Fast Folk Musical Magazine (Vol. 5, No. 8) Detours

Begun in 1982, Fast Folk Musical Magazine served as an outlet for the work of folksingers and songwriters in the New York City area. “Detours” is a collection of 16 performances by established and emerging singer-songwriters. Newcomer Kelly Flint (“Drive All Night”) opens the album; songs by Fast Folk regulars Rod MacDonald (“Routine Day in Paradise”) and John Gorka (“Temporary Road”) are interspersed with poems and spoken word from Big Jimmy (“The HUGE Gray Blob”), Professor Louie (“On My Block”), and David Cantor (“Dime Store Nickel”). Emerging performers John Goldman (“All My Girlfriends Are Brain Dead”), Michael Jerling (“When the Country Moved to Town”), and Milo Binder (“Irregular Heart”) help to round out the collection. A 21-page facsimile of the magazine is included.

Track Listing

101	Drive All Night	Kelly Flint and Richard Julian	03:39
102	Fishing Trip	Al Peterson, Richard Shindell, and Richard Julian	04:05
103	Memory of You	Richard Shindell	03:50
104	I Always Knew	5 Chinese Brothers	03:30
105	Motel Room Dreams	Cliff Eberhardt and Mark Dann	03:47
106	Dime Store Nickel	David Cantor	04:26
107	Routine Day in Paradise	Rod MacDonald, John Kruth, Mark Dann, and Howie Wyeth	03:10
108	Blue to White	Richard Julian	03:40
109	The Huge Grey Blob	Big Jimmy	03:50
110	On My Block	Professor Louie and Fast Eddie	04:13
111	All of Her Girlfriends are Brain Dead	Richard Goldman	02:57
112	Temporary Road	John Gorka	03:31
113	When the Country Moved to Town	Michael Jerling and Tony Markellis	03:38
114	Blackbird	Al Schere, Richard Julian, and Kelly Flint	05:21
115	Stephen Foster	Kirk Kelly	03:17
116	Irregular Heart	Milo Binder, Marvin Etzioni, and Denny Croy	02:38