//  More reports from the West Coast, and some info about the guest
//  artists on the next album.   - MF

From: RussOverby@aol.com                                          
Subject: comparison of santa rosa and san francisco nanci shows      

just got back from the nanci show in san fran after having done a road trip
to santa rosa for yesterday's show.  here's what my experience was:

had a front row seat in santa rosa, which was a new and great experience.  i
really enjoyed being able to see nanci and BMO up close and personal.  Got a
chance to appreciate how much Lee contributes to the performance.  The sound
on the front row wasn't so great, as has been discussed in previous posts.  I
thought the show was great and even got to shake nanci's hand...big treat.

So I head down to San Fran on my way back to the peninsula and am actually
debating whether i should go to the show tonight....my reasoning was that
since I had such a great time at the previous show, maybe i might somehow
take the edge off of that experience by immediately seeing the show
again...same songs, same talk between songs.  well, i went cause i just
thought the risk really wasn't that big and i was curious to see if nanci's
energy was different in the 2 places (santa rosa is a lot smaller place than
san fran...kind of different atmospheres: laid back versus eclectic urban).

Anyway, the result for me was great...was about 5 rows back at the san fran
show and the sound was much superior to my santa rosa seat, so that added to
the concert a lot for me.  then, again nina gerber plays with nanci in san
fran which added a new dimension to the show.  Then to top it off, nanci
played 2 songs she didn't play in santa rosa (grafton street and morning
train; otherwise the same set list as usual for the tour).  my impression was
that nanci's energy was much higher during the san fran show...more of a
party atmosphere on stage.  at the end she invited the crowd to a particular
address, for an after party at a bar i assume...i didn't go, but would love
to hear reports if anyone did.

so my conclusion: go see as many nanci shows in a row as possible; they're
slightly different and the music is so good it stands up to back to back
nights of listening.

russ overby

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From: John Hodges (jqhodges@uclink4.berkeley.edu)
Subject: Re: San Francisco Reports??

Hi NanciLand,

The San Francisco show was great! By request, Nanci played a haunting
version of "On Grafton Street".  No St. Theresa, no OIAVBM though.  I've
seen Nanci five or six times now, and this must have ranked as the highest
energy performance of those I've seen.  Not necessarily the best show, but
certainly right up there.

She was in great spirits, bopping around the stage and dancing during much
of the show.  Nina Gerber played guitar on most of the numbers.  Nanci
affectionately referred to Nina and Doug Lancio as "the juveniles"
throughout the concert.  Speaking of juveniles, is it just me or is Nanci
looking younger these days? Maybe she's less tired/in better health.
Whatever it is, it seems to be working for her.

During the improvisation section of "The Wing and the Wheel" Nanci made
reference to many San Francisco icons, including Lawrence Ferlinghetti and
North Beach.  Imho, this was a truly inspired reworking of TWATW.

The floor at the Warfield Theater was general admission, so I ended up with
a great seat in the orchestra pit.  Although she has made the lap dancing
cracks previously on this tour, Nanci really met her quota last night.
Perhaps because the Warfield is adjacent to a lap-dancing, adult theater?!

The only down side for me was not running into the other NN'ers.  Maybe next
time? (there will be a next time, there will, I just know it. :-)

Finally, I thought the Crickets were amazing; I really hated to see their
set end.  What a fun bunch of guys!  The enthusiasm they showed was really
infectious, much of the crowd seemed to be dancing along in their seats with
songs such as "That'll be the Day" and "Peggy Sue".   The only song that
didn't seem to work for me was "The Real Buddy Holly Story".  It seemed to
be a pretty awful song actually.  No offense intended. :-)

Take care everyone.
John Hodges

jqhodges@uclink4.berkeley.edu

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From: Paul Lackner (plstudio@mailbag.com)                         
Subject: Cory Sipper Web site (NNC)                                  

Please excuse me for the lack of Nanci content here, so I will be
brief.....

Recently I discovered an unknown singer-songwriter of incredible talent,
and I was completely blown away. Not since I first heard Nanci have I
been this impressed, and I simply wanted to share this discovery with you
all. Her name is Cory Sipper and her web site is...

http://www.buzzworm.com/corysipper

There are some audio files available at...

http://www.buzzworm.com/corysipper/swimology.html


I think anyone who likes Nanci, Joni Mitchell or Sheryl Crow should be
very interested.

