NanciNet Digest 5-09-00
// More concert reports from England!
// Guitar wars...Woolworths...and more...
// Enjoy...[BP]
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Subject: NN: Don McLean Revisited
Date: Sun, 07 May 2000 10:18:18 -0400
From: Steve Robertson (stever@mindspring.com>
A while back, when we were discussing Don and Madonna, I commented that
the PBS special might result in a new album and a tour for Don. Little
did I know that he would show up in my back yard only a couple of months
later. Last night's sold-out concert at the Peachtree City Ampitheatre
(near Atlanta) was about ten times better than the PBS concert. And he
played this venue both Friday and Saturday night- a total of 5000 very
satisfied fans.
On Madonna: He has slightly modified the lyrics to "American Pie". It
now goes: "The three men I admire most- the Father Son and the Holy Ghost- and
Madonna"
While the PBS fundraiser was airing, I tried unsuccessfully to get a
copy of the concert video from my local PBS station. So I was happy to
learn that Don is selling the video at his concerts. But he said this
would be his last performance for a while. If you want to keep up with
his touring plans, go to:
http://www.don-mclean.com/
Hidin' Out in the Georgia Pines-
Wishin' It Would Rain,
Steve Robertson
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Subject: NN: corrections
Date: Sun, 7 May 2000 11:03:45 CDT
From: bobmcbob@ashley.matchmaker.com
First off, the former Texas Guv is Ann
Richards, not Anne (how soon they
forget?). Incidentally, a bumpersticker
getting more common in Austin does a
great misspelling of Bush by adding a few
letters (ll it) in smaller type interspersed
among the larger BU SH. Figure it out.
And Tarrytown is in central Austin (us
oldtimers would call it west Austin, but it's
the old rich area only a few miles from
donwtown) and I don't believe Nanci ever
lived there.
Thanks to Tom Gill for the tipoff about
goings on in Nanci's West Texas other home
Lockney (her mother's clan is from there).
Expect to see a story about it in Texas
Monthly in August or September.
bob
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Subject: NN: Nanci Who?
Date: Sun, 7 May 2000 12:08:09 EDT
From: Scaryxxx@aol.com
After Nanci's remark about being recognized more as a preformer in
europe I would agree that Industry people here view her more as a
writer(which is surprising to me in view of all her recordings) and as a
fringe performer(which again I find amazing when you attend a concert with
8000 people all singing every word) but they only seem to understand what
the masses will comsume in any given period,the art dosn't compute.But
Shawn's remark about 2 in 10 knowing who Nanci is I would agree with but
aren't they the 2 people you would want to hang out with anyway.gary
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Subject: NN: Looking forward to CroydOn
Date: Sun, 7 May 2000 17:45:44 +0100
From: "Paul" (paul@preeve.clara.co.uk>
Hi all
Just getting back in the mood for a concert reading all the reviews so far.
I sure hope that CroydOn (not CroydEn as in the official tour list!) will be
fairly full. John, they have been advertising RAH on Ritz 1035 a lot in
London (and even occasionally playing a song!) which may make a small
difference.
Bit of a change this week - last night was a sing in a performance of
Messiah!
If anyone else is going, post - I wouldnt mind a drink first!
Paul
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Subject: NN: Concert
Date: Sun, 7 May 00 18:07:12 +0100
From: John Edward Graveling (kai21@dial.pipex.com>
Well it's a hot and steamy 77 degrees here on the outskirts of London, as
I get ready to go and see Nanci tonight at the Hexagon in Reading, some
20 miles away. It's a lovely small-ish auditorium which seems to suit
Nanci well, she always puts on a fine show here. It will be interesting
to compare tonights set list with that in three weeks time when she plays
the 7,000 seat Royal Albert Hall, with the London Symphony Orchestra.
Having been on the road for three weeks with Kevin Montgomery & Doug
Pettibone as they embarked upon their first, highly successful, UK tour,
I'll need to remember to enter by the front door tonight, and it'll be
nice to be sitting there as a fan again, without a vested financial
interest. It was a wonderful three weeks on the road and a great learning
experience to see how the music industry runs from the other side of the
fence. We met lots of great folk out there and developed some lasting
friendships, but for now it's back to being a fan!!
