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| Mark Cohen |
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| Lydia Adams Davis |
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| Vincent T. Vok |
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| Roland Mousaa, David Amram |
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| David Amram, Tom Chapin |
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| Tom Chapin |
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| Willie Nininger |
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| Randy Burns |
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| Bev Grant |
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| Rob Stoner |
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| David Amram |
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| David Amram, Rob Stoner |
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| David Massengill |
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| Finale |
Monday, October 27, 2014
Mike Porco 100th- MORE photos
here's a few more shots from the great concert held last Thursday.
Saturday, October 25, 2014
MIKE PORCO's Legacy Lives
The Mike Porco Centennial Concert came and went. Last night, the Towne Crier in Beacon, NY hosted a celebration of the music and community cultivated at Gerde's Folk City and Greenwich Village during its Golden Era. Eleven of Mike's past hired hands performed once again in his honor. It truly is my honor, as his grandson, to be able to call them my friends, as well. Thanks to today's version of Mike Porco- Phil Ciganer- for keeping his club alive and thriving with the same spirit once felt in the Village. And THANKS to the musicians for sharing their time and unmatched skill with us.
~Bob Porco
PS- Several minutes of Positively Porco was well received but only because it's awesome.
~Bob Porco
PS- Several minutes of Positively Porco was well received but only because it's awesome.
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| Mark Cohen |
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| Lydia Adams Davis |
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| Vincent T. Vok |
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| Roland Mousaa |
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| Bob Porco |
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| David Amram |
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| Roland Mousaa, David Amram |
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| David Amram, Tom Chapin |
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| Tom Chapin |
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| Tom Chapin |
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| Yours truly, Willie Nininger |
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| Willie Nininger |
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| Randy Burns |
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| Bev Grant |
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| Rob Stoner |
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| Rob Stoner |
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| David Amram, Rob Stoner |
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| David Massengill |
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| David Massengill |
Tuesday, October 7, 2014
MIKE PORCO CENTENNIAL CONCERT Artist Lineup
Mike Porco owned Gerde's Restaurant, an Italian eatery situated in Greenwich Village east of Washington Square on West 4th Street. On January 26, 1960, Gerde's turned into a music venue in cooperation with Izzy Young, the director of the Folklore Center. GERDE'S FOLK CITY then became the unlikely epicenter of a global music paradigm shift.
During Mike Porco’s stewardship (1960-1980) the club hosted early performances by a constellation of Folk Music stars – notably, Bob Dylan, Simon and Garfunkel, Phil Ochs, Judy Collins and José Feliciano.
Folk City's distinctive fraternity of such aspiring young artists and legendary recording stars borders on myth. Gerde's was where the cross-fertilization of different styles and musical eras forged important links in the chain of American musical history.
In his autobiography, Bob Dylan called Gerde's "the preeminent Folk club in America." Rolling Stone's Book of Lists called Folk City one of the three top music venues in the world, along with The Cavern and CBGB.
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POSITIVELY PORCO is a star-studded documentary film under production. It chronicles the 1960’s Folk and Blues Revival as it was experienced at a place many musicians called HOME.
Hosted by Porco's grandson, the Mike Porco 100th Birthday Anniversary concert will act as a reunion and celebration of the music that emanated from the Village's golden era.
Live music performances by David Amram, Tom Chapin, Rob Stoner, David Massengill, Bev Grant, Mark Cohen, Lydia Adams Davis, Vince Martin, Vincent Vok, Roland Mousaa, Willie Nininger, Randy Burns and a couple of surprise guests will make Porco's 100th birthday a special evening. Director's cuts of POSITIVELY PORCO will be shown for good measure.
TICKETS:
http://
Towne Crier
Website:
http://townecrier.com/
PORCO HQ:
http://
IMPORTANT:
Short clip of
Positively Porco will be shown at 7PM
Doors at 5
Music at 7:30
During Mike Porco’s stewardship (1960-1980) the club hosted early performances by a constellation of Folk Music stars – notably, Bob Dylan, Simon and Garfunkel, Phil Ochs, Judy Collins and José Feliciano.
Folk City's distinctive fraternity of such aspiring young artists and legendary recording stars borders on myth. Gerde's was where the cross-fertilization of different styles and musical eras forged important links in the chain of American musical history.
In his autobiography, Bob Dylan called Gerde's "the preeminent Folk club in America." Rolling Stone's Book of Lists called Folk City one of the three top music venues in the world, along with The Cavern and CBGB.
~~~~~~~~
POSITIVELY PORCO is a star-studded documentary film under production. It chronicles the 1960’s Folk and Blues Revival as it was experienced at a place many musicians called HOME.
Hosted by Porco's grandson, the Mike Porco 100th Birthday Anniversary concert will act as a reunion and celebration of the music that emanated from the Village's golden era.
Live music performances by David Amram, Tom Chapin, Rob Stoner, David Massengill, Bev Grant, Mark Cohen, Lydia Adams Davis, Vince Martin, Vincent Vok, Roland Mousaa, Willie Nininger, Randy Burns and a couple of surprise guests will make Porco's 100th birthday a special evening. Director's cuts of POSITIVELY PORCO will be shown for good measure.
TICKETS:
http://
Towne Crier
Website:
http://townecrier.com/
PORCO HQ:
http://
IMPORTANT:
Short clip of
Positively Porco will be shown at 7PM
Doors at 5
Music at 7:30
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