Fast Folk: A Community of Singers and Songwriters

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Fast Folk Musical Magazine helped jumpstart the careers of musicians such as Shawn Colvin, Steve Forbert, John Gorka, Lucy Kaplansky, Christine Lavin, Richard Shindell, Suzanne Vega, and many others. This double CD set comprises honest, intimate versions of their songs, available in retail stores for the first time! Guided by the venerable Dave Van Ronk, singer-songwriter Jack Hardy formed Fast Folk in 1982 in New York City. The dominant theme in the 100-plus Fast Folk Musical Magazine issues was an emphasis on the song rather than the singer—music for its own sake. It quickly became an important showcase for the new folk scene, which continued to flourish for nearly twenty years. By drawing on both the new wave and the old guard of American folk music, Fast Folk developed into a significant chapter in the history of folk music. Compiled and annotated by Richard Meyer, Jack Hardy and Jeff Place.

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101	American Jerusalem	Rod MacDonald	5:58
102	What's Wrong with the Man Upstairs?	David Massengill	4:38
103	Old Factory Town	Gerry Devine	5:12
104	You Just Need a Home (Spotlight)	Lucy Kaplansky	3:38
105	Another Time and Place	Dave Van Ronk	4:31
106	I Don't Know Why	Shawn Colvin	3:45
107	Geza's Wailing Ways	John Gorka	3:53
108	Ragman!	David Indian	4:03
109	High Times	Tom Intondi	4:36
110	Don't Ever Call Your Sweetheart by His Name	Christine Lavin	2:21
111	Where Were You Last Night?	Frank Christian	4:19
112	Introduction to Corpo Gracile	Germana Pucci	0:28
113	Corpo Gracile	Germana Pucci	5:13
114	Kilkelly, Ireland	Laura Burns & Roger Rosen	5:58
115	Introduction to The Viking Rag	Erik Frandsen	1:32
116	The Viking Rag	Erik Frandsen	2:37
117	Forget-Me-Not	Jack Hardy	4:20
118	Vacation	Ensemble	2:42
201	Gypsy	Suzanne Vega	4:16
202	Thirty Thousand Men	Steve Forbert	4:31
203	Margaret	Frank Tedesso	4:04
204	Share the Failure	Elaine Silver	2:56
205	Bourbon as a Second Language	Patrick John Brayer	3:47
206	King of Hearts	Paul Kaplan	4:10
207	Heart on Ice	Judith Zweiman	5:04
208	The Courier	Richard Shindell	5:00
209	By Your Eyes	Wendy Beckerman	3:22
210	Danton	Lillie Palmer	4:27
211	Long Black Wall	Michael Jerling	4:27
212	Railroad Bill	Andy Breckman	3:32
213	Gravedigger	Richard Julian	3:18
214	January Gold	Richard Meyer	5:11
215	Disenchanted	Eric Wood	4:37
216	Raphael	Hugh Blumenfeld	3:35
217	Your Face	Louise Taylor	3:18
218	Crazy Horse	Josh Joffen & Late for Dinner	3:19

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