Shows
The Two Boots Word VaultCommunal Soul Presentation to The Fifth Direction Elder Circle February 2025Walton Stanley and I gave a presentation on Communal Soul and its needs to The Fifth Direction, an online community interested in myth, poetry, story, and the development of community. This presentation is similar to the one I gave at the 2025 Minnesota Men's Conference's Winter Retreat a week earlier. The new intro is from Yata Peinovich's guitar work from the CD Snow Has Fallen by Young and Yata 2008. The outro is the guitar work of Glen Helgeson.
2025-03-0346 min
The Two Boots Word VaultHerds of Bears Surround Us--Into the Ocean Without Shores.In 2010 Scott King and Red Dragonfly Press published my book of poems, Herds of Bears Surround Us. This is the final section of poems from that book.The opening music is from Pundela's Farewell by The Spirit House Quartet. The end music is the musical accompaniment of Glen Helgeson on the poem Tears with Timothy Young on their CD, Riding a Dark Wind
2024-09-2319 min
The Two Boots Word VaultThe Mississippi Book of the Dead, the long poem.After 37 years working for the State of Minnesota, upon retirement I took a pilgrimage from the source of the Mississippi River to the Gulf of Mexico. As one part of my life died and the next began, I wrote this long poem about the trip. It was published as a chapbook by the University of Wisconsin Madison Library's Parallel Press in 2013. The opening music is from Pundela's Farewell by The SpiritHouse Quartet. The end music is the musical accompaniment of Glen Helgeson on the poem Tears with Timothy Young on their CD, Riding a Dark Wind
2024-08-1231 min
The Two Boots Word VaultNine Poems with Musical AccompanimentThis episode has 9 of my poems with musical accompaniment from three CDs and one live performance. Over the years I have had great experiences reading my poems with wonderful musicians. Here are Dalyce Elliott, Glen Helgeson, and Michael Bissonette on Perfect Harmony, Glen Helgeson, David Ballman and Mark Anderson on Riding the Dark Wind,, Yata, Burce Hecksel, and Dalyce on Snow Has Fallen, and Dalyce, Gary Waryan, Jeff Waryan, and Michelle Kinney of SpiritHouse Quartet.
2024-08-0530 min
The Two Boots Word VaultPoems by Timothy Young at the Readings By Writers Series June 18, 2024Fellow Minnesota poet, Tim Nolan, invited me to series' season finale. It was a wonderful audience of knowledgeable folks interested in Minnesota poetry. The opening music is from Pundela's Farewell by The SpiritHouse Quartet. The end music is the musical accompaniment of Glen Helgeson on the poem Tears with Timothy Young on their CD, Riding a Dark Wind
2024-07-2216 min
The Two Boots Word VaultRobert Bly, Timothy Young, Jay Leeming, Danny Deardorf and Martin Shaw: Poetry Party, Part 2In late August and early September 2008 a number of poets, musicians, and storytellers associated with the Minnesota Men's Conferences and Robert Bly had been invited to the UK to perform over a period of two weeks. This troupe of artistic brigands included Robert Bly, Martin Shaw, Danny Deardorff, Judith-Kate Friedman, Thomas R. Smith, Jay Leeming, Ben Dennis, Timothy Young, the Brothers Frantzich, Tim and Paul, and Gioia Timpanelli. We were guests at the West Country Storytelling Festival, various coffeehouses, radio programs, schools, and other venues. Martin's home in Ashburton, Devon served as our base, and friends, Jonny Bloor, Sarah De...
2024-07-1812 min
The Two Boots Word VaultRobert Bly, Timothy Young, Thomas R. Smith, Jay Leeming at Martin Shaw's home 9-4-08In late August and early September 2008 a number of poets, musicians, and storytellers associated with the Minnesota Men's Conferences and Robert Bly had been invited to the UK to perform over a period of two weeks. This troupe of artistic brigands included Robert Bly, Martin Shaw, Danny Deardorff, Judith-Kate Friedman, Thomas R. Smith, Jay Leeming, Ben Dennis, Timothy Young, the Brothers Frantzich, Tim and Paul, and Gioia Timpanelli. We were guests at the West Country Storytelling Festival, various coffeehouses, radio programs, schools, and other venues. Martin's home in Ashburton, Devon served as our base, and friends, Jonny Bloor, Sarah De...
2024-07-1527 minThe Two Boots Word VaultJuan Ramon Jimenez, Substance in the MomentPublished in 2004, this essay is an expanded version of my written affection for the poetry and prose of the Spaniard, Juan Ramon Jimenez, 1956 Nobel Laureate. His work was the first poetry I fell in love with.The opening music is from Pundela's Farewell by The Spirit House Quartet. The end music is the musical accompaniment of Glen Helgeson on the poem Tears with Timothy Young on their CD, Riding a Dark Wind.
2024-07-0828 min
Jazz88Hot Club at the Hook Presents Three Leading Minnesota Hot Club Jazz BandsThe Mississippi Hot Club, the Red Hot Django Peppers and Gypsy Mania, three leading hot club jazz bands are getting together for a concert on April 6. The show is called Hot Club at the Hook, and the Hook is the Hook and Ladder in Minneapolis. One of the event’s curators, Glen Helgeson of Gypsy Mania talked with Phil Nusbaum about the event. Glen first addressed the reason the show is important to the Jazz community.
2024-03-3108 min
Jazz88The Red Hot Django Peppers and Gypsy Mania in Hot Club Double Bill at the Cedar Cultural CenterGypsy Mania, also known as Hot Club Mania shares the bill with the Red Hot Django Peppers 7:30 PM, Sunday October 23 at the Cedar Cultural Center in Minneapolis. Guitarist Glen Helgeson of Gypsy Mania talked to Phil Nusbaum about the show. Glen said that the two bands take different approaches to Hot Club music with The Red Hot Django Peppers representing a more traditional approach.
2022-10-1608 min
Jazz88Gypsy Mania Plays an American Take on Gypsy JazzGypsy Mania plays the standards of Gypsy Jazz. But guitarist Glen Helgeson composes music that makes Gypsy Mania’s Gypsy jazz a singular contribution to the music. Phil Nusbaum talked to Glen, and when he did, they were talking about Minor Swing, a Gypsy Jazz calling card tune.
2021-09-1908 min