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

101	Montchanin	Tom Intondi, Jack Hardy, Lucy Kaplansky, and Rod MacDonald	02:51
102	Open All Night	Lucy Kaplansky	04:21
103	Unemployment Rag	Frank Christian	03:28
104	Incident at Ebenezer Creek	Jack Hardy	06:18
105	Regretting What I Said	Christine Lavin	03:02
106	American Jerusalem	Rod MacDonald	06:04
201	Howard Hughes Blughes	Erik Frandsen	04:34
202	Knight Moves	Suzanne Vega	03:36
203	Call Me the Whale	Paul Kaplan, Jack Hardy, and Tom Intondi	03:43
204	Diavoli in Avido Amore	Germana Pucci	04:54
205	Wasted Love	Carolyn McCombs	04:31
206	The Great American Dream	Tom Intondi, Lucy Kaplansky, Jack Hardy, David Massengill, and Rod MacDonald	09:19