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Gordon Giltrap

Gordon Giltrap - photo Andy Smy
Gordon Giltrap: Photo Andy Smy

Guitarist Gordon Giltrap, a Patron of Square Roots Productions, recalls the London folk scene in the 1960s.

I feel very proud and privileged to have been a part of the growing London folk scene in the mid-sixties. To have had a residency at the now legendary Les Cousins  was for me a dream come true as a 19-year-old aspiring then singer-songwriter, and to rub shoulders with legendary names such as John Martyn, Wizz Jones, Bert Jansch, John Renbourn, Jackson C Frank, Ralph McTell, Al Stewart, Paul Simon and many more are memories I shall cherish for ever.

The idea of celebrating that golden age of creativity I think is a wonderful idea, and with the Bringing It All Back Home project growing daily I sincerely hope that when it comes to fruition I am able to be a part of it, here in London and hopefully at Washington Square New York.

Ian Seeberg recalls his years playing in Greenwich Village

It was a time . . .

Ian Seeberg in the 1960sEvery night the streets of the Village in the 1960s were filled with a riotous blaze of neon lights and patchouli oil; a teeming, bell-bottomed sea of peace and love with no shortage of feathers, headbands and beads. Wherever you looked indelible images appeared: a darkened doorway becoming an impromptu stage for someone to muse mystically on a native flute, fervent chanters intoning through clouds of incense, strange figures emerging out of the night fog of Washington Square looking like lost Indian scouts for General Custer – and all of it set to the endless soundtrack of ringing guitar music pouring from clubs up and down the streets. Continue reading Ian Seeberg recalls his years playing in Greenwich Village

The singers, the musicians, the songwriters who made it happen

Jean Ritchie served as inspiration for Bob Dylan, Shirley Collins and Joni Mitchell
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Shirley Collins: ‘When I sing I feel past generations standing behind me’
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Peggy Seeger: Voice of Experience
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Bob Dylan: The Uncut Interview (AARP)
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A Bob Dylan Primer
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Joan Baez: Singer, Activist, Peacenik, Lover, Legend
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Judy Collins Isn’t Slowing Down
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Reassessing Janis Ian: 1970s Folk Icon, Modern-Day Sci-Fi Queen
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Steve Earle Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop
Read the full article in Mother Jones