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Bob Dylan Center Announces Inaugural Fellowship Recipients (Billboard) [5]
"Tega Ethan, a 25-year-old singer-songwriter from Nigeria, and Taylor Zickfoose, a 28-year-old native of Washington state, are the inaugural recipients of the Bob Dylan Center songwriter fellowship."
Artists On The Bill with Bob Dylan (BobServe) [10]
"Dylan has played in so many places around the world that it has given him the opportunity to showcase more than 400 different acts. Of these, around 250 appeared just one time with him."
Bob Dylan’s Ongoing Journey (Inside Higher Ed) [8]
"He quite rightly regards himself as a modern-day troubadour, minstrel, bard and rhapsode, like those who recited Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey. His ability to draw upon and synthesize these varied influences and create songs that are entirely new and original is a real testament to his musical and poetic genius."
Dickey Betts Talks Singing "Ramblin' Man" with Bob Dylan (Flagging Down) [8]
"That “Ramblin’ Man” performance took place in Tampa, near Dickey’s home, in 1995. It’s not the only time Betts and Dylan shared a stage. For a decade or so, whenever Dylan played a show in central Florida, Dickey was likely as not to pop onstage to jam."
LLoyd Fonvielle on ‘Shadows in the Night (Peter Stone Brown) [10]
"To call the results astonishing is to put it mildly. Part of what’s so moving about the album is that Bob Dylan, an iconic rebel, a great though eccentric songwriter in his own right, surrenders utterly to the lyrics and the melodies of songs written for mainstream audiences."
A Restored Western Masterpiece from Sam Peckinpah & Bob Dylan (MovieWeb) [5]
"Fortunately, Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid has been restored, and the Criterion Collection is releasing a 4K set that includes the 50th anniversary release, the original theatrical release, and Peckinpah's first cut. The film stars Kris Kristofferson, James Coburn, Jason Robards, and Bob Dylan, who created the gorgeous score for the film."
New Podcasts This Week
The latest streaming Dylan shows. Most links to Apple Podcasts
The Dylantantes
Never Ending Stories
Musicians Reveal
Mavis Staples (Dylan at 21:00) - YouTube
Headful of Ideas
Tapp'd In
Death By Music
A History Of Rock Music
The Album Anniversary Podcast
Middle Aged Kids Podcast
The Dylan Hours
Upcoming Dylan-Related Events
Selection from our constantly updated Bob Dylan Events Calendar
Apr 27 (Greenbelt MD) The Bob Band
Apr 27 (Concord NH) Oh Mercy Live NEW
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May 15 (Darien CT) Bob Dylan Tribute
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May 21-26 (Duluth MN) Dylan Fest
May 23 (St Kilda AU) B-Day Tribute
May 23 (Donnerstag GY) B-Day Tribute
May 24 (Marlboro, NY) Birthday Bash
May 24 (Cumberland MD) The Bob Band
May 24 (Bendigo AU) B-Day Tribute
May 24 (Cumberland MD) B-Day Tribute
May 24 (Tauanga, NZ) Songs of Bob Dylan NEW
May 25 (Rockville MD) B-Day Tribute
May 25 (Upway AU) B-Day Tribute
May 25 (Tauanga, NZ) Songs of Bob Dylan NEW
May 25 (Torrance DA) DylanFest 34 NEW
May 26 (Warrnambool AU) B-Day Tribute
May 27 (Greenbelt MD) Birthday Bash NEW
May 30 (Toronto CAN) B-Day Tribute
May 31 (Dublin IR) Bob Dylan Roadshow
June 21-23 (SW France) Bob Dylan Discussion Weekend
July 4 (Lyme Regis UK) The Songs of Bob Dylan
July 19-20 (Surrey UK) Visions of Dylan
Multi-Date Events
Through Aug 18 (Various Cities) Girl From The North Country
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Simply Dylan - Tribute Shows - Regular Dates in UK
New Releases
Dylan related items and announcements
Dylan's Lost Songs Vol.1 (The Flowers of Indulgence)
Pat Garrett and Billy The Kid (Criterion Collection 4K)
Re-issue Blu-Ray with Bonuses (Amazon)
Search For A Gem - Bob Dylan’s Officially Released Rarities
Alan Fraser recently announced that his amazing ‘Searching For A Gem’ website was going offline. If you’ve never visited, it’s a mind-bending collection of every single Bob Dylan related release in history, covering the entire world.
We’re pleased to announce that in cooperation with Alan, a complete archive copy of ‘Searching For A Gem’ is now permanently hosted at TheFM.Club/SearchingForAGem.
We join all Dylan fans in thanking Alan Fraser for his decades of work building this amazing resource.
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I wish there was an event closer to me. I'm still hoping to go to the Center in the summer some time. :)