Dylan Revisited

In this episode of Dylan Revisited, I look back at Dont Look Back, the feature-length documentary covering Bob Dylan's 1965 UK tour that became a landmark in documentary filmmaking and helped make this Dylan an iconic figure in music history. Join me to revisit director DA Pennebaker’s groundbreaking film and its extraordinary cast of characters.Let’s revisit Dont Look Back.Written, produced and performed by Colm Larkin. Theme music by Frank Harkin - check out his band Ha Ha Ha.All other music is used for the purposes of illustration and is intended as fair use.If you like this episode, please tell a friend or share it on social media.A book based on the podcast is now available. Busy Being Born (1960-66) tells the story of Bob Dylan’s early career through his albums, live recordings, bootleg tapes, film, TV appearances and more. It collects material that has already featured in this podcast series, while covering much more material from those early days in Greenwich Village and on through to his controversial switch to an electric sound.Dylan Revisited: Busy Being Born (1960-66) is available now in paperback, hardback and Kindle editions – click here to check it out.For even more Bob Dylan-related stuff, visit www.dylanrevisited.com for the latest revisits (just finished Desire), or follow us on Twitter, Bluesky and Instagram.

In this episode of Dylan Revisited, I look back at The Bootleg Series Vol. 6, which presents a complete Bob Dylan concert from New York’s Philharmonic Hall in October 1964 that features a guest appearance from Joan Baez. Join me to revisit this memorable show and dive into Baez’s background and her relationship with Dylan and his music.Let’s revisit Concert at Philharmonic Hall.Written, produced and performed by Colm Larkin. Theme music by Frank Harkin - check out his band Ha Ha Ha.All other music is used for the purposes of illustration and is intended as fair use.If you like this episode, please tell a friend or share it on social media. You can also support the show on Patreon.Plus, visit www.dylanrevisited.com for more revisits, or follow us on Twitter, Bluesky and Instagram.

In this episode of Dylan Revisited, I look back at Bob Dylan’s fourth studio album. Join me to revisit a single, wine-fuelled evening in June 1964, where the singer abandoned his protest icon status and embraced a more expansive interior side with classic songs like It Ain’t Me Babe, To Ramona, Chimes of Freedom and My Back Pages.Let’s revisit Another Side of Bob Dylan.Written, produced and performed by Colm Larkin. Theme music by Frank Harkin - check out his band Ha Ha Ha.All other music is used for the purposes of illustration and is intended as fair use.If you like this episode, please tell a friend or share it on social media. You can also support the show on Patreon.Plus, visit www.dylanrevisited.com for more revisits, or follow us on Twitter, Bluesky and Instagram. 

In this episode of Dylan Revisited, I look back at Bob Dylan’s third studio album, which cemented his (ultimately unwanted) position as a protest icon.I explore its themes of protest, societal change, and personal despair, contrasting the hopeful title track with the rest of the record’s darker narratives of injustice and heartbreak.Let's revisit The Times They Are a-Changin’.Written, produced and performed by Colm Larkin. Theme music by Frank Harkin - check out his band Ha Ha Ha. All other music is used for the purposes of illustration and is intended as fair use.If you like this episode, please tell a friend or share it on social media. You can also support the show on Patreon.Plus, visit www.dylanrevisited.com for more revisits, or follow us on Twitter, Bluesky and Instagram.

An early radio appearance featuring performances and conversation with Cynthia Gooding. In this episode of Dylan Revisited, we look back at one of Bob Dylan's first major radio show features from March 1962 when he appeared on the show Folksinger's Choice, hosted by Cynthia Gooding. Dylan performs a wide range of folk and blues standards, plus some of his early compositions, plus there's some compelling conversation with his husky-voiced host and plenty of Bob's myth-making. Let's revisit Folksinger's Choice.On the podcast, I call this a bonus episode but I since decided to make it freely available to all listeners. So just ignore those couple of references to "bonus". Written, produced and performed by Colm Larkin. Theme music by Frank Harkin. All other music is used for the purposes of illustration and is intended as fair use.If you like this episode, please tell a friend or share it on social media. You can also support the show on Patreon .Plus, visit www.dylanrevisited.com for more revisits, or follow us on Twitter and Bluesky @dylanrevisited.

Our first bootleg revisit takes us to Greenwich Village in the early 1960s where a young Bob Dylan is honing his craft in the heart of the folk music revival. This episode covers three different live shows at the famous Gaslight Café.The first is from September 1961, a couple of months before Dylan recorded his debut album. The next two are from October 1962, by which time his songwriting had taken off and he was working on his breakthrough release, The Freewheelin’.Let's revisit The Gaslight Tapes to hear what these shows can tell us about Dylan’s early evolution from one of the crowd to outstanding star.Written, produced and performed by Colm Larkin. Theme music by Frank Harkin. All other music is used for the purposes of illustration and is intended as fair use.If you like this episode, please tell a friend or share it on social media. You can also support the show by buying me a coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/dylanrevisited.Plus, visit www.dylanrevisited.com for more revisits, or follow us on Twitter and Bluesky @dylanrevisited.