//  A concert report from Nashville, a word from Fred Koller, a report
//  from the folk-music conference in Memphis, Nanci appearances on 
//  non-Nanci albums, and Nanci CD singles.  - MF

From: Robert & Barb Braswell (104311.1162@compuserve.com)         
Subject: Nanci at Cafe Milano                                        

As previously noted on NN,  Nanci and Emmylou Harris performed two shows at
Cafe Milano in Nashville last night. Joining the two were the duo
Kennedy-Rose and Lee Satterfield as well as Nanci's other back-up singer 
Lee had one nice solo, and the other three took turns for about 5 songs
each. Nanci included two from OVOR I, ( Across the Great Divide and Are You
Tired of Me Darling) as well as one from the soon-to-be released OVOR II 
She also sang  It's A Hard Life, Life of Inconvenience, and Not My Way
Home. 

All performers were great  although the show was MUCH too short , lasted
slightly more than one hour. Nanci looked just like Nanci, with her black
velvet blouse and black pants. It was such a treat to see her in this
setting , and with Emmylou. They come off quite well together.

Nanci referred to the show as the " Wall of Women" ( no men on stage).
There were a few "digs" here and there re the opposite sex. Well, that's
about it until next time. The show really was TOOOO short. Am taking my
OVOR with me today. Seems appropriate. All the best , Bob.

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From: jcq@ABPEDS.ORG                                              
Subject: RE: Prine, Angels, Trivia -Reply                            

I was also in attendance at the 1993 Nanci/John Prine concert in
Charlotte mentioned by Blake Marshall. It was, as he says, truly a night to
remember. As I recall, the first time John came onstage to sing with
Nanci, he said, "I bet y'all didn't think I really knew her, did you?" The
duets were great, the solo sets were great, everything was great.

I've seen Nanci 9 times, and I'd have to say that this one ranks in the top
3.

As Blake says, if you get the chance to see them together again, don't
miss it.
 
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From: "Avery, Debora" (DAvery@chi.osu.edu)                        
Subject: Nanci in concert                                            

I've been lurking for awhile and decided to come out and add some
comments.

I saw Nanci in Columbus, Ohio in Autumn from the third row on the aisle.
As I read the comments posted a few days ago about her not wanting to
play larger venues because she would not be able to "see their eyes," I
can attest to the truth of this.  Many, many times during the
performance, I knew she was looking at me -- seeing me -- not the person
behind me, beside me or in front of me.  I would smile or nod at a
particular lyric and she would return it in kind.  WOW!  What a thrill
to know the person whose performance you admire most is actually seeing
you.

The thrill stays with me still.

Debbie
DAvery@chi.osu.edu

Of course, it could've been the reflection of my braces that was
catching her attention :)

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From: Bill Page (bpage@scctel.com)                                
Subject: Re: "On Grafton Street"                                     

Hey y'all, the Folk_Music list has been discussing "covers" of songs by
other singers. One of the notable examples of a successful cover was that
by Frances Black of several songs that were written by Nanci. This prompted
the following response by Fred Koller, who co-wrote "On Grafton Street,"
"Goin' Gone," and "Lone Star State of Mind."  I forward it to you with
Fred's approval and best wishes.
In his note allowing me to post this, he also asked: "If you or any of
Nanci's fans know of any interesting covers of my songs that Nanci
recorded (Goin Gone, Lone Star State of Mind, Grafton Street), I would like
to know about them."


