//  Upcoming Nanci appearances on compilation albums, and Blue Roses.
//  - MF

From: Susan Krauss (skrauss@hooked.net)                           
Subject: Pete Seeger Tribute                                         

I stole this from the Judy Collins list (thanks Mike Kelley):

Wanted to pass along the tentative release date for the Pete Seeger tribute
album "Where Have All the Flowers Gone" that Judy Collins is participating
in has been changed to March 19, 1998.  It will be a double CD on
Appleseeds Records and will feature Judy doing a NEW recording of "Oh, Had
I a Golden Thread", Jackson Browne and Bonnie Raitt doing "Kisses Sweeter
than Wine", Roger McGuinn, Odetta, Indigo Girls, Tim Robbins, Ronnie
Gilbert, Richie Havens, Tom Paxton, Holly Near, Billy Bragg, Bruce
Cockburn, Nanci Griffith, Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan, and many others.

Sounds great.

I've moved to the digest as I'll be out of town for a few days.  Hope
everyone enjoys their holiday!

susan

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From: Tom Gill (tgill@igc.apc.org)                                
Subject: Another Nanci appearance                                    

This was on BILLBOARD magazine's web site about three weeks ago.  I
don't think anyone has mentioned it yet, have they?
Tom Gill
Lubbock, TX
tgill@igc.org



HighTone Records has signed the legendary minstrel Ramblin'
Jack Elliott, whose last set, 1995's "South
Coast," received a Grammy for Best Traditional Folk Album. Elliott's HighTone
debut, "Friends of Mine," is scheduled to street March 17; it will include
contributions from pals Nanci Griffith, Arlo Guthrie, Emmylou Harris, Tom Waits,
and Bob Weir, among others. Featured on the record are "Louise," a new
composition by Waits, and "Bleecker St. Blues," which Elliott composed
after hearing about Bob Dylan's recent medical scare.
 
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From: Emily Salzfass (sabine@bellatlantic.net)                    
Subject: BRFTMoonS?                                                  

Just a question; maybe it's already been discussed here, but I certainly
wasn't privvy to it. So: why "Moons" in the BRFTM title? The Earth only
has one MOON, not plural moonS...what's she alluding to, here? When I
bought my copy, I assumed it was a typo!

Emily

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From: Kelsan78 (Kelsan78@aol.com)                                 
Subject: Re: BRFTMoonS?                                              

Here's my interpretation: Just as red roses signify passion, or white roses
signify purity, so do blue roses signify grief, sadness, or even death. I
think the title Blue Roses from the Moons alludes to the final days of the
Blue Moon Orchestra, with the word Moons, in the plural, meant to signify all
the members of the band. So, the title is really a figuratively said "so long,
it's been good to know ya" from the band to us.

You might argue that, in light of the fact that this might be Nanci's last
album containing original songs (yet another example of finality), that she
would be unlikely to give the album a title which refers specifically only to
her band. I dunno, but I think the title she chose was probably her way of
paying tribute to a band which, in one incarnation or another, had been with
her for over a decade. That's my take on it, for whatever it's worth.

Any other interpretations?

Kelly
 
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From: Brimpls (Brimpls@aol.com)                                   
Subject: Re: Blue Roses                                             

Dear Kelly,

Sorry that I don't have the play in front of me, but in Tennessee Williams'
"The Glass Menagerie," there's a line when someone says "pleurosis" and
someone else hears it as "blue roses."  Knowing Nanci's literary connections
and passions, I always thought she got the "blue roses" from TWilliams!

I like your explanation about the Moons.

Sabrina

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From: MreenParr (MreenParr@aol.com)                               
Subject: Album titles                                                

Hey Nanci-netters,

Happy Solstice, Christmas, Holidays to you all.

Now, I know you're all very busy doing seasonal things but I have a question.
I expect it's really naive but I've been pondering (good nanci word) on this
for a while.

Just how do albums get their titles?  Who chooses - artist, producer, record
company?  And if the title is one of the track titles, as it usually is, how
and why is one track chosen above all the others?   It isn't always the one
that's released as a single or the first track - in fact, there doesn't seem
to be a pattern.

Hope this isn't a really stupid question!  Or that, if it is, you're all so
well imbued with the spirit of Christmas that you'll regard it with
tolerance...

Maureen Parr

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