Newsletter, July 2008 - The Kitchen Musician

Posted by Tom on Jul 7th, 2008
2008
Jul 7

Hello Friends!

Welcome to the July 2008 issue of The Kitchen Musician, my monthly folk music newsletter, featuring Swallowed by the Hole, a song I wrote in honor of the upcoming 50th anniversary of the Knox Mine Disaster which took place near my home in 1959.

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Newsletter, June 2008 - The Kitchen Musician

Posted by Tom on Jun 11th, 2008
2008
Jun 11

Hello Friends!

Welcome to the June 2008 issue of The Kitchen Musician, my monthly folk music newsletter featuring “The Eensie-Weensie Spider” – an allegory of hope and encouragement.

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Newsletter May 2008 - The Kitchen Musician

Posted by Tom on May 6th, 2008
2008
May 6

Hello Friends!

Welcome to the May 2008 issue of The Kitchen Musician, my monthly folk music newsletter featuring “Another Box from the Combat Zone” – new words added to “Ohio”, a Neil Young song about the events of May 4, 1970 on the campus of Kent State University.

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Bound for Glory - 1975

Posted by Tom on Apr 8th, 2008
2008
Apr 8

Last week I found a vintage 1975 quarter inch reel tape recording of the Folk Song Society of Greater Boston performance of “Bound for Glory”, a musical tribute to Woody Guthrie, which took place at the Unitarian Church in West Newton, MA.

Thanks to my good friend Maria, I now also have a reel-to-reel machine. So rather than clean my office, I spent the day digitizing this old tape. Here is a sample of me playing mandolin on “Woody’s Rag”.

Woody’s Rag

Also heard are Allan Schmidt doing the introduction, Neil Downey on banjo, Jan Downey Greene on spoons, and many others picking and kicking up their heels.

Thanks to the FSSGB. Since 1959, they have actively provided opportunities for everyone to make, enjoy, and support folk music.

Click to listen to the entire performance (all 37 selections!) and view the list of participants.

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Acoustic Music TV

Posted by Tom on Mar 30th, 2008
2008
Mar 30

In March, I was interviewed by Bruce Jones for his show, Acoustic Music TV. The show was aired on Norwood Public Access TV. Click below to see the interview, plus all songs. Or click “Continue Reading” to choose individual songs.

Contents:
00:00 - 10:00 Interview
10:00 - 12:45 “How Happy I Am”, © Gary Davis and Tom Smith
12:45 - 16:55 “Talking Post Trauma Blues”, © Tom Smith
16:55 - 21:30 “A Prayer for Peace”, © Tom Smith
21:30 - 24:30 “The Cricket”, © Tom Smith
24:30 - 28:00 “Clouds Gonna’ Roll Away”, Traditional
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