John "I'll post a review later" Graveling
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Subject: NN: Kimie Rhodes
Date: Sun, 07 May 2000 11:32:47 -0700
From: Tom Gill (tgill@igc.org>
Just wondering, what do y'all think of Kimmie Rhodes' new album, now
that it's out?
-Tom "I'm not from Texas, but got here as fast as I could" Gill
tgill@igc.org
Lubbock, Texas
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Subject: NN: Nanci in Reading
Date: Sun, 7 May 00 23:41:05 +0100
From: John Edward Graveling (kai21@dial.pipex.com>
Clad in black velvet jumper, with grey shiney trousers, Nanci bounded on
stage at the Hexagon in Reading and burst into "Speed Of The Sound Of
Loneliness", followed by a gorgeous rendition of "Love At The Five and
Dime". However it was clear that this was Nanci suffering with her
British allergy (hay fever), as she was in husky voice. That said it lent
an interesting take to the evening. During her first set it was obvious
that the quieter moments were the ones proving troublesome, as well as
the higher notes on "From A Distance". Her voice was measurably better by
the time the 25 minute interval as over and her second set began. There
were some outstanding moments, especially the new arrangement of
"Tecumseh Valley" with it's three part harmony on the final verse, I was
covered in goosebumps, a truly haunting moment of true beauty. Other fine
moments came with a stirring "Outbound Plane", a delicate "Not My Way
Home", which she announced as her favourite song, and a fabulous finale
in "The Wing and the Wheel". A true artist, Nanci is always worth seeing,
and this time round gave me a slightly different insight into her and her
music, and bear in mind this was the 20th time I've seen her in the past
13 years.
She says she has been writing prolifically recently, but because of
touring with the various orchestras doesn't know when she'll get round to
recording again. She gave us two new songs, one about the Vietnam vets
"Living Through You" (??) and one about her god-daughter "Missoula,
Montana" (??).
Three weeks time with the London Symphony should be an experience to
cherish, just hope the weather settles down and her allergies improve.
John Graveling
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Subject: NN: RE: Another ACL programming/VCR alert
Date: Sun, 7 May 2000 17:31:14 -0700
From: "Susan Krauss" (susankrauss@earthlink.net>
Haven't watched the whole songwriter's show but there is Nanci content -
Emmylou and Dave Matthews do "Gulf Coast Highway" and Emmylou says it's one
of her all time songs and gives Nanci credit.
Susan
mailto:susankrauss@earthlink.net
AOL Buddy Name: susankr
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Subject: NN: Weekend Wipeout
Date: Sun, 7 May 2000 22:40:40 -0400
From: "Shawn Kimbro" (kimbroj@charter.net>
Hey there again --
Wow, it's been such a great weekend here that I can't resist sharing it.
Friday, after getting off work at 5:00, I drove straight to Townsend,
Tennessee, not far from Cades Cove to the Old-Timer's Festival there. It's
a week long celebration of mountain music that draws visitors from all over
the Southeast. I had a fantastic time jamming on the great porch of the
visitor center, then playing fiddle on stage with an old-time band from
Alabama. After that, more jamming until I got drafted to play with a gospel
group who I'd never heard before. Fortunately, they played traditional
songs and I was able to fake it through most of the fiddle breaks. I ended
up staying until midnight.
Saturday, our band Mountain Soul performed. We found a spot away from the
stage to warm up, and immediately drew a big crowd. As Amanda finished
singing "Train, Train," I turned around to see a crew from WDVX setting up a
microphone. "You're on live in 30 seconds," announced one of the engineers,
and before I knew it, we were being introduced for our first world-wide
performance. After a quick interview, we headed for the stage. We met a
wonderful lady we started calling our "bluegrass angel" because she kept
bringing us drinks and food after we played "Clinch River Valley," which
will be the title cut to our upcoming CD. (She told us she was born in the
valley.) We also did a couple of Nanci Griffith songs and I fiddled Kate
Campbell's "Moonpie Dreams" ala "Ashokan Farewell."
