Author Archives: TonyAttwood

By Larry Fyffe “Casablanca” is a movie that’s set in a French Protectorate during World War II; it features Humphrey Bogart as ‘Rick’, Igrid Bergman as ‘Ilsa’, and Claude Rains as ‘Renault’, a captain in the Vichy police. Rick is … Continue reading →

By Aaron Galbraith and Tony Attwood You might recall that we recently announced we had come across a set of lyrics written by Bob Dylan which seemingly has no music.  So, being UNTOLD Dylan (the name was chosen very purposefully) … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood This article continues the reviews of the meanings of Bob Dylan’s songs of the 1970s.  Previous articles in this series have been… The meanings behind Bob Dylan’s 15 compositions of 1970 The subject matter of Bob Dylan’s … Continue reading →

By Mike Johnson (Kiwipoet) I’m very excited about the set of performances in this post. Not only some of the finest for 1989, but some ‘best ever’ or at least ‘very hard to beat’ performances of these 1960s favourites. I’ve … Continue reading →

Aaron Galbraith and Tony Attwood Here we take a look at Dylan and Baez’ performance at Peace Sunday, June 6, 1982 https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=UEhEcz7iKsw Whilst not the last time they appeared on stage together… Joan Baez joined Bob for two songs in … Continue reading →

Bob Dylan And The Golden Loom (Part I) appears here. by Larry Fyffe Black the Puritan view of mankind is, but as a poet, Edward Taylor is creative. In his poems, he cannot resist Baroque conceits, nor the flowery images … Continue reading →

by mr tambourine When it comes to Bob Dylan, there always has to be some kind of hype involved – and for good reason. There’s probably a lot of people who will never understand – but when you do understand, … Continue reading →

by Jochen Markhorst “Folk music,” says Dylan in the chaotic, unserious New York Post interview with Nora Ephron and Susan Edmiston in the late summer of 1965, “the only music where it isn’t simple. It’s weird, man, full of legend, … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood This article continues the reviews of the meanings of Bob Dylan’s songs of the 1970s.  Previous articles in this series have been… The meanings behind Bob Dylan’s 15 compositions of 1970 The subject matter of Bob Dylan’s … Continue reading →

By Aaron Galbraith and Tony Attwood In the video below Dylan explores for a moment his admiration for traditional Irish music, and this is followed by Liam Clancy telling a story of meeting Bob and going to the White Horse … Continue reading →

By Larry Fyffe Bob Dylan and Pygamalion part 1 is published here. In the song lyrics following be a ‘gnostic-like’ vision, a twisted version of a song from ‘My Fair Lady,’ a musical that harks back to the ancient Greek … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood One of the great things about running a blog like this is that one never quite knows what happens next. Of course you might say that since I am the publisher I damn well ought to know … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood Leon Redbone, the famously mysterious musician whose Ragtime way of strumming a guitar and singing, and who very much numbered Bob Dylan among his fans, has passed away at the age 69. He was notorious as a … Continue reading →

by Jochen Markhorst Gallup in New Mexico is a small town, about twenty thousand inhabitants, with a remarkably high crime rate (five times the national average) and for a large part of the twentieth century popular with filmmakers. Films such … Continue reading →

By Aaron Galbraith and Tony Attwood If you have never tried to come up with a completely new arrangement of a Dylan song, perhaps we might be permitted to reveal that it can be incredibly hard, not least because it … Continue reading →

By Aaron Galbraith Here are two songs I know only a little about except Dylan’s versions are spellbinding, and they are both takes from 1961…possibly my two favourites from all those early party Tapes. First, “Remember Me (When The Candle … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood Over the years, we have put on this site one or two recordings created by readers who have been performing Dylan songs. Often these have been songs that Dylan himself hasn’t performed, or indeed their own arrangement … Continue reading →

  by Larry Fyffe As noted before, over time ancient Greek/Roman, and other mythologies, get all mixed together. For example, Adonis is considered to be a half-god/half-mortal, akin to Dionysus. Zeus allows Adonis to return from the Underworld in springtime. … Continue reading →

by Jochen Markhorst Johnston: What’s the name of this Bobby? Dylan: Ah… the name of this is ah…the name of this is… Black Dallyroo! Hehehe. Johnston: (laughing) “Black Dally Rue!” Dylan: Dallyroo is D – A – double L – … Continue reading →

By Aaron Galbraith and Tony Attwood Just recently we’ve been engaged in a project listening back to some of the outtakes from the 1986 and 1987 sessions that produced the majority of Bob Dylan’s “Down In The Groove” album, as … Continue reading →