BOB DYLAN IN MINNESOTA - INFORMATION SHEET

INFORMATION SHEET

BOB DYLAN
IN MINNESOTA
TROUBADOUR TALES FROM DULUTH, HIBBING
AND DINKYTOWN

K G MILES WITH
PAUL METSA, ED NEWMAN, MARC PERCANSKY

AND MATT STEICHEN

UK Publication 26th April
2023

Original Paperback £12.00
ISBN 9780857162342
Ebook ISBN 9780857162359

BIC CATEGORY
Music (AV) and (AVH)
Biography (BG), Arts &
Entertainment (BGF)

FORMAT 198x129mm
EXTENT 196 Pages
ILLUSTRATIONS
34 colour and black & white
photographs, maps and illustrations

KEYNOTE

For Bob Dylan enthusiasts and anyone with an interest in the history of
music. This, the third book in the Troubadour Tales series takes us back to Minnesota and Dylan’s hometown of Duluth.

PRAISE FOR THE TROUBADOUR TALES SERIES
‘This is your travel guide through time and space to the favorite haunts of
the most celebrated folkie on planet earth.’

Kevin Odegard, musician, ‘Blood on The Tracks’

DESCRIPTION
Bob Dylan was born in Duluth, Minnesota, he grew up in Hibbing, Minnesota and
cut his musical teeth in the folk scene of Dinkytown, Minnesota.

This guide brings together wonderful stories from each of these key
locations and provides detailed information about the roots and the early
life of Bob Dylan.

We travel back in time to hear stories from his early teacher, tales of the
mysterious wandering rabbi, eye-witness accounts from early Dinkytown
musical collaborators, as well as being privy to secrets from behind the
scenes of the classic Blood On The Tracks album.

Fascinating stories and insights into the history and life of one of the most
important songwriters in music history and told with Minnesota voices, each
with their own personal stories to tell.

AUTHOR and CONTRIBUTORS

K G Miles. From an awestruck child at the Isle of Wight Festival in 1969 to
the honour of addressing the inaugural conference at the Tulsa Archive in
2019, Bob Dylan has taken Londoner K G Miles on an emotional musical
journey lasting over 50 years. Co-curator of the Dylan Room at London's
Troubadour Club and through writing, podcasts and Dylan tours, K G Miles
shares his knowledge with Dylan fans throughout the world.

https://mcnidderandgrace.com/kgmiles

Paul Metsa is a legendary MN Musician, songwriter, author, radio and
television host, and social activist. He has played over 5,000 shows, won 7
MN Music Awards, and released 12 original music projects. The Huffington
Post called him, ‘The other great folksinger from Minnesota’s Mesabi Iron
Range.’

https://mcnidderandgrace.com/paul_metsa

Ed Newman professional writer and artist currently lives in Duluth,

Minnesota where he actively promotes the Duluth Dylan Fest which he has
done for many years. Music has always been a part of his life. Parts of his
blog posts about Dylan—volumes 1 & 2--have been bound and archived in
the Duluth Public Library. He is passionate about the act of creation
especially art, literature, film and music.

https://mcnidderandgrace.com/ednewman

Marc Percansky was a teenage professional Magician and returned to this
profession periodically over the years. He did magic shows for Bob, Prince,
The Who and many others. These days he is an independent concert, music
and event promoter based in the Minneapolis and Saint Paul, Minnesota area.

https://mcnidderandgrace.com/marcpercansky

Matt Steichen has worked in journalism, public relations and marketing in
the Twin Cities since 2006. He’s written and presented on the topic of Bob
Dylan’s life and music to a variety of audiences. He has seen Dylan in concert
50 times going back to 2000. He lives in Lakeville with his four sons and his
wife, Jennifer, who he met at a Dylan concert in 2004.

https://mcnidderandgrace.com/mattsteichen

SALES POINTS
• The contributors will use their extensive Bob Dylan social media
following as well as festivals and events to promote the book with
Dylan fans
• Radio/press and national social media campaign schedules in the UK
and US
• Author talks and events in-person and online in the UK and US

SALES
Compass Independent Publishing
sales@compassips.london
www.compassips.london
PUBLISHER
Andy Peden Smith
andy@mcnidderandgrace.co.uk

DISTRIBUTION
NBN International
Thornbury Road, Plymouth, PL6 7PP
NBNi.orders@ingramcontent.com
+44 (0)1752 202301

Other books by K G Miles and praise

‘The ultimate guide to Dylan in London; informative, entertaining and essential.’
David Quantick, music writer

‘A Must have for Dylan enthusiasts and lovers of London.’
Conor McPherson, playwright, Girl from the North Country

McNidder & Grace

https://mcnidderandgrace.com/k-g-miles-bobdylanminnesota

BOB DYLAN IN MINNESOTA - TROUBADOUR TALES FROM DULUTH, HIBBING AND DINKYTOWN

K G MILES WITH PAUL METSA, ED NEWMAN, MARC PERCANSKY AND MATT STEICHEN

Bob Dylan in Minnesota

Troubadour Tales from Duluth, Hibbing and Dinkytown

K G Miles with Paul Metsa, Ed Newman, Marc Percansky and Matt Steichen

Published 26 April 2023

Paperback £12.00

ISBN 9780857162342

BUY UK BUY USA

Bob Dylan was born in Duluth, Minnesota, he grew up in Hibbing, Minnesota and cut his musical teeth in the folk scene of Dinkytown, Minnesota.