This morning, my buddy Curt emailed me to say he'd acquired two tickets to
today's performance by Carl Shiflett and the Big Country Show. Shiflett is
the top drawing act in Bluegrass right now, and the recognition is well
deserved. If his show comes to your town, try to go. You'll swear you're
seeing the reincarnation of Lester Flatt. His song, "Where the Smoke Goes
Up (and the money goes down)," is at the very top of bluegrass and Americana
charts. I met the writer of that song, Monroe Fields, and jammed with his
band, yesterday. After the concert we drove back across Clinch Mountain and
played at a friend's house until just a little while ago. My fingers are
aching, I'm hoarse, and my guitar/bow arm feels like it's about to fall off!
Tomorrow starts another work week and I don't know how I'm going to get up
in the morning. But for right now, I never hurt so good!
.---. ___________
|===|////SEE/////\ Warm Regards,
| ////ROCK////[]\ -Shawn
| ////CITY////|__|\
| ^|^^^^^^^^^^| | "Years go by and everything changes
| | | | But nothing does" -Kate Campbell
|__ |___[X]____|__|
http://www.geocities.com/~trailzzone
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Subject: NN: Public wiping of egg from face
Date: Mon, 08 May 2000 09:36:07 +0100
From: Tony Bloomfield (tonyb@reading.u-net.com>
So much for my theory about the archers spending Sunday evening in the
Allied Arms. Damn place was closed, I have no idea why.
I thought of the establishment (can't dignify it with the name pub) across
the road, but I can't abide places that advertise full-screen TV, sell
Caffrey's pseudo-Irish mock-bitter, and call themselves ludicrous names
like Pavlov's Dog. But I did find a couple of other pubs whose ale
offerings had improved since my last visit, and yes, Mike G, I did sink a
pint for you.
So, profound apologies to anyone who tried. It was a genuine offer; I'll
repeat it next time round, and do a bit better research.
Now, what else did I do last night? Oh yes, I went to see Nanci. I'll leave
a full report to the budding journalists amongst us; a few remarks:
- She looked well, cheerful as ever. She was in good voice,
croaked on a couple of notes (to me, that's nothing in a two and a half
hour session). Someone suggested maybe a recurrence of her hay fever.
- Set list and banter, as far as I remember, much as recent reports. The
two new songs didn't really grab me by the throat, but hey, this is Nanci,
I'd listen to her singing one of my computer programs (nerd joke -
fortunately, I write in COBOL not C).
- When's Lee Satterfield's disc coming out?
- Now is it my imagination (or am I the only one rude enough to mention it)
but is our heroine, who someone on this list once described as the
skinniest woman he'd ever seen, at last contented enough with life that
she's staring to put on a little weight? If you're listening, Nanci luv, it
suits you; don't want you doing a Karen Carpenter on us.
A couple of minor gripes:
- The new Doug di Lancio, whose name I've forgotten, seemed a bit
obtrusive, but maybe that's coz I was sitting too close to him. I'm sure
he's an excellent player, but he didn't really seem to me to gel with the
BMO; but I'm no musician, so what the hell do I know.
- The only guy in our reserved Brit audience who insisted on letting out
piercing whistles was sitting in my left ear.
Crazy British weather note - after driving to Reading in warm sunshine, I
nearly got stuck in a flood on the way home.
Cheers,
TonyB.
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Subject: NN: Woolworth's
Date: Mon, 8 May 2000 09:02:35 -0400
From: "Panchyshyn,Roman" (panchysr@oclc.org>
Aren't all the Woolworth's stores gone now, like the steam trains and hobo's
cauldrons? I believe the last few closed up several years ago. The one in
Columbus was one of the last to go. Are there any more Woolworth's open?
