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Fast Folk Musical Magazine (April 1984, Vol. 1, No. 4): Live at the Bottom Line 1984

Various Artists
Fast Folk Musical Magazine (April 1984, Vol. 1, No. 4): Live at the Bottom Line 1984

Recorded in January 1984, this collection of songs is the first in a series of live performances that Fast Folk Musical Magazine recorded at the Bottom Line, a popular music venue in Greenwich Village.

Musical topics range from the serious to the satirical. The former include a song about the plight of whales (“Call Me the Whale” to the tune of “The Greenland Whale Fisheries” by Paul Kaplan) and the Civil War (“Incident at Ebenezer Creek” by Jack Hardy), as well as songs about the trials and tribulations of love (Carolyn McCombs, “Wasted Love,” and Christine Lavin performing a humorous “Regretting What I Said”). On the lighter side are “Howard Hughes Blughes” by Erik Frandsen and “Unemployment Rag” by Frank Christian. David Massengill’s iconic “The Great American Dream” closes this session. Several of the acoustic performances are supported by a house band of electric guitar, bass, and drums.

This recording includes the 20-page facsimile of the magazine.

Track Listing

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101
Tom Intondi, Jack Hardy, Lucy Kaplansky, and Rod MacDonald
02:51
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102
Brian Rose
04:21
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103
Frank Christian
03:28
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104
Jack Hardy
06:18
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105
Christine Lavin
03:02
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106
Rod MacDonald
06:04
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201
Erik Frandsen
04:34
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202
Suzanne Vega
03:36
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203
Paul Kaplan
03:43
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204
Germana Pucci
04:54
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205
Paul Joses
04:31
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206
Tom Intondi, Lucy Kaplansky, Jack Hardy, David Massengill, and Rod MacDonald
09:19