Chances are, you've heard of the folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary to some degree. But if you haven't, here's the Wikipedia page on them:
Peter, Paul and Mary - Wikipedia
In 1965, Peter, Paul and Mary were at or near their peak in popularity. But folk music was rapidly getting overtaken by folk-rock that year. Just one year later, musical trends would change drastically, and then change even more drastically in 1967, the year of psychedelia. So this was a great time for a BBC concert.
I don't know much about it, but it seems there was a BBC TV show called "Tonight in Person" that focused on folk music and ran from 1963 to 1967. If anyone has any music from the other shows in this series, please let me know. The show was only half an hour long. This is the combination of two back-to-back episodes, obviously taken from the same concert. The date I've used, October 4, 1965, is actually the date of the first episode. It must have been recorded some time before that, then edited down, but I'm going with this date (for now) since I don't know the actual date of the concert (or the exact location).
It's a solid concert, with no sonic flaws. Peter, Paul and Mary released live albums before this and after this, but there isn't one from around this time period.
This album is 58 minutes long.
01 When the Ship Comes In (Peter, Paul & Mary)
02 talk (Peter, Paul & Mary)
03 The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face (Peter, Paul & Mary)
04 talk (Peter, Paul & Mary)
05 San Francisco Bay Blues (Peter, Paul & Mary)
06 For Lovin' Me (Peter, Paul & Mary)
07 Jesus Met the Woman (Peter, Paul & Mary)
08 Early Morning Rain (Peter, Paul & Mary)
09 talk (Peter, Paul & Mary)
10 Children Go Where I Send Thee (Peter, Paul & Mary)
11 talk (Peter, Paul & Mary)
12 The Whole Wide World Around (Peter, Paul & Mary)
13 Early in the Morning (Peter, Paul & Mary)
14 The Times They Are a-Changin' (Peter, Paul & Mary)
15 talk (Peter, Paul & Mary)
16 Hangman (Peter, Paul & Mary)
17 talk (Peter, Paul & Mary)
18 In My Dreams (Peter, Paul & Mary)
19 Puff, the Magic Dragon (Peter, Paul & Mary)
20 Rising of the Moon (Peter, Paul & Mary)
21 Great Day (Peter, Paul & Mary)
22 talk (Peter, Paul & Mary)
23 Blowin' in the Wind (Peter, Paul & Mary)
24 If I Had My Way (Peter, Paul & Mary)
I could have gone with a black and white screenshot from this exact concert. But I decided instead to use a color photo from "circa 1965" at an unknown date and location.
They can be a bit twee but I still find I enjoy them. Liked Travers solo work for sure. Thanks for this.
ReplyDeletePaul,
ReplyDeleteIt was I who suggested this to you. Thanks for agreeing with its quality and providing it here, with the tracks broken out. I had downloaded the show to do just that, and you haved saved me the effort.
Regards,
Jon (Sax and Guitar)
Thanks. I added your name to the write-up. If you've split other big files into mp3s like that, or are planning on doing so, please let me know. It could save me time and allow me to post more music.
DeletePaul:
ReplyDeleteYes, I have split several such single large files into individual tracks. Give me a shout if I can be of assistance.
Sax and Guitar
Is there anything you've split that you think I might want to post here?
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