Take care,
Paul
 
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From: "Charlie Byrne" (CByrne@MediaOne.Net)                       
Subject: Great Tickets Day of the Show                               

>At 5:39pm, less than 3 hours before showtime, we got to the
>ticket counter. We asked if there were any seats left and were told
>that there were still some good seats left. I still don't fully understand
>how these seats could still be available at the time we bought them,
>but to say the least, we weren't complaining.

Many times, great seats are held for "the house" just in case the President
or some other VIP calls
to say he'll be over in a few hours. As show time approches, the Box Office
has a better idea of how many VIP's may actually show up - and so at that
point they can release any extras.

If you are willing to take the chance that you may get nothing at all,
checking a Box Office on the day of a show is never a bad idea. Shhhhh!

--
Charlie Byrne * Pompano Beach, FL * Mailto:CByrne@MediaOne.Net

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From: PRobin5478@aol.com                                          
Subject: Re: NanciNet #97B10                                         

HI

Saw Nanci at the Wiltern in LA on Saturday night.  About 3/4 full in the
lovely old Art Deco theater (seats 2,300).  All in all, an excellent show.
 Nanci was in fine voice, with more than the usual squeals and squeaks.  The
band was in excellent form, too.  Maybe too excellent.  Nanci can almost hide
in the lush, complete sound of the band.  As good as the music was, I wanted
more Nanci -- her stories, her point of view.  The set list held no surprises
-- though I was happy to hear "Love at the 5 & 10."  It was fun to hear the
Crickets, but they went on too long.  I wanted more Nanci.  I look forward to
her touring solo.  That's what I want -- Nanci, her guitar, and her songs.
 Nonetheless, a fine night of music.

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From: cambre@juno.com                                             
Subject: Re: comparison of santa rosa and san francisco nanci shows  

I was at the SR show too (my first Nanci gig, btw) and I was envious of
y'all who got to shake her hand. Not having been to any of her other
performances (I'm embarassed to admit) I can't really compare it to
anything, but I did sense a certain understatedness to the performance.
But there was nothing I didn't like about it. Nanci just radiates charm,
doesn't she?

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From: Don Rose (darose@yosemite.net)                              
Subject: ANOTHER LA Miracle Ticket Purchase                          

Saturday, November 8...... My family had just witnessed the 45 - 21
dismantling of Stanford by USC. "Fight On!".  My freshman son kept asking if
I was going to go see Nanci.  Having no tickets, I called the Wiltern box
office.  The lady informed me that the Wiltern had no bad seats. So we threw
the binoculars into the car + headed across town thinking that we would
probably be seated beyond the balcony.

While I had seen Nanci perform 3 times previous in marvelous seats no
farther back than the 4th row, I was not prepared for our luck in seating
that night.  My son had to pick me up off the ground when the box office
lady said that Nanci had just returned her "friends" seats in the first row
of the orchestra pit... 6 feet off center.  The Wiltern has a "no return"
policy.  However, they do sell back the returned artist tickets.  My son,
who plays in an alternative band, and his honey are now converts.  He
spotted Gary Shandling + Jacob Dylan at intermission.

As for the lack of audience enthusiasm, we must remember that this is Los
Angeles where avid Laker fans leave at half time if the opponent has a 10
point lead.

I also appreciated the fact that Nanci kept her political beliefs to herself
at this concert.  I was aghast in Santa Cruz last year when in introducing
"Hard Times", she quoted her 100+ year-old grandma saying, "Their are no bad
babies born."  Then 2 songs later she defiled anti-abortion thought while
introing another song.  Nanc... if there are no bad babies born, for God's
sake, let them be born.

Don Rose
Mariposa, Ca
darose@yosemite.net
 
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From: "Diane B. Wilkes" (diwilkes@erols.com)                      
Subject: Re: ANOTHER LA Miracle Ticket Purchase                      

I find it ironic that you "appreciated the fact that Nanci kept her
political beliefs to herself at this concert," yet had no desire to do the
same on this list, which you know consists of  many people who do not share
your viewpoint on this issue.  However, your post motivated me to finally
send my contribution to Voters for Choice, which I believe gets money
whenever a Nanci fan buys a keychain at her concert.

Thank yew, Diane

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From: John Prive (prive@cdsnet.net)                               
Subject: LA concert                                                  

I know I'm late checking in on the concert but I did fly 800 miles to see=
 her. I thought the concert was fantastic. Nanci looked and sounded great=
. I really liked the Crickets. I wanted to take Sonny Curtis home, he's =
so cute!

