Catch-up: Dylan in the academy/Warren Zevon links/Donegal Dylanfest

* Dylan in the academy

Thanks to Lawrence Kirsch:

“Dylan doesn't talk much, but plenty of profs and bios do, BY BARRY FOX, Newhouse News Service

“For much of his career, Minnesota homeboy Bob Dylan has made a point of being elusive, mysterious and painstakingly private.

“He doesn't talk much, and, when he does, it's often hard to tell if he's telling the truth. So others have taken it upon themselves to essentially speak for him by drawing their own conclusions about his work.

“Through books, movies, symposiums and every imaginable type of college course, the Dylan mystique is being dissected:

… continues…

An informative, recommended round-up of Dylan sightings among the professors, at:

www.twincities.com/entertainment/ci_6211597?nclick_check=1



* Dylan and Warren Zevon

Thanks to Martin Cowan:

“We know Dylan is a fan of Warren Zevon because he covered "Mutineer" and "Lawyers, Guns and Money" at the time Zevon was battling unsuccessfully with lung cancer. His live version of "Mutineer" that graces the Zevon tribute album is a fantasically moving performance and one that should be in every Dylan fan's collection.

Anyway, I recently picked up the reissue of Zevon's "Excitable Boy" LP. Familiar as I was with "Werewolves of London", fondly recalling it from my teenage years when it was an unlikely top ten hit, I was interested to come across the following lines in the song "Accidentally Like a Martyr":

"Never thought I'd ever be so lonely/after such a long, long time/time out of mind.

“Could this be where Dylan got the title for his 1997 Grammy-award winning "comeback" album, I wonder?



* BOBMANIA # 5: Donegal Dylanfest

Thanks to Michael Gray:

“My BOB DYLAN & THE POETRY OF THE BLUES event at the 1st Irish Dylan Festival has been switched from St. Eugene's Hall to The Aqua Bar on Lower Main Street. Apparently the technical facilities are better there.

“All other details remain the same - ie it's still at 4pm Saturday June 30, and the whole festival is still at Moville, County Donegal from Friday June 29 to Sunday 1 July.”

PROGRAMME:

JUNE 29 : FRIDAY NIGHT
THE NEW FOOLS (BELGIUM)
CHRIS WINTERS DORAN BAND (IRELAND)
ALIAS' MIDNIGHT DYLAN DISCO (VINYL)
STEPH BUHE (FRANCE)
THE PLEA (IRELAND)
BUICK 6 (IRELAND)

JUNE 30 : SATURDAY AFTERNOON/EVENING
ELSTON GUNN (IRELAND)
LAUREN MURPHY (IRELAND)
STEPH BUHE (FRANCE)
115th DREAM featuring
FINBARR CLANCY & COLLIE POWER (IRELAND)
WILLIAM BYRNE (IRELAND)
THE PLEA (IRELAND)
W MINIHANE (IRELAND)
MICHAEL GRAY (ENGLAND)

JUNE 30 : SATURDAY NIGHT HEADLINE ACT
THE PHANTOM ENGINEERS
IRELAND'S PREMIER DYLAN TRIBUTE ACT (SEVEN-PIECE BAND)
CHRIS WINTERS DORAN BAND (IRELAND)
STEPH BUHE (FRANCE)
W. MINIHANE (IRELAND)
JAMES O'CONNOR (IRELAND)
THE PLEA (IRELAND)
THE NEW FOOLS (BELGIUM)
BUICK 6 (IRELAND)
NEIL MURRAY (IRELAND)

JULY 1 : SUNDAY AFTERNOON
LAUREN MURPHY (IRELAND)
NEIL MURRAY (IRELAND)
BUICK 6 (IRELAND)
OPEN MIC : TEMPORARILY LIKE ACHILLES