S02.20 Bob Books: The Politics and Power of Bob Dylan’s Live Performances w/Erin Callahan and Court Carney

Dylan fans have always focused on setlists, but this may be the first book to use them as a theme, around which a series of writers look at how the list of songs Bob chooses to sing in any given night or tour has evolved, the different roles certain songs have played over the years, and the larger story or message contained within a sequence of songs (intentionally or not). Another by-product of the pandemic, The Power and Politics of Bob Dylan’s Live Performances - Play a Song for Me, is anchored by chapters from co-editors Erin Callahan and Court Carney, who are joined by a baker’s dozen of other writers mostly professors, or academics or teachers or working in pursuit of advanced degrees. The result is a scholarly, thoughtful, interesting, well written and researched book, filled with essays that take a wide range of approaches to Dylan’s work and performance and live shows drill in and expand on different aspects of them. In this episode we spoke to Erin Callahan and Court Carney about all of it, both the overall concepts of the book and then briefly each of the chapter the book contains. You can order The Power and Politics of Bob Dylan’s Live Performances at Amazon. Order with a 20% discount from the publisher. ——————————————————————— We're a proud member of The FM Podcast Network EXTENDED & BONUS EPISODES Sign up for FM+ or FM Premium: (One subscription covers all our network podcasts for one low price ! ) You can subscribe to FM+ directly in Apple Podcasts VIDEO AVAILABLE This interview is available on video for FM Premium Members. ——————————————————————— FREE WEEKLY BOB DYLAN NEWSLETTER Sign-up for Seven Days and get everything that happens in the world of Bob Dylan in your inbox every Sunday. MORE LINKS The Dylan.FM Website PodDylan - celebrating the work of Bob Dylan one song at a time. The Dylantantes - interviews and discussions with Bob Dylan thinkers. The Bob Dylan Primer - a start to finish introduction to Dylan’s career. QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? Drop us a note at [email protected].