// A week til Christmas...
// A NanciNetter thanks her fans, reviews of DBS, concert reports,
// and more lists. Enjoy...[BP]

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Subject: NN: Re: Sarah Elizabeth Campbell
   Date: Thu, 16 Dec 1999 03:01:51 EST
   From: SayraLiz@aol.com

Hello NN's!
Just  a note to say thankyou to Kirk for the nice things said.
I have three CD's since the time you bought that tape and it is because of 
people like you that it is possible.  
 
If you are ever in Austin Texas..come on down to Artz Rib House on South 
Lamar and you will most probably catch us on a Monday night given I am not 
out of town.  I have a incredible bunch of players that have been with me for 
almost ten years now.  I am a lucky woman!      
Anyways, thanks for all the kind words.
Sarah Elizabeth Campbell
http://www.musicaustin.com/folk/secampbell.html                   

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Subject: NN: Re: Backup Nanci
   Date: Thu, 16 Dec 1999 03:31:06 EST
   From: SJLOU812@aol.com

Hi Group.  Can someone send me a listing to:  SJLOU812@aol.com listing all 
the cd's that Nanci has done guest appearances on.  I would greatly 
appreciate this as I would like to compile all of those recordings.  Thanx, 
Steve at SJLOU812@aol.com

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Subject: NN: discography
   Date: Thu, 16 Dec 1999 07:41:29 -0500
   From: Mike Chesman (chesman@preferred.com>

>Hi Group.  Can someone send me a listing to:  SJLOU812@aol.com listing all 
>the cd's that Nanci has done guest appearances on.  

David Grant has a nice discography online and I am attempting a visual
discography on my web site.  I have a link to his site on my web page.  I
still have about 20 items that I have not had time to show on the site but
if you want to check it out go to...
http://pages.preferred.com/~chesman/ngmain.html


Hope this helps you!

Mike

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Subject: NN: Top 10 List
   Date: Thu, 16 Dec 1999 08:45:46 EST
   From: RoanInish@aol.com


(( 6.    Dolly Parton, The Grass is Blue (I still can't believe I have a Dolly
      Parton CD, but it's amazing!) >>

Yes, "The Grass is Blue" is quite amazing, and for those who can't believe 
that they now own a Dolly Parton CD, let me just say that there is more to DP 
than her giggly Barbie Doll image that she has cultivated herself since her 
pop sell out in the late 1970's.  With "The Grass is Blue" and the gradual 
reissuing of her earlier much more compelling work, perhaps the world will 
learn that there is more to her then "I Will Always Love You," "Here You Come 
Again," "9 to 5" and other disposable pop ditties.

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Subject: NN: lists
   Date: Thu, 16 Dec 1999 15:16:55 -0500   
   From: "Paul Castle" (pdcmusic@freeuk.com>

"Linda Oliver" (loliver@flash.net> wrote:

Hi Everyone, here's my list:

>1.    Julie Miller, Broken Things (She's playing at the 
>       Strawberry Music Festival this year!)
>2.    Lucy Kaplansky, 10 Year Night

Good synchronicity, Linda.  I just saw Lucy play a solo
gig at The Borderline here in London (just off the Charing
Cross Road) on Saturday night.  In addition to her song
'Ten Year Night', the absolute highlight of the evening for
me was her version of Julie Miller's 'Broken Things'. At the
end of the song,  Lucy urged us all to go over the road to
Borders (which was still open on Saturday night) at the end
of her show and buy a copy of Julie's album.

Whilst I didn't, I certainly intend to.  What a great song!

Very best to all

Paul Castle
Across the Pond
http://www.folkmusic.about.com

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Subject: Re: NN: Top Ten Lists/Music Fests
   Date: Thu, 16 Dec 1999 09:31:53 -0800 (PST)
   From: odddduck@deltanet.com (Bill Lukesh)

>I really enjoy Mozart's opera "Cosi Fan Tutte," (my pop/alternative mind 
>wants to say "Cosi Fan Tutti Fruitti," as written by Squeeze back 1985 or 
>so...BUT just as one of my silly soliquoys, not to be taken seriously), as 
>directed by Rene' Jacobs, released in March.  My question is, since this was 
>composed in 1789, I wondered if it would be considered a legitimate Top Ten 
>selection?  I am thinking probably not...but it doesn't hurt to ask.   