>I was going to stay out of the covers thread but felt compelled to jump
>in when I saw the comments on my song  " On Grafton Street " which I
>wrote with Nanci Griffith. When Nanci and I wrote the song there was no
>premeditated plan to " give" the song to Frances Black. As I best recall
>it  Nanci had been spending more and more time in Ireland and wanted to
>write something about being in Dublin at Christmas time. I'm just
>thrilled as a songwriter to get to hear performers like Nanci and
>Frances singing songs I've been fortunate enough to collaborate on.
> Here is a personal experience with " covers "
>
>When Nanci first recorded " Goin Gone" which I co-wrote with Pat Alger
>and Bill Dale  I was very active on the folk circuit. The song was being
>covered by Mary Black, Alison Krauss and many lesser known performers at
>almost every festival I attended. As soon as Kathy Mattea's excellent
>version of " Goin Gone" topped the country charts I no longer heard it
>performed . I asked some one who I knew had been performing the song
>ever since they had first heard Nanci version why it was no longer part
>of their set and was informed
>that the song had become " too commercial" . Do songs have to remain
>semi obscure to be coverable?
>       It's funny that I haven't seen any commentary on " bad " covers like
>the use of Steve Goodman's classic song " City of New Orleans " in the
>current Ex-Lax commercial. I welcome covers of my songs but I believe I
>would have to draw the line if one of my songs was going to be forever
>linked with that kind of product.
> What about performers  who in their spoken introduction to songs which
>are covers mislead the audience into believing that the song
>is one of their own compositions. How many of us have been suprised to
>learn that a song we strongly indentified with a performer wasn't
>actually written by them.
>I have always believed that one of the best ways to improve ones song
>writing is to learn songs I wish I had written so that I can  study the
>skills used to create those songs in hopes that maybe something might
>rub off on my own creations.
>
>I'm still looking for a copy of the polka version of " Let's Talk Dirty
>in Hawaiian" if any readers know who the artist was please let me know.
>
>Best,
>
>Fred Koller

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From: Bill Peete (billpeet@cruzio.com)                            
Subject: Tanya Savory                                                

Cheri Villines posted:

TANYA SAVORY's "Town to Town" is the follow-up to "Better Shade of
Green" which made it to the top ten on the Gavin Americana chart last
year. "Tanya Savory is the William Faulkner of folk music. Her songs
are stories of people, places, and events. Here are floods, trains,
Kentucky bluegrass, her dad's experience as a minister, an old-timer
named Reuben Brown, interstate highways. . . It is one of the three or
four best albums I have heard. I have listened a dozen times and find
more to like with each listening. Do yourself a favor, call NOMA and
buy it." (Sing Out! magazine) A cut from the album called "When the
River Rose" will be included in New Country magazine's "This Month's
Music" sampler CD (May 1998 edition).
   http://songs.com/tanya

And back when I posted my top 10 for 1997 I wrote:

3.  Tanya Savory - Town To Town

    Just got this album about a week ago, so it hasn't passed the test of time
    yet, but this is about where I think it belongs. Tanya reminds me a LOT of
    Nanci. Great lyrics and very well produced. If I change my mind about
placing
    this album so high up, I'll let ya know, but please don't hold your breath!


And now I write:

I haven't changed my opinion. If I REALLY had to pick between Tanya Savory
(Town
To Town), Kate Campbell (Moonpie Dreams), or Jennifer Berezan (Refuge) for
number
two choice of the year... well... no way!

Nanci (Blue Roses From The Moons) is still number one though :)

And if you've made it this far, I recently found a copy of Tanya Savory's
'Better
Shade Of Green' in the used CD bin at my favorite CD shop. I couldn't believe
someone would give this up! Must have had a serious drug problem to support
or even
worse maybe! Anyway, I bought the copy, and would like to donate it free of
charge
to the first person to ask for it. Please reply to billpeet@cruzio.com

bill
 
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From: Dan.Gerson@mckesson.com                                     
Subject: NN: Ashley McIsaac                                          

     You can read about all the details of the tour cancellation at the
     Nancinet archives at:

     http://www.rahul.net/frankf/Nanci/9607.html

     start at 7/13/96 and work your way forward. What we didn't know at the
     time was that Nanci had just been diagnosed with breast cancer. Throws
     the subject into a very different light.

     These archives are provided through the kindness of Shelly Brisbin.


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From: Kelsan78@aol.com                                            
Subject: Folk Alliance                                               

Participated tonight in something called FolKrawl98, which was held in
conjunction with the Folk Alliance conference going on through the 15th here
in Memphis. I had no idea this conference was going to be such a big deal,
but, tonight, Memphis, Tennessee was pretty close to folk music heaven. Every
club on Beale Street was booked with one great act after another.

