// Not enough Nanci content to shake a stick at...
// Enjoy...[BP]

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Subject: NN: 'Dust Bowl Sumphony'
   Date: Mon, 8 Nov 1999 17:18:32 -0500
   From: "Kenneth Johns" (KJohns2001@email.msn.com>

Well it finally got here, my very own copy of 'Dust Bowl Symphony'.  I 
was intrigued by the choice of songs and the way they were arrainged.  I 
found the changes from the 'old' versions to be a mix of subtle changes 
and more complex ones.  In other words, they were what I would expect 
from any new 'Album' (am I revealing my age here?) of Nanci's that 
contained previously released songs. 
Personally I have no problem with any artist making changes to their 
music.  I mean, after singing a song hundreds of times, if you don't 
change it a little here and there, it would become awfully boring don't
you think?  
I would advise anyone who listens to this to do it on a full sized 
system though, a portable Cd player with tiny speakers just is not going 
to do the music justice.  I think my favorite 'old' song is 'These Days 
In An Open Book' and my favorie new one is 'Drops From The Faucet'.  I 
think Nanci should do more torch songs, she has the voice for them.
Overall I give the Album 4.5 stars out of 5.   The only reason it is not 
a 5 star album is the dearth of new material.
Take care and may your own wings and wheels take you wherever you want to go!
D. J.

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Subject: NN: Sound clips
   Date: Mon, 8 Nov 99 20:00:44 +0000
   From: John Edward Graveling (kai21@dial.pipex.com>

For all my friends out there who are into great music I would implore you 
to visit the following website:

www.mp3.com/kevinmontgomery

The guy is simply sensational, one of the very best around at the present 
time. Those of you who like Jackson Browne will simply adore this guy's 
lyrics and voice. If you don't like soundbites down your computer simply 
visit his web page at:

www.kevinmontgomery.com

John "only a recommendation" Graveling

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Subject: Re: NN: Sound clips
   Date: Mon, 08 Nov 1999 14:39:54 -0500
   From: Sarah Wrightson (sarahwrightson@vincebell.com>

John Edward Graveling wrote:
> 
> For all my friends out there who are into great music I would implore you
> to visit the following website:
> 
> www.mp3.com/kevinmontgomery

Alright, from the stone age - private replies unless I'm not the only
fool -- so, what do I need to be able to hear MP3...do I have to go buy
something to dowload, is it free....

does it hurt much???

Thanks,

Sarah "I'm learning, I'm learning" W

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Subject: Re: NN: Sound clips
   Date: Mon, 08 Nov 1999 15:47:10 -0600
   From: Ed Maier (eddie@flash.net>

Sarah Wrightson wrote:
> Alright, from the stone age - private replies unless I'm not the only
> fool -- so, what do I need to be able to hear MP3...do I have to go buy
> something to dowload, is it free....

For Sarah and others, I strongly recommend the Real Audio free jukebox player.
	go to http://www.real.com/jukebox/
and click on the link 
	Real Jukebox Minimum System Requirements

If your system meets the requirements, download the free file.
It installs itself when done. It plays mp3, wav, and even CDs
on your computer CD player. With it, you can even record CDs
onto your hard drive in a compressed format. The audio quality
to me is indiscernible from the actual CD itself. You can even
have it download the title, genre, and track list of the current
CD you are playing. 

Sarah, from your headers I believe you are using an older version
of Netscape and a Mac. I'm pretty sure you need OS8 or better,
but give it a look-see.

Ed

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Subject: NN: Nanci in Florida
   Date: Mon, 08 Nov 1999 20:42:17 GMT
   From: raj@inspace.net (Bob Juliano)

>// Last time that I remember Nanci in Florida was in 95, Flyer tour.
>// And I missed it. [BP]

   Yes, that's what I thought,  Bill.  I missed out too, I don't
remember why. 
   I received an email from someone who thought that Nanci played
Tampa this time around.  I think that the possibility might have
been discussed on this List, but the show never happened.
   I know that there are logistical headaches involved with
hauling a large band around a big state, and promoters here are
having a hard time lining up ANY national acts because of the way
most of the venue deals are pre-structured.  So I'm not just
picking on our gal Nanci. But to release three albums since '95
and not even give us Floridians a sideways nod is starting to
stick in my craw.

Ten good reasons for Nanci to do a Florida tour:

 10. The weather here is a lot like southern Texas.

 9.  Cuban food is great.  Roast pork, black bean soup, baked    
     plantains. Yum.

 8.  More people live here than in all but three other states.

 7.  Some of them speak English and can understand Nanci's lyrics.

 6.  Florida Cracker food is great.  Gator tail, swamp cabbage   
     and boiled peanuts with a beer chaser for desert.  Yum.

