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David Gittlin
18 hours ago2 min read
The Story Behind Bob Dylan's "Girl From The North Country"
"Girl From The North Country" is another one of those songs that popped into my head from out of nowhere. I can't decide if it's a...
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David Gittlin
May 8, 20241 min read
All The Best
This John Prine song has been lauded as, “One of the best breakup songs ever written.” Here’s my cover of “All The Best.” #songwriters...
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David Gittlin
Apr 22, 20242 min read
John Prine Encore: Day Is Done
“Day Is Done” is a simple song about a clandestine relationship. Since very little has been written about the song, it is difficult to...
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David Gittlin
Apr 11, 20241 min read
John Prine: I Remember Everything
John Prine began his professional career as a mailman in Illinois. He went on to become one of America’s most beloved singers and...
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David Gittlin
Apr 2, 20241 min read
Dylan Cover: Mr. Tambourine Man
Bob Dylan wrote and recorded the original version of “Mr. Tambourine Man,” but The Byrds’ electrified folk-rock version shot it to #1 on...
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David Gittlin
Mar 26, 20242 min read
Dylan Cover: My Back Pages
“Ah, but I was so much older then, I’m younger than that now.” These lyrics and the refrain popped into my head a few mornings ago. This ...
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David Gittlin
Mar 13, 20241 min read
Cat Stevens: Wild World
Cat Stevens wrote and recorded quite a few hits at the Zenith of his career in the 1960s and 1970s. Stevens is an exceptionally talented...
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David Gittlin
Feb 27, 20241 min read
Back On The Street Again
Steve Gillette released his first album in 1967 titled simply “Steve Gillette.” Top-heavy with folk ballads and original songs, I thought...
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David Gittlin
Sep 26, 20232 min read
Dylan’s Words Echo Still
Bob Dylan wrote “When the Ship Comes In” in 1963 and released it on his “The Times They Are A-Changin’ ” album in 1964. Dylan was in an...
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David Gittlin
Jun 11, 20231 min read
The Summer Side of Life
“Summer Side of Life” is the lead-off song from a 1972 Gordon Lightfoot concert in London, England. The song kept rolling around in my...
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David Gittlin
Mar 17, 20231 min read
Folk Legends Ian & Sylvia
Ian Tyson began making a living as a rodeo rider. After breaking an ankle in a spill, Tyson began playing the guitar. As things turned...
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David Gittlin
Feb 7, 20231 min read
The Beauty of the Bells
Have you heard of Steve Gillette? If you were alive in the 1960s and liked folk music, there’s a chance the name rings a bell. Gillette...
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David Gittlin
Dec 2, 20221 min read
Early Lightfoot Love
“Song for a Winter’s Night” is one of Gordon Lightfoot’s earliest love songs. It is also one of his biggest hits. As folk music became...
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David Gittlin
Oct 29, 20222 min read
Across the Barrier of Time
I’ve always wanted to learn Kate Wolf’s guitar-picking style. Granted, she plays every song she’s written differently, but I just wanted...
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David Gittlin
Apr 27, 20222 min read
If You Could Read My Mind
I’m watching an interesting film titled “If You Could Read My Mind.” The Canadian documentary is about the life and career of Gordon...
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David Gittlin
Oct 7, 20212 min read
Back Story: “Early Morning Rain”
In 1964, Gordon Lightfoot wrote one of his most memorable songs: Early Morning Rain. Lightfoot, a Canadian singer-songwriter, has become...
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David Gittlin
Jul 11, 20212 min read
An Unfinished Life
“I live for a sense of a feeling of purposefulness in this world, you know, that I could stop my life at any point and feel that my life...
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David Gittlin
Jan 25, 20211 min read
Love In An Open Field
“Lay me Down Easy” is technically a blues song. To me, the song sounds upbeat with a whisper of the blues in the background. And there’s...
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David Gittlin
Jan 19, 20211 min read
Beauty In Blue
I first heard “Cornflower Blue” as the opening song on Kate Wolf’s 1983 double album “Give Yourself to Love.” As I listened to the...
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David Gittlin
Dec 24, 20201 min read
Looking Back On Warm Times With Friends
“With a voice that has all the sweetness of a California morning and the loneliness of the sea beating against its rocky shores, it’s a...
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