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Hard Rain & Slow Trains: Bob Dylan & Fellow Travelers

by Daniel Mackay
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About the show

A weekly radio program featuring the music of Bob Dylan, his contemporaries, and his antecedents. Broadcast weekly on Thursdays from 8-9 pm PST on KEPW (97.3 FM-LP), available on www.kepw.org. Hosted by Dan. Artwork by Selena Dugan-Fields.