Keep The Dream Flowing - Celebrating the History of Woodstock 1969

Scott Parker
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Welcome to KEEP THE DREAM FLOWING! In this podcast, we talk about the 1969 Woodstock festival with the people who know it best -- the people who made the festival happen, the musicians who performed, and the attendees who came to share in three days of peace, love and music! Thanks for checking us out and, as Wavy Gravy put it, "keep feeding each other!"

  1. Episode 148 -- A Weekend At Woodstock With Norah Ryan!

    JAN 20

    Episode 148 -- A Weekend At Woodstock With Norah Ryan!

    Happy new year, lovely Woodstock peeps! In this very exciting episode, Erin and Paul talk with the wonderful NORAH RYAN about her adventures at Woodstock and beyond! Nora was there from Havens to Hendrix, and gives us her unique perspective on the events of that magical weekend. This is one not to be missed!

    1h 7m
  2. Episode 147 -- Woodstock Character with Donna Fellenberg!

    12/03/2025

    Episode 147 -- Woodstock Character with Donna Fellenberg!

    Wowee, what an episode we have for you! For this chat, we are joined by DONNA FELLENBERG, the host of the show "Catskill Character" on WJFF, the Catskills' public radio station! Donna went to Woodstock, which had a profound effect on her life. And she has lived quite the life! Get ready for a fun time, folks!

    1h 1m

  3. 11/11/2025

    Episode 146 -- Finding your Woodstock Tribe with Dan Curland!

    Howdy hi, shindiggers! In this episode, Scott sits down with DAN CURLAND, the owner of the long-running record store MYSTIC DISC in Mystic, Connecticut! Dan is a Woodstock veteran, and shares his experience of the festival, his long friendship with Graham Nash and much more! Here we have another fun one for you, folks!

    55 min
  4. Episode 145 -- The Rather Magnificent Bert Sommer: Woodstock's Lost Treasure, with Sharon Watts!

    08/15/2025

    Episode 145 -- The Rather Magnificent Bert Sommer: Woodstock's Lost Treasure, with Sharon Watts!

    If you're a longtime listener of this podcast, you will be familiar with the music of BERT SOMMER, the singer-songwriter that is rightfully considered (and not just by us) to be Woodstock's ultimate lost treasure. Well folks, do we ever have a treat for you! The similarly magnificent SHARON WATTS has written an impressionistic biography of Bert that is coming our way soon! This wonderful book goes inside Bert Sommer (that's a Bert fan in-joke!), and expands greatly our knowledge and understanding of this great and criminally underappreciated artist's work. In this episode, Sharon and Scott discuss the life, art and magic of Bert, baby, Bert! This episode one of our best, and a must-listen, folks!

    1h 26m
  5. Episode 144 -- The Life and Music of Richard Manuel with Stephen T. Lewis!

    08/12/2025

    Episode 144 -- The Life and Music of Richard Manuel with Stephen T. Lewis!

    As everyone knows, THE BAND were one of the greatest bands of all time, an accolade due in no small part to the soulful vocals and piano playing of RICHARD MANUEL, who passed away in 1986. A talent that special and rare deserves an equally special book, and in this episode, Scott, Erin and Paul chat with STEPHEN T. LEWIS, author of the absolutely brilliant book RICHARD MANUEL: HIS LIFE AND MUSIC, FROM THE HAWKS AND BOB DYLAN TO THE BAND, which is available wherever excellent books are sold. The book is a truly brilliant cover-to-cover read, and this interview captures the passion that Stephen (and Scott, who had a cold that day) has for the music of Richard and The Band. A holy soul jelly roll of a book, and a must read! Get your copy of this very special book here: https://www.amazon.com/Richard-Manuel-Music-Hawks-Dylan/dp/0764369245

    1h 8m
  6. Episode 143 -- Stanley Kubrick's Full Metal Straightjacket with Dan Valenti! (part two)

    08/12/2025

    Episode 143 -- Stanley Kubrick's Full Metal Straightjacket with Dan Valenti! (part two)

    Woodstock 56 is almost upon us, and as we get ready to once again celebrate the glory of Woodstock, it’s time for another episode of KEEP THE DREAM FLOWING! This time, we have an unusual twist as we welcome back out returning champion DAN VALENTI! Dan – brother of MICK VALENTI, leader of the Woodstock Free Stage band THE QUARRY – has written a new book, STANLEY KUBRICK’S FULL METAL STRAIGHTJACKET – THE SIEGE OF GUNNERY SGT. HARTMAN. In this fascinating and riveting new book Dan unravels the story behind the role of Gunnery Sgt. Hartman, of Kubrick’s 1987 uber-classic FULL METAL JACKET, and spins a story of intrigue and the role that luck – or a lack of luck – played in the casting of the character. A fascinating conversation, of which this is part two of two! You can grab your copy of Dan’s excellent book here: https://www.amazon.com/Stanley-Kubricks-Full-Mental-Straightjacket/dp/B0F6339TNW

    1h 3m
  7. Episode 142 -- Stanley Kubrick's Full Metal Straightjacket with Dan Valenti! (part one)

    07/29/2025

    Episode 142 -- Stanley Kubrick's Full Metal Straightjacket with Dan Valenti! (part one)

    Woodstock 56 is almost upon us, and as we get ready to once again celebrate the glory of Woodstock, it’s time for another episode of KEEP THE DREAM FLOWING! This time, we have an unusual twist as we welcome back out returning champion DAN VALENTI! Dan – brother of MICK VALENTI, leader of the Woodstock Free Stage band THE QUARRY – has written a new book, STANLEY KUBRICK’S FULL METAL STRAIGHTJACKET – THE SIEGE OF GUNNERY SGT. HARTMAN. In this fascinating and riveting new book Dan unravels the story behind the role of Gunnery Sgt. Hartman, of Kubrick’s 1987 uber-classic FULL METAL JACKET, and spins a story of intrigue and the role that luck – or a lack of luck – played in the casting of the character. A fascinating conversation, of which this is part one of two! You can grab your copy of Dan’s excellent book here: https://www.amazon.com/Stanley-Kubricks-Full-Mental-Straightjacket/dp/B0F6339TNW

    1h 4m
  8. Episode 141 -- Amending the Woodstock Monument with Bill Lucano, Patrick Colucci and George Klitsch!

    05/21/2025

    Episode 141 -- Amending the Woodstock Monument with Bill Lucano, Patrick Colucci and George Klitsch!

    Now we need to KEEP THE DREAM FLOWING more than ever! In this episode, conducted next to the monument on the Woodstock field at Bethel Woods, Scott chats with BILL LUCANO, PATRICK COLUCCI and GEORGE KLITSCH about Pat and Bill’s efforts to amend the legendary Woodstock monument, Pat and George share their recollections of Woodstock, and all try to answer the question “could it ever happen again?” This is a good one, folks!

    57 min
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Welcome to KEEP THE DREAM FLOWING! In this podcast, we talk about the 1969 Woodstock festival with the people who know it best -- the people who made the festival happen, the musicians who performed, and the attendees who came to share in three days of peace, love and music! Thanks for checking us out and, as Wavy Gravy put it, "keep feeding each other!"

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