//  An interesting picture of young Nanci, more Gove info, comments
//  on an early live tape, and recommendations for piano players.   - MF

From: Bruce Armstrong (wmba@navnet.net)                           
Subject: Nanci High School Pic                                       

Hi NanciNetters:

Well, I've been on this list for three and a half years, from the first
week, so I guess I'm a fan.  On the other hand, I've been a bit quiet
lately, what with the change in Nanci's career and so on, but it's now 3
years since I first put up my first Nanci pics on the web, to the ultimate
detriment of my e-mail account due to spammers!

Anyway, some long time friends of Nanci in Austin, who would like to remain
anonymous here but whose credentials are impeccable, have sent me a pic of
NG from her High School yearbook, 10th grade, 1970.  You can view this pic
and marvel at how well she has kept her looks over the years.  Visit this
page, and click on the thumbnail for a bigger view:

http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/~ac490/ng3.html

While you're there, it's easy to visit Kate Campbell's official home pages,
which I keep at:

http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/~ac490/kate.html

I mention this for Kate's fans who voted her 1997 album so highly in the
year-end top 10 on this list.  Kate has just recorded her third album,
"Visions of Plenty", and it's due out May 19.   Oh, and Nanci's long time
drummer in the Blue Moon Orchestra, Fran Breen, is doing a couple of gigs
with Kate in February.  More details at the site.

Now I have two albums to look forward to in '98, OVOR2 and this one.  Should
be a great year!

Regards,

Bruce Armstrong

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From: BOBNJIMI@aol.com                                            
Subject: Fwd: GOVE @ FLA/BAMA PERFORMANCES                           

HEY GUYS...

This should enlighten those of us who were curious about Gove...Nanci and
others have helped on his CD's...

Regards,
Bob and Jimmie McClellan

From: elaine webster (gove@bellsouth.net)
Subject: GOVE @ FLA/BAMA PERFORMANCES

hello!  gove here!  i recieved an inquiry about my playing at the
fla/bama and all i can say is that more often than not ii play on
maonday nights.. occasionally they throw in an extra night so the best
thing to do is call ahead  @850-492-3048..... thanks for your interest
and let me add that i have a new cd out called SHINE ON featuring john
prine , nanci griffith, and lari white.. the cost is 15.00 plus 3$ s&h;.
to gove scrivenor  5930 renee ter. pensacola, fl, 32507.. a reissue of
my previous Flying Fish albums is due aaround the middle of
february-beginning of march.. thanks again........GOVE

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From: Mike Chesman (chesman@preferred.com)                        
Subject: Gove with Nanci                                             

NNetters,

I want to thank Barbara Steele and Glen Hatchell for each sending info. on
the recent Gove Scrivenor album "Shine On"  that features some harmony vocal
by Nanci.  I also want to let you know that my local public radio station
(WETS-FM 89.5 out of Johnson City, TN) also was nice enough to hunt down the
info. for me.  From Tuesday through Friday in the afternoons they feature a
show called "Roots and Branches" which covers a wide range of
singer/songwriter fare. I hope my comments to them will get them to feature
a few more Nanci tunes in the future.

Mike

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From: Robert Pugsley (rmp6@leicester.ac.uk)                       
Subject: Hello, Orton & Small Nanci Q                      

Curt and everyone,
Hello all, I'm back from my winter break, went to The Canary
Islands, got some dangerous UV rays and a lot of rest (which as
anyone with a small -or large, for that matter - child will tell
you is what you need - does that make sense?).

Anywho, as someone who has ranted (in my own quiet way) about the
great Ms Orton before I'd like to add my recommendations here.

The album "Trailer Park" is IMHO a joy to behold, as is her singing
on albums by The Chemical Brothers and Red Snapper (although
these albums are NOT eaxactly what you'd call folk so buyer beware!)

Just before Xmas she released an EP over here with a cover of "Dolphins"
on (also covered by Nanci fave Billy Bragg - hey an Nanci connection!)
and three other excellent tracks, this is a good place to check out her music
without spending a lot of money.

OK, I still haven't got round to sending the Top Ten prize out to Kathie Bargie
(who chose the James Taylor album) but I will do it this week, so sorry
about that Kathie.

