Thursday, 7 February 2019

Izzy Young, Obituary



 Photos: JP (Stockholm, 2015)

Izzy Young is with us no more. RIP.

A wonderful man, Izzy made an extraordinary contribution 
to American, Swedish and international folk music. 


From USA Today:

Izzy Young, whose New York shop Bob Dylan called 'the citadel' of folk music, dies, David Keyton The Associated Press

From New York Times:

Izzy Young, Who Organized Dylan's First Big Concert, Dies



Izzy became a friend when I lived in Stockholm, and he very kindly put on this event when my posting to Sweden came to an end:

Stockholm, 2004

Posting from 2010



Folklore Centrum, Stockholm, 2004

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