Great thread.

To: John F Weldon

Thanks for the video clip you posted at the beginning of this thread. It answered a question I've had when seeing your name here at Mudcat. Namely - are you related to Peter Weldon? Seeing a young Anna McGarrigle in your Newport clip confirms that there is a family connection.

I'm guessing Peter may be your older brother. I was involved in running the Montreal Folk Workshop at Moose Hall on Park Avenue in the mid/late sixties. Our club was a regular venue for the Mountain City Four, Jack Nissenson and Chaim Tannenbaum. I count Peter's unique voice and powerful guitar playing as an early inspiration for me along with artists like Dave Van Ronk.

We're you ever part of the entourage when the Mountain City Four appeared at the Folk Workshop? Their first Workshop performance was in January 1966.

Mike