It goes almost without saying that to reprise annually for 25 years an 8-hour festival dedicated to the

music of a single individual, it takes an enduring, special body of work to draw from. Bob Dylan has

found a canvas for his incomparable lyrics in many different styles of music: Folk, blues, country, R &

B, rock, pop, gospel, Americana - and lots of his songs cross genres. Almost every band can find a Dylan

song that already complements their particular style.

But Dylanfest is also a grassroots operation. So what may be less clear to the casual observer is that

it takes a special group of people to keep such a festival going for decades. The guest acts are all volun-

teers as are the staff.

For us, the personal interactions and the community which have blossomed over 25 years have

become as important as the music. As with so many events which attain ritual status over time, some of

the most meaningful elements of Dylanfest are surprisingly unrelated to what sparked the event initially.

To many, it’s very much like going home for Christmas, even if you are not particularly religious and have

long since stopped trading presents. Friendships which grew from a love of this or that Dylan song some

decades ago have broadened, as is the case with Dry September’s Dave Tokaji, or the wonderful singer/

guitar player Terry Buck.

I think of the relationship with our photographers Theresa Inman,

Jacki Sackheim, David Lassen and Donna Butts, who saw the event

as an opportunity to practice their craft, but whose contributions

now serve as the reservoir for our collective memories; or more

recently the army of volunteers made up of our beloved Little

Lebowski Suburban Overachievers and their recruits; or the

sponsors of Dylanfest who in recent years have supported us

financially, but do so primarily because they are of this community and are our friends too; and lastly so

special to us, the people who supported Andy and Renee as far back as the late 1980’s and 90’s who no

longer live in the LA area – but return once a year because they know that everyone they want to reunite

with will be at Dylanfest. After 25 years, we ruminate with humility and gratitude upon these realities

as much as we ponder with awe and inspiration the alternate verses of Tangled Up in Blue.

Music is the great invisible backdrop to human connection. It is the language of feeling and fills in the

emotional gaps where conventional language falls short. Today our music of choice happens to be the

songs of Bob Dylan. Each May for 25 years now it has been his poetry and musical voice that constitute

the backdrop of our community during this season.

If you are a returning friend and/or musician, you know this. If this is your first Dylanfest,

welcome. We hope that here today you too might find a little bit of what you call home.

Andy and Renee

Christopher Pellani

Last Thoughts on Woody Guthrie

Hard Rain

Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall

It Ain’t Me Babe

Sweetheart Like You

Emotionally Yours - Mika Larson

Joel Rafael

Workingman’s Blues

Calico The Band

You Ain’t Goin’ Nowhere

The Batti Family

Handle with Care

John Hoke

Make You Feel My Love

The Flashbaks

My Back Pages

Dave Crossland

Boots of Spanish Leather

Hard Rain

Queen Jane Approximately

Don’t Think Twice

Tangled Up in Blue

When the Ship Comes in

Just Like A Woman-Evyn Charles

I and I-Paul Zollo

The Mighty Quinn-Fuzzy Thurston

Its all over Now Baby Blue

Tweeter and the Monkey Man

James Lee Stanley

Masters of War

You Go Your Way and I’ll Go

Mine

Catalina Kings

Most of the Time

One More Weekend

Hard Rain

Davey Allen

Just Like Tom Thumbs Blues

Don Agronsky

Hava Nagila/Isis

Renee

Every Grain of Sand

Andy

Things Have Changed

John H, Andy, Dave C.

Tambourine Man

Bellylove

Leopardskin Pillbox Hat

Man of Peace

Dave Leahy

Florida Key

Wagon Wheel

Patti Orbeck

I’ll Be Your Baby Tonight

I Believe in You

Brax Cutchin

Forever Young

Jack of Hearts

Seven Days

Hurricane

Renee/Marty/Andy

With God on Our Side

Hard Rain/Trish Gomez

Subterranean Homesick Blues

The Title Trackers

Positively 4th Street

The Times They Are A-Changin’

Blood on the Tracks

Hard Rain

Rainy Day Women

Blowin’ In The Wind

Tom Hicks

Absolutely Sweet Marie

Julie Long

You’ve Gotta Serve Somebody

Bob Woodruff

I Shall Be Released

Karen Nash

Abandoned Love

Barley

Simple Twist of Fate

Thunder on the Mountain

Scott Burlingame / Barley

If Not For You

Hard Rain

Ballad of a Thin Man-Scott Gerber

Everything is Broken-Dave Crossland

Dirty World

Knockin on Heaven’s Door-Patti Orbeck

Blind Willie McTell – Fuzzy Thurston, Mika Larson

Chimes of Freedom-Dave Tokaji

Watchtower

Like A Rolling Stone

Dylanfest May 3, 2015 Setlist

Andy & Renee and Hard Rain

Since a chance meeting at the University of Denver, Andy Hill and Renee Safier, have carved out a unique musical niche for themselves in the Los Angeles

scene and beyond. Their performances are as much social gathering as musical event. Part fan family reunion, part rock & roll tent revival, their incomparable

live shows attract a large, enthusiastic, and fiercely loyal group of fans. Andy and Renee provide a much needed connection with live music to their audiences,

whether in an intimate House Concert or at a large festival. Their music never fails to move you, your feet, your heart, or most often, both.