 5.  We are tired of the Backstreet Boys and NSYNC.

 4.  Iris Dement comes here every year and loves it. (well, I    
     THINK she does)

 3.  We're supposed to have a two party political system.  We  
     need at least ONE Democrat, even if it's only borrowed for a
     few days.

 2.  Construction on I-75 is nearly five years closer to being
     completed than since your last tour date here.  They are    
     still working on it.

And the numero uno reason is:
Yup! you guessed it!
 
 1.  We don't eat our young.

Nanci Griffith, Come On Down!

    All in good fun.  Apologies to Letterman and Bob Barker.
    Bob Juliano  
    raj@inspace.net   

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Subject: Re: NN: Nanci in Florida
   Date: Tue, 09 Nov 1999 06:40:46 -0700
   From: Paul Larsen (paul@davisnet.net>

> 3.  We're supposed to have a two party political system.  We  
>     need at least ONE Democrat, even if it's only borrowed for a
>     few days.

Come try Utah sometime.  If only we could get Nanci out here next
year to kick Senator Hatch's butt out of office like she has
threatened to do on her last few stops here...

-----snip-----

Paul "What?  Are my politics showing?" Larsen

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Subject: NN: Kevin Montgomery
   Date: Mon, 8 Nov 1999 17:41:23 -0500
   From: Kenneth Johns" (KJohns2001@email.msn.com>

John Edward Graveling wrote giving a recommendation for this guy.  I 
went and listened to his song 'Angel Tonight'.  It was really beautiful. 
But, it left me with a burning question in my mind.  Has this guy ever 
heard Nanci do 'Nobody's Angel'?  I swear, maybe it was because I had 
just listened to 'Nobody's Angel' on the 'Dust Bowl Symphony' CD, but it 
was like I was listening to a from the heart flip side ballad written 
with this song in mind.   If anybody else goes to the music download 
site,  at www.mp3.com/kevinmontgomery  give this song a listen after 
first hearing "Nobody's Angel' and see if you don't agree with me.   Let 
me know what you think.
Take care and may your own wings and wheels take you where ever you want 
to go!
D. J.

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Subject: NN: kate rusby
   Date: Tue, 09 Nov 1999 08:31:44 -0500
   From: Rebecca Bier (rbier@vt.edu>

>Kate Rusby listed under folk("An English folk heroine on 
>the South Bank"). I do not know the latter lady at all 

a heartbreakingly beautiful voice ... i heard her on thistle/shamrock and
bought sleepless (the first new cd in months and months) that week.  at
first i was disappointed because it was slower/more mellow than the
selections on t&s ... but it's grown on me considerably and i love it.  her
voice is incredible ... 

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Subject: NN: Re: Concert series over
   Date: Tue, 9 Nov 1999 20:52:00 -0000
   From: "Mike Barrett" (mikebarrett@comp.netlineuk.net>

From: John Edward Graveling (kai21@dial.pipex.com>

> Well my mini concert series drew to a close last night

It drew to a close a couple of days too early John!

Last night I went to see Eric Taylor at the 12 Bar Club in Tin Pan Alley,
and he was superb.  A remarkable venue, fairly small, the thirty people in
the audience almost filling the place, but the acoustics and the atmosphere
were incredible - just Eric and his guitar, no backing group, and it was a
delight.  The support act was Michael Weston King, and he was pretty good as
well, although I'd never heard of him before.

Mike Barrett

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Subject: Re: NN: Concert series over
   Date: Wed, 10 Nov 1999 14:54:43 +0000
   From: Julian Coleman (J.D.Coleman@newcastle.ac.uk>

John Graveling wrote:
> Well my mini concert series drew to a close last night with a fabulous 
> performance from Mary Chapin Carpenter.
 ...
> Catie Curtis provided the support 

Agreed - a fabulous performance.  And with about 6 encores too!  I'd not
seen MCC live before, and it was definitely worth the trip to London.
I heard 'It Works' for the second time (first time was on Radio 2 the
Thursday before, where MCC & John Jennings played 2 tracks).  The parody
'If I were ...' was very entertaining.

MCC mentioned that the BBC had been recording on the Tuesday, so hopefully
we'll hear that in the not too distant future - I seem to recall that the
recording of Nanci at the Barbican last year was played about a month after
it was recorded.

'Party Doll and other favorites' has spent a lot of time in the CD player
this week.  I must admit that I wasn't too impressed with it on the first
few plays, but it seems to have grown on me.  It's sharing time with Trio
(Dolly Parton/Linda Ronstadt/Emmylou Harris) and Loose Diamond (Katy
Moffat).

