Fast Folk Musical Magazine (April 1986, Vol. 3, No. 4): Boston One

New York–based Fast Folk Musical Magazine heads to the Boston area for two recordings at the Nameless Coffeehouse in Cambridge in early 1986. Beginning with Tracy Chapman’s “For My Lover” and ending with Talitha Nelson’s a cappella (and probably semi-autobiographical) “Ballad of a Female Shanty Singer,” this release finds the local folk music scene to be alive and well. Leo Kretzner’s “United Tool and Die,” a song about unemployment in the auto industry, still resonates, and Marian Streetpeople and Barbara Herson have fun with “Everybody Needs a Hug” (even President Ronald Reagan). A 20–page facsimile of Fast Folk Musical Magazine is included.

Track Listing

101	For My Lover	Tracy Chapman	03:15
102	United Tool and Die	Leo Kretzner	03:45
103	Que lindo tener papel	Flor de Caña	03:15
104	May They Be Blessed	Scott Alarik	04:45
105	Nobody but You	Cormac McCarthy and Rick Watson	03:20
106	Everybody Needs a Hug	Marian Streetpeople and Barbara Herson	03:00
107	One More Round	Catherine David	02:49
201	Breakfast in Bed	Bob Halpern and Rick Watson	02:52
202	Love Comes to a Simple Heart	Chuck Hall	03:28
203	Close to Dreams	Sue Krantz	03:27
204	Take Me, I Want to Go with You	Jason Threlfall and Nan Donald	04:37
205	The Rain Today	S. Amelia White and Jennifer Staton	03:36
206	House Full of Fortune	Deborah Silverstein	03:57
207	Ballad of a Female Shanty Singer	Talitha Claypool Nelson	03:33