At Alfred's, Bill and Bonnie Hearne did a terrific 10 song set. They mostly
did songs from Diamonds In the Rough, including Goin' Back to Georgia. They
mentioned Nanci several times throughout their set, and called her a "special
friend." At one point, Bill paused to introduce some friends of his who were
in the crowd. When he said hello to "the legendary Jim Rooney," I could not
believe it. What a trip. Bill can pick heck out of a guitar, and Bonnie did
some pretty fancy solo work on the piano as well. They were a truly a joy to
watch and to hear.

At the New Daisy Theater, Pete and Maura Kennedy, whom I had never seen
perform together, just blew me away. I knew Pete was a marvelous guitarist, of
course, but, I was not prepared for the fleet fingerwork of his wife. Those
two had their guitars positively smokin', and they rendered some magical tones
that I have never before heard come from acoustic guitars. Maura also has a
very lovely voice, and she is cute as a button to boot. At one point, she told
us that the dress she was wearing was one that she had admired at a silent
auction, and that it had originally belonged to Emmylou Harris. Pete had
secretly bought the dress for her and surprised her with it later. Awwwww.....
The Kennedys did a terrific seven song set that joyfully raised the roof.

Still at the New Daisy, The Campbell Brothers wowed the crowd (be on the
lookout for them if you like great gospel/blues......they were *hot*!!!), and
then the wonderfully talented Kate Campbell took the stage. She announced that
her new album will be out in May, and she opened up with the title song,
Visions of Plenty, and did what I believe is another new song called, Sing Me
Out. The rest of her set (eight songs) was a mixture of tunes from her two
current albums. Kate did a great job of chatting with the audience, and her
vocals were incredible. She was sounding even better than she does on CD. She
was accompanied for the evening by Don Johnson on acoustic bass, and by Fran
Breen (ring a bell?) on drums/percussion. A great mix! One awesome song after
another completely charmed the audience, and, after Kate had left the stage,
she was called back for an encore (to her seeming surprise and delight!). She
did This Side of Heaven, accompanied by just her own guitar. Magic, magic,
magic.

Back at Alfred's, I didn't manage to catch much of Erica Wheeler's set, but
what I saw was "cherce." Am looking forward to hearing more of her in the days
to come. She, like most everyone else, will be here through this coming
weekend.

Listen to me: if you can get to Memphis in the next day or two, *do it*!!! The
artists I have mentioned here are but a handful of the great talents that are
currently breathing the air in this town. According to the brochure I picked
up, there is lots more music to come!

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From: Robert Pugsley (rmp6@leicester.ac.uk)                       
Subject:   Re: Touching Base with Other NanciNuts                

(((Well, Robert, I don't know about a CD single of Storms, but I've got
"Tumble & Fall" on the B-side of a 12" Single of "Heaven"!!)>)

I stand corrected!  Carolann is absolutely right.  It was in fact a CD single
of Heaven, additional tracks are Love at the Five and Dime (from OFSE)
and Down 'n' Outer....and it doesn't say it was going to go on LNGH I was
confusing it with the other tracks...sooooo does anyone know if T&F; is from
the same sessions as LNGH, and if so why it was left off, it's a really nice
track...could of replaced Heaven....only jokin' people ;-) don't want to
start that thread off again!

Meantime, still haven't seen a comprehensive list of Nanci on compliations,
does this mean I'm going to have to do it myself? (sigh)

best wishes, Robert

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From: UnknownArt@aol.com                                          
Subject: Nanci record appearances                                    

Hiya NanciFolk

Here's a place that seems to be one of those hidden web treasures for music
lovers--and movie lovers too. Not only can you find most any artist (maybe)
but you can add your comments as in rating the artist, and their albums. It
includes a short bio, disography and more.

