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19 Aug 02 - 05:38 PM (#768131) Subject: Blowin in the wind. P-P @M. From: little john cameron Here's some interesting anecdotes regarding Dylans early days.Peter,Paul and Mary talk about Dylan |
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19 Aug 02 - 06:37 PM (#768169) Subject: RE: Blowin in the wind. P-P @M. From: Jim McLean I was around with Dylan in the early 60's, in London. I asked Martin Carthy to let him sing as a floor singer in a London folk club where Martin was the compere and Dylan did his Woody act and was very good. I had a few discussions with him --- he actually asked me if I was Hamish Henderson --- and he wondered why McColl was living in a nice house!! I'm afraid both of us were stoned most of the time, he on pot and I on whisky but us Scottish folkies who were writing republican and anti-polaris songs thought he was a pop singer with rather pretentious and weak political songs (our opinions!). It was also aggravating to see his manager, Al Grossman, recording the Saturday night folk session at the Troubadour where a wealth of traditional (and not so traditional) songs were sung. The tapes were taken back to their hotel and gave birth to various Dylan originals like 'God on our side', 'Pretty Peggy-o' etc. I think it was Liam Clancy who commented on the fact that one of Dylan's songs were written to the harmony of a song as the microphone was placed too near to the 'harmony' singer! I discussed Dominic Behan's Patriot Game with Dylan and, leaving aside the tune, his verse 'My name it means nothing, my age it means less' shows that he wrote his song after studying Dominic's ' My name is O'Hanlon, my age is sixteen'. He was a decent kid surrounded by pot heads, and driven straight into the arms of big business, but he could do a great Woody Guthrie! Cheers, Jim Mclean |
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19 Aug 02 - 06:44 PM (#768173) Subject: RE: Blowin in the wind. P-P @M. From: GUEST Whatever, Jim He's a hell of a lot wealthier than you |
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20 Aug 02 - 03:19 AM (#768369) Subject: RE: Blowin in the wind. P-P @M. From: Jim McLean Hi Guest, and so is Jeffrey Archer. Jim McLean |
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20 Aug 02 - 07:03 AM (#768445) Subject: RE: Blowin in the wind. P-P @M. From: Hrothgar And you are not in jail, are you, Jim? :-) |
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20 Aug 02 - 12:23 PM (#768589) Subject: RE: Blowin in the wind. P-P @M. From: bob jr pretty peggy-o was on dylans first album that came out well before he ever sat foot in england |
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20 Aug 02 - 01:44 PM (#768629) Subject: RE: Blowin in the wind. P-P @M. From: Jim McLean When did he record Pretty Peggy O and have you heard The Bonnie Lass o Fyfie? Cheers, Jim Mclean |
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20 Aug 02 - 02:02 PM (#768642) Subject: RE: Blowin in the wind. P-P @M. From: bob jr he recorded it in 1960 and 61. when he toured in the 1990s he switched his versions from his "comic" take on the song on the first record to the more serious traditional lyrics and melody. |
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20 Aug 02 - 04:42 PM (#768739) Subject: RE: Blowin in the wind. P-P @M. From: Jim McLean Hi Bob jr, Pretty Peggy O, Dylan's version, was recorded (and copyrighted) in 1962. He visited England before that on an invite to do some acting but as I recall that fell through. I'll get the exact dates for you later. Cheers, Jim Mclean |
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20 Aug 02 - 10:41 PM (#768876) Subject: RE: Blowin in the wind. P-P @M. From: bob jr actually dylan recorded his version in 1961 in december and it was released in march of 1962. he came to england in dec of 1962 to appear in the play "madhouse on castle street" and also made a couple of appearances in folk clubs where he met martin carthy who taught him a couple of songs he would utilize for his own compositions...lord franklin and carthys version of scarborough fair. |
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20 Aug 02 - 11:05 PM (#768885) Subject: RE: Blowin in the wind. P-P @M. From: michaelr What's all this fuss about? I thought it was common knowledge that Dylan bastardized all manner of trad British songs in his early days -- before he really found his own voice. Cheers, Michael |
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21 Aug 02 - 03:39 AM (#768967) Subject: RE: Blowin in the wind. P-P @M. From: GUEST Thanks for the details Bob jr. Actually I introduced him to Martin whose version of Scarborough Fair is straight out of McColl's The Singing Island 1960. Cheers, Jim Mclean |
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21 Aug 02 - 03:41 AM (#768970) Subject: RE: Blowin in the wind. P-P @M. From: Jim McLean Sorry, forgot to log in! Jim McLean |
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07 Aug 11 - 06:24 PM (#3203549) Subject: RE: Blowin in the wind. P-P @M. From: saulgoldie Does anyone else still play "Blowin In The Wind" or am I just a holdout? Saul |
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07 Aug 11 - 06:29 PM (#3203554) Subject: RE: Blowin in the wind. P-P @M. From: GUEST,999 Once in a while, Saul. I keep PPMs version on the computer so I can hear their singing/harmonies and watch the intensity of Mary when she belts out the lyrics. She's into it during that performance. The song itself is still being played by some folk-influenced people around here, and I've heard singers in a few cities doing it. I think it's great that some younger people are beginning to question things again, and they ain't afraid to sing it. |