Word: folke
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Solomon, who is still trying to remove the ham in last week's Idler Special from his teeth, followed by Reeve Little on Saturday and Sunday. Monday, Chris Rhodes and Koko Dee do whatever they did last Monday, only crunchy, and Tuesday the Brattle Streetband performs humorous British Isles folk music. Wednesday, Jon McAuliffe "does a lot" with the "rasping, Dylan-quality in his voice" and a guitar--some reggae, too. In short, folk guitar tonight through Monday; other stuff Tuesday and Wednesday...
Phil Sraiman and Steve Hollis start things rolling at Sword-in-the-Stone (523-9188) tonight, both with traditional folk on acoustic guitar. Friday you got Linda Long doing folk and pop and Rodney Mashia playing original folk on flute and guitar. Saturday Jeff Brodsky plays standard acoustic folk, followed by the B Natural Boys with--yeeeeeeehaaaaw!--country and western. (They play some bluegrass, too.) Sunday and Tuesday it's an open stage; Sword is closed Mondays...
Tonight through Sunday, $3.50 gets you past the Passim (492-7679) bouncer see Mary McCaslin and Jim Ringer, both quiet folkies. Tuesday and Wednesday Musica Orbis play an unusual fusion of classical, folk and rock, admission is $3. (Don't forget the live concerts on WCAS Sunday afternoon...
Tonight at Reflections (547-9281) Pepe Sanchez plays Spanish folk and attempts audience sing-alongs with occasional success. Tuesday, bluegrass fans can catch the Bunker Mountain Fiddlers...
...need some companionship, look into the Folk Song Society of Greater Boston (FSSGB). FSSGB (646-6062) holds a group sing every Wednesday night at 8 pm at the Interfaith building, 490 Beacon St. in Boston. If no one answers when you pound on the door, go around back and signal with the buzzer hanging out the window...