As a songwriter, Andy Hill is a student of the folk and rock classics – Van Morrison, The Band, Neil Young, Bruce Springsteen, Paul Simon, and Bob Dylan –

and it shows. Boundary-pushing use of the language, sweeping vocal harmonies, unforgettable melodic content, and tightly crafted arrangements are all hall-

marks of his writing and producing style. As one reviewer said of Renee, "...Safier's voice oft drips with an aching sensitivity filtered through delicate beauty

and a fragility that would break and disappear in less capable hands...”

Andy & Renee, along with their band Hard Rain, have taken their unique sound and multi-instrumental skills (as well as being riveting vocalists, they both play

guitars and keyboards) to venues large and small all over the world. Local Southern California highlights include House of Blues and El Rey Theatre in

Hollywood, the Grand Annex, Hermosa Beach Civic Theatre and have played to several blocks of a packed beach at the Hermosa Beach Summer Con-

cert Series. Andy & Renee have also played at the Telluride Blues Festival, Kerrville Folk Festival, Napa Valley Folk Festival, Sierra Songwriter’s Festi-

val, Winery Music Awards, the Bob Dylan Festival in Alba, Italy and the Fringe of the Cork Jazz Festival in Ireland. Last year they played in China to

20,000 people at the Nanning Int’l Folk Festival.

Their 13 CDs and two DVD releases have won them countless awards, including the LA Music Awards “Americana Group of the Year” and “Best Duo/

Group” for the International Acoustic Music Awards. Their PBS Concert Special, “Black Box Opens-Andy & Renee”, filmed at the ATLAS Black Box

Theatre at the University of Colorado, Boulder, recently won a Regional Emmy. In 2005, Renee Safier, showcasing her prodigious blues and jazz vocal chops,

won the Telluride Blues Festival Acoustic Blues Competition, receiving a rousing response from the 12,000-plus festival crowd.

Marty Rifkin: Pedal steel, dobro, guitar, bass, saxophone. Marty is a world class multi-instrumentalist, studio owner and engineer, who is also the producer

of Andy & Renee’s last six CDs. He has recorded and toured with Bruce Springsteen, and played on albums by Tom Petty, Elton John, Jewel, Glen Campbell

and many others. www.martyrifkin.com

Kirk Makin (AKA - Captain Kirk, Kirkules, Kirkegaard): Electric guitar, mandolin. Kirk has been a member of Hard Rain since the mid-nineties when he first

auditioned for Dylanfest by learning "Stuck Inside of Mobile" and "Hurricane". When we saw him spin around on his back in the dirt while soloing on electric

guitar we knew we had to make him a permanent member of the band.

Dave Batti: Bass guitar, acoustic guitar, vocals. Dave recorded and toured with John Stewart (Kingston Trio, Daydream Believer) for 25 years until Stewart’s

death in 2008, and currently teaches music in the Alhambra School District. dbatti@aol.com.

Joe Caccavo (Joe Avocaccavo): Electric guitar, banjo, mandolin, bass, vocals. Joe is a multi-instrumentalist we recruited for Dylanfest because he can play

anything, anytime, anywhere! jtcaccavo@hotmail.com

Jeff Dellisanti: Saxophone, flute, clarinet. Jeff is a sought-after session musician and sideman, cutting his teeth for 11 years with the Young Dubliners and

currently in various LA acts. Website: jadsax.com, jadsax@yahoo.com

Davey Allen: is an americana influenced singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. Since 2013 he has been releasing his original music in collaboration with LA-based Fortress Recordings and guitarist Johnzo West. Listen to his music at DaveyAllenMusic.com

Jimmy Sax: Born and raised in Oregon, Jim came to California to become a pop star. He ended up as a saxophone sideman in various bands, most notably

Hard Rain. Jim studied to become a music educator, and he now lives teaches and saxifies in Oregon.

John Hoke: A multi-instrumentalist and singer, composer/producer for the TV shows Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy, John is also a long time member/producer of the John Stewart Band."