I agree with the person who posted about the crowd being subdued. Especia=
lly during "This Heart". My sister wanted to get up and dance so bad but =
we were in the middle of the aisle.

It was great meeting some NNetters. I hope Jen and Jen got home safely. =
Earl is a saint having to put up with all of my "enthusiasm". How did two=
 NNetters end up sitting next to each other anyways?

Have a great week everyone!
Molly P.
 
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From: Dan.Gerson@mckesson.com                                     
Subject: they come around ever day of the year                       

     Hi netters,

     Just wanted to pass on a little Nanci miracle I witnessed last night
     at the S.F. show. It was of course wonderful, the best of the 3 Bay
     Area shows on this tour, containing the even more moving than ever
     homage to Townes, and a pleasant surprise, another one to Janis
     Joplin.

     But the best part to me took place right next to me. Sitting there was
     a hard looking, burly man. Having done a little time in my younger
     foolish days, I recognized the unmistakable type. This guy could have
     come straight off the mainline of San Quentin. He was covered with the
     thick layers of emotional armor a young man needs  to survive in those
     horrible places. He sat with his arms crossed across his chest, rigid
     and impenetrable. At first I was a bit annoyed when he refused to clap
     or be caught up in the rising Nanci adulation around him. I figured he
     was probably there to see The Crickets, maybe identifying years ago
     with "I Fought the Law".

     But as Nanci cast her spell, I started noticing a distinct thaw. First
     the toe tapped a little to the sounds of LATFAD. Then the head started
     to move a bit with the rhythm of ATGD. By the time Nanci was
     explaining that she couldn't use Kate Wolf's Dodge in FE unless she
     rhymed it with Rog, there was definite laughter coming from the guy.
     At one point that Hiattesque icy blue heart was so thawed that on
     noticing one very pretty 20 something young lady (of whom I'm sure
     this man was terrified) passing what appeared to be a pill to her
     friend he said to her, "Make sure that's not one of those little pink
     pills." (this is a reference to a joke Sonny Curtis told during the
     show). By the end he was hooting, cheering, and clapping just like a
     die hard Nanci fan.

     To this fan, who knows where that guys heart has been, and where
     hopefully Nanci's magic has started if off to, nothing could be more
     moving. I betcha Townes was smiling down on this one.


     Dan G.

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From: Shawn Kimbro (kimbro@planetc.com)                           
Subject: OVORII Artists                                              

Griffologists,

     Remember how OVOR introduced us to artists we didn't know but now
we don't know how we lived without?  Well, thinking that OVORII will do
the same, I've collected some information on some of the more obscure
artists (to me) on the disc.  This isn't meant to be comprehensive and I
didn't include folks we know well or hear about often on the NanciNet.


Shawn Camp:  Nashville country singer/songwriter who plays fiddle,
guitar, and dobro.  His self-titled debut album was released in 1993.
He guests on bluegrass fiddle with Tim O'Brian on Weary Heart's "By
Heart" cd which Tim produced.

Nollaig Casey:  She's been called Ireland's best fiddle player.  Her
classical training shows in her traditional style.  She has two solo
albums, "Lead the Knave" and 'Causeway'.  Also played with Planxty, Mary
and Francis Black, etc. etc.

Susan Cowsill:  A child of the 60s, she was the youngest member of her
family group The Cowsills who released such hits as "Monday Monday" and
"Hair" (they did the theme to "Love American Style").  The Partridge
Family show was loosely based on her family band. Now 39 she's played
with Psycho Sisters and is now in the Continental Drifters. Performed
solo on the "True Voices" cd.

Mary Custy:  Irish fiddler formerly of Doolin now has her own band, The
Mary Custy Band and an album by the same name.  Plays everything from
Irish traditional music to funk, rock and jazz fusion.

Clive Gregson:  English singer/songwriter now living in Nashville who
toured and recorded with Richard Thompson. He's released several albums,
most with Christine Collister and one called "People and Places" in 1995
which includes a song called "Blue Rose".  His style is similar to
Thompson's, sort of dark and moody.

Andrew Hardin:  Guitar Player magazine called him one of the finest
guitar players in America.  Worked with Tom Russell for many years but
now has a solo album called "Coney Island Moon". He's worked with Nanci
before.

Jamie Hartford:  John Hartford's son who's recorded several albums with
John including "Hartford and Hartford" (which included Roy Huskey Jr on
bass) and toured with Glen Campbell.  He sings, plays mandolin and
guitar and filled in for Albert Lee on the Everly Brother's 1993 tour.
He also has a solo album in the works.

