// It's been a quiet weekend on the Nancinet, if not elsewhere.
// Today we hear from Kirsten's dad, and talk a little more about
// guitars and the Barbican broadcast.
// Enjoy...[BP]


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Subject: NN: Re: Rita's reading/writing
   From: Danise Busic (busicd@gwis2.circ.gwu.edu>

> From: "Jennifer Woollatt" (jmwoollatt@dmci.net>
> I've been wondering... in the song "Love at the Five
> and Dime" does Rita read or write dime-store novels?

Jennifer,

In keeping with the times ---

I think Rita "read" in the early 80's, and "wrote" in the late 80's...

Danise

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Subject: NN: Re: NanciNet #98C18
   From: George Golob (geogo@earthlink.net>

Wards' house brand of guitars were actually called Airline. Silvertone 
and Airline were both kind of cheesy, but if you were growing up in a 
small town with no music store, they were about the only affordable 
electric guitars a kid could dream about. Some of them were actually 
quite playable, if you didn't expect too much from them. A friend of 
mine recently found an old Silvertone at a pawn shop and put heavy 
strings on it and he says it's the best slide guitar he ever had.

A long time ago I wrote Nanci at her old fan club address and asked her 
about the Wards/Silvertone discrepany....she still hasn't answered!
Merry Christmas. y'all!


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Subject: NN: bbc r2 broadcast of Barbican concert
   From: Paul Reeve (paul@preeve.clara.co.uk>

Hi all

The setlist from the broadcast was

Across the great divide
Speed of the sound of loneliness
Intro to musicians
He was a friend of mine
Can't help but wonder where I'm bound
Canadian whisky
Outbound plane
Dress of laces
Wall of death
Who knows where the time goes
It's a hard life
If I had a hammer

for those who are interested

Happy Christmas 

Paul


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Subject: NN: Correction? and Christmas Greetings
   From: Rob Schrull (RSchrull@gbla.com>

Hi Folks:

Greetings from the road. This time the sunshine state.

Nanci called the other night.  She sounds great and happy. Had a nice visit
with her. I can't remember what date I gave you all for when she is
travelling to London to record with the Symphony, but in case I was wrong,
it is in April. They'll be doing some recording here prior to.  

Says she's signing a bunch of books, that Nashville is COLD, and sends her
best to you all for the holidays.  

Of course I send mine to you as well and hope 1999 gives you health,
happiness and every good thing.

All the best,
Rob



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Subject: NN: Gillian Welch European Tour, CMI Top Twenty and Jean Redpath
   From: "Charlie Macdonald" (charlie.macdonald@virgin.net>

Hi Everyone,

Gillian Welch Dates

The January edition of the UK magazine "Country Music International"
contains dates and venues for the Gillian Welch and David Rawlings European
tour:

Jan 24 -  Aberdeen - Music Hall
Jan 25 -  Glasow - Old Fruit Market
Jan 26 -  Sunderland - Ropery
Jan 29 -  Brussells - Ancienne Belgique Club
Jan 30 -  Amsterdam - Paradiso
Jan 31 -  Bremen - to be announced
Feb 03 -  Oslo - to be announced
Feb 04 -  Stockholm - to be announced
Feb 05 -  Malmo - to be announced
Feb 08 -  London - Dingwalls
Feb 10 -  Manchester - Hop & Grape
Feb 11 -  Belfast - Empire
Feb 12 -  Dublin - Whelans
Feb 13 -  Galway - Roisin Dubh

Quite a hectic schedule! It is also mentioned that Steve Earle may be over
in the spring to promote his forthcomomg bluegrass album.

"Country Music International" Top Twenty

The magazine also lists it's top twenty for 1998:

1.  Lucinda Williams - Car Wheels on a Gravel Road
2.  Lyle Lovett - Step Inside This House
3.  The Mavericks - Trampoline
4.  Ralph Stanley and Friends - Clinch Mountain Country
5.  BR5 - 49 - Big Backyard Beat Show
6.  Leann Rimes - Sittin' on Top of the World
7.  Heather Myles - Highways & Honkytonks
8.  Garth Brooks - Double Live
9.  Lee Ann Womack - Some Things I Know
10. Willie Nelson - Teatro
11. Allison Moorer -  Alabama Song
12. Slobberbone - Barrell Chested
13. Trishia Yearwood - Where Your Road Leads
14. Dwight Yoakam - A Long Way Home
15. Dale Watson - The Truckin' Sessions
16. Hazeldine - Digging You Up
17. George Strait - One Step at a Time
18. Various Artists - The Horse Whisperer Soundtrack
19. Dixie Chicks - Wide Open Spaces
20. Robbie Fulks - Let's Kill Saturday Night

Also credited are Nanci, Junior Brown, Lynn Miles, Gillian Welch, Johnny
Dowd and the soundtracks from The Apostle and Hope Floats.

Jean Redpath

Richard, thanks for the information on Jean Redpath.  I haven't of heard of
her in years, pleased that she's still going strong. Over here, she is
mostly known for her interpretations of the songs and poems of Robert Burns
(Scotland's National Poet).

Hope everyone has a great Christmas and an even better New Year!

Bye,

Charlie Maconald

" I'll ne'er blame my partial fancy,
Naething could resist my Nanci:
But to see her, was to love her;
Love but her, and love for ever."

"Ae Fond Kiss" - Robert Burns (1788)


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Subject: NN: Re: desperadoes
   From: GORDON1717@aol.com

(( Come on Jack, the son-of-a-bitch is coming" >>
I have it on good authority that Jerry Jeff was referring to the janitor that
comes to clean out the studio at the end of the recording session.  An
imposing fella with an unpleasant mother. Apparently if you over stay your
prescribed time the said gentleman will deal with you in a less than
gentlemanly manner. Jerr Jeff was therefore hurrying along the musicians in
order that they could make a clean getaway before his arrival.   It's
TRUE!!!!!

Okay so I made it up.  Sue me!!!                Gordon

ps. I am still accepting tapes for the originals project.  I know it's holiday
season so I will be extending the deadline through the end of January. (true
meaning.... geez I am so frazzled at the moment I am going to have put this
off until I have time to deal with it).

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Subject: NN: Del McCoury Lyrics/Introduction
   From: Daniel Horan (Daniel.Horan@att.net>

Hello,
     I read the digest, and have regularly for over a year, and have
never introduced myself...so, as long as I'm about to ask a question I
figured I should say "hello"!  Nanci is, by far, my favorite singer, and
of course I have all of her albums and videos and then some.
However...what I wanted to find out was is anyone happens to know the
lyrics and/or chords the song "Blue Darlin" by the Del McCoury Band...
Thank You,
--Daniel

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