In his recent newsletter, Pat Wictor reports to projects related to
Phil, a radio interview with Sonny, and several Phil songs on his next
two CD's. If you get a chance to see Pat perform, do it!

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Dear folks--



There's been so many great developments in the last couple weeks, I feel

compelled to draw your attention to them. Some of you have been
following my

efforts for a long time,and others for a shorter period, but I think all
of you

can appreciate these:



--The latest edition of Dirty Linen (February/March 2008) has an
in-depth

two-page article on me, by Ellen Geisel. As you might know, Dirty Linen
is a

nationally distributed magazine, widely read by fans of acoustic music.
Their

website includes anexcerpt. Pop by:



http://www.dirtylinen.com <http://www.dirtylinen.com/> .



You can pick up a copy inBarnes & Noble, Borders, some newsstands, and
of

course, the Dirty Linenwebsite.



--I'm appearing on XMSatellite radio as part of a live in-studio
performance of

"Remembering Phil Ochs." The program is hosted by Sonny Ochs, Phil's
sister,

who provides juicy anecdotes in between the songs. Performing Phil Ochs
songs

are myself, John Flynn,Greg Greenway, and Magpie. Here are the
broadcast

times, all on XM Channel15 (The Village):



Tuesday, January 15, 12:00noon Eastern



Saturday, January 19,12:00 midnight Eastern (ie, very lateFriday night)



XM, as you may know,broadcasts nationally. The show was arranged by the

wonderful Mary Sue Twohy (www.marysuetwohy.com
<http://www.marysuetwohy.com/> ),who has her own show on The Village,
"Songs to Hang on Stars."



--I'm in the middle of anew recording project that I'm excited about,
and that

I want to invite you toparticipate in, if you can.



It's actually twoprojects: The first is a full-length CD that I'm
calling


"SunsetWaltz." It includes mostly my own original songs: "Whiskey
Vacation,"

"Thick-Skinned Blues," "Eventide," and a few others. I'm also including
two

Phil Ochs songs ("That's the Way It's Gonna Be," his co-write with Bob
Gibson,

and "Changes."), a Pierce Pettis tune ("Song of Songs"), and a great
Danny

O'Keefe/Bob Dylan co-write("Well, Well, Well"). I'm looking to release
the CD

in late March or early April.

The second CD, some of which I'm recording now, will be centered around
several Phil Ochs songs:"There But for Fortune," "Celia," "Knock on the
Door," "City Boy," and a few others to be determined. I'm also looking
to write a few songs that will fit comfortably alongside his. I haven't
settled on a title, but the subtitle will be "Blues for Phil Ochs." As
many of you know, I've been fortunate to be included in the Phil Ochs
Song Nights organized by Sonny Ochs, and I've been exploring the poetic
genius of Phil's music, from my own blues-based vantage point. I'm
aiming to release this CD in the first part of 2009.

I've lined up someoutstanding musicians (Jon Carroll, Cheryl Prashker,
Don


Porterfield, Mark Murphy,Bob Beach, Joe Jencks and Helena Nash, and a
few

others to be determined),many songs I'm proud to sing, and a studio with
all

the technical chops I could want (Glenn Barratt, who produced Susan
Werner's

"Gospel Truth"record, and his wonderful staff at Morningstar Studios in
the

Philadelphia area).



I'm also looking, for the first time, to hire a publicist to help get
the word out about the new record,and to help me reach new listeners.



Yes, it's ambitious,folks, and here's where you come in. I've financed
all my

past efforts with my own resources, and the help of a few close family
members

and friends. I'm now reaching out to you, to the whole community of
listeners

enjoying my music, and inviting you to participate in financing this
project. A

lot of artists are doing something similar, and have shown that it's a
viable

and powerful grass-roots approach to financing big projects.



I've already contacted several longtime fans and friends, who each
contributed

$100 or more apiece--they've raised over $2500 towards the budget! I'd
like to

raise another $5000, which seems competely doable. Here's how:



*If you can, contribute $100(or more) towards the project. I measure my
own

expenditures in terms of auto repairs: this is only 1/15 of a
transmisson, and

much less than the price of, well, almost anything you'd ever need
repaired on your car. ;-)



*Of course, any fraction of the above will be most helpful, effective,

appreciated, and useful. Please feel welcome to help in whatever amount
is

comfortable to you!



Here are a couple ways of delivery:



-Via PayPal. This is the quickest, easiest, and most paper-free way to
do it.

You don't have to be a PayPal member to send money, and it's a fully
encrypted,

safe way to conduct transacations. Go to http://www.paypal.com
<http://www.paypal.com/> , click on "Send

Money," and send to patwictor@...
<http://mailcenter2.comcast.net/wmc/v/wm/478BC6C20006010400002C862207021\
5739A0E0A9D0B9A010DD20506?cmd=ComposeTo&adr=patwictor%40earthlink%2Enet&\
sid=c3> .



-Send a check, payable to"Pat Wictor": Pat Wictor, P.O. Box 090884,
Brooklyn,

NY 11209-0884.



One important caveat: There are a number of concert presenters,DJs, and
media

folks receiving this email because of your kind interest in following my

efforts. If you are one of those, please consider this missive an
update on my

doings, rather than an invitation to financial participation. You've
done a

great deal for me (and many other artists!) already, and it's deeply
appreciated!

:-) And of course, everyone who's already sent something,I'm very
grateful, and am forging ahead, thanks to you!



More great developments ahead, no doubt. Thanks for letting me bend your
ear,

for enjoying my music, and for coming to shows. I look forward to
seeing you

soon!



Warm regards,

Pat Wictor

www.patwictor.com <http://www.patwictor.com/>




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