Word: musicalization
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Long before man created rock and roll there was folk music. And the multitudes partook of it and rejoiced. Then the album was born, and folk music was flattened into little round discs, trapped in cardboard envelopes, and smothered in cellophane. Although folk manages to live on, its spirit died in the recording studio...
Like nomadic pilgrims looking for their lost Mecca, folk followers never give up searching for their musical ideal. Humming Judy Collins' tunes under their breath, they turn desperately to FM radio and infrequent concerts, and on sunny days even perform strange rituals with guitars under the trees in the Yard and Cambridge Common. Initiates fervently insist the only true folk music is live folk music...
...seekers of the "mellow way" need search no further. Just behind the Coop, at 47 Palmer Street--the alley near the book annex--is Passim, a coffee house with by far the best folk music that Cambridge has to offer. Open Thursday through Sunday nights, The Listening Room at Passim, as the haven is called, books only the best local musicians, most of whom have released their own albums. Professional yet relaxed, the musicians let you know just how good live music can be, while the audience sways, sings and smiles along...
Pianos, dulcimers, bass, and, of course, guitars take turns backing up the vocalists, but the truly outstanding sounds are those of the singers themselves. Some pretty amazing guitarists play Passim--Guy Van Duser really shines. It's music sweeter than wine, and that's not such a bad thing these days with the drinking age where...
During the day, Tuesday through Saturday, Passim is a coffeeshop and gallery with a wide variety of lunch items under $3 and hand-made art works, folk albums, and cards from over 40 countries. Classical music and the clink of teacups on saucers punctuate the continuous hum of conversation. By night, when Passim is transformed into The Listening Room, rows of chairs are added between the tables, enabling the place to seat about...