Bob Dylan featured tonight AUG 2 ~ Bob Dylan today

Featuring early Bob Dylan tonight on PASTURES OF PLENTY
@WICN 90.5FM and wicn.org.

Dylan in his own voice and many of the other voices
who covered his songs, right up to a Nod to Bob, a
tribute album created in honor of his 60th birthday.

Blowin' In the Wind hit the airwaves
and the culture like only a few other "folk songs". Today, it may
sound dated and weak. So ubiquitous - like summer camp or elevator music.
But in its time, it was revolutionary. See him for yourself.
Check out youtube for more

Below is rare footage of Bob Dylan singing
Blowin' In the Wind from a TV appearance
on Folk Songs And More Folk Songs; WBC TV May 1963"





Currently, Bob Dylan hosts a radio show started in May 2006 called Theme Time Radio Hour, for XM Satellite Radio BBC Radio 2 commenced transmission of Dylan's radio show in the UK on December 23, 2006, and BBC 6 Music started carrying it in January 2007. The show has been praised by fans and critics for the way that Dylan conveys his eclectic musical taste and for his eccentric humor After 50 successful shows, a second season of Theme Time Radio Hour was commissioned to begin in September 2007.[ A new original Dylan song, "Huck's Tune", written and recorded for the soundtrack to the film Lucky You, was released on April 24, 2007. Dylan commenced the 2007 installment of his "Never Ending Tour" with concert dates in Europe in the spring, followed by Canada and the USA, and performing in Australia and New Zealand in the fall.

Dylan has played roughly 100 dates a year for the entirety of the 1990s and the 2000s and Dylan keeps the music unpredictable night after night. For a two and a half year period, between 2003 and 2006, Dylan ceased playing guitar, and stuck to the keyboard during concerts. Dylan chooses songs from throughout his long career, seldom playing the same set twice. However most of his tours have some staple songs, in particular his biggest hits including songs such as "Like a Rolling Stone" and "All Along the Watchtower


Here is Hurricane Carter:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=2-xIulyVsG8

Happy Birthday Folk of AUGUST

Who else can we wish a happy birthday to?

8/1 Gerry Garcia
8/3 Richard Shindell
8/6 Elliott Smith
8/8 Darryl Purpose
8/12 Peter Ostroushko
8/13 Dave Carter
8/13 Dan Fogelberg
8/14 Jennifer Kimball
8/17 Rod MacDonald
8 /0 John Hiatt
8/21 Kenny Rogers
8/22 Tori Amos
8/23 Eliza Carthy

Folk of the Folk revivals @ WICN.org

Starting AUG 2 I will be live and on the air
as the host of:

Pastures of Plenty
Thursdays 7- 11pm
WICN-FM 90.5 and on the web at wicn.org
as well.

Folk music featuring but exclusive to
the urban boom - 50s, and 60s revival and more.