Keep The Dream Flowing - Celebrating the History of Woodstock 1969

It’s gonna be May! Indeed it is May, and here at KEEP THE DREAM FLOWING, it’s time to kick off this month with another new episode! Our guest this time is BOB ARKIN, jazz bassist extraordinaire and the man who held down the bottom end for ARLO GUTHRIE at Woodstock! Bob has had a lengthy and varied career and takes from point A to point Z and beyond! This is the first part of an exciting two-part episode. There is no doubt that you will love this one!

April showers bring…well, another episode of KEEP THE DREAM FLOWING! In this episode, we explore an under-discussed aspect of the Woodstock 1969 story, the Free Stage! The house band for the Free Stage was THE QUARRY, a Massachusetts band making a name for themselves on the circuit in the summer of 1969. In this second part of a two-part episode, we chat with MICK VALENTI, the drummer and vocalist for THE QUARRY as well as the later Massachusetts rock ‘n roll phenomenon QUICK FOX! We will hear selections from the various albums by Quick Fox and Mick’s own solo work, and we chat extensively about Mick’s career, including his time at Woodstock!

April showers bring…well, another episode of KEEP THE DREAM FLOWING! In this episode, we explore an under-discussed aspect of the Woodstock 1969 story, the Free Stage! The house band for the Free Stage was THE QUARRY, a Massachusetts band making a name for themselves on the circuit in the summer of 1969. In this first of a two-part episode, we chat with MICK VALENTI, the drummer and vocalist for THE QUARRY as well as the later Massachusetts rock ‘n roll phenomenon QUICK FOX! We will hear selections from the various albums by Quick Fox and Nick’s own solo work, and we chat extensively about Mick’s career, including his time at Woodstock!

As we see March out the door for another year, we here at KEEP THE DREAM FLOWING LABS INC. have a truly special treat for you! Are you a fan of THE BAND? Of course you are. JONATHAN TAPLIN, our guest for this episode, was the road manager for The Band starting in 1969 and continued his relationship with the group through to THE LAST WALTZ and beyond! Some wonderful conversation is in store for you, folks! What was it like to be there at the 1965 Newport Folk Festival when BOB DYLAN went electric? Find out here! Jonathan’s new book, THE MAGIC YEARS – SCENES FROM A ROCK-AND-ROLL LIFE, takes a deep dive into his years in the rock and roll industry, and is required reading! The link for the book, which was just released in paperback, will appear below as the first comment. Go get it!

Happy March, everyone! KTDF is back with more Woodstock goodness for you! And what better guest to bring on spring than RONA ELLIOT, wit, raconteur, bon vivant and all-around Woodstock legend! Rona of course has gone on to have an extensive and legendary career as a journalist and writer, and here she shares her experiences at Woodstock and so much more in this second part of a two-part episode. A caveat to all of you out there: we did have some technical issues with the audio, it has been cleaned up to the best of our ability to do so, and the results are still mighty enjoyable! Jump into spring with Rona and the KTDF crew!

Happy March, everyone! KTDF is back with more Woodstock goodness for you! And what better guest to bring on spring than RONA ELLIOT, wit, raconteur, bon vivant and all-around Woodstock legend! Rona of course has gone on to have an extensive and legendary career as a journalist and writer, and here she shares her experiences at Woodstock and so much more in this first part of a two-part episode. A caveat to all of you out there: we did have some technical issues with the audio, it has been cleaned up to the best of our ability to do so, and the results are still mighty enjoyable! Jump into spring with Rona and the KTDF crew!

Howdy once again folks! We are back on a new platform, and so it is finally time to let some new episodes get to your ears! What we have this time is....well, what can we say? This time, we have part two of our two-part conversation with two indisputable legends, JOHN MORRIS (Woodstock Production Coordinator and Emcee) and CHRIS LANGHART (Woodstock Site Manager and principal architect/designer)!! Also joining us is Chris' brother, NICHOLAS LANGHART, who worked at Woodstock and has some tremendous stories of his own to tell! This is a long and deep chat that covers so much that all we can do is tell you to buckle up and jump in with us!

Howdy once again folks! We are back on a new platform, and so it is finally time to let some new episodes get to your ears! What we have this time is....well, what can we say? This time, we have part one of our two-part conversation with two indisputable legends, JOHN MORRIS (Woodstock Production Coordinator and Emcee) and CHRIS LANGHART (Woodstock Site Manager and principal architect/designer)!! Also joining us is Chris' brother, NICHOLAS LANGHART, who worked at Woodstock and has some tremendous stories of his own to tell! This is a long and deep chat that covers so much that all we can do is tell you to buckle up and jump in with us! 

Fancy a PB&J? Well, Woodstock Nation, you know where to go – to the one and only Peanut Butter & Jelly Lady de la Woodstock, LENI BINDER! Leni lived in Sullivan County during Woodstock and worked tirelessly throughout the festival keeping the hungry hordes fed when food was scarce! Just as impressive is Leni’s work to preserve the Woodstock site, along the way ensuring that Woodstock would be something that the residents of Bethel could look back on with pride! This is the first part of a FABULOUS two-parter...come on and share the love!

Fancy a PB&J? Well, Woodstock Nation, you know where to go – to the one and only Peanut Butter & Jelly Lady de la Woodstock, LENI BINDER! Leni lived in Sullivan County during Woodstock and worked tirelessly throughout the festival keeping the hungry hordes fed when food was scarce! Just as impressive is Leni’s work to preserve the Woodstock site, along the way ensuring that Woodstock would be something that the residents of Bethel could look back on with pride! This is the second part of a FABULOUS two-parter...come on and share the love!