The Twelve Days of Tav-Mas! - Tav Falco - Day Nine
Tav Falco sees us through the twelve days of Christmas... Day nine and Tav presents a cabaret portfolio
by OL House Writer,
first published: January, 2023
first published: January, 2023
"In the dark times/Will there be singing? Yes, there will also be singing/About the dark times." - Bertolt Brecht
The inimitable Tav Falco has lead the unapproachable Panther Burns since the 1970s. The ditch-diggers of American music, idiosyncratic and effervescent, purveyors of arcane wisdom, Panther Burns have howled their way from Memphis out around the globe through those six decades bewitching, beguiling and sometimes bemusing fans of the blues, old soul and good old rock’n’roll. We’ve checked in with Tav often along the way. We even had a previous Christmas sojourn back in 2016. So of course we were going to ask Tav to join in with our December wide “Bunch of Five” project. Mr Falco went above and beyond and provided us with a mighty missive detailing his recent move out East and laying out his five great things… We’ve split it into 12 parts and we’re sharing it one day at a time to see everybody through into the New Year. It’s the twelve days of Tav-mas! This is part nine… If you’re just joining us you can go right back to the start here ⇒
Mdm. Maria Freitas
Rose Sélavy by TF – La Conventicola, Rome October 2022
Backstage song with Rose Sélavy & Giuseppe Ricciardo, “Tanto pe cantà!!” by Petrolini.
Ginevra Joyce by TF – backstage La Conventicola, Rome Oct. 2022
Alinda Mirón by TF – backstage La Conventicola, Rome October 2022
Mirkaccio Dettori – impresario La Conventicola Degli Ultramoderni
Giulia Di Quilio by TF – backstage La Conventicola, Rome October 2022
by Guido Laudani, Rome
Essential Tav Falco's 12 Days of Christmas Info
When Tav Falco, a long time friend of Outsideleft, sent over his Bunch of Fives, it was a bumper collection, requiring an alternative plan and that is Tav Falco's 12 Days of Christmas. Of the many great, great Christmas things Tav has shared with us over the years, this is the most ambitious and the greatest yet.
dec 25th.
dec 26th.
dec 27th.
dec 28th.
dec 29th.
dec 30th.
dec 31st.
Jan 1st.
Jan 2nd.
Jan 3rd.
Jan 4th.
Jan 5th.
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