Starting with Brooks Williams in Cambridge, UK --- closing with B&B in the US -- next month Bob Lind is headliner (yes, The Elusive Butterfly Of Love guy)
The August 2021 edition of the Greenwich Village Folk Festival
https://greenwichvillagefolkfestival.org/listen-livea.php?78
Rod MacDonald at the start
Christine Lavin introduces Brooks Williams 4:30
Brooks Williams 6:20
Ron Olesko introduces Nicole Yarlong 25:22
Nicole Yarling 26:06
Walt Michael 44:48
Deirdre Flint 1:08:04
Peter Gallway 1:27:00
Mad Agnes Trio 1:46:30
Carolann Solebello 2:04:30
Joe Jencks 2:22:30
Lili Anel 2:45:40
Buskin & Batteau 3:04:00 - 3:30:00
Rod MacDonald says good night — next show will be on September 5th, same time, same station, different cast led by Bob Lind (yes, of “The Elusive Butterfly Of Love”) — Rod MacD is friends with him in Florida and says he’s a great guitar player and still has a beautiful voice. Can’t wait! I covered his song in quite an unusual way a few years back.
I was the suprise entertainment at a man's 70th birthday party at the Coral Gables Country Club in Florida. He loved folk music, and inbetween my sets a DJ played dance music -- but none of that was folk music. I asked the DJ what the most popular dance beat is and he said 120 beats per minute. So I strung together five of my favorite folk tunes and put a dance beat under them so that now folk fans DO have something to dance to:
"Reminiscing With The Gentle Lonely Elusive Butterfly Of Love"
Robin Batteau plays on it, so does Paul Prestopino, who accompanied Peter Paul & Mary for years, so don't think I'm being disrespectful.
I think it's worth repeating the advice that Joe Williams (who was Nicole Yarling's mentor) always gave to singers: Never touch the principal, sing with the interest. I met him late in his career on a Sunday at the Detroit airport -- and I got to thank him for that advice.
I hope your summer is going well --
Ciao!
Christine