JPF Home Page Forums General Messages General Message Forum Research into a Mysterious ~1968 Folk Song.

You know, something funny just occurred to me, if he REALLY wanted to reach someone about the fledgling or amateur music scene of the era and location he describes, John Braheny (my friend and JPF Mentor) would have been the very best possible resource because he spent his time there teaching EVERYONE in that era on the West Coast then nationwide. I think he would have agreed with me about he era where real people could afford a 4 track, but he went back to the 60s. He's gone, but many of his friends (of which I share many) are still around including his partner and also his wife. I likely could have gotten their thoughts on it. I would never waste their time now of course.

A real researcher would not kill the messenger of ANY tip, thus ending anyone else's effort to help. You never know the source in a search. Even though he didn't like my opinion, had he simply been a human instead of a raging ass, I likely would have thought to ask a few people from that actual era (certainly not MY era) of the 60s, since many are dead or aging from the adult population of those times so resources would be quite precious and rare. But I still think it is way more likely from the 80s or newer. That super narrow search focus isn't going to end well. He offered no facts to prove his search window. Audio still sounds too modern for the 60s or even the 70s. Of course the fact that he thinks that is 60s FOLK music is also hilarious. Maybe he saw Bob plug in at Newport and it left an impact. The "folkies" rejected electrified music.