Edoardo "The Tank" Tancredi: Drummer, percussionist. Born and raised in Ascoli Piceno, Italy, he began grooving on the drums at age 10, playing his first

paid gig at 14. At age 23, Edo said "Ciao" to Italy to continue his college education at the Los Angeles Music Academy in Pasadena, CA. With an expansive

background in Rock, R&B, Jazz, Blues and Musical Theater, Edo currently gigs and records around LA, and tours across the country.www.reverbnation.com/

edotancredi

Andy Hill and Renee Safier both live in the South Bay area of Los Angeles.

For performance, merchandise and booking information go to www.andyandrenee.com,

call Andy at 310-346-9383, or andyhillmusic@hotmail.com.

Thanks from Andy & Renee and Hard Rain to all

Dylanfest 2015 raffle prize donors …Please visit them!

Buffalo Fire Department 1261 Cabrillo Ave Torrance, CA 90501 310 320-2332

Grand Annex “listening room” 434 W. Sixth Street San Pedro 310 833-4813

302 Pier Ave. Hermosa Beach, CA 90254 424 247-7117 www.uncorkedhermosa.com & THE DECK OCEAN FRONT BEER & WINE BAR 1272 THE STRAND HERMOSA

lft/sbts: http://www.littlefishtheater.org http://www.shakespearebythesea.org/

Bottle Inn #26 22nd St. Hermosa Beach, CA 90254 (310) 376-9595 and Bottle Inn Riviera 1700 S Catalina Ave, Riviera Village Redondo Beach CA

Hermosa Amaloa Bonvecchio Design Amaloa.com Jewelry and accessories original designs

200 Pier Ave. Ste. 206 Hermosa Beach CA (310) 318-5300

Home of "Dancing With The Stars" Professional Anna Trebunskaya You Can Dance Studio

1089 Aviation Blvd. Hermosa Beach, CA 90254 310-374-5222 ycdstudio@hotmail.com

Splintered Heart Unique and Stylish Clothing & Accessories 200 Pier Ave. Ste. 207

Hermosa Beach, CA 90254 (310) 374-3278 www.splinteredheart.com

Dylanfest musician CD/LP contributors: Brax Cutchin, braxmusic@mac.com; John Hoke, Johnhoke-

la@aol.com; James Lee Stanley, www.jamesleestanley.com; Russell Weiner & Pillow of Wrongness,

pillowofwrongness@hotmail.com; David Tokaji & Dry September, Davidtokaji@gmail.com; Russell Weiner,

David Tokaji & Andy Hill, The Title Trackers, www.thetitletrackers.com; Paul Zollo, zollo@bluerailroad.com

Thank you Beacon House for the donation of the tents and to all the businesses, friends, and families

who placed ads in the program.

Folk rock singer-songwriter Bob Dylan was born Robert Allen Zimmerman on

May 24, 1941, in Duluth, Minnesota. Driven by the influences of early rock

stars like Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis and Little Richard (whom he used to

imitate on the piano at high school dances), the young Dylan formed his own

bands, including The Golden Chords as well as a group he fronted under the

pseudonym Elston Gunn. While attending the University of Minnesota in

Minneapolis, he began performing folk and country songs at local cafés,

taking the name "Bob Dylan," after the late Welsh poet Dylan Thomas.

Bob Dylan

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Merchandise List

CD $15 each

DVD $20

T-Shirt $20

Shaker eggs $5 each

25th Anniversary Dylanfest mug $10

Hurricane of the Heart Everything Disappears

Now that the

Future’s Behind Us Blackbird Ballads

KELP!

A River is Gone

The 14th of February They All Laughed Midnight Tea

Many Miles to Go

$20

Andy & Renee—”Boulder Box Set DVD” Emmy winning PBS concert special filmed on location at the University of Colorado.

Back to Georgia

T-Shirt Dylanfest

Mug

It Takes a Lot to

Laugh

Something Unbroken 2009 Dylanfest DVD

Hard Rain

Have you ever dreamed of having your favorite independent artist perform a private

concert just for you and your guests?

You can have a wonderful gathering, perfect sound, and world class

music in your very own home or community center by producing a

House Concert. Musicians have made their living this way for

thousands of years, and the tradition is enjoying a renaissance because

of people like YOU. House Concerts are great because a wonderful

community is created around the music.

