by Weston | Jun 24, 2010 | Roots Book |
In 1970, due to the impact of the 1969 Woodstock Festival, smaller events like the Woodstock Sound-Outs were increasingly shut down by New York State municipalities. The Town of Saugerties, in whose jurisdiction the Sound-Outs fell, put... by Weston | May 21, 2010 | Roots Book |
In 1964 Doug Gilbert, a photojournalist on assignment for Look Magazine, came up to Woodstock, NY, to do a story on Bob Dylan. The folk singer was on the cusp of superstardom. The next two years saw Dylan release Another Side of Bob Dylan, Bringing It All Back Home,... by Weston | Apr 28, 2010 | Carbon-Neutral Initiative |
On the 40th anniversary of Earth Day, members of the Town Council and Chamber of Commerce gathered to officially welcome two bright red bicycle-shaped bike racks to Woodstock. The new racks were purchased with funds raised through last summer’s Roots of Woodstock Live... by Weston | Apr 19, 2010 | Roots Book, Roots of Woodstock Blog |
In 1964, while I was at school in Scotland, Van Morrison and Them exploded on the U.K. charts with “Baby Please Don’t Go”—and most memorably with “Gloria.” It took everyone by surprise. Where the heck did these guys come from? Later on,... by Weston | Mar 21, 2010 | Roots Book, Roots of Woodstock Blog |
In 1938 D.H. Lawrence wrote in The Phoenix, a Woodstock publication, “still in America, among the Indians, the oldest Pan is alive.” This is a fitting tribute to the bacchanalian energy that was present during the Maverick Festivals in the early 1900s....