This book brings together fascinating stories and insights into the history and life of one of the most important songwriters in music history and told with Minnesota voices, each with their own personal stories to tell.

We travel back in time to hear stories from his early teacher, tales of the mysterious wandering rabbi, eye-witness accounts from early Dinkytown musical collaborators, as well as being privy to secrets from behind the scenes of the classic Blood On The Tracks album.

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K G MIles

Paul Metsa

Ed Newman

Marc Percansky

Matt Steichen

https://mcnidderandgrace.com/k-g-miles-bobdylanminnesota

Marc Percansky was a teenage professional Magician and returned to this profession periodically over the years. He did magic shows for Bob Dylan, Prince, The Who and many others. These days he is an independent concert, music and event promoter based in the Minneapolis / Saint Paul, Minnesota area. 

https://mcnidderandgrace.com/marcpercansky

BOB DYLAN WAS BORN IN DULUTH, MINNESOTA, HE GREW UP IN

HIBBING, MINNESOTA AND CUT HIS MUSICAL TEETH IN THE FOLK

SCENE OF DINKYTOWN, MINNESOTA.

This travel guide brings together wonderful stories from these

key locations and the roots and early life of Bob Dylan.

We also introduce you to four great contributors who live

in Dylan's homeland and play an active part in promoting

everything Dylan.

Ed Newman writer, artist and promoter of the

Duluth Dylan Fest and lives in Duluth.

Marc Percansky concert, music and event promoter

based in Minneapolis and St. Paul.

Matt Steichen journalist, publicist, presenter and

big Dylan fan living in Lakeville.

And Paul Metsa musician, songwriter, author, radio and

TV host. The Huffington Post called him, 'The other great

folksinger from Minnesota's Mesabi Iron Range.'

We travel back in time to hear stories from Dylan's early

teacher, eye-witness accounts from early Dinkytown musical

collaborators, as well as being privy to behind the scenes

secrets from the classic Blood On The Tracks album.

Fascinating insights into the early life of one of the most

important songwriters in music history -

and told with Minnesota voices.

K G Miles, author of the Bob Dylan

Troubadour Tales series and co-

curator of the Dylan Room at

London's Troubadour Club.

GBP £12.00 USD $16.95

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BOB DYLAN: FACE VALUE AND BEYOND EXHIBITION ADDS NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN ITEMS FROM BLOOD ON THE TRACKS ERA

BOB DYLAN CENTER TULSA, OK

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contacts:

Larry Jenkins – Larry.Jenkins@bobdylanarchive.com

Lacy Wulfers – lmw3211@utulsa.edu

BOB DYLAN: FACE VALUE AND BEYOND EXHIBITION ADDS
NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN ITEMS FROM BLOOD ON THE TRACKS ERA

The Tulsa exhibition focuses on Dylan’s visual art, featuring his Face Value portrait series, along with historic lyric manuscripts and ephemera from The Bob Dylan Archive® collection

TULSA, Okla. (Oct. 9, 2019) — The Bob Dylan Center℠ has updated its exhibition, Bob Dylan: Face Value and Beyond, with never-before-seen items from Dylan’s mid-1970s period that produced the renowned album Blood On The Tracks and the Rolling Thunder Revue tour.

The exhibition, at Tulsa’s Gilcrease Museum of American Art, also has been extended through Jan. 5, 2020.

Kevin Odegard ©️ 2012

In addition to its exploration of Dylan’s visual art, Face Value and Beyond features the first public display of the “blue notebook” in which Dylan began composing the lyrics that became Blood On The Tracks, released in 1975. The “blue notebook” now is accompanied by additional material from the era, including items recently donated to the archive by Kevin Odegard, one of the Minnesota-based musicians who backed Dylan on recording sessions for Blood On The Tracks.

Odegard donated the Martin acoustic guitar he played on “Tangled Up In Blue” to the archive, among many other items related to his recording sessions with Dylan.

“Playing on ‘Tangled Up In Blue’ was the greatest thrill of my career,” said Odegard, who wrote A Simple Twist of Fate: Bob Dylan and the Making of Blood on the Tracks with rock journalist Andy Gill. “My second greatest thrill is sharing that guitar with generations to come.”

Aside from presenting the many facets of Dylan’s artistry, the exhibition also serves as a sneak preview of the Bob Dylan Center, currently under development in the Tulsa Arts District.

“We have no plans to exhibit these archival items again before the Bob Dylan Center opens in 2021,” says Steve Higgins, managing director of the American Song Archives, which operates the Dylan archive as well as the Woody Guthrie Center. “Even if you’ve already seen Face Value and Beyond, the new material is well worth a return visit.”

