Word: dyers
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...spite of Mr. Dyer-Bennett's obvious skill in singing what one observer called the "la de da" ballads, he becomes, after steady listening, as entertaining as a ten-year-old Irish tenor singing "Danny Boy" for a local talent show. Dyer-Bennett's voice, unfortunately, lacks that twist of lemon peel which, for example, made Hank Williams something more than another hillbilly singer...
...overly enthusiastic audience crowded Kresge Auditorium last Wednesday evening to hear Richard Dyer-Bennet, folk-singer and guitarist, open the Harvard-M.I.T. Summer Series...
Admittedly this is a debatable opinion; those who swoon at "Sweet Nightingale" or "Fain Would I Wed a Fair Young Maid" will contest strongly any attempt to shroud Dyer-Bennett with the critic's cloak of scorn. Yet for one who seeks in a folk singer a versatility extending beyond repertory, including a versatility of personality, Dyer-Bennett falls short of being engaging...
July 1, Wednesday, at 8:30 p.m.: Richard Dyer-Bennett, Folk Songs...
...Tree ($475) by Hawaiian-born Abe Satoru and Missouri-born Carlus Dyer's Scintillation of Elements ($3,200) both vaguely recall nature in the form of tree or cactus. As sculpture, they aim to catch and diffuse light; at the same time they are as open and transparent as the skeleton skyscrapers or factories that modern man sees all about him. A sub division of the materials-first group is made up of those who derive their inspiration from the swirling intricacies of mathematical forms. Typical of these is the brass Column ($900) by Greek-born Stephanie Scuris...