Our (ex) Guru's secret

Here's Dorian on Saturday clutching part of his new collection of fine wine - a thank you from all of us in RRland.
And the secret of his new project can now be revealed. He's writing a book about protest songs, in 33 1/3 chapters. This will expand the original RR Protest songs column from way back when, into a full length feature. Each chapter will be one song/protest movement - civil rights, Vietnam, apartheid, etc. What he DOESN'T want is a a deluge of suggestions from us as to what songs to include in the book! So once you've got a copy of the excellent 'Guardian book of Playlists' start saving your pennies for Dorian's next awesome publication.
See y'all at the next social.

Bye Bye Dorian, Dorian goodbye

This is one of the waving frogs, as seen on David Attenborough's Life in Cold Blood, and it's waving goodbye to Dorian!

Musical accompaniments are: 'Farewell, Farewell' by Fairport Convention with Sandy Denny singing, and followed by Richard Thompson's farewell to Sandy, 'That's All, Amen, Close the Door'. Then there's Tim O'Brien's bluegrass version of Dylan's 'Lay Down Your Weary Tune' (compare with the actual Bob on goneforeign's post); His Bobness with 'You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go'; then 'Pull Down, Lads' by June Tabor, the John Tams song about the fair leaving town.

Then there's the song that always makes me cry, 'Bridal Train' by the Waifs, the true story of the Waif sisters' grandmother leaving Australia as a war bride at the end of WW2; 'Same Road' by Mary Gauthier, about the difficult farewells of a travelling musician; and finally 'Bobby Jean' by Springsteen, where he calls on an old friend only to be told she's left town. This one's on the Born in the USA album, but don't be put off by that: remember it was Ronald Reagan who thought BITUSA was a patriotic song...we know it isn't.

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