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FOLK SONG PA THFINDERWith the present state of folk music in this country it is refreshing to see new trends and clean interpretations of older sounds come forth, A prime example of this is the album, “The Freewheelin'Bob Dylan’, put under the Columbia marque. It is a visible proof that realfolk music and new and honest■8interpretations are still alive. Maybe now the so called folk tunes of the rock and rollers and the “teen-age hootenannies” (ugh) will continue degenerating into the nothingness they so richly deserve.With this album Bob Dylan takes a position, richly merited, high in the ranks of American bards. His work has been approved by such notables as JoanBaez, The Little Sandy Review, P.P. M. and the “King” Woody Guthrie. His style is an effective mixture of bluegrass, blues, and a touch of tradition. The most familiar song is Dylan’s own “Blowin' In TheWind” which he sings in a style quite different from that of P.P. M. Another one familiar to many is “Don't Think Twice, It’s All Right.” Dylan does not apply the love song interpretation which is common. While the entire record is worth-while both to the listener and the avid folk buff, two other songs strike me as particularly important and well done. These are “Masters Of War” and “A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Pall”. They have to be heard and heard several times to be appreciated.All told, the record should be r enjoyable to most anyone except the “radical right”. It is a must for any student of folk music, even if Dylan does not come from the city and we hear him through such “commercialism” as a phonogr aph record,DAVE FRESCHI
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Fairfield Stag
Fairfield, Connecticut, US
Wed, Nov 13, 1963
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