As one of the classical geeks on the net, I think it is quite legit to put
on an album of mozart. Its a new performance, and even if it wasn't, there
are enough "Best of" and things that seem to make the lists. Last year, I
had Sandy Denny's "Gold Dust' on  my list. It was released in to mark the
twentieth anniversary of her death.  When I bought it, it was  on display
right next to then  new John Fogarity album, and after looking at the track
list on that thing, I said  to myself "Well Denny's been dead for 20 years
she has an excuse for all these old songs" and yet that Fogarty album made
several top lists of last year.
   As far as Mozart goes, I'm partial to 'The Magic Flute', myself.  I do
like "cosi' better than the other two more popular  operas from the period ,
'Don Giavonni', and 'Marriage of Figaro'. However, 'The Magic Flute" is just
on a different level. 
   "Riders in the Sky" had a mock record ad called  "A side of Opera" with
arias performed by Sidemeat with  his accordian. his English translation of
the opera was "Cosy with Tutsy". Furthermore, female singer for the
seventies punk band 'Throbbing Gristle' went under the name "Cosy Fanny Tutti".
BilBao

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Subject: Re: NN: Top Ten Lists/Music Fests
   Date: Thu, 16 Dec 1999 10:34:22 -0500
   From: "Donate von Bredow-Gardner" (dvbgardner@genelogic.com>

I dunno, Vicki, you might be surprised to find out that there are
quite a few amongst us who would come out of the woodwork to
submit their "Top Tens" once the go-ahead is given to include
classical or baroque, etc. pieces.  I would also have a bit of
blues, lots of celtic and international folklore, some jazz,
Renaissance music, etc, and even unknown compositions by some of
my other musician friends.  So, your chances of "not winning" may
not be so slim after all :).   

If classical pieces were included, the question would then be --
do you vote for the original composition/composer (here: Mozart,
1789) or a specific recording of it (Rene Jacobs, 1999)?  In this
genre of music, subjective interpretation by conductors and
performers can make a world of difference.   Cosi fan Tutte has
been recorded by numerous great directors and performers.  I
still have some vinyl LP opera collections from my grander days
of music way back when, and there are some recordings by Bruno
Walter et al that cannot be surpassed in my opinion.   I haven't
heard the release directed by Rene Jacobs.  But this might be a
subject for a different list....... 

Good luck with your picks!  I've been following the Top Ten lists
with great interest and almost all of them have pieces included
that I wholeheartedly agree with but wouldn't have thought of on
my own.....

Donate

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Subject: NN: Top Ten of 1999
   Date: Thu, 16 Dec 1999 10:10:51 -0800
   From: "Grissom, Mark" (mgrissom@bechtel.com>

These are the releases I enjoyed the most this year. Mine are more
rock-oriented than others on this list. I also was very involved in the new
CD-R phenomena and, at the risk of negating my choices here, had to included
some of that, as I listened to these as much or more than commercial
releases:

1.  This Desert Life  -  Counting Crows    This is so much better than the
2nd album. They seem much more comfortable and have stretched their basic
sound in ways that work. Great songs, as well, "Mrs. Potter's Lullabye" and
"I Wish I Was A Girl" in particular.

2.  Bleeker Street - Greenwich Village songwriter compilation.   Can't
recommend this highly enough to members of this list. A lovingly crafted
work, held together by the instrumental work of Stuert Smith.

3.  Supernatural - Santana      A great mixture of what Carlos has always
done mixed with some contemporary beats. This manages to be commercial
without losing the fire and essence of Santana. A shoe-in for the Grammy
Album Of The Year.

4.  Apple Venus I  - XTC    A magical, utterly unique and often gorgeous
offering from XTC. Nothing quite like it...

5.  Back On Top -  Van Morrison    What at first appeared to be one of Van's
slighter works proved to have legs and provided some nice new additions to
his set list, including "The Philosopher's Stone", which became a
showstopper.

6.  Brand New Day  -  Sting   The ease at which he incorporates Arabic and
other influences is almost uncanny. The guy is just too talented.

7.  Phil And Phriends, Warfield, 4.99     I was going to put The Other Ones
excellent CD here, but actually much prefer the stripped down sound of Phil
Lesh, the sublime guitarist Steve Kimock (my musician of the year...), and
drummer John Molo, with whoever else Phil drafts onboard into his ad-hoc
Phil & Friends lineups. These shows with two members of Phish were the best
of all and the 10-CD bootleg set I was given received MAJOR airplay in my
house. Phish guitarist Trey Anastasio truly rose to the occasion.  

