Episode 26: The ‘Never Ending Tour’ Part II

This week: part 2 of an exploration of Dylan's so-called Dylan's Never Ending Tour, with more excellent and rare live performances from the past 30 years.

Playlist:

1. Born In Time (Live 1 February, 1998, NJPAC, Newark, NJ)

2. Lonesome Day Blues (Live, 1 February, 2002, Sunrise, FL)

3. Country Pie (Live, 24 September, 2000, Portsmouth, UK)

4. Little Moses (Live, 30 October 1992, Orpheum Theater, Minneapolis, MN)

5. The Times We’ve Known (Live, 1 November, 1998, Madison Square Garden, NYC)
   

Episode 25: The ‘Never Ending Tour’ Part I

This week Laura takes a look back at Dylan's Never Ending Tour and plays some rare live performances from the past 30 years. 

Playlist:

1. Mama You Been On My Mind (Live, 17 June, 1998, Brussels, Belgium)

2. Dignity (MTV Unplugged)

3. Tight Connection To My Heart (Live, 17 November, 1993, Supper Club, NYC)

4. Señor (Tales Of Yankee Power) (Live, 6 July, 1998, Lucca, Italy)

5. Love Sick (Live, 6 February, 1999, Municipal Auditorium, Nashville, TN)
   

Episode 24: Bob Dylan, the Stranger

This week, Laura tries to get to know Bob Dylan the Stranger by exploring some of the ways in which the figure of the stranger appears in his songs.

Note: Although it would have been worth mentioning in this context, there unfortunately wasn't enough time to talk about the 2003 film Masked & Anonymous, which he starred in and reportedly co-wrote. Another time!

Playlist:

1. Man Of Constant Sorrow (snippet)

2. Gates Of Eden

3. Nobody ‘Cept You

4. Abandoned Love

5. You Changed My Life (Take 4)

6. Red River Shore (Unreleased version #2)

Episode 23: Dylan the Ghostwriter

This week Laura explores Dylan the Ghostwriter: featuring songs that were popularised by other artists, and some thoughts on the different interpretations.

Playlist:

1. Farewell Angelina - Joan Baez

2. Tomorrow Is A Long Time - Bob Dylan (live) (snippet)

3. Tomorrow Is A Long Time - Odetta (snippet)

4. Tomorrow Is A Long Time - Elvis Presley

5. I’ll Keep It With Mine - Nico

6. Mississippi (Unreleased Version 2) - Bob Dylan (snippet)

7. Mississippi - Sheryl Crow (snippet)

8. Mississippi - Bob Dylan

9. Make You Feel My Love - Bob Dylan (snippet)

10. Make You Feel My Love - Adele (snippet)

11. Make You Feel My Love - Bob Dylan (Live, 21 May, 1998, Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA)

Episode 22: Desert Island Dylan with Special Guest Robert Chaney

This week Laura is joined by American singer songwriter Robert Chaney as they play a game of Desert Island Dylan - the couples' edition!

If you want to hear more by Robert Chaney, check out his debut album Cracked Picture Frames (it's on Spotify, iTunes, Amazon etc.), and find him on Facebook or Instagram (@_robertchaney). Also keep an eye out for his new record coming very soon!

Playlist:

1. The Ballad of Hollis Brown

2. If You See Her, Say Hello

3. Saving Grace

4. Ballad Of A Thin Man

5. Sweetheart Like You

6. Love Sick

7. Breath - Robert Chaney