Music Historian welcomes back Gypsy George to talk about his new album. This interview is a little different � it is a recorded webinar. Watch, listen, and learn about Gypsy�s new record,�Politics, Ex-Girlfriends, and the Ayn Rand Shuffle.�Conversations like...
Music Historian welcomes back Gypsy George to talk about his new album. This interview is a little different � it is a recorded webinar. Watch, listen, and learn about Gypsy�s new record,�Politics, Ex-Girlfriends, and the Ayn Rand Shuffle.�Conversations like the one Gypsy and I have in this recorded webinar get deep into his inspirations about releasing an album now, during the pandemic, while also poking some light-heart fun at our own life experiences. Following this conversation, I encourage you to watch Gypsy�s new music video from the new album. The video is for the song �Sailing Away,� and you can watch it�here. To see the video recorded interview, click the image below.
Recorded interview with Gypsy George. Technology courtesy of Zoom Communications
I thank Gypsy George for working with me on creating a teaser (an introduction) to this webinar and for his time in answering my questions. I also thank him for sharing his world with me on Music Historian. This new method of interviewing is a way to challenge the status quo I have established for my blog and to express my gratitude to Gypsy�s support of my creative ideas.
As I reflect on this new project, I recall a quote I read by Bob Dylan from his book published in 2004, �Chronicles: Volume One� � �It [folk music] exceeded all human understanding� I felt right at home in this mythical realm made up not with individuals so much as archetypes � each rugged soul filled with natural knowing and inner wisdom. Each demanding a degree of respect. I could believe in the full spectrum of it and sing about it. It was so real, so more true to life than life itself. It was life magnified� (Goodreads.com, Folk Music Quotes, para 14).
I concur with what Dylan says about folk music being �so real, more true to life than life itself.� While I define Gypsy George�s music as alternative rock, I think there are so many elements of folk mixed throughout his songs. Further, this experience explores the music through an artist�s eyes, and I like to believe that I helped guide that exploration. Most importantly, we had fun. I hope you do too in watching this webinar. Enjoy!
Works Cited
Folk Music Quotes. (n.d.) Goodreads.com, https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/tag/folk-music