Roman from Ohio
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Subject: Re: NN: Woolworth's
Date: Mon, 08 May 2000 10:44:47 -0500
From: Laura Breidenbach (pray@remembered.com>
Hi Roman,
Seeing as "Love at the Five and Dime" is the song
that caused my husband to bring Nanci to my attention
and many fond memories of those Dime stores, I needed
to find out if any were in existence.
I remember a few years back hearing that all of them
in St. Louis were closing down. I looked them up
on the internet and found that the name exists only
in Austrailia...as Food, Drug and Liquor stores.
Looks like "Another good thing has done gone on and
they call this the progress of man"- John Prine.
:-( Laura breidenbach
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Subject: NN: Re: Woolworth's
Date: Mon, 8 May 2000 18:49:59 -0400
From: "Richard" (rweintraut@msn.com>
>The one in Columbus was one of the last to go.
>Are there any more Woolworth's open?
A very fond Nanci memory...
I was in Columbus to see Nanci & John Prine... On stage that night
Nanci talked about going to the Woolworth's down the street
from the theatre and walking around unnoticed...
The next day my lady friend & I went to the store... I took her picture
standing in front of Woolworth's as a memento of the show...
Lost the girl... still have the picture...
Weintraut
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Subject: Re: NN: Re: Woolworth's
Date: Mon, 08 May 2000 19:25:50 -0500
From: Ed Maier (evmaier@dhc.net>
Richard wrote:
(snip>
> The next day my lady friend & I went to the store... I took her picture
> standing in front of Woolworth's as a memento of the show...
> Lost the girl... still have the picture...
Slightly different story here. Years ago, I took my girlfriend out
for an early Italian dinner in Ft. Worth. Afterwards, we stopped
at the Woolworth's on W. Berry Street not too far from TCU to kill
some time before the movie. Didn't buy anything, didn't take her
picture, the Woolworth's is gone, but I married the girl five
weeks later. (The movie was that smash hit, The Ghost And Mr.
Chicken, starring Don Knotts.)
Ed "smooth talkin'" Maier
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Subject: NN: Re: Woolworth's
Date: Mon, 8 May 2000 14:44:48 +0100
From: "Maureen" (mreenparr@clara.co.uk>
We still have some over here in the UK!
Maureen Parr
London
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Subject: Re: NN: Re: Woolworth's
Date: Mon, 08 May 2000 11:21:11 -0500
From: Laura Breidenbach (pray@remembered.com>
Hi Maureen,
You have it all!! The Woolworths and Nanci....hmmm
London has always sounded like a nice place to live.
Do they have a counter where you go and sit and order
a Icecream Sundae? Or a department with the old records?
Cheap clothes and pet supplies right next to the toiletries?
Oh, what great mememories this store brings to my mind.
I am forever grateful that Nanci recorded it for all
of us who grew up with a weekly trip to the Woolworth'
stores to spend our hard earn, 10 cent allowenced. Took
half the day to decide what to buy!
Have fun and see what you can find at your Woolworths store
-Laura B.
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Subject: Re: NN: Re: Woolworth's
Date: Mon, 08 May 2000 16:32:32 -0500
From: Ed Maier (evmaier@dhc.net>
Maureen wrote:
>
> We still have some over here in the UK!
>
> Maureen Parr
> London
Hi Maureen!
But can you still buy a Hubley toy cap pistol for seventy-nine cents?
(grin> Or get a cherry-lime phosphate and tuna salad sandwich at the
lunch counter? I remember Woolworth's all the way back to 1944. Those
were simpler times, but enough of that.
What other institutions has Nanci immortalized besides Woolworth's?
Taylor Guitars, Silvertone Guitars, Ford Econolines, etc. Maybe we've
done this thread before, but I don't remember it if we did. (But that
in itself wouldn't be an earth-shaking event.)
