Gerry and George were seminal influences on the Chicago folk scene. George had a wonderful radio show on WFMT-FM called THE WANDERING FOLKSONG---a show based on showing different variations of various folksongs and how they changed and morphed while passing through the ritual that the oral tradition process is. Gerry was Gerry Breen when the two of them met in the 50s. They were friends of Frank Proffitt's and got me to buy one of his dulcimers back in '61. I took a series of dulcimer lessons from Gerry about that time and I never stopped learning from the two of them. Their house in Wilmette, Illinois was a focal point for wonderful music for over 40 years. Personally, I'll never forget a surreal and amazing dinner at their house with George, Gerry, Carol and I and Joseph Campbell. They thought I ought to know the man so they set this dinner up to make it happen. That's the kind of folks they were. Both will be sorely missed at our house.

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