One small Nanci question.  As I channel hopped last night I came across Nanci
on CMT doing "Across The Great Divide" with Emmylou and a band of about
seven or eight, a couple of whom I didn't recognise.  This appeared to be live.
Does anyone know if this is the official video or is part of a bigger recording

best wishes to one and all, Robert (Pugsley)


//  The clip with Emmylou is probably from the OV/OR video.  Sorry,
//  that's the one that wasn't released in Europe.   - MF
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From: rrgecko@cruzio.com (Randy Rice)                             
Subject: Other Voices, Other Rooms                                   

NanciNuts,
I just noticed the film version of Truman Capote's 1951 book Other Voices,
Other Rooms (the same book Nanci holds so close to her heart on her album
of the same name) is now showing at the Castro Theater in San Francisco. Is
this an old film being recycled or a new feature that somehow escaped me?
Anyone?
Randy
 
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From: Sgriessel (Sgriessel@aol.com)                               
Subject: A Friend Review Iris Dement in San Diego                    

Hello NanciNetters...

A friend of mine had the opportunity to comment on a recent Iris Dement
concert...

I thought Nanci and Iris aficianados would appreciate her prose:
***
When Iris Dement started singing at the Belly Up in Solana Beach, CA, the
room was full of angels. No plump cherubs with harps, but muscular forces
who could wrestle and win against demons. The handsome woman, with no
visible make-up, in a shapeless dress and practical shoes reaches into
your soul with songs from her heart.

She said, "Good evening," checked her guitar and roared into "The Way I
Should." When she sings, "I'm living my life the way I should," you know
she is. And start to believe you could do the same.

After the first song, she told us she hoped we would all make it through
the evening because, "I feel as though I have a screw loose in my head."
After the second song, she explained that she had a drink to relax before
the show. "Then, I was too relaxed, so I had a cuppa coffee. A BIG cup of
coffee. I don't drink coffee. Then I thought I needed a pill, so I took
an Advil. I'm not a rock 'n roller. Not used to drugs."

With very little chatter, she moved between two guitars and an electric
piano for two hours. Her minimalist presentation supports the moral depth
of her songs.

When she sang about yuppie parents relying on government regulations to
protect their children from the evils of television, the audience from
this upscale community interrupted the song with applause and whoops.

You had to wonder if she had been warned that the San Diego area is
strongly Republican, because she stammered a disclaimer before launching
into "Living in the Wasteland of the Free." "Maybe you'll like it. Maybe
you won't. Life is like that sometimes. You don't ALWAYS get what you
need."

After the encore -- when a guitar string broke, the second guitar was
discarded because it "just doesn't sound right," and she pulled out two
more piano songs though she said she didn't know any more -- she thanked
the audience for coming out. "I'm still surprised when people show up."
Then, in a don't-get-me-wrong tone, "I like it."

I have seen the Beatles, Simon and Garfunkle, Liza Minelli and Frank
Sinatra in concert. I would gladly trade those evenings for one more with
Iris. I came away with a soul-nourished satisfaction all too lacking in
daily life.

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From: Curt Phipps (cphipps@interaccess.com)                       
Subject: Beth Orton anyone?                                          

Anyone here like the music of Beth Orton?

Just wondering, since she has a good chance of being the
next "folky" type singing star.

Curt-
 
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From: dford7@juno.com (Dennis Ford)                               
Subject: Re: Requests for Nanci Griffith Live 1980 Tape              

Hello-
        As of last Friday, all requests for the 1980 tape have been
fulfilled.  If anyone does not receive his or her copy in a reasonable
time or has any problem with it, please let me know.

Dennis Ford
Manchester, NY

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From: dford7@juno.com (Dennis Ford)                               
Subject: Thoughts on Nanci Griffith Live 1980                        

Hello, NanciNetters-

        I am curious to hear reactions to the circa 1980 tape that many
people have now received.

        My own opinion on the "political activist" issue recently
mentioned has already been expressed.  I think Nanci reacted true to form
in making a statement against the military draft at that time as any
"child of the 60's" would be predisposed to do.   As for the LBJ button,
I think Nanci enjoys the Texas connection and reminicence of the past in
spite of the specific politics of that period.  I figure she must have
been in 8th grade when Johnson announced he would not seek re-election so
her political feelings probably developed somewhat after the fact, more
in Nixon's time.  In a parallel experience of my own, I remember
disliking John Wayne for his politics in the 60's, especially his movie
The Green Berets.  However, later on, two of his movies became two of my
favorite Westerns- The Shootist and True Grit, where Wayne portrays two
great tough old characters.  Now, if Nanci shows up sometime wearing a
Nixon button...  Let's just say I won't be so forgiving.

