Paul Kaplan

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Veteran musician and songwriter Paul Kaplan (www.paulkaplanmusic.com) has been an enthusiastic participant in the folk music world since the late 1960s when his early anti-Vietnam war songs were published in the legendary protest magazine Broadside. His involvement with the singer-songwriter movement was sparked by his early love of the songs of Bob Dylan, Phil Ochs and Tom Paxton. He pursued that love as a frequent attendee at the Songwriters’ Exchange at the Cornelia Street Cafe, in New York, and as a prolific contributor to The Fast Folk Musical Magazine, in which ten of his songs were included. In the late 1970s, Paul had the opportunity to produce three posthumous albums by Phil Ochs. His first album, Life on This Planet, featured the songs “Call Me the Whale” and “Henry the Accountant,” later covered by such folk music greats as Sally Rogers, David Massengill, Jay Mankita and Ed McCurdy. His song “I Had an Old Coat” from King of Hearts (1985) has been sung by Nickelodeon stars Sharon, Lois and Bram (The Elephant Show), as well as by Claudia Schmidt and Sally Rogers, Jay Ungar and Molly Mason and Cilla Fisher and Artie Trezise, to name just a few. Paul’s interest in traditional music is reflected in his four years as a member of the group The Derby Ram, resident band of the Eagle Tavern in New York City. With band founder Dan Milner, Paul co-authored the popular A Bonnie Bunch of Roses-Songs of England, Ireland and Scotland, published by Music Sales. In his solo care

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Fast Folk: a Community of Singers & Songwriters (Disc 2)

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The Best of Broadside 1962-1988: Anthems of the American Underground from the Pages of Broadside Magazine

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Broadside Ballads, Vol. 7

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CooP - Fast Folk Musical Magazine (Vol. 1, No. 1)

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Fast Folk: A Community of Singers and Songwriters

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Fast Folk Musical Magazine (Vol. 3, No. 9) Songs of Tradition

The Folk Process

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CooP - Fast Folk Musical Magazine (Vol. 2, No. 6) Traditional Songs

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Broadside Ballads, Vol. 4: The Time Will Come and Other Songs from Broadside Magazine

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We Shall Stay Here

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The Best Of Broadside 1962-1988

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The Best of Broadside 1962–1988 [Disc 4]

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