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You may now  purchase tickets  for the August 8th, 2009 Kingston Trio concert

For complete concert news and information, please go to Summer Concert Info

This concert will be the final event of Kingston Trio Fantasy Camp X, held at the Scotsdale Plaza Resort August 5th-8th.

3-Day pass tickets are also available that include admittance to the Thursday and Friday night camp shows as well as the Saturday night concert. This 3-Day pass saves you $15.00 overall. For more info visit Kingston Trio Fantasy Camp Info

There will be fun galore and special guest stars too. Don't miss all this cool music for a hot summer's night!!

~Check out this article in the AZ Republic about Bob Shane & KT Fantasy Camp



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"The Hawaiian Calypso Folk Group That Saved Country Music"
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Recordings To Be Perserved By The Library of Congress

Every year the Librarian of Congress selects sound recordings to include in the National Recording Registry. This year's batch includes "Tom Dooley," by The Kingston Trio. We are thrilled!!

Other greats include Etta James' "At Last!", The Who's "My Generation" and Mel Brooks and Carl Reiner doing their 2000 year old man routine.


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   Here's an inteesting news tidbit: Goodwill's top selling item? Kingston Trio records!

 

Erwin Drake Turns 90 : When He Was 46, It Was A Very Good Year

Read All About It: Tom Dooley's Pardon Denied

 

~A page dedicated to those in the Kingston Trio family who have recently left us:

Passings


~Tom Guard Has A New CD! Read review by Jan Seagrave Shy River Runs Deep

 

~The BBC filmed a 3 part documentary series on the history of folk music in America, called "Folk America." It aired on 3 successive Friday nights: January 23rd, Januray 30th and February 6th, 2009. (These were: Part 1, "Birth of a Nation," Part 2, "This Land is Your Land," and Part 3, "Blowin' in the Wind"). We heard this series was very good, but unfortunately not available for viewing in countries outside the UK.

We will be informed if a DVD of the show will be available and let you know. Stay tuned.

The BBC crew went all over America to interview various icons of folk, including Pete Seeger, Fred Hellerman, Bob Shane and Henry Diltz. You can read more at bbc.com.



~Kingston Trio Sportsman Hat Gets Around Check it out!

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We thought you might be interested in this article in the The Nation. In this piece, the Kingston Trio is given credit for helping launch the folk music revival in the late 1950s (bringing recognition to Pete Seeger and Woody Guthrie and paving the way for newcomers like Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, and Phil Ochs), but also notes their reluctance to challenge the Red Scare era's fearful political climate.

Nick Reynolds talks about the Trio's rendition of "M.T.A." The article discusses why the Trio decided to change one word in the song (changing Walter O'Brien to "George" ) to avoid being labeled as controversial. The article also includes a link to a video of the Trio performing the song. Kingston Trio And The Red Scare


~The Kingston Trio now has a blog page. Check it out!

Kingston Trio Blog

Kingston Trio Fantasy Camp News & Info


~If you ever wanted to know the full history of the song Charlie And The MTA, this is a very interesting read. It's a very detailed account of Walter A. O'Brien, the political climate in Boston during his campaign, the writers of the song and the red scare that started in Boston. Well worth it for you history buffs.

The Forgotten Story Of Charlie And The MTA

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   Event Photos For You To Enjoy

  The Hungry i Exhibition in San Francisco View Photos
Kingston Trio 50 Year Hawaiian Cruise!  View Photos
Trio Fantasy Camp 8 August 16-18, 2007 View Photos

Videos For You To Enjoy

Songs from Live From the Yuma DVD Yuma Video
Songs from the Java 5 nightclub DVD Java 5 Video

Read the latest Kingston Trio Reviews! Reviews

Listen To George, Bill & Rick sing "Road To Freedom" (now that's harmony!)

What's new at the Kingston Trio Store!

RICK'S PICS!  With Rick Dougherty

CONCERT CHATTER!  With George Grove

A Welcome from The Kingston Trio
This is our Official Website. There are other websites devoted to us and our music, and some of them are very good, but this one is the Authorized Version. We want it to be useful, a place where you can find information about us, our history and our music, and where you can buy our stuff easily if you care to. This is where to come to find out about the latest KT news, and also what we are the most proud of.

The Grammy for
Tom Dooley

We've had a lot of fun putting this website together, and now that we're into our 52nd year of The Kingston Trio, we're still having fun as entertainers on this long and wonderful journey . We'd like to thank all of you for the support you have given and continue to give us, and for your appreciation of folk music in general. We hope you enjoy looking at our site and seeing some of the memories that you have helped us make. And we hope you come back often!
 
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