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By Aaron Galbraith and Tony Attwood Aaron: Lone Pilgrim is a traditional song dating back to the early 1800’s. The authorship is unknown but it is often partially credited to Elder John Ellis in 1838. Others credit the song to … Continue reading →

The Never Ending Tour Index By Mike Johnson (Kiwipoet) ‘Something in the moonlight still haunts him.’ (Handy Dandy) In the last post I focused on Dylan’s performance of his most recent songs, that is, from the albums Love and Theft … Continue reading →

Previously: Bob Dylan And The Two Riders (Parts 1 & 2) By Larry Fyffe Bob Dylan And The Two Riders (Part III) Before the Babylonians, God sends the Assyrians to punish the north and south parts of the Promised Land … Continue reading →

by mr tambourine The Fall Tour seems to be complete in terms of dates and schedule. From Oslo to Dublin, we are very excited to witness almost 30 more shows this year. What will they bring? Before we get into … Continue reading →

Crossing The Rubicon part 1: A hard-living, hard-drinking, hard-fighting guy Crossing The Rubicon part 2: That day I’ll always remember Crossing The Rubicon part 3: So many things that we never will undo Crossing The Rubicon part 4: Red River … Continue reading →

By Larry Fyffe Part 1 In “Paradise Lost”, John Milton, makes the point that Satan, God’s winged lieutenant, is envious of the beauty of Eden that God creates. The Devil sneaks into the Garden disguised as a serpent, and uses … Continue reading →

By Christopher Deutsch On September 4, the Dylan podcast Is It Rolling, Bob featured British poet and playwright Caroline Bird. She was fantastic; insightful, funny, and thought-provoking in her dissection of Dylan’s language. Like every guest on the show, she … Continue reading →

Bob Dylan And Tom Lehrer By Larry Fyffe Robert Allen Zimmerman, the RAZ, for short, be no stranger to the Jungian Sea upon which floats many a satirical song. About a bullfight: The moment had come I swallowed my gum … Continue reading →

By Aaron Galbraith (in the USA) and Tony Attwood (in the UK). Aaron: Previous articles in the series [listed, as always, at the foot of this piece] include performances of the song from before Bob’s own recording. This one is … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood There are hundreds, hundreds and literally more hundreds of covers of this song.   Including a surprising number of instrumental ranging from modern jazz to straight reproductions of the original accompaniment.   There are versions that take in all … Continue reading →

The Tale of the Wicked Messenger and the Faithful Servant (part I) By Larry Fyffe What we have here is a failure to communicate. In his “Metamorphoses”, Roman poet Ovid mocks the gods of mythology for letting their passion over-rule … Continue reading →

Crossing The Rubicon part 1: A hard-living, hard-drinking, hard-fighting guy Crossing The Rubicon part 2: That day I’ll always remember Crossing The Rubicon part 3: So many things that we never will undo Crossing The Rubicon part 4: Red River … Continue reading →

by Patrick Roefflaer This article is part of a series reviewing the artwork across Dylan’s albums.  There is an index to past articles below, and at the top of the page under “Album Artwork” Episode 33 – “Love and Theft” … Continue reading →

By Tony Attwood Opinions on Mozambique are divided – did it belittle the struggle of the country for independence from Portugal, or was it actually a celebration that the fight was over, or simply did the name of the country … Continue reading →

by Jochen Markhorst XIII       I’m hot as a bull I feel the Holy Spirit inside and see the light that freedom gives I believe it’s within the reach of every man who lives Keep as far away as possible – … Continue reading →

By Larry Fyffe God kicks Adam and Eve out of Eden into a Hell on Earth; locks up the gate, and keeps the keys inside for Himself. Eve (who changes her name to Patti Page in order to protect herself … Continue reading →

By Aaron Galbraith and Tony Attwood Aaron: “Hard Times Come Again No More” is an American parlor song written by Stephen Foster in 1854. It was first recorded in 1905 by the Edison Quartet on wax cylinder. Tony:  This is … Continue reading →

By Larry Fyffe Dante Alighieri pops up here and there in songs written or co-written by Bob Dylan.; there be a world of light, a world of darkness, and a world betwixt the two. Often humorously, but not always, real … Continue reading →

by Tony Attwood A song that Bob has never performed in public, and one that I didn’t expect to find any cover versions of, and lo and behold there is one.  Or actually two, although only one in English. And … Continue reading →

  by Jochen Markhorst   XII        We must find the next little girl You won’t find any happiness here – no happiness or joy Go back to the gutter and try your luck – find you some nice young pretty … Continue reading →