Live performances at Spotty Dog Books & Ale in Hudson, NY are streamed live at wgxc.org, and occasionally broadcast live on WGXC 90.7-FM. Live webstream for this show available from Wave Farm and WGXC at http://comm.free103point9.org:8000/spottydog.mp3.m3u and rebroadcast at midnight (the same night) Sat., Oct. 19 on WGXC 90.7-FM. Ed Askew grew up in Stamford, Connecticut, leaving in the early 60s to attend Yale University in nearby New Haven. A painter, he earned a degree in fine arts. After graduation, he taught briefly at a private suburban high school before returning to New Haven. He arrived just in time to take part in the town’s burgeoning music scene, which also spawned future ESP artists Erica Pomerance and Bill Horowitz. His original musical instrument was the Martin Tipple, which he describeds as a”10-stringed instrument shaped like a baritone ukulele.” For several months circa 66-67, he was in a psychedelic folk band called Gandalf And The Motorpickle, who played at the Exit Coffeehouse, which was located in the basement of a Methodist church. Not long after Askew left the Gandalf group, ESP signed him and released the album that has become known as Ask The Unicorn. Little Eyes was recorded immediately following the poorly selling debut. Made with little more than Ed’s voice and the stunningly modern arrangements of his beloved Martin Tipple, all the songs were recorded in one continuous take. Little Eyes is as grand, sad and beautiful a statement as can be expressed. His off key lilt hangs like a seductive pink mist, and settles deeply; you’ll hear these songs long after they are over. The few concerts which Askew did play were self-promoted affairs. With no organized tours, and hardly any press support from ESP, Ed’s two albums soon descended into hardly-seen-or-heard obscurity status, before finally finding re-release in the past few years. http://www.dragcity.com/artists/ed-askew Trummors is a duo (now in Saugerties) formed by Anne Cunningham, a songwriter and Ph.D. candidate in Comparative Literature, and David Lerner, formerly of Ted Leo & The Pharmacists. Using primarily acoustic instruments, Trummors harken back to the warm sounds of close-harmony duos, country-rock, and seventies pop, while also incorporating elements of psychedelic folk including harmonium drones and finger style guitar. http://trummors.tumblr.com/