8.  Van Morrison, Roseland Ballroom, NYC 6.99     Another outstanding
bootleg CD-r that drifted my way. Van has never been so congenial on stage
and delivered the goods, with wonderful renditions of "Tupelo Honey",
"Healing Game" and songs from the new album.

9.  KVHW - Great American Music Hall, SF - 4.99    The guys that taped this
set up mics on the stage and achieve the most amazing results. The best
bootleg tapes I have ever heard...it sounds like you are standing right
there. KVHW is Steve Kimock's little 4-piece outfit and he pulls out one
hugely melodic solo after another all night long.

10.  Live Dead Box Set  Grateful Dead 2/27 - 3/2/69    Enterprising
Deadheads tracked down the best tapes of the complete Fillmore West run in
1969 that provided "Dark Star" and most of the rest of the classic "Live
Dead" album.  4 nights of the pinnacle of psychedelic music making. It was a
dream come true for me, as I was at the 3.1.69 show, which truly changed how
I looked at music from thereafter.

My apologies for breaking the rules.
SpinyMark in Berkeley

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Subject: DBS Review
   Date: Thu, 16 Dec 1999 18:23:00 -0500
   From: Bob Ivers (bivers@sprintmail.com>

Here's a review of DBS that appeared in today's "Newsday", the Long Island,
NY daily newspaper.

NANCI GRIFFITH "The Dust Bowl Symphony" (Elektra)
     Among the folk-country artists-including Lyle Lovett and Lucinda
Williams-who burst onto the scene in the late '70s and early '80s, Nanci
Griffith has always proudly worn her influences on her sleeve.
     Her music has long been imbued with the spirit of the great country
songwriters, the early '60s folk scene and the Texas singer-songwriter
mafia (Townes Van Zandt, Guy Clark, John Prine and more recent and
lesser-known cowboy poets). Although she has created a sound all her own
with little-girl, quirky and heartfelt vocals, never before have her songs
taken on such a singular style.
     Recording with the London Symphony Orchestra in the big room at
Abbey Road Studios in London, Griffith has taken an atypical selection of
her songs and those of others she often covered and given them a treatment
that conveys the weight of emotions.
     The songs break out of the coffee-house intimacy of earlier
incarnations with a big, cinematic sound such as that on "The Wing and the
Wheel," which has all the grandeur of an alternative soundtrack to
"Lonesome Dove." "Late Night Grande Hotel" is perfectly suited to this
setting, and "These Days in an Open Book" and other moments reveal a vocal
interplay that was missing from earlier versions. Griffith has lived in
Ireland for years, but now her modern Dust Bowl ballads are sent to the
world from London with love.

-Steve Matteo-Copyright 1999, Newsday Inc.

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Subject: NN: cambridge
   Date: Thu, 16 Dec 1999 22:13:22 +0000
   From: Paul Reeve (paul@preeve.clara.co.uk>

Steve Goldberger wrote

>Does anyone have ticket ordering info on Nanci's May 6th date in
>Cambridge and the 16th in Nottingham?
>We're thinking of booking tickets for the Cambridge date now.  Then if
>we can't get enough of her, we might try to get last minute seats for
>the Nottingham show when we are over there.   Does this sound like a
>good idea?  Are these really small venues?

I went to see MCC at the Cambridge Corn Exchange: its a really nice
venue with decent seats and plenty of room. The only thing about them is
that they are not "stepped" very well. I had a seat in row F of the
circle & it was quite along way back.

http://www.cambridge.gov.uk/cornex/cornex.htm will get you there

I couldn't get seats for MCC in London so went to Cambridge, spent days
trying to find somehwere to stay overnight - don't know what else was on
that night - eventually found somewhere then they rang me up at 4 pm to
say they'd double booked me! I did manage to find soemwhere eventually.

BTW UK fans don't forget Terry Wogan on Christmas day (if you can put up
with the Blarney!)

Paul

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Subject: NN: We 've got tickets!
   Date: Thu, 16 Dec 1999 09:43:55 -0500
   From: "Steve Goldberger" (steve@aldgategroup.com>

Yahoo!

4th row centre seats (or "stalls" as they say) for Nanci in Nottingham 
May 16th!  Our last night in the UK.  What a way to end a vacation.  
Just fabulous.

Thanks to all who kindly responded to my request for info.  Hopefully
Dory and I will meet up with some fellow NN's over there.

We decided to go for it and book two shows during our two week visit to
the UK.  (Since she never seems to come our way here in southern
Ontario).   So it looks like we'll be planning the rest of our trip
around these two dates.

