From the 1973 Real Paper article by David Bieber
That a club can be a subject of discussion and misty-eyed conversation years after its shuttering is a testimony to the importance of the role it played. Club 47 was located where the Passim Coffeeshop is now situated. With careful and judicious booking, Bob Donlon of Passim's has done much to rekindle the Club 47 spirit. Club 47 belonged to a different time warp, a casual but dedicated period of Dylan, Baez, the Farinas and music that spoke directly to causes, conflicts and yet was casual enough to allow for love. Cambridge and Boston created Club 47 and in general, fostered a folk scene that had the rest of the nation looking and listening our way. What follows are select artist and significant albums from those days.
1961
Jackie Washington:
Breaking Barriers
Jackie Washington (New Folks, Gentle Rain - Vanguard).
1963
Tom Rush:
No Regrets
Tom Rush (Got A Mind To Ramble) - Prestige, Circle Game, Classic - Elektra, Merrimac County - Columbia).
1961
Joan Baez:
Folk Madonna
Joan Baez (Live in Harvard Square - Veritas: Joan Baez,) Vol. 2, Number 5 In Concert Vol. I and II, Blessed Are, First 10 Years - Vanguard; Come From the Shadows; Where Are You Now, My Son - A&M)
1965
Richard & Mimi:
Bold Marauders
Richard and Mimi Fariña (Richard and Mimi Fariña, Reflections, Memories -Vanguard: Mimi Fariña and Tom Jans (Take Heart - A&M)
1965
Rising Sons:
Taj & Ry
Rising Sons, featuring Ry Cooder and Tal Mahal (Rising Sons - Columbia).
1965
Tom Lehrer:
Singing Professor
Tom Lehrer (That Was The Year That Was, An Evening Wasted With, Songs by Tom Lehrer - Reprise/Lehrer).
1970
Joshua Rifkin:
Baroque As Hell
Joshua Rifkin (Even Dozen Jug Band, Baroque Beatles Book, Piano Rags by Scott Joplin, Piano Rags by Scott Joplin, Vol. II - Nonesuch).
1969
Spider John Koerner:
Holler Back
Spider John Koerner (Blues, Rags and Hollers; Running, Jumping, Standing Still - Elektra, Music Is Just a Bunch Of Notes - Mary Jane).
1972
Geoff & Maria Muldaur:
Kweskin Refugees
Geoff and Maria (D'Amato) Muldaur (Sleepy Man Blues - Prestige, Pottery Pie, Sweet Potatoes - Reprise).
1966
Jim Kweskin:
Jug Band Music
Jim Kweskin (Jump for Joy, The Jim Kweskin Jug Band, Relax Your Mind - Vanguard, Garden of Joy - Reprise); The Lyman Family (American Avatar - Reprise).
OTHER ARISTS
1960-1967
Eric Anderson, David Blue (Cohen), Marshall Brickman, Hamilton Camp, Canterbury Country Dance Orchestra; Charles River Valley Boys, Paul Clayton, Ry Cooder, Even Dozen Jug Band, Mitch Greenhill, Caroline Hester, Bill Keith and Jim Rooney; Lilly Brothers, Taj Mahal, Tom Paley, Buffy St. Marie, Mark Spoelstra, Don Stover, Dave Van Ronk, Erick Von Schmidt, Eric Weissberg.
From The David Bieber Archives