The exhibition, which opened in May, includes the first regional showing of Dylan’s renowned Face Value portrait series, as well as drawings, filmed performances, writings, personal effects and ephemera.

One of the most important cultural figures of our time, Bob Dylan has been creating visual art since the 1960s, but only began exhibiting his work publicly in 2007. The 12 pastel portraits in Face Value represent Bob Dylan’s first public foray into portraiture, having debuted at London’s National Portrait Gallery in 2013 and shown in the U.S. only briefly in 2015. The exhibition also premieres drawings and sketches from The Bob Dylan Archive® collection, including two recently unearthed Dylan sketchbooks from 1970 and a series of never-before-seen artworks originally created by Dylan for his 1973 book Writings and Drawings, only a fraction of which appeared in that volume or have ever been reproduced in any form.

Bob Dylan: Face Value and Beyond also features archival manuscripts and objects exclusive to The Bob Dylan Archive® collection, including handwritten lyrics to some of the artist’s best-known songs that reveal a glimpse into Dylan’s creative process through the artist’s many visible edits. The exhibition includes numerous elements spanning five decades, including two silent Andy Warhol–directed “Screen Tests,” of Dylan, the leather jacket worn by the artist at the Newport Folk Festival in 1965 when he famously unveiled his new electric sound, and a wallet and address book from the mid-1960s that contain a number of personal references and effects.

Bob Dylan: Face Value and Beyond runs through Jan. 5. Museum hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesday through Sunday. For more information, visit gilcrease.org.

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About The Bob Dylan Center℠
To be anchored by a permanent exhibit on the life and work of Bob Dylan, The Bob Dylan Center is committed to exploring the myriad forms of creativity that enrich the world around us. When it opens in the Tulsa Arts District, the Center will serve to educate, motivate and inspire visitors to engage their own capacity as creators. Through exhibits, public programs, performances, lectures, and publications, The Center aims to foster a conversation about the role of creativity in our lives.

As the primary public venue for The Bob Dylan Archive® collection, the Center will curate and exhibit a priceless collection of more than 100,000 items spanning Dylan’s career, including handwritten manuscripts, notebooks, and correspondence; films, videos, photographs, and artwork; memorabilia and ephemera; personal documents and effects; unreleased studio and concert recordings; musical instruments, and many other elements.

About Gilcrease Museum
The Thomas Gilcrease Institute of American History and Art, commonly known as Gilcrease Museum, has a
400,000-item collection of American art and artifacts as vast as the American experience and is world renowned for the preservation and study of American art and history. Additionally, The Helmerich Center for American Research on the museum’s campus houses a vast archival collection that includes over 100,000 rare books, documents, maps and unpublished material related to the history of the North American continent. The museum is owned by the City of Tulsa, which has partnered with The University of Tulsa to steward the museum. To learn more and view the current exhibition schedule, please visit gilcrease.org.

About The Bob Dylan Archive® Collection
Composed of more than 100,000 items spanning nearly 60 years of Bob Dylan’s unique artistry, singular career, and worldwide cultural significance, The Bob Dylan Archive collection includes decades of never-before-seen handwritten manuscripts, notebooks and correspondence; films, videos, photographs and artwork; memorabilia and ephemera; personal documents and effects; unreleased studio and concert recordings; musical instruments, and many other items. The collection was acquired in 2016 by the George Kaiser Family Foundation and The University of Tulsa and is housed at the university’s Helmerich Center for American Research at Gilcrease Museum in Tulsa. The Bob Dylan Archive eventually will be exhibited to the public at the future Bob Dylan Center℠ in the city’s flourishing Tulsa Arts District. For more information, visit bobdylanarchive.com.

About Bob Dylan

Bob Dylan is generally regarded as one of the world’s most influential and groundbreaking artists. In the decades since he first burst into the public’s consciousness via New York City’s Greenwich Village folk music scene in the early 1960s, Bob Dylan has sold more than 125 million records and amassed a singular body of work that includes some of the greatest and most popular songs the world has ever known. He continues to traverse the globe each year, performing nearly 100 concerts annually in front of audiences who embrace his new material with the same passion as his classic output. In recent years, his work as an author and visual artist has further burnished his popularity and acclaim; a worldwide best-selling memoir, Chronicles Vol. 1, spent 19 weeks on the New York Times Best Seller List, in 2004, and several major exhibitions of his paintings and iron gates have been shown in recent years at some of the world’s most prestigious museums and galleries.

Bob Dylan’s contributions to our culture have been recognized with numerous honors and accolades. In
December 2016, he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature by the Swedish Academy “for having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition.” In 2012, he was awarded America’s highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, by President Barack Obama. In addition to winning 11 Grammy Awards, Dylan has achieved six entries in the Grammy Hall of Fame, which honors recordings of “qualitative or historical significance” at least 25 years old. For more information, visit bobdylan.com.

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