Still waiting to hear from the Cambridge venue as to when tickets go on 
sale there.  The said to check back first of Januray.

Jeez, this is exciting.

Steve (must dig out my NN button and T-shirt) Goldberger, Toronto
web site:  http://www.aldgategroup.com/steve
email: steve@aldgategroup.com

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Subject: NN: DBS review
   Date: Thu, 16 Dec 1999 23:54:52 -0500
   From: "Kenneth Johns" (KJohns2001@email.msn.com>

"Griffith has lived in Ireland for years, but now her modern Dust Bowl
ballads are sent to the world from London with love."
-Steve Matteo

I thought Nanci lived in Tennessee?  I know she has spent a lot of time
in Ireland, and perhaps she has a home there, but this reviewer gives
the impression that Nanci has moved to London.  Does anyone know if she
has moved or plans to?
DJ 'May your own wings and wheels take you wherever you wish to go!'

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Subject: NN: Re: London
   Date: Fri, 17 Dec 1999 06:49:34 -0800
   From: "Susan Krauss" (susankrauss@earthlink.net>

Nanci used to have a flat in Ireland.  DBS comes from London not because she
lives there but because it was recorded with the London Symphony Orchestra
and was recorded in London.  She still lives in Franklin, TN (last I heard
anyway).

susan
mailto:susankrauss@earthlink.net

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Subject: NN: nanci in schwann
   Date: Fri, 17 Dec 1999 10:17:04 -0500 (EST)
   From: "Edward A. Gokey" (eagokey@mailbox.syr.edu>

Delurking just long enough to say our hero is featured on the cover of the
Winter 1999 Schwann Spectrum (which is a comprehensive catalogue of
available popular music).  I tried to order a copy from Schwann but they
said it was not available for sale yet. The copy I saw is a library copy
used for ordering recordings. Nice cover image; full-page b/w ad for the
Dust Bowl Symphony; four page article (w/great full page color image, and
one small color image), and a selected discography.  Article written by
Larry Kelp.  The cover price is $16.95, so this one's probably for avid
fans only--although the contents of the catalogue are certainly useful to
any purchaser of popular music.

Edward Gokey

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Subject: NN: Top 10
   Date: Fri, 17 Dec 1999 10:32:38 EST
   From: HenryJG@aol.com

I tried to do my top 10 without reissues, but just couldn't:

In no particular order:

Annie Get Your Gun--new Broadway cast recording:  Bernadette Peters makes you 
forget Ethel Merman ever sang these songs.  So many great Irving Berlin songs 
in one place!  If in NY, don't miss it!

Pretenders--Viva el Amor:  Love Chrissie Hynde.  this is one of her best sets.

Macy Gray--On How Life Is:  Unusual voice, terrific songs.  First R&B/soul 
album I've enjoyed this much in years.

Robbie Williams--The Ego Has Landed:  first US release is compiled of tracks 
from 2 earlier UK albums.  IMO, the sharpest pop personality around these 
days.  Manages to combine the best elements of Oasis and Blur on the one hand 
and Tom Jones, Dean Martin, and Nancy Sinatra on the other.  "Angels" will by 
on my 100 songs of the century list (if I ever finish it).

Beach Boys--Pet Sounds:  remastered reissue with the entire mono album 
followed by the stereo mix of the entire album.  Simply one of the best 
albums ever recorded.

Sammy Davis, Jr.--Yes I Can:  4 CD anthology, almost none of which has been 
in print for years or ever released on CD, ranging from 1950s to 1980s.  
Unbelievable forgotten motherlode of treasures from one of the greatest 
entertainers ever.

Stevie Wonder--At the Close of a Century:  4 CD anthology without a single 
dud track.  What a tremendous body of work.

Corrs--Talk on Corners (special edition):  early 99 US release "special 
edition" includes radio versions of hit singles.  Quite a lovely little album.

Asleep at the Wheel--Ride with Bob:  not quite as great as AATW's earlier Bob 
Wills tribute, but fun nonetheless.

Smash Mouth--Astro Lounge:  Took the best idea from their first album (the 
song "Walkin on the Sun") and expanded it to fill an entire retro-drenched 
album.  Fun, terrific songs.

Wow, so really only 3 of those were totally new albums of new material 
(Pretenders, Macy Gray, and Smash Mouth).  And just so you know, Nanci's DSB 
would be 11 or 12, and other honorable mentions go to Dixie Chicks, Blondie, 
and Pet Shop Boys.

