Tributes to music legend Bob Dylan in honour of his 80th birthday US singer-songwriter Bob Dylan. Picture by AP Photo/David Vincent
Irish folk singer and songwriter Tommy Sands. Picture by Declan Roughan
PRESIDENT Michael D Higgins led tributes to Bob Dylan today as the music legend marked his 80th birthday.
In a letter the president praised Dylan s musical and political achievements and began by writing as one 80-year-old to another .
It comes as events were held across the world to mark the singer s birthday, with memories of his extraordinary career spanning six decades remembered by fans across the globe.
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Every so often, WRCT’s
Whiskey Before Breakfast features a conversation or pre-pandemic a live performance. Did you know that those conversations and performances are archived online?
Go to Mandorichard’s Mixcloud page to stream these programs on demand. You’ll see a mix of national and local musical acts from all across the folk spectrum and even a conversation with Ireland’s Tommy Sands before a recent Pittsburgh concert.
Catch
Whiskey Before Breakfast, Pittsburgh’s most eclectic folk radio show, every Wednesday at 11:00 a.m. on 88.3 FM, Pittsburgh, or streaming from this very website.