Monthly Archives: June 2021

Remember Angel Train? They Were Live on April 22, 1989!

Posted on June 25, 2021 by cousinlynn953

ANOTHER ARCHIVAL HILLBILLY AT HARVARD Anyone remember the band Angel Train? They were singer Diane Cannon, from Maine, guitarist Rick Plant, from Cambridge, bassist Tom Miller, originally from New Jersey, and drummer Jamie DeCato of Boston. Angel Train had just … Continue reading →

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What Do 1961, 1971, 2011, 2021 Have in Common? Hillbilly History!

Posted on June 16, 2021 by cousinlynn953

ANOTHER ARCHIVAL HILLBILLY AT HARVARD 1961: The Lilly Brothers, Everett and B, with Don Stover, play a concert in Lowell House at Harvard College. Everett, who usually plays mandolin, picks up the fiddle and wows the audience with a fiery … Continue reading →

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It’s 1986, and Delia Bell & Bill Grant Are Live in Studio A

Posted on June 11, 2021 by cousinlynn953

ANOTHER ARCHIVAL HILLBILLY AT HARVARD I long remembered there was a time when Delia Bell and Bill Grant had played live on Hillbilly at Harvard. I was entranced by Bill’s performance of Merle Haggard’s “I’ll Break Out Again Tonight,” so … Continue reading →

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Reelin’ Back to 1989, with Lincoln and Larry Live in Studio A!

Posted on June 2, 2021 by cousinlynn953

ANOTHER ARCHIVAL HILLBILLY AT HARVARD The metal reel on Revox tape recorder looks perturbed, but I prefer to think it’s singing. The slow-moving (3 3/4 ips) reels are regaling me with music from 1989 (two hours of The Down Home … Continue reading →

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