Biggest disappointment of the year:  Kim Richey "Glimmer"  I loved her first 
2 albums, but this one does nothing for me at all.

Cheers,
John G.
Biloxi, Miss.

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Subject: NN: Nanci in Pittsburgh
   Date: Fri, 17 Dec 1999 11:05:37 -0500 (EST)
   From: Kenn Lippert (lippert@fyi.net>

A few articles from the local papaer
	http://www.postgazette.com/magazine/19991215nanci6.asp

	http://www.postgazette.com/magazine/19991216griffith6.asp

kenn "missed you Inga" lippert

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|                               it will rise in perfect light;          |
| "See Kate Campbell"           I have loved the stars too fondly       |
|                               to be fearful of the night."            |
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Subject: NN: Oakland Concert
   Date: Fri, 17 Dec 1999 11:42:39 -0700
   From: rob.bateman@agric.gov.ab.ca

Hi all:

Here are 2 nice articles on Nanci's concert in Oakland, one a preview and the
other a review of the concert. Here are the links:

	http://www.post-gazette.com:80/magazine/19991216griffith6.asp

	http://www.post-gazette.com:80/magazine/19991215nanci6.asp


Rob Bateman

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Subject: NN: Nanci's Pittsburgh Concert
   Date: Fri, 17 Dec 1999 21:36:37 EST
   From: Rocalittl@aol.com

Hello folks,
    Just wanted to provide a quick rundown on Nanci's phenomenal show here in 
Pittsburgh at Carnegie Music Hall on Wednesday evening. Following a brief but 
animated performance from the wonderful Dar Williams, Nanci and the BMO took 
the stage before a sell-out crowd. She looked really beautiful in a purple 
long silk skirt and matching scarf and was in great spirits. She and the band 
played lots of favorites and I think her new guitarist, whose name escapes 
me, is starting to feel comfortable as a new member of the BMO because he did 
a fine job filling the shoes of Doug Lancio. Nanci's voice was strong and 
sure, and she sounded fantastic, especially on "Drops From The Faucet," which 
she dedicated to all the people "who had been stood up as many times as 
myself on New Year's Eve." She was definitely in a playful holiday mood all 
evening, and related several Christmas stories. She played a new song, called 
"Midnight In Missoula," which she dedicated to her goddaughter Julia. It was 
simply gorgeous. Nanci told the audience that she would be leaving on a plane 
for Cambodia and Vietnam on New Year's Day to work for the Campaign For A 
Landmine Free World, and that she would be visiting hospitals, as well as the 
factory where the scarf she was wearing was made. This particular factory is 
owned and run by a group of amputees, all victims of landmines, who make 
these beautiful scarves and have become one of the most successful businesses 
in Cambodia. There was a quiet and respectful hush over the audience when 
Nanci told this story. She also mentioned that soon on her own website we 
would be able to order these scarves, with the profits going to these 
courageous Cambodian women.
    All the way around it was an amazing evening of good vibes and fabulous 
music, with the proceeds from this show going to two agencies whose goals are 
to prevent child abuse. After the show there was a small reception for folks 
who had purchased gold-circle seats. Dar Williams made an appearance, and 
there were rumors that Nanci might show. I stayed 'til fairly late but don't 
know if she came out after I left. I found out she will be returning to town 
next fall to play with the Pittsburgh Symphony.
    Hope all of you have a wonderful Christmas and prosperous New Year.
                                            ~Lisa

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Subject: NN: Frank Christian
   Date: Sat, 18 Dec 1999 08:52:22 -0500
   From: Steve Robertson (stever@mindspring.com>

Hey Folks-

Over on the Folk Revival list, we've been talking about folk music on
video. One that was mentioned was the "Folk City 25th Anniversary
Concert", filmed in 1985. I decided to try it (I found it on
Amazon.com), and discovered a couple of surprises.

I can't really recommend the video very highly for the music. There are
a few good songs, but they are offset by an equal number of bad songs.
And the production values seem to be pretty low-budget compared to
modern videos.

One of the best songs is performed by a very young Frank Christian. But
the fact that he has a full head of hair makes him look much different
than he does in the OVOR video. And he also plays guitar for Joan Baez
and Odetta. Based on this performance, it's hard to understand why Frank
didn't have more success as a singer.

And on another good song- Eric Andersen's "Thirsty Boots"- if you look
closely, you'll see a very young Lucy Kaplansky singing backup.

Hidin' Out in the Georgia Pines-
Wishin' It Would Rain,
Steve Robertson


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