The evening included a prize draw for a Kingston Trio Greatest Hits CD that was won by a young gal out to the show for the first time. She correctly answered the following True or False question:
- The song, MTA, was composed in 1949 as part of the election campaign of Walter A. O'Brien, a left wing political party candidate for mayor of Boston. One of his major campaign plans was to lower the price of riding the subway by removing the complicated fare structure involving exit fares - so complicated that at one point it required a nine-page explanatory booklet. O'Brien was unable to afford radio advertisements, so he enlisted local folk singers to write and sing songs from a touring truck with a loudspeaker (he was later fined $10 for "disturbing the peace")
Over the years our Song List for this show has grown thanks to audience requests of their favourites from the era. Until now we've been pretty strict about limiting the selection to include only songs done between 1955 to 1965, the actual 'Folk Revival' years. However, we have decided, going forward, to extend the years for "eligible songs" by a few so we can include more music from artists that are so frequently requested but who came up at the tail end or just after the period.
Speaking of songs, here's the set list for the evening...
FREE TIMES CAFE – WED. 21ST
2019
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SET ONE
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SET TWO
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THERE’S A MEETIN HERE TONIGHT
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GREEN GREEN
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WALK RIGHT IN
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CRUEL WAR
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EARLY MORNIN RAIN
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DON’T THINK TWICE
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MICHAEL ROW YOUR BOAT
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DON’T LET THE RAIN COME DOWN
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MTA
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OPEN UP THEM PEARLY GATES
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THERE BUT FOR FORTUNE
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DONNA DONNA
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GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY
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CODEINE
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BOTH SIDES NOW
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DRAFT DODGER RAG
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PACK UP YOUR SORROWS
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IF I HAD A HAMMER
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GUANTANAMARA
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GO TELL IT ON THE MOUNTAIN
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UNION MAID
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MORNINGTOWN RIDE
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PUFF THE MAGIC DRAGON
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And a selfie of the happy but pooped band after the show...
Hope to see you soon!
