Boston Music Hall 21 November 1975. The first of two shows on that day by the Rolling Thunder Revue. Accompanied by a wild and ragged ten piece band, featuring five or sometimes six guitarists and the distinctive ‘gypsy violin’ of Scarlet Rivera, Bob Dylan has already powered through dynamic and...
Author: chrisgregory (Chris Gregory)
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FROM DIFFERENT POINTS OF VIEW: TANGLED UP IN BLUE
Tangled Up in Blue, the opening song on Blood on the Tracks, is Bob Dylan’s most ‘open ended’ creation. Since 1975 Dylan has performed the song around 1600 times, using many different musical arrangements. The continuing variations in the lyrics reflect the highly ambiguous way that Dylan allows the story to unfold. We can...
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PODCAST: A Headful of Ideas Season Two 15) Mr. Tambourine Man: Cast Your Dancing Spell
Chris discusses Dylan’s controversial appearance at the Isle of Wight Festival in 1969. DAILY DYLAN NEWS at the wonderful EXPECTING RAIN THE BOB DYLAN PROJECT- COMPREHENSIVE LISTINGS THE OFFICIAL SITE BOB DYLAN ARCHIVE STILL ON THE ROAD – ALL DYLAN’S GIGS WIKIPEDIA MICHAEL GRAY BOB DYLAN CONCORDANCE ISIS – DYLAN MAGAZINE DEFINITELY DYLAN BORN TO...
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PODCAST: Bob Dylan A Headful of Ideas Season Two 13) Minstrel Boy: Isle of Wight 1969
Chris discusses Dylan’s controversial appearance at the Isle of Wight Festival in 1969. DAILY DYLAN NEWS at the wonderful EXPECTING RAIN THE BOB DYLAN PROJECT- COMPREHENSIVE LISTINGS THE OFFICIAL SITE BOB DYLAN ARCHIVE STILL ON THE ROAD – ALL DYLAN’S GIGS WIKIPEDIA MICHAEL GRAY BOB DYLAN CONCORDANCE ISIS – DYLAN MAGAZINE DEFINITELY DYLAN BORN TO...
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Performances by CHRIS GREGORY at the BOB DYLAN NIGHT The Art Bank Shepton Mallet 22/10/2022
Chris performs Bob Dylan’s POEM FOR JOANIE Chris performs an extract from TARANTULA (with audience participation!!!) Chris reads the extract on RESTLESS FAREWELL from DETERMINED TO STAND: THE REINVENTION OF BOB DYLAN Chris reads the STANDING IN THE DOORWAY extract from ‘DETERMINED TO STAND’ The BOB DYLAN NIGHT at the Art...
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PODCAST: A HEADFUL OF IDEAS Season 2:12 Tears of Rage: The Heart Is Full of Gold
DAILY DYLAN NEWS at the wonderful EXPECTING RAIN THE BOB DYLAN PROJECT- COMPREHENSIVE LISTINGS THE OFFICIAL SITE BOB DYLAN ARCHIVE STILL ON THE ROAD – ALL DYLAN’S GIGS WIKIPEDIA MICHAEL GRAY BOB DYLAN CONCORDANCE ISIS – DYLAN MAGAZINE DEFINITELY DYLAN BORN TO LISTEN SKIPPING REELS OF RHYME UNTOLD DYLAN BADLANDS BRINGING IT ALL BACK HOME...
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BOOK TALKS AND EVENTS TO COINCIDE WITH ‘ROUGH AND ROWDY WAYS’ TOUR, OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2022
Hi folks! No doubt we’re all looking forward to Mr Bob’s upcoming UK tour, the recordings of which sound amazing! I will be following the tour as a ‘foot soldier’. You may see me outside the gigs handing out leaflets for DETERMINED TO STAND… In addition to this I will be conducting several BOOK TALKS...
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PODCAST: A Headful of Ideas Season 2 11) Upon a Painted Ocean: Caribbean Wind
DAILY DYLAN NEWS at the wonderful EXPECTING RAIN THE BOB DYLAN PROJECT- COMPREHENSIVE LISTINGS THE OFFICIAL SITE BOB DYLAN ARCHIVE STILL ON THE ROAD – ALL DYLAN’S GIGS WIKIPEDIA MICHAEL GRAY BOB DYLAN CONCORDANCE ISIS – DYLAN MAGAZINE DEFINITELY DYLAN BORN TO LISTEN SKIPPING REELS OF RHYME UNTOLD DYLAN BADLANDS BRINGING IT ALL BACK...