The New Penelope and Its Era (1965-1970) The New Penelope and Its Era (1965-1970) ARCMTL
The Linn County Blues Band developed a unique style based on the blues.
Here is a poster for a love-in (or in this case a “human-in”) held on September 3, 1967, on Mount Royal. In a “peace and love” atmosphere, bands […]
This article relates in a few words the short life of The New Penelope, from its successful days to its downfall. Transcription: (Caption of photo) GARY EISENKRAFT He […]
During an interview with ARCMTL, a nostalgic Pierre Huet, well-known Quebec songwriter, recounts The New Penelope’s closing concert and its unexpected ending. Here is the English translation of […]
Here’s an excerpt of an interview with Allan Youster, former doorman of The New Penelope on Sherbrooke Street, describing Jesse Winchester’s infamous first audition at The New Penelope. […]
Here are the Greenbriar Boys bluegrass band from New York playing at the Fifth Amendment. That club was a tiny space, located on Bleury Street. It was the […]
Excerpt of an interview with Richard “Bossman” Johnson, ex-member of the bands Beat Boys (1965) and The Cavemen (1966). He recalls band rehearsals at The New Penelope on […]
This program shows the schedule for the Bring Your Lunch Hopsville concert held at the Montreal Forum in 1966. For the occasion, about twenty groups performed one after […]
Gary Eisenkraft was himself a singer and guitarist who played folk and blues music. During his travels through Canada and the United States undertaken when he was between […]
This ad was published in 1964 in the Sir George Williams University (now Concordia University) student newspaper. In it, Gary Eisenkraft offers lessons in folk guitar, finger-picking, blues […]
