Andy’s, Renee’s Dylanfest returns to Torrance 62 songs, ‘guitar army,’ no repeats
Renee Safier and Andy Hill bring Dylanfest back to the Torrance Community Center on Saturday by Garth Meyer They’re coming from the lowlands, the north country, Toronto, Oakland and Hawaii, to pay tribute to the man from Hibbing, Minnesota. The 31st annual Dylanfest arrives Saturday at Torrance Cultural Center. The 62-song Bob Dylan set list is to be performed non-stop with no breaks or repeats, from noon to 8 p.m. Groups, duos, solo artists and a “guitar army” of novices will be backed by “Hard Rain,” the Dylanfest house band, led by Andy Hill and Renee Safier, who started the tradition in 1991 at the Hermosa Saloon. A rehearsal was held Sunday, with three more to go before showtime. The music will span from 1962 (“Blowin’ in the Wind”) to 2006 (“Working Man’s Blues, Part II”). Along the way are new additions to Dylanfest (“Ring Them Bells,” 1989) and most of his best-known songs. Participating musicians are invited each year and many have to be turned away. The 2020 event was held virtually. “It gets to be quite a difficult choice,” said Hill. “We’re way more performers than we are producers.” The spark for Dylanfest came when Hill read in the liner notes to the Bob Dylan box…
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