        As for the music itself, it is interesting to hear Nanci from
this period because most of her own material and best songs were yet to
be written. Thus, her selection of songs to perform is interesting in
itself.  She already had developed her great voice and guitar playing,
and her personable rapport with the crowd and stories about many of the
songs are endearing as always.

        I would be especially interested if anyone who knows anything
about some  of the more obscure songs would respond.  There are several
on there that may be Nanci's own or just by some artist I don't know.  I
would also like to hear other people's thoughts on and interpretations of
the songs themselves.

        I will share my personal reactions to only three of the
twenty-three songs:

        Darcy Farrow- I read that Nanci performed this in concert when
John Denver died.  I didn't know the song at the time.  Here it is, the
first song on the tape.  Significant coincidence?  It shows that Nanci
had a genuine connection with John Denver's music,  not that any of us
would doubt the sincerity of any of her tributes.

        Waiting for the Heartbeat- One of Nanci's own?  Sounds like it
could be.  She mentions that this song got her labeled a political
activist after a college performance.  She objects to the label,
complaining that it was only one song out of fifty.

        Angel in the Wastelands- My favorite.  Tribute to a female singer
who Nanci mentions was to be at the Kerrville Folk Festival that year.
Carolyn Hester?  This must be one of Nanci's own songs and a good one
too.  She includes a verse from Summertime, one of my own lifetime
favorite songs, always reminiscent of childhood for me.  I couldn't ask
for more than to hear it in Nanci's voice.

        Finally, we all have Jeff Qualls to thank for sharing this great
tape with the NanciNet and Bob Ivers for countless hours he spent on this
project.  Thank you Jeff and Bob.

Dennis Ford
Manchester, NY

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From: "Mike" (fezzick@toad.net)                                   
Subject: piano playing nanci types??                             

Hey all!!

here's one maybe y'all could help me with.  My daughter Kelsey (8) and 
I are nanci-freaks, of course, and we also love to do nanci's songs, I on the
guitar and Kelsey singing (oh my, she does the cutest "this heart," replete
with the vocal grind, "gonna let it gOOoooo!" - it's t'die for!)  Kelsey,
however, is a piano player, and has no desire to pick up the guitar.
So, I've been trying to turn her on to some piano playing female vocalists,
like Tori Amos, although she may be just a little too out there, "different,"
Kelsey says. We were wondering if anybody knows of such a female whose music
resembles Nanci's a little more, i.e folksy.  It would be really cool if
somebody knew of such a performer who is still in the smaller venue stage of
her career, so that we might actually find her near our town and get us some
good seats.  (We actually got to see Nanci really close last September at Wolf
Trap, because the folks there are very cool.  If there are empty seats up
front, they let you take'em, which we did,
3rd row center!!!  Did the same for Prine.  Probably helps that you're carting
adorable little children up front for a better look.  Who could stop THAT?)

I appreciate your ideas.

david "my name is not mike, that's my room-mate" lidz
 
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From: T&K; Tuttle (canaryfan@internetmci.com)                      
Subject: Dar Williams (no nanci content)                             

Hi all,

For those of you who are Dar Williams fans and have RealPlayer, this may be
of some interest.  You can see her new song performed "What Do You Hear In
These Sounds?"   at this address.   http://www.audionet.com

Enjoy...


As always,
Tom
 
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From: "Jerry D. Sisemore" (jdscoop@alaska.net)                    
Subject: Re: piano playing nanci types??                         

might want to try Beth Neilson Chapman, not an exact match to Nanci but
she writes some pretty good songs...

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From: Scott_Johnsen@restrac.com                                   
Subject: Re: piano playing nanci types??                         

Hi David,

Since I tend to lean towards those singer/songwriters who primarily play an
acoustic guitar along with their voices, I know many.  However, Dee
Carstensen is one performer who I think is incredible.  I would say that
her primary instrument is the Harp but she is moving more and more to the
keyboards.  The cost and hassle of renting a harp everywhere is getting to
be too much.  That is one reason she has been doing more work with the
keyboards.  Her songs are very Nanci-like in that, in my opinion, they do a
great job of telling a story or describing circumstances that could easily
my story or my circumstances.   Her alto  voice is also quite inspiring.
The only problem is that she is getting to be kind of "big time" in the
world of folk music.  It is hard to find her small venues but occasionally,
she does play them.  Even if she is at a larger venue, I would highly
recommend you try to see her.  She puts on a very good show.  Good luck in
your search to find others.

- Scott

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