"What a GREAT house concert we had last night ! It is one awesome

privilege to host these people--such fabulous music right in my home

with my friends ...I am filled with profound joy to know these incredible

musicians and beautiful human beings! Hurry up everyone and host one

of your own----NOW!" Gail McDonald, Pacifica, CA

"We just wanted to thank you for an incredible, unforgettable evening. There was

so much love and enthusiasm in that room it was bursting in seams. I watched

people around me and they were mesmerized listening to your music, many had

tears in their eyes... Everyone I talked to was so moved and deeply touched, and

sharing those experiences and feelings made us even more emotional and created

this amazing bond. We may be strangers but we all have one thing in common –

we love you and your music!!!!" House Concert Host, Redondo Beach

Here's How It Works

1. Contact your family, friends and colleagues in your area, and tell them you are

hosting a House Concert by Award-Winning Recording Artists, Andy and Renee.

We'll send you customized flyers to distribute to help promote the event.

2. If you'd like, we'll contact a few of our fans in your area and invite them too.

3. Ask them to donate $20 that will go to pay for the entertainment.

4. Send out e-mail invitations to get the word out. (We'll help you do this part!)

5. Put out some light appetizers, ask guests to BYOB and/or bring a dish to

share.

6. Relax in your comfortable living room or backyard, and enjoy sharing live

music in your home!

If you are interested in exploring the idea of hosting a

House Concert, contact Andy & Renee at

reneesafier@hotmail.com or call 310-346-9383.

Thank You! Thank You! Thank You!

Our heartfelt thanks go out to all the people who make Dylanfest possible. This event wouldn't be possible without the countless contributions, both large and small, of our many tireless supporters.

Thank you one and all for all your love and support.

And last but not least, thanks to Robert Allen Zimmerman (aka Bob Dylan).

All the Musicians (Especially the

members of Hard Rain!)

The Little Lebowski Suburban

Overachiever’s

Chef Schafer and his team

The Torrance Cultural arts Center

Ross Miller Sound Company

Michael Hixon: The Beach Reporter

All the businesses who donated door

prizes

Randy Bowers and Malaga Bank

Carry Lautner and Geiger, Inc.

Bill Colantuoni

Tracker Russ Wiener

Photography: Tess Inman, Jacki

Sackheim, Donna Butts, Dave Lassen

Program Queen and Princess:

Sandi Behar and Maureen Bray

TerriAnn Ferrin

Paul Zollo

The Dylanfest Volunteer Team:

Sandi Behar

Patrick Summar

Jean Merl

Nancy Maben

Richard Varney

Geri Chaudri

Arda Clark

Carl Clark

Don White

Lisa Chang

Maddie Beltrami

Lorna Barangan

Sue Lemme

Steve Modiano

Paulette Modiano

Marilyn Todd

Jean Claseman

Eva Cullum

April Montera

Sandy Lassen

Steve Berman

Henrietta Safier

Heidi Ward

Charlie Lowe

Christine Purcell

Elaine Lambert

Marietta Phillips

Camille Conte

John DeGroof, Sr.

John DeGroof, Jr.

Romana DeGroof

Don Owen

Chuck Wigley

Henrietta Safier

Brian Safier

Ethan Safier

Howard Safier

Jacqui Rafferty

Tess Inman

Jacki Sackheim

Stephanie Trammer

Kathy Hughes

Betty Martin

Pete Mehlert

Diane Cresbaugh

Sheri Calof

Carrie Lautner

Donna Butts

Don Butts

Barbara Rose

Terry Buck

Lee Deyoung

Eddie Lloyd

The infamous slow version of Tangled Up in Blue

Andy Hill

That was the identifying phrase, back in the era before Youtube. A recorded song

could exist for years before a collector might go through the complex channels

required to get his hands on a particular bootleg. I had read about the infamous

slow version of Tangled Up in Blue, from a live performance in Los Angeles, June,

1978. In the early 90's an Australian friend and Dylan collector Jon Lattanzio,

whom I had never met, but corresponded with exclusively about Dylan-related

topics, sent me a cassette copy of the concert.

In 1978 Dylan had embarked on what his band members dubbed “The Alimony

Tour” in the aftermath of Bob’s divorce with Sara. For about a month I listened to

almost nothing except this inspiring, surprising version of the most popular song

from 1974's Blood on the Tracks. By slowing the tempo, and completely

revamping the melody, chord sequence, and instrumentation to an original song

that was still less than 4 years old, Dylan altered the emotional impact of the song

entirely. The original version is fast and driving, with a complex plot, the lyrics

tumbling over each other as the main character has to “keep on keepin’ on”. I really

got the tangled part. Not until I heard the slow version, and lived inside each image

a little longer, and hung onto the held, painful, cascading word at the end of each

verse before the refrain, did it become clear that Dylan was… singing the blues.

