I'm pleased to confirm that I shall be giving a new version of my talk Bob Dylan & the Poetry of the Blues as part of the arts and music festivals being held in Lerwick, Shetland Isles, Scotland, over the first weekend in September. This talk, with rare footage and loud recorded music, will be on Sunday September 5 at 5.15pm in Room 16 at Islesburgh Community Centre, Lerwick, Shetland ZE1 0EQ. Tickets £5 and £3.50 are on sale now from Shetland Box Office, telephone from within the UK = 01595 745 555; from outside the UK it's +44 1595 745 555.
The previous day (Saturday September 4), at 4.45pm, I'll be giving my talk Searching for Blind Willie McTell: A biographer's Adventures in Georgia, which includes vintage and recent photographs plus audio recordings. Same venue, same details.
Lerwick is on virtually the same latitude as Bergen, and further north than Oslo. It is 125 miles northeast of the northernmost tip of mainland Scotland.
Despite the unfortunate rumbling in the audio it's clear something is happening here, and it's a real pity this one doesn't have better sound.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8U-GvTxm1Q
Pat Ford
Looking a bit more I find a whole playlist which is of better audio quality, but the performance again is exceptional in my view.
ReplyDeleteGreat vocal, and harmonica solos here
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sp4yKM0yjiE