Hard Rain & Slow Trains: Bob Dylan & Fellow Travelers
A weekly radio program featuring the music of Bob Dylan, his contemporaries, and his antecedents. Broadcast weekly on Thursdays from 8-9 pm PST on KEPW (97.3 FM-LP), available on www.kepw.org. Hosted by Dan. Artwork by Selena Dugan-Fields.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 71 minutes
- Episodes
- 171
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2025
5/21/2020: Rough & Rowdy Birthday!
Bob Dylan turns 79 on Sunday (but who's counting?), and we here at Hard Rain & Slow Trains: Bob Dylan & Fellow Travelers are not going to let the occasion go by unmarked. This episode also features t…
01:01:56 |
Fri 22 May 2020
5/14/20: Last Ones Standing part 2
The second of three episodes that feature both the early & contemporary music of fellow travelers who first recorded in the 1950s and who are still with us. Over sixty years is a long time to have a …
01:00:00 |
Fri 15 May 2020
5/7/20: Last Ones Standing part 1
The first of three episodes that play both the early & contemporary music of fellow travelers who first recorded in the 1950s and who are still with us. Over sixty years is a long time to have a reco…
01:00:31 |
Thu 07 May 2020
4/30/20: The Wavering Multitude
This episode features the new Dylan song, "I Contain Multitudes," including reflections on it and some of the songs referenced in it. Also, during "Who Did It Better?" we announce the winner of last …
01:00:00 |
Thu 30 Apr 2020
4/23/20: Virtual Traveling
During these times, many people are unable to do much traveling. Don't worry, we are going to get your toes tapping and feet stepping to virtual destinations here at Hard Rain & Slow Trains, with our…
01:00:03 |
Fri 24 Apr 2020
4/16/20: Paschaltide
It's the Paschal season: This is the last day of Passover and the Paschal season so we are going to commemorate it with a bunch of great tunes by Bob Dylan and his fellow travelers, a number of which…
01:00:00 |
Thu 16 Apr 2020
4/9/20: "Murder Most Foul" pt 2
This is the second of our two episodes focusing on Dylan's new ballad; this episode's centerpiece is a "Murder Most Foul" soundscape, with 141 audio references woven as ghostly echoes throughout the …
00:56:37 |
Fri 10 Apr 2020
4/2/20: "Murder Most Foul" pt 1
With the surprise release last week of the first new Bob Dylan song in eight years, we are devoting this first of two episodes to the evocative & elegiac song; also, as John Prine fights for his life…
01:01:31 |
Thu 02 Apr 2020
3/26/20: Spring is Here
Marking the first week of spring with this selection of tunes from Bob Dylan & his fellow travelers.
00:59:53 |
Wed 25 Mar 2020
3/19/20: Pandemic
The world is social distancing, but we are bridging the gap with songs that reflect on the ongoing pandemic this week on Hard Rain & Slow Trains: Bob Dylan & Fellow Travelers. We hope that each and e…
01:00:54 |
Thu 19 Mar 2020
3/12/20: Dylan on stage in Oregon!
Dylan kicks off his first tour of the decade in Oregon with a scheduled show in Bend, Oregon on June 4th and then a show at Matthew Knight Arena in Eugene on June 9th. To celebrate, we play some perf…
01:02:07 |
Fri 13 Mar 2020
3/5/20: #7-1 of Top 50 Greatest Dylan Songs
In this episode we countdown from song #7 to song #1 in our list of Bob Dylan's 50 greatest songs. Six weeks in the making, this is our final episode featuring our top 50 greatest Dylan songs!
01:02:06 |
Fri 06 Mar 2020
2/27/20: #15-8 of Top 50 Greatest Dylan Songs
In this episode we countdown songs #15 through #8 in our list of Bob Dylan's 50 greatest songs. Join us as we finally crack the top ten in our one-year anniversary show!
00:52:57 |
Fri 28 Feb 2020
2/20/20: #23-16 of Top 50 Greatest Dylan Songs
We are celebrating the 50th episode of Hard Rain & Slow Trains and also our one-year anniversary on the air by counting down our list of Bob Dylan's 50 greatest songs. Join us for this episode wherei…
01:01:46 |
Fri 21 Feb 2020
2/13/20: #31-24 of Top 50 Greatest Dylan Songs
We are celebrating both the imminent 50th episode of Hard Rain & Slow Trains and also our one-year anniversary on the air by counting down our list of Bob Dylan's 50 greatest songs. Join us for this …
00:59:31 |
Fri 14 Feb 2020
2/6/20: #41-33 of Top 50 Greatest Dylan Songs
We are celebrating both the imminent 50th episode of Hard Rain & Slow Trains and also our one-year anniversary on the air by counting down our list of Bob Dylan's 50 greatest songs. Join us for this …
00:55:10 |
Fri 07 Feb 2020
1/30/20: #50-42 of Top 50 Greatest Dylan Songs
We are celebrating both the imminent 50th episode of Hard Rain & Slow Trains and also our one-year anniversary on the air by counting down our list of Bob Dylan's 50 greatest songs. Join us for this …
00:59:37 |
Fri 31 Jan 2020
1/23/20: "They Left Me Up Here By Myself": Dylan Solo in the 1980s
A collection of solo Dylan performances from throughout the 1980s, including both live performances and studio recordings.
01:02:31 |
Fri 24 Jan 2020
1/16/20: A Deeper Dive Down in the Groove pt 2
The second part of a two-episode series diving deep Down in the Groove, an often maligned Bob Dylan album from 1988 that we argue is a good album...not necessarily a Bob Dylan masterpiece, but better…
01:04:14 |
Sat 18 Jan 2020
1/9/20: A Deeper Dive Down in the Groove pt 1
The first part of a two-episode series diving deep Down in the Groove, an often maligned Bob Dylan album from 1988 that Dan argues is a good album...not necessarily a Bob Dylan masterpiece, but bette…
01:02:47 |
Fri 10 Jan 2020
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