poster for the Bob Dylan concert – Wahconah Park, Pittsfield, MA, August 26, 2006 Bob Dylan delivered as even and as excellent a show as you could imagine Saturday night at Wahconah Park in Pittsfield, MA; it felt like this was a big deal for him [...]
Bob Dylan concert review – Wahconah Park, Pittsfield, MA June 23, 2005
Review Bob Dylan’s concert at Wahconah Park, Pittsfield, MA during his 2005 tour of minor league ball parks. This was Dylan’s first performance in Pittsfield since appearing as Joan Baez’s guest in a 1963 concert at the Pittsfield Boy’s Club.
Bob Dylan concert review – Newport Folk Festival, Aug. 3, 2002
Bob Dylan’s return to the Newport Folk Festival in 2002, 37 years after “going electric” and shocking folk music “purists” was marked by his appearance wearing a crazy wig and fake beard, a stellar setlist, but only a routine performance.