Daniel Mackay

Hard Rain & Slow Trains: Bob Dylan & Fellow Travelers

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A weekly radio program featuring the music of Bob Dylan, his contemporaries, and his antecedents. Broadcast weekly on Thursdays from 8-9 pm PST on KEPW (97.3 FM-LP), available on www.kepw.org. Hosted by Dan. Artwork by Selena Dugan-Fields.

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Daniel Mackay

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3/12/20: Dylan on stage in Oregon! 13.03.2020 1:02:07

Dylan kicks off his first tour of the decade in Oregon with a scheduled show in Bend, Oregon on June 4th and then a show at Matthew Knight Arena in Eugene on June 9th. To celebrate, we play some performances form Dylan live in Eugene in 1999, along with the Pixies, Gillian Welch, and Old Crow Medicine Show live in Eugene in 2004, and also some tracks from one of Dylan's opening acts: Hot Club...

3/5/20: #7-1 of Top 50 Greatest Dylan Songs 06.03.2020 1:02:06

In this episode we countdown from song #7 to song #1 in our list of Bob Dylan's 50 greatest songs. Six weeks in the making, this is our final episode featuring our top 50 greatest Dylan songs!

2/27/20: #15-8 of Top 50 Greatest Dylan Songs 28.02.2020 52:57

In this episode we countdown songs #15 through #8 in our list of Bob Dylan's 50 greatest songs. Join us as we finally crack the top ten in our one-year anniversary show!

2/20/20: #23-16 of Top 50 Greatest Dylan Songs 21.02.2020 1:01:46

We are celebrating the 50th episode of Hard Rain & Slow Trains and also our one-year anniversary on the air by counting down our list of Bob Dylan's 50 greatest songs. Join us for this episode wherein we play & discuss songs #23 through #16.

2/13/20: #31-24 of Top 50 Greatest Dylan Songs 14.02.2020 59:31

We are celebrating both the imminent 50th episode of Hard Rain & Slow Trains and also our one-year anniversary on the air by counting down our list of Bob Dylan's 50 greatest songs. Join us for this episode wherein we play & discuss songs #31 through #24.

2/6/20: #41-33 of Top 50 Greatest Dylan Songs 07.02.2020 55:10

1/30/20: #50-42 of Top 50 Greatest Dylan Songs 31.01.2020 59:37

1/23/20: "They Left Me Up Here By Myself": Dylan Solo in the 1980s 24.01.2020 1:02:31

A collection of solo Dylan performances from throughout the 1980s, including both live performances and studio recordings.

1/16/20: A Deeper Dive Down in the Groove pt 2 18.01.2020 1:04:14

The second part of a two-episode series diving deep Down in the Groove, an often maligned Bob Dylan album from 1988 that we argue is a good album...not necessarily a Bob Dylan masterpiece, but better than it is generally given credit for, primarily because it is judged according to what people expect Bob Dylan to produce, instead of understanding what he in fact recorded during the two years worth...

1/9/20: A Deeper Dive Down in the Groove pt 1 10.01.2020 1:02:47

The first part of a two-episode series diving deep Down in the Groove, an often maligned Bob Dylan album from 1988 that Dan argues is a good album...not necessarily a Bob Dylan masterpiece, but better than it is generally given credit for, primarily because it is judged according to what people expect Bob Dylan to produce, instead of understanding what he in fact recorded during the two years wort...

1/2/20: Happy 2020! 05.01.2020 1:00:22

We look forward with 20/20 vision to 2020 even as we continue to look back to 2019 and remember fellow travelers with Bob Dylan who passed away.

12/26/2019: End of Year 27.12.2019 1:00:15

Remembering those who passed away in 2019.

12/19/2019: Christmas 19.12.2019 1:02:07

The Christmas edition of Hard Rain & Slow Trains! Merry Christmas!

12/12/2019: Chip Off the Old Block 13.12.2019 1:08:00

Our 40th episode features fellow travelers who capture the particular quality of Dylan's creative spirit: Gillian Welch, Beck, & Lauryn Hill.

12/5/2019: Celebrating Dylan's Beacon Theater Residency 09.12.2019 1:00:33

During this episode, we celebrate Dylan's 10-show Beacon Theater residency in New York City concluding tomorrow night (12/6/2019) that began on 11/23/2019. Bob Dylan has played the Beacon Theater in 4, 5, 7, & now 10-night residencies in 1989, 1990, 2005, 2014, 2017, 2018, and 2019. He also played 2 nights at the Beacon in 1995. On this episode, we listen to 6 performances from his 2019 r...

11/28/19: Thanksgiving! 02.12.2019 57:10

Thanksgiving episode of Hard Rain & Slow Trains: Happy Thanksgiving!

10/24/19: The Broken & The Beautiful: Dylan & Punk 03.11.2019 59:57

The correspondence between some of Bob Dylan's music and that which is generally characterized as punk music.

10/17/19: The Baroque & The Beautiful 03.11.2019 1:02:38

Examining the more baroque part of Dylan's canon and those times Elvis Presley covered Dylan or simply great instances of "folk baroque."

9/12/19: Daniel Johnston In Memoriam 23.09.2019 1:03:44

Tribute to Daniel Johnston

8/1/19: Philadelphia, 12/17/1995 (entire show) 22.09.2019 2:13:52

Entire concert from Philadelphia, 17 December 1995. Band: Bob Dylan (vocals, guitar, harmonica), Tony Garnier (bass guitar & standup bass), John Jackson (guitar), Bucky Baxter (pedal steel & mandolin), Winston Watson (drums).

6/6/19: In Memoriam: Dr. John, Leon Redbone, & Tony Glover 21.09.2019 1:01:13

Tribute to Dr. John, Leon Redbone, & Tony Glover