JOIN THE KINGSTON TRIO AS THEY CRUISE THE CANADIAN MARITIMES!

When: June 8 - 15, 2013 (from Boston to Montreal via the St. Lawrence River) The Trio will perform two 90-minute shows and have two one-hour receptions during the voyage. You must book this cruise through the special agent - "TRAVELING TROUBADOUR" in order to attend the KT concerts and special events during the cruise. So email Lynette directly, she's the agent for this cruise, for more info or to reserve your spot. Also visit travellingtroubador.com for info on all they have to offer. We really hope to see you there!

**Got a very cool promotion going on for the new CD "Born At The Right Time." Get 15% off plus a free song download when you sign up here

The CD release party for the Kingston Trio's new CD "Born At The Right Time" (which was held at the Throckmorton Theatre in Mill Valley, CA on March 31st) was just great. Thank you all who came to the party, and to the concert! We had the best time! ~Born At The Right Time is now available for order, and is shipping out. Check it out at The Kingston Trio Store ~The DVD "1987 Concert On Lake Michigan" is available for purchase and is shipping out. Check it out The Kingston Trio Store

~Kingston Trio Fantasy Camp 2012 (KTFC #13) will be here before we know it. There are no camper spots left but there is unlimited space to come hang out and watch the shows. For more info please visit ktfc_news We'll be posting more info on the hospitality suite signup and other events in the coming days. See you at camp!

Coming In October/November

Publisher's Notes

How big an act was the Kingston Trio? Big enough that the their first 19 albums not only reached Billboard's Top 100, but 14 of them entered the top 10, with five albums alone hitting the no. 1 spot! At the height of their popularity, the Kingston Trio was arguably the most popular vocal group in the world, having single-handedly ushered in the folk music boom of the late '50s and early '60s. Their meteoric rise quite literally paved the way for Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Peter, Paul & Mary and the many acts that followed in their wake. With the release of their version of "Tom Dooley" in the fall of 1958, the Kingston Trio changed American popular music forever, inspiring legions of young listeners to pick up guitars and banjos and join together in hootenannies and sing-alongs. In Greenback Dollar: The Incredible Rise of The Kingston Trio - the first in-depth biography of America's first recording super-group - William J. Bush retraces the band members' personal and professional lives - from their rapid rise to stardom to their early retirement in 1967. Through interviews with Trio members, their families and associates, Bush paints a detailed portrait of the Trio's formative early years and sudden popular success, their innovations in recording technology, their pioneering of the college concert and intensive touring schedule, their impact on and response to the '60s protest movement, the first break-up of the Trio with Dave Guard's departure, and its re-formation with John Stewart. Lovers of folk music, students and scholars of the history of popular music and the music business, the counterculture movement and the American folk tradition will find in Greenback Dollar a remarkably detailed view of the Kingston Trio's musical and cultural legacy that resulted in a 2011 Lifetime Achievement Award at the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards.

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BORN AT THE RIGHT TIME TRACK LIST

A Much Better View Of The Moon (George Wurzbach / K.T. Good) Jasmine (John Stewart) Every Inch Of The Way (Jim Ratts/Bob Shane) La Migra (George Weissinger) Forever And A Day (Jens Kruger/ Uwe Kruger/Joel Landsberg) Born At The Right Time (Billy Mitchell) That Song About The River (Steve Gillette /Charles John Quarto) Cheri (Philip S. Keat) If I Were Free (Travis Edmonson) River (Bill Staines) May The Light Of Love (David Roth) Blackleg Miner (Traditional) Barrett's Privateers (Stanley Rogers) Real Old Style (Keola Beamer/Kapono Beamer) Turkish Delight From The Dardanelles (Unknown) ~Rick, George & Bill's new CD "Born At The Right Time" contains all new material and is pretty exciting.

And Yet Another One....

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Bob Shane's notes:

In the summer of 1987 the Kingston Trio consisted of myself, George Grove and Bob Haworth, along with Ben Schubert  on electric viola and electric tenor guitar, Tom Green on drums and Paul Gabrielson on bass. The concert was held at the water front home of Colleen and Ron Bush, in celebraton of Coleen’s 50th birthday party. This is the only live concert ever recorded with this configuration of The Kingston Trio. Shortly after this concert, Bobby Haworth left to pursue other musical interests, and Nick Reynolds came back on board. There are several songs on this DVD that were only videoed by The Kingston Trio this once, along with some priceless humor - a lot of which also appears only on this video. Some of the humor is borderline non-politcally correct, but it was humor from 1987 and we decided to leave the video intact, all the more to capture the flavor of that time period. Hopefully everyone watching it will take it in the spirit that it was given – just good fun. It was a beautiful day on the lake, the party was merry, and we were all having a great time. That shows in this video, as we were relaxed and imbibing a bit. The sound quality is not the best, but it’s not terrible. We hope you enjoy this 1987 concert on Lake Michigan...it really does capture a great time period of the Kingston Trio, especially with our friend Bob Haworth. ~Bob Shane

More News

~The Kingston Trio turns 55 this year!! ~We've found some more gold from the New Kingston Trio (Bob Shane, Pat Horine and Jim Connor, circa 1968 or so) so we plan on releasing Best of The New Kingston Trio, part II, sometime this year. ~The Fretboard Journal's issue # 23 (Fall) is out! You can order it from their website : fretboardjournal This issue features a very comprehensive interview with Bob Shane ~Kingston Trio Fantasy Camp 2012 (KTFC #13) will be here before we know it. There is one spot left to be a camper, so if you're interested please email Paul Rybolt to sign up. Keep in mind there is unlimited space to come hang out and watch the shows. For more info please visit ktfc_news For a lookback at KTFC # 12: Camp 12 Highlights ~And Deering banjos are still $1000 off at the KT Store with no shipping! You can check them out on the banjo page at The Kingston Trio Store

Kingston Trio Lifetime Achievement Awards Acceptance Video

~If you ever thought about buying a Deering banjo, the time is now. The Kingston Trio Store Is now selling Kingston Trio Deering Banjos at $1000 off the retail price and no shipping charges! Check them out at The Kingston Trio Store ~Bob Shane is selling some guitars and the 40th anniversary set from his private collection. Read about it on the new guitar page at The Kingston Trio Store

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The Fretboard Journal Interviews Bob Shane (this is an older interview - 2009) read here

~The Kingston Trio has an App for the iPhone and iPod touch!

The App contains music, concert schedules, videos, Facebook and Twitter feeds, as well as photos, links to KT and related sites, and bios of the present and past members of the group.  We also included an audio stream of full-length songs (which we will change from time to time) that start playing when the App launches.  Larry Brambrut, owner and chief creative officer of VeryMobileApps in Atlanta, Ga, developed the App for us. Larry has been a folk singer and Kingston Trio fan since the beginning and said it was a great honor to be able to develop the App for the Trio. The Kingston Trio iPhone App is a " free" download from iTunes. Just go to http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/the-kingston-trio/id347827042?mt=8 to download.  We hope you enjoy it!

~The Kingston Trio has a youtube channel! youtube.com/kingstontrio 


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And...

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

 

~Those in the Kingston Trio family who have recently left us: Passings

~Kingston Trio Sportsman Hat Gets Around Check it out!

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~The Kingston Trio has a blog page Kingston Trio Blog


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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!)