Fast Folk Musical Magazine (May 1993, Vol. 7, No. 4): Live at the Old Vienna Kaffeehaus, Westboro, MA 1993

Founded in 1982, Fast Folk Musical Magazine was a New York cooperative record label and magazine dedicated to reviving the city’s folk scene. As its title suggests, this album was recorded live at the Old Vienna Kaffeehaus in Westborough, MA, and serves as a celebration of the New England musical cafes whose open mics assisted many an aspiring folk singer. “The New England folk coffeehouse,” the liner notes explain, “is a volunteer organization that puts artistic and cultural control into the hands of the community.” This collection presents a mix of New England–based performers delivering classic folk sounds as well as more experimental tracks such as “Stress,” a tongue-in-cheek depiction of the rat race, and the spoken-word “Thoughts of a Would-Be Pony Rider.” A 16-page facsimile of the liner notes is included.

Track Listing

101	Witness to Joy	Vance Gilbert	03:44
102	The One Who Got Away	Diane Ziegler	04:55
103	Sidewalk Sam	Diana Kirk	04:33
104	Can't Let Love Pass By	Kim Trusty	04:06
105	Ghost Dance	Greg Greenway	05:53
106	Thoughts of a Would be Pony Rider	Timothy Mason	03:03
107	Run for Your Lives	Rick Tarquinio	05:52
108	Just Like Christopher Columbus	The Nields	03:37
109	Stress	Jim Infantino	04:26
110	Conversation with a Ghost	Ellis Paul	03:47
111	Charlie and Maureen	Don White	05:13
112	Living on the Edge	Amanda Carr	03:43
113	Mexico	Scott Alarik	04:03
114	The Glider Ride	Greg and Michelle McConnell	04:26
115	The Bottom Rung	Thomas Keene	03:26
116	Uranus	Mike Duffy	03:25