It's the AMG, or All Music Guide. They even have listings as other appearances
the artist is on, as example, from their  "appearances" for that artist known
as Nanci Griffith:
"
APPEARS ON
1984    Keen, Robert Earl Jr.   No Kinda Dancer         Harmony Vocals
1986    Smith, Darden   Native Soul     Vocals
1987    Steal This Disc Steal This Disc
1988    Country & Eastern       Country & Eastern       Producer
1988    Woman to Woman, Vol. 1  Woman to Woman, Vol. 1  Producer
1988    Woman to Woman, Vol. 2  Woman to Woman, Vol. 2  Producer
1988    Oconnell, Maura Just in Time    Vocals (bckgr)
1988    Russell, Tom    Road to Bayamon         Liner Notes
1988    Country Classics        Country Classics, Vol. 10 (1987)        Produce
1988    Country Classics        Country Classics, Vol. 12 (1987-198     Produce
1988    Country Classics        Country Classics, Vol. 8 (1986-1987)    Produce
1989    Oconnell, Maura Helpless Heart  Vocals (bckgr)
1989    Chieftains      Chieftains Celebration  Vocals
1990    Koller, Fred    Where the Fast Lane Ends        Vocals
1991    Falling from Grace      Falling from Grace      Composer, Vocals
1991    Alger, Pat      True Love & Other Short Stories Harmony Vocals
1991    Chieftains      Bells of Dublin
1992    Mattea, Kathy   Lonesome Standard Time  Composer
1992    Gorka, John     Temporary Road  Vocals (bckgr)
1993    Mallett, Dave   This Town       Harmony Vocals
1993    Walker, Billy Joe Jr.   Warm Front
1993    Eberhardt, Cliff        Now You Are My Home     Vocals
1993    Firm [OST]      Firm    Producer
1994    White, Joy Lynn Wild Love       Vocals (bckgr)
1994    Red Hot + Country       Red Hot + Country       Vocals
1994    Best of Mountain Stage  Best of Mountain Stage Live, Vol. 6     Guitar,
Vocals
1994    Philo So Far - the 20th Philo So Far: the 20th Anniversary      Produce
1995    Woman's Heart 2 Woman's Heart 2         Vocals (bckgr)
1995    Black, Frances  Talk to Me      Vocals
1995    Christian, Frank        From My Hands   Vocals (bckgr)
1995    Stewart, John   Airdream Believer       Vocals (bckgr)
1996    Not Fade Away   Not Fade Away(Remembering Buddy Holly)  Vocals, Produce
1996    Sweet Relief II Sweet Relief I II       Guitar (Acoustic), Vocals
1996    Hootie & The Blowfish   Fairweather Johnson     Harmony Vocals
1996    Best of Columbia Record Best of Columbia Records Radio Hour     Guitar
(Acoustic), Vocals
1997    Hearne, Bill & Bonnie   Diamonds in the Rough   Vocals, Harmony Vocals
1997    Russell,  Tom   Long Way Around (Acoustic Collection)   Vocals, Harmony
Vocals
1997    Stone  Country: Country Stone Country: Country Artists )        Guitar
(Acoustic), Vocals, Producer
1997    Annabelle's Wish        Annabelle's Wish        Vocals
                Country  Classics       Country Classics, Vol. 11 (1987-198
"
I'll post a link and the web address, too ( I just wanna see if this link
thing can carry over  from aol to cyberspace).

http://205.186.189.2/amg/music_root.html

This AMG seems to want to be the The Web Resource, and I for one likea that.
They seem to put a lot of energy into this project.

-mike cogliandro

post script: okay, so they did get a few things wrong, for instance, the year
of Nanci's birth, but darn it  is a lot of great info! And, if you know of
anything to add or somethin', why, you can tell them! Cool.

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From: Mike Chesman (chesman@preferred.com)                        
Subject: Re: Singles                                                 

I was delighted to follow Robert's and Carolann's thread on the "Tumble and
Fall" release.  To my knowledge, Nanci hasn't had any singles released in
the U.S. for recent albums or have I missed something?  I knew there were
several nice singles that had come out "across the pond".  I hope Robert
will compile a list of those various artists CD's that are available only to
us as imports.  And wow! Nanci on a 12" single... any chance of scanning the
sleeves of some of these singles so we can see what we've been missing?  I
would be glad to set up a page on my web site to share the images with
everyone.  Who out there has some  of Nanci's older 45's.  Did any of them
have picture sleeves?  We ought to make a comprehensive list.

Mike Chesman

p.s. Thank you, Mike Cogliandro for the All Music Guide listing.  It leaves
off a few of the listings from the CD-Now site and vice versa.  Images of
the discs I've been able to purchase so far can be viewed at....

 http://pages.preferred.com/~chesman/ngmain.html

 
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