Sydney Dylan Society

Third Monday of the Month

Why An' What's the Reason For?

The gang started meeting in Sydney in 1992, in the afterglow of Bob's State Theatre shows that year. We’re a friendly group of Dylan enthusiasts and the “meetings” consist of chat, news, music, a lot of laughs, a few drinks, more music and chat. Usually there are a few guitars and other instruments brought along, as well as a CD player for the latest musical missive from Bob. As well as the meetings, we've organised three Dylan conventions. It’s a very diverse group in age, gender, background – some of us even like Under the Red Sky. Casual or newer fans should not feel intimidated but if you want a stoush about the exact tuning he used during Oh Sister in Boston, 1981 – well, we can provide that too.

We’re just a friendly bunch of music lovers brought together by the greatest artist of the 20th Century.

Dignity's Never Been Photographed?

The photo is ©Elliott Landy and is used with his very kind permission. Visit his website for more of those iconic pictures. While there you can also read "Photographing Bob Dylan" a chapter from his book Woodstock Vision: The Spirit of a Generation.

And Links Can Be Fixed

Official Dylan Site
Expecting Rain
Bob Links
Isis Magazine
Dylan Revue A Dylan tribute show that plays around Sydney. We think they're worth seeing.

Note: The venue has changed!
We meet the third Monday of the month and we'll be at the Market City Tavern in Chinatown. From around 6.30-7ish, we will be outside on the third floor. For further info, please don't hesistate to use the Contact form. May is also Bob's birthday which means the traditional Birthday Radio Marathon is on, see below for details.

Next Meeting: June 16th 2008

Use the Calendar page to see the dates for the rest of the year.

Bob Dylan Birthday Radio Marathon
2 S E R 1 0 7.3

Saturday 24th May 8pm till 2am

Rockin’ On in the Noughties

The Pulitzer award winning-Bob Dylan is still “busy being born” and “heading for another joint“ - DJing his own radio show, touring the world [he plays Iceland in May] and giving his name to good causes. To celebrate the 67th birthday of the "Picasso of Rock", 2SER's Bob Dylan Birthday Marathon will be playing the choicest cuts from Bob's entire 48 year career, including the latest version of A Hard Rain‘s A-Gonna Fall.

There will be a review of Bob’s own Theme Time Radio Hour. From the extraordinary Bob Dylan Live at the Newport Folk Festival DVD we have previously unreleased songs. The book review will look at Legendary Sessions: Highway 61 Revisited and Million Dollar Bash: a track by track appreciation of the famous Basement Tapes. We will also discuss reaction to Todd Haynes’s amazing multi-Bob movie, I’m Not There.

Of course we shall have the Dylan Quiz, and the Dylan News - and - all the Bobsongs that fit!

For more information contact Bill Kitson

on 02 9354 6464 [daytime] 02 9674 3775 [home], 0438 240 541 or at bilkit@hotmail.com or ring 2SER or 9514 9514