Monthly Archives: January 2014

The Montreal Express

Posted on January 14, 2014 by cousinlynn953

[UPDATE 15FEB15: Played “The Montreal Express” yesterday (particularly appropriate, as the temperature on the river in Saxonville was -3.5º F when I got up) and got a call after the show from Herbie Hooven, now in his 80s.  He says … Continue reading →

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Off to Maryland for My Mother’s 100th Birthday

Posted on January 13, 2014 by cousinlynn953

Hillbilly at Harvard will be pre-recorded this Saturday (the 18th), as Dr. Janie and I will be heading south Thursday morning, to join with other family members to celebrate my mother’s 100th birthday.  Her eyesight’s unhappily gone, but she still … Continue reading →

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Phil Everly (1939–2014)

Posted on January 10, 2014 by cousinlynn953

We never have played much by The Everly Brothers on Hillbilly at Harvard.  Though they were certainly at the level of The Louvin Brothers as a country duet, and their roots were undeniably as country as it gets, they were … Continue reading →

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