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A 501(c)3 non-profit organization, the Owsley Stanley Foundation was created in the memory of the 1960s counterculture icon and innovator Owsley Bear Stanley.

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@musicplayedband By “customized” understand not customized by Bear. Bear did not add the jewels, those were added after they got the buckle.

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New release alert! This chapter of Bear’s Sonic Journals celebrates 60 years of @thechieftains, featuring concerts from San Francisco during their first US tour in ‘73 and when they returned 3 years later in ‘76 as beloved superstars. Snag your copy here:
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With Paddy's guidance, we titled the piece "Golden Gate Medley," which contains at least 9 different tunes. This sample is from a duo of fiddle reels by Sean Keane. We couldn't identify the first reel, but Paddy suggested we call it “Steam Packet Selections." And so we did.

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When Jerry Garcia invites @thechieftains to open Old & In the Way, he is reuniting 2 musical traditions separated by an ocean and centuries of transmigration: bluegrass and it’s Irish progenitor. But neither act made the crossing on that night in 1973! (Thread below). ❤️🐻

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Plus African musical traditions, supplanted the pipes in Celtic music. In the attached snippet, you can hear some of the way the fiddle forms that bridge -- it's an excerpt from a beautiful piece of improvisation on the upcoming Chieftains' Chapter of Bear's Sonic Journals.

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After @thechieftains were invited by Jerry Garcia to open for Old & In The Way, Paddy and Jerry stayed in touch. Can you imagine a Grateful Dead/Chieftains album?
Here's Paddy telling us about a potential collaboration that never happened and his experience backstage at a GD show

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@ec0p0lis @GratefulDead Bob Thomas was a master

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Come meet Jeffrey Norman, the wizard of tape mastering for the Sonic Journals at our participation row listening station at dead and company nye!

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Loading in for an Owsley Stanley Foundation listening station at participation row with Dead and Company for New Year’s Eve! Come by and visit the booth, and dose your ears with some of Bear’s Sonic Journals!

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What’s next from Bear’s Sonic Journals?? 👀Reveal Coming Soon! Meanwhile here is a hint! Check out our Facebook page for some audio 👂teasers!! https://t.co/ckwm1yfuyq

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This is NOT an April Fool's joke: The next Dave's Picks (#30) is one of Bear's Sonic Journals. We had a great time working with Dave and Rhino, and of course the Grateful Dead are... https://t.co/n1ro9UB4dw

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At the Dead Scholars Caucus in Albuquerque, we enjoyed hanging out with Jesse Jarnow, author of "Heads: A Biography of Psychedelic America" and "Wasn't That A Time: The Weavers, The Blacklist, and the... https://t.co/Vux7qOYIB0

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Time to rave again about the fine work that some of our friends are doing: the JGB Electric on the Eel box set is magnificent. The 1991 show, in particular, brings back so many great memories. It... https://t.co/dH1PfTIqAi

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A very sweet Record Store Day indeed, including this little beauty...at long last!
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It's shaping up to be a very sweet Record Store Day!
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For our friends in Boulder, this Saturday check out "The Show's the Thing: The Legendary Promoters of Rock" at the Boulder International Film Festival. The film features more than 100 photos by our good friend,... https://t.co/MDtMKV3nEm