There was a sweeping sadness underlying the plot movement and informing each

of the turns in the protagonist’s unusual experience.

One of the earmarks of an

extraordinary lyric is that it continues

to unveil itself over time - sometimes

over many years.

Renee Safier

“An anniversary is the celebration of love, trust, partnership, tolerance and tenacity. The order varies for any given

year.” Paul Sweeney

When you look back on your life, the narrative seems incredibly well ordered. It can seem like there was a master plan, a

puppet master pulling the strings. But when you’re living it, life can seem extremely random; a series of coincidences,

decisions made by default, casual choices, accidents, and events that happen to you, pushing you in one direction or an-

other. The celebration of the Dylanfest Silver Anniversary and Andy’s and my 30th Anniversary of performing together is

cause to look at just how we got here.

I am a person who was always interested in playing music but loved school too. So, after growing up in Texas and

Virginia, and years of being in the school choir, taking guitar lessons and doing musical theater, I went to college at the

University of Denver. I formed an acoustic trio with two very talented guys, and we played quite a bit during college. Andy

was at DU on a hockey scholarship, recruited out of Burnaby, British Columbia. Although we were there the same 4 years,

we didn’t meet until a month before we graduated. Andy’s girlfriend at the time was a fan of our band, and the pair came to

see us play. Andy sat in with us, played a song or two, and I saw how talented he was. So, at a big year-end concert, we

recruited Andy and a friend of his to be our rhythm section. Andy had lent us his guitar, and it accidentally fell and broke

during the concert. I was impressed by how gracious he was in the wake of his guitar breaking. So, to help raise money for

a new one, we ended up playing a few additional shows and realized we liked playing music together.

Then we went our separate ways, both of us joining Top-40 bands and going on the road, me in the Southwestern U.S.,

and Andy back in Canada. We corresponded via “snail mail” (It was just “mail” then), a few times a year, just checking in to

see how it was going and comparing road stories. We quit our bands around the same time and by coincidence found

ourselves in Los Angeles. I received a phone call from Andy one Sunday where I was working in Denver. (I was never at

work on Sundays, and he’d never called me before) He was in L.A. visiting our mutual friend, Gary. I said I was coming to

L.A. the next Friday to surprise my dad for his birthday. (Of course, my dad didn’t even live in L.A. He was just visiting.)

Andy said, “Well, I’m leaving Saturday to go back to Canada.” “OK, great“, I said, “I’ll call you when I get there, and I won’t

have a car, but we’ll get together.” (Well, we all know how big L.A. is, right? What were the odds we’d be close by?) So I

call Andy & Gary when I get to town. I tell him where I'm staying, and Andy checks his Thomas Guide (remember those?).

He then proceeds to walk the one block to where I was staying. About three months later, we both moved to L.A., and

we’ve been performing together ever since. So, 13 CDs and 2 DVDs later, with performances all over the U.S., in Canada,

Ireland, Thailand, Italy, China, 1000’s of amazing gigs playing with extraordinary musicians for incredible people,

performing some of the greatest music ever written, here we are at our 25th Annual Dylanfest!

See, just like we planned it.

And how did Dylanfest get started?

That’s for next year’s program….

Pick Up Your Copy of "It Takes A Lot To Laugh"

Today at The Merchandise Table!

"...Safier's voice oft drips with an

aching sensitivity filtered through

delicate beauty and a fragility that would break and disappear in less

capable hands...Hill's cuts drenched in prairie sod, the workingman's

lament, and a salt-of-the-earth sprechestimme..So what about Marty Rifkin?

His dobro playing is heavenly and that pedal steel..."

Mark Tucker, Folk & Acoustic Music Exchange

5 out of 5 stars Impressive.

Drawing on a wide chronological range of the Dylan songbook, Hill and Safier, accompa-

nied by Marty Rifkin on bass, guitar and various slide variations, offer 14 straightforward

interpretations. Their selection of material is impeccable and impressive, frequently

departing from the obvious in order to include the excellent. The duo has been throwing

Bob Dylan birthday parties for as long as they've been singing together, inviting all comers

to arrive in costume and join in the music. They may have trouble getting the sing-a-long

going next year, because any guest who has heard this disc is likely to want to just sit back

and hear more excellent interpretations from this talented pair. Shaun Dale, Cosmik Debris

Andy & Renee recorded this acoustic

14-song tribute to Bob Dylan, one of

their biggest musical influences, and

the result is a mature, thoughtful CD,

one that has received 4 out of 4 stars

by several Dylan websites. Included

are such favorites as "Don't Think

Twice, It's Alright" and "Just Like A

Woman". This is a "must-have" CD!