Mimi Farina & Tom Jans Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio; April 8, 1972 (late show). Good to very good FM broadcast (hissy). 00:00 In The Quiet Morning 4:42 (Song For Janis Joplin) 04:42 Mama Tried 3:14 07:57 Reach Out 6:14 (For Chris Ross) 14:11 You’re Sixteen 3:41 17:53 Children Of Darkness 4:14 22:07 Loving Arms 3:45 25:53 Letter To Jesus 3:24 29:17 Madman 7:31 36:49 The Great White Horse 4:31 41:21 Carolina 7:45 49:06 Good God, I’m Feeling Fine 4:22 53:29 Carry It On 3:05 Lineup: Mimi Farina - acoustic guitar, vocals Tom Jans - acoustic guitar, vocals kneesfudd’s notes: Cool FM broadcast from what must been a VERY hip (read: radical hippie type hip) radio station at the time, thanks to its DJs, WNCR-FM in Cleveland… Ah, Mimi Baez Fariña. If you’ve ever seen the Pete Seeger “Rainbow Quest” TV programme with Richard & Mimi Fariña, you know they were in love, and man, she was a lovely soul, indeed. I saw her with Banana, of Youngbloods fame, a couple of times at the Iron Horse & stunning is about all I can say. She was one of the pivotal figures of the American ’60s folk movement along with her Beat activist writer, her husband, a prince of man, Richard. There must be more recordings of them out there somewhere. Had Richard lived, it would have been interesting to see where his protester & timeless songwriting prowess could have led him, but we can only wonder. In any case, I digress. Certainly there are some who are longtime Tom Jans fans & I would welcome a proper entry of appreciation in his direction. “Take Heart” is a gem & very likely it is not the only one from him. If that album seems a bit too pretentiously cute with the passage of time, I think it stands out anyway. I mean, in this election week, “Take Heart”, indeed. “Been Down So Long, It Looks Like Up To Me” carried me circa ‘71 and “Be Not Content” has the real message - Yr daily dose is in the OJ, man, just sip & descend into the Haight & see what today will bring. kneesfudd also added: Quite fine but not super hi-fi FM, with warts. Warts: Not bad. Some o’ the ol’ hiss & a low level high frequency noise from radio that can be notched out with EQ, but I steered clear. Some dropouts, but mostly all fixed. Slight speed fluctuations for a second on Track 1 and two seconds on Track 8 (very minor)! There are very long dialogues & introductions to songs which could be tracked out. Opening for Dave van Ronk.

• published: 22 Jun 2015
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