Back In The Day

Back in the day...

...the New Haven music scene

Robert Crotty, Robert Silverman, Bobo Lavorgna

Elm City Diner, New Haven, CT c. 1980

The Exit Coffeehouse, Theater & the Space, Sal Pace, Sweet Pie, The Bells, The Shags, The Blake Street Gut Band, The Warlock, Jasper Wrath, Scaly Peters, Fancy, Pulse, Wildweeds, Goodhill, Wrong Black Bag,

Unfortunately, these albums are out of print; however, many of us were lucky enough to hear these folks live over the years...

December 1968. Due to, er, solar activity, the Morning decided to play different instruments for their televised lip-synched performance on the Brad Davis Show in Hartford

A.J. Mulhern and Randy Burns, 1975 at O'Henry's NYC

randy burns

our roads will meet again

the complete ESP-disk recordings

ESP 2007 Randy Burns "Songs For An Uncertain Lady"

Early recording from this extraordinary folksinger. Recorded in October 1967. Liner notes.

Songs Include: Sorrows Children, Autumn On Your Mind, Let Tomorrow Be, Only Time Will Let You See, Maybelline, Lisa, The Only One, I Thought Was There, Child For Now, Waiting For A Friend, Africa
Musicians: Randy Burns - Vocals & Lead Guitar, Matt Kastner - Guitar, Vocals & Celeste,
John O'Leary & Bob Sheehan - Drums, Bruce Samuels - Flute, Electric & Acoustic Guitars,
A.J. Mulhern - Harmonies, Berget Roberts - Cosmic Tambourine & Zulu Drums, Carolyn Marx - Oohs,
Andy "Doc" Merwin - Lead guitar

ESP 1111 - Boots & Roots

The Unknown Genus of the 60's Real Underground - Revealed & Revisited. Here's a wonderful anthology that gives a glimpse of what you can hear on this pioneer label.

Artists on the recording include : East Village Other, Pearls Before Swine, Movement Soul, Holy Modal Rounders, Jerry Moore, Tony Snell, Bruce Mackay, Seventh Son, Ed Askew, MIJ, Erica Pomerance, Godz, Octopus, Cromagon, Sweet Pie, Old Time Custard Sucking Band, Bill Horowitz

**Buzzy Linhart - "Volume One"**
	A newly released recording from Buzzy Linhart ! It's a sampling of 15 previously unreleased songs. Buzzy is a unique and eclectic talent who has collaborated with many well known artists and songwriters. Over the years, Linhart had performed on recordings by musicians including Jimi Hendrix, Stephen Stills and Richie Havens, and his songs have been recorded by the likes of Bette Midler, Carly Simon and Barry Manilow. This is his first release since 1974.

Bill Staines- THE WHISTLE OF THE JAY - FLCD70
	Long overdue and straight from the vaults of the Folk-Legacy archives is Bill Staines "The Whistle of the Jay. A landmark recording of an original singer-songwriter. Many of the songs on this reissue have become folk classics. *SONGS INCLUDE:* Missouri Road Song, The Roseville Fair, Ol' Jack, Joll Girl, Henri LeBlanc, The River of Texas, The Lovers Waltz, The Logging Song, Piney River Girl, A cowboys Hard Times, Jubilee, Mexico Way, A place in the Choir, River Who Sang & Played : Rick Lee - Piano & Banjo, Guy Van Duser - Guitar, Sue Hanson - Viola, Lana Pettry Bass & Bill Staines

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