Fast Folk Musical Magazine (Vol. 3, No. 4) Boston One
Various Artists

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
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For My Lover | Tracy Chapman | 3:15 | |
102
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United Tool and Die | Leo Kretzner | 3:45 | |
103
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Que Lindo Tener Papel | Flor de Caña | 3:15 | |
104
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May They Be Blessed | Scott Alarik | 4:45 | |
105
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Nobody But You | Cormac McCarthy and Rick Watson | 3:20 | |
106
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Everybody Needs a Hug | Marian Streetpeople and Barbara Herson | 3:00 | |
107
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One More Round | Catherine David | 2:49 | |
201
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Breakfast in Bed | Bob Halpern and Rick Watson | 2:52 | |
202
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Love Comes to a Simple Heart | Chuck Hall | 3:28 | |
203
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Close to Dreams | Sue Krantz | 3:27 | |
204
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Take Me, I Want to Go With You | Jason Threlfall and Nan Donald | 4:37 | |
205
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The Rain Today | S. Amelia White and Jennifer Staton | 3:36 | |
206
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House Full of Fortune | Deborah Silverstein | 3:57 | |
207
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Ballad of a Female Shanty Singer | Talitha Claypool Nelson | 3:33 |