Fast Folk Musical Magazine (February 1986, Vol. 3, No. 2)

Fast Folk Musical Magazine was a combination of print magazine and audio recording published in New York City from 1982 to 1997. Its principal purpose was to serve as an outlet for young singer/songwriters in the release of their recordings. This collection of songs reflects a variety of folk music styles ranging from country blues (“Waltz with the Captain’s Daughter”) and Celtic (“Cold is the Heart” and “The Grim Reaper’s Song”) to folk rock (“Cry for the Lonely”) and a cappella (“Hillsong”). “Bernie Gets” is a song parody based on “Jingle Bells” about Bernard Goetz who shot a black teenager on the New York City subway in 1979. Several of the song performances in this collection make use of a keyboard synthesizer. A 20 page facsimile of the magazine is included with the recording.

Track Listing

Audio Player 101	Private Lives	Penelope Nichols	05:30
Audio Player 102	Salvation for Hire	Tom McGhee	03:29
Audio Player 103	Bernie Gets	Roger Deitz	03:07
Audio Player 104	Hillsong	Hugh Blumenfeld and Diane Chodkowski	02:37
Audio Player 105	Cold Is the Heart	Donnybrook Fair	02:06
Audio Player 106	Old Man of Penn Station	Dennis Dougherty	03:48
Audio Player 201	Cry for the Lonely	Robin Greenstein	04:11
Audio Player 202	Waltz with the Captain's Daughter	Cormac McCarthy	07:22
Audio Player 203	The Grim Reaper's Song	John Kruth and the Usual Suspects	03:07
Audio Player 204	Her Obsession	Steve Kay	02:53
Audio Player 205	Equinox	Stuart Kabak	03:20
Audio Player 206	That's Not Part of the Bargain	Billy Jones	02:32