> A great nights music shared with wonderful new friends. Hell isn't that 
> what these lists are about?

Indeed!  And thanks to meeting John, I'll be buying Kevin Montgomery's CD
when it comes out.

J

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Subject: Re: NN: Concert series over
   Date: Wed, 10 Nov 1999 07:48:02 PST
   From: "Kate Osborne" (kposborne@hotmail.com>

Hi y'all

You wouldn't believe how much I had to pay John G to say those nice things 
about me n Julian ;-)

It was a fabulous evening! I had a superb time - cannot add to what the two 
J's have written except to say that as I left the house I thought as long as 
she plays "Stones In The Road" and "Jubilee" I'll be a happy girl.  Well I 
got the first, but not the latter - guess I'll just have to go to her next 
concert!  Oh and "I Feel Lucky" ROCKED!!!  Woweeeee!  I just love her 
suggestive tone of voice when she tells Lyle n Dwight there's no need to fight

You know I'm not very comfortable with new people, new singers, new music - 
had to force myself to go (which of course in retrospect sounds daft!) so 
many thanks to John G and Catie Curtis (the new bits) for making it painless 
and wonderful.

Kate I **REEEAAALLY** need to buy a CD player Osborne

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Subject: NN: Lucy dates
   Date: Tue, 9 Nov 1999 16:32:17 -0000
   From: "Jenny" (jenny.frog@virgin.net>

Hi everyone,
I thought people on this side of the pond might like me to share lucy
kaplansky's tour dates...
jenny*
******
I just got my December tour dates:

12/9    The Pheasant, Sheffield    0114 251 3014
12/10   Folk Club, West Houghton  01942 812301
12/11   The Borderline, London   0171 734 2095
12/12   Tron Theatre, Glasgow    0141 552 4267
12/13   The Lemon Tree, Aberdeen     01224 642230
12/15   Sandinos, Derry   01504 309297
12/16   Errigle Inn, Belfast     01232 749993
12/18   Cobblestones, Dublin   00 353 41 42240
12/19   Mallow Park Hotel, Mallow   00 353 29 50779

Please come say hi if you make it to one of these shows.  Anyway,
that's it for now!

Love, Lucy

// Many of you may know that Lucy has backed-up Nanci more than once.
// She's a "must-see" if you like great lyrics and great voices. [BP]

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Subject: NN: Kate Campbell CD for Christmas
   Date: Wed, 10 Nov 1999 15:43:31 -0500
   From: "Shawn Kimbro" (skimbro@bhset.org>

Hey Gang--

Last night, just as I was attempting to organize my Bettie
Page photos by subject (I can never seem to get past the
B's), I received a message via the Moonpie Mailing List that
Kate Campbell has recorded a new CD of mostly gospel tunes
that will be available, only by mail-order, by Christmas.
This is really exciting news! I've been tied up most of the
day, but as soon as I can get away, I plan to mail in my
order to the address listed at Kate's website,
www.katecampbell.com!  I did a lot of my Christmas shopping
at a shoe store in New Orleans last weekend, but I think
there's a little room to stuff a spanking new Kate Campbell
CD into a few stockings.  What great timing!

  .---. ___________
  |===|////SEE/////\      Warm Regards,
  |  ////ROCK////[]\         -Shawn
  | ////CITY////|__|\
  |  ^|^^^^^^^^^^|  |  "Years go by and everything changes
  |   |          |  |    But nothing does"  -Kate Campbell
  |__ |___[X]____|__|

http://www.geocities.com/~trailzzone/soul.html

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Subject: NN: NN badges
   Date: Wed, 10 Nov 1999 23:37:13 EST
   From: Halesbop@aol.com

Has anyone on the list attempted to order NanciNet badges in the past 4-5 
months? Pleas drop me a line backchannel if you have. I'm curious if your 
experience was different than mine.

thanks,
   Steve

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Subject: NN: baritone guitar questions 
	(ABSOLUTELY NO NANCI CONTENT. DON'T BOTHER READING. 
	LET"S FORGET THE WHOLE THING.)
   Date: Wed, 10 Nov 1999 07:19:27 -0800 (PST)
   From: Reid Mitchell (reidmitchell@yahoo.com>

I suspect somebody out there can answer my questions
about the so-called baritone guitar (a tuned up 6
string bass.)  How one usually tuned?  A fifth down
from a standard guitar/a fourth up from a bass?  What
srings does it take/require/demand?  And is it the
infamous tic-toc bass?

Reid Mitchell

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