Peter Holsapple:  Keybordist/writer/singer formerly with REM now
performs with wife Susan Cowsill in the Continental Drifters.  Has done
production work and also solo albums including a recent one titled "Out
of My Way".  Guest appearances with Syd Straw, Indigo Girls, Chris
Stanley, Troggs, John Hiatt.  He's on Hootie's "Fairweather Johnson".
On OVORII he plays mandolin on "Canadian Whiskey".

Jay Joyce:  Singer/guitarist formerly with Iodine, Bedlam, and In
Pursuit.  Now with The Borrowers and produced the 1996 cd "The
Borrowers" which has sort of a folk rock/pop sound.  He's also on
"Bringing Down The Horse", the T-Bone Burnett produced cd by Jakob Dylan
and "The Wallflowers".

Fats Kaplan:  Accordion player.  I don't review accordion players but
Fats also plays dobro, tin whistle, and fiddle.  He does lots of
Nashville session work. He's best known for his touring and recording
with Kevin Welch but he's also recorded with Tom Russell and Trisha
Yearwood.

Dolores Keane:  Irish folk singer.  I first heard her singing
"Caledonia" on the "A Woman's Heart" cd and she blew me away.  Emmylou
sings with her on the 1993 "Solid Ground" release. She's was the first
vocalist for the Irish super-group De Dannan which has included the
likes of Maura O'Connell and Mary Black.  We'll hear more from her soon.

Pat McLaughlin:  Also on Flyer, Pat has several solo albums.  He sings,
plays guitar, mandolin, harmonica, and bass.  The Continental Drifters
do a very good cover of Pat's "Highway of the Saints".  His latest album
was "Unglued" released in 1994 but he's also on John Prine's "Live On
Tour" release of this year.

John Mock:  A Nashville session mandolin player currently with The
Nashville Mandolin Ensemble which is a group consisting of six
mandolins, mandola, mando-cello, guitar, and upright bass.  Their
musical style is patterned after the three B's. (Bach, Beatles, and Bill
Monroe).

Dave Olney:  "Any time anyone asks me who my favorite music writers are,
I say Mozart, Lightnin' Hopkins, Bob Dylan and Dave Olney. Dave Olney is
one of the best songwriters I've ever heard - and that's true. I mean
that from my heart." -Townes Van Zandt  Nuff said!

Yvonne Richards:  I don't know who this is and couldn't turn up
anything.  Anyone know?

Jean Ritchie:  It saddens me to think that there may be a whole
generation of folk fans who don't know Jean Ritchie.  She's the
ambassador of Kentucky mountain music.  If you want to know more about
the role of traditional music in modern society then read "Mountain Born
- The Jean Ritchie Story". Her life story is the history of folk music.
At age 77 Jean's still performing and teaching dulcimer classes.

Dave Van Ronk:  Began his career on a 1959 Folkways release, Van Ronk
was an insider on the scene that spawned Bob Dylan, Peter Paul and Mary
and Joan Baez.  He's best known as an urban blues singer and still
recording with a 1994 release "To All My Friends In Far-Flung Places".

Eric Von Schmidt: "He can play off the tune of the moon, the why of the
sky ... and he is also a hell of a guy." -Bob Dylan.  Another troubadour
of the folk revival, Von Schmidt's folk-blues style has been a huge
influence on modern music.  He and Jim Rooney (performing) released
"Baby Let Me Follow You Down".  Rooney also produced Von Schmidt's "2nd
Right, 3rd Row" for which Dylan wrote the liner notes.

Eric Weissberg:  Two words, Dueling Banjos.


                       Warm Regards,
                          -Shawn

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From: Mike Chesman (chesman@preferred.com)                        
Subject: Re: looking for more                                        

At 08:24 AM 11/11/97 -0600, you wrote:
>You probably already have this, but Nanci appears twice on Tom Russell's
>"The Long Way Around"...St. Olav's Gate and Outbound Plane
>

These are nice performances of these songs and a great album as well, but
these cuts didn't meet my criteria for my imaginary Lost Nanci Album.

By the way, those asking about putting this together as a tape tree.  No
way! Not me! Those are all available discs and it would hurt the artists and
there recording labels.

Like I said earlier, it would be nice to dream of such a compilation but
with so many different labels involved it probably could never happen.

Hunt down the individual discs...  They belong in your collection anyway.

Mike Chesman

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