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  This article is part of the Never Ending Tour series, the full index to which is here.  Because of the number of musical examples in this episode it has been divided into two.  The first part (NET 2010 Part … Continue reading →

Publisher’s note: because of the number of musical examples herein, this post is published in two parts – Part 4.2 will follow shortly.  Details of all the previous episodes in this series are to be found on the Never Ending … Continue reading →

By Mike Johnson (Kiwipoet) Every now and then Dylan likes to throw in a rarity – a song he has never before, or only rarely, performed. When he performed ‘What Good Am I?’ at Lintz on the 12th of June … Continue reading →

This article continues from NET 2010 Part 2.1 Mostly Padova: Fires on the Moon By Mike Johnson (Kiwipoet) Net 2010 Part 2.1 concluded with a version of Cold Irons Bound.  Good as that is, it might not, however, be the … Continue reading →

By Mike Johnson (Kiwipoet) Every year of the NET we can find outstanding concerts, and some are memorable beyond their particular year. We remember Prague of 1995, Berlin 1996, Glasgow 2004 and Brixton 2005 as important milestones along the way. … Continue reading →

  The Never Ending Tour – over 100 reviews, over 1000 recordings.  The Index   NET 2010 part 1 – in which Mr Guitar Man makes a startling comeback. By Mike Johnson (Kiwipoet) How you view 2010 depends very much … Continue reading →

By Mike Johnson (kiwipoet) Introduction: In this unique series of articles we examine Bob Dylan’s harmonica playing, in each case with multiple examples of the way his craft has developed.  The earlier articles, in case you missed them, were… Bob … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood I suppose when I started this series of reviews of covers, two years ago tomorrow (15 November 2021 to put it in exact context) I guess I realised that one day I would get to Times they … Continue reading →

By Mike Johnson (Kiwipoet) An index to the full series appears here. By the time the 2017 NET kicked off on April 1st it was clear that the seventy-six year old Dylan was still on a roll, particularly when it … Continue reading →

There is an index to the 120+ earlier articles in this series, here. By Mike Johnson (Kiwipoet) Dylan: “All these songs about roses growing out of people’s brains & lovers who are really geese & swans that turn into angels—they’re … Continue reading →

  By Mike Johnson (Kiwipoet) The Never Ending Tour index to 116 previous articles can be found here. The most recent articles covering 2012 are… NET 2012 part 1 The Ivory Revolution Begins NET 2012 part 2 The Ivory Revolution … Continue reading →

  by Michael Corrigan | My Bob Dylan epiphany came on November 22, 1963. President Kennedy had just been assassinated. School was closed and I sat with a fellow student, a young woman from the south who played some Renaissance music. … Continue reading →

Please note a full index to this series, of which this is episode 114, is available here. Mike Johnson (Kiwi Poet) I ain’t dead yet My bell still rings (Early Roman Kings) 2012 is one of those pivot years for … Continue reading →

  by Aaron Galbraith and Tony Attwood Aaron: This is a traditional Irish folk song, best known today as an American folk song.  It’s alternative title: “Flora, the Lily of the West”.   The lyrics to the American version were first … Continue reading →

An index to all the previous articles in this series can be found here. By Mike Johnson 2011 is a stand-out year in the history of Dylan’s live performances. It is a fitting climax to a five-year movement that began … Continue reading →

  A month ago, Jochen’s book on “Nashville Skyline” was released. In English, German and Dutch. It is available on Amazon: Nashville Skyline: Bob Dylan’s other type of music (The Songs Of Bob Dylan): Markhorst, Jochen: 9798377036241: Amazon.com: Books Here … Continue reading →

An index to all the previous articles from this series can be found here. By Mike Johnson (Kiwipoet) ‘Dylan moved around the stage all night, the ‘retreats’ behind the keyboards now had a part to play in an overall context … Continue reading →

This is episode 111 of the Never Ending Tour series – you can find a complete index of previous episodes here. By Mike Johnson (kiwipoet) Among the innovations of 2011, Dylan’s new performance act and his banner, the Eye of … Continue reading →

By Mike Johnson (Kiwipoet) In 2011 things do indeed start to get interesting. Dylan, now turned 70, stands on the threshold of a transformation that will set the tone for the next eight years, and usher in one of the … Continue reading →

by Robert Ford Bob Dylan has always said that “if you want to know anything about me then listen to my songs.” He prefers not to speak in public, he intensely dislikes TV and he tends to see himself as … Continue reading →