Eddie
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Subject: NN: Woolworths irony
Date: Mon, 8 May 00 15:38:02 +0100
From: John Edward Graveling (kai21@dial.pipex.com>
How ironic for someone to mention Woolworths. Last night Nanci mentioned
the fact that she had spent hours in Cambridge on Saturday, prior to her
gig there, wandering around their Woolworths store. She then told the
tale how the cover of "Last Of the True Believers" was photographed
outside the worlds' largest Woolworth store in Houston (now gone), and
how the cd was released here in the UK on the Demon label and Demon were
swallowed up by Woolworths (well Kingfisher plc actually) some years ago.
She said that was ironic, but Woolworths probably never realised that
they owned a cd with their own store on the cover, nor did she think they
cared one jot!!!!!
To go back to Tony B's comments on last nights show. The new guitar
player in the BMO is one Chas Williams, who apparently wrote the numbers
book by which Nashville musicians play sessions. I call it the 1-4-5 book
whereby the key is noted and the chord progressions are written as
numbers. It seems it makes it easier and quicker for the session guys to
do their stuff. Chas is a technically gifted player, and was given far
more leeway than either Pete Kennedy or Doug Lancio in days of old,
however, I have to agree with Tony that his sound/tone didn't always seem
to fit the song, although Nanci seemed to get off on his playing, and he
did excel on slide and dobro. It certainly gave the BMO a slightly edgier
sound, which in some ways is no bad thing, and, it did add an extra
dimension to the playing. I would have preferred someone with a little
more style and subtelty in his playing, but hey these are very minor
quibbles on what was a very fine nights music.
Rock on Nanci,
John Graveling
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Subject: Re: NN: Woolworths irony
Date: Mon, 08 May 2000 12:52:33 -0400
From: "Diane B. Wilkes" (diwilkes@erols.com>
At 03:38 PM 5/8/00 +0100, John Edward Graveling wrote:
>How ironic for someone to mention Woolworths. Last night Nanci mentioned
>the fact that she had spent hours in Cambridge on Saturday, prior to her
>gig there, wandering around their Woolworths store. She then told the
>tale how the cover of "Last Of the True Believers" was photographed
>outside the worlds' largest Woolworth store in Houston (now gone), and
>how the cd was released here in the UK on the Demon label and Demon were
>swallowed up by Woolworths (well Kingfisher plc actually) some years ago.
>She said that was ironic, but Woolworths probably never realised that
>they owned a cd with their own store on the cover, nor did she think they
>cared one jot!!!!!
John, don't you think it says something about Nanci's character that she
keeps referring to something outdated and obsolete like Woolworth's? If she
continues to obsess in public, I am not going to vote for her for
dogcatcher! Who knows what she says in private about this? It could be
even more maniacal.
On a musical note, has anyone heard Julie Sanderson's I Want the World. It
was produced by Pete Kennedy and has become one of my most played cds.
Pete and Maura are on it, and she reminds me a bit of Shawn/Sam Phillips
(more like the Leslie than the Sam part of her career). I can't recommend
this one enough!
Diane
http://www.oldgreycat.com
// Too bad email can't indicate sarcasm...[BP]
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Subject: Re: NN: Woolworths irony
Date: Mon, 8 May 00 18:08:40 +0100
From: John Edward Graveling (kai21@dial.pipex.com>
But the point is that Woolworths is far from obsolete here in the UK.
They may no longer be a major High Street retailer, but they are still
out there plying their wares. The shops have been updated and are still a
good place to go for those small child Christmas and Birthday gifts.
There is one on the main street not more than 600 yards from my front
door. The group that own the Woolworth name here in the UK, are a large
retailing plc and I would imagine it will still be some time before the
name disappears from the streets of the UK.
Nanci's between song banter last night was fresher and more ingenious
than for many a long year and she positively revelled in the hushed tones
that greeted her every word. She remarked how she always knew an English
crowd, by the total silence between songs (after the rapturous applause
of course). She also looked in good health, apart from her slightly husky
tone, due to hay fever.
Long live Nanci!
John Graveling
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Subject: Re: NN: Re: Woolworth's
Date: Mon, 8 May 2000 07:54:06 -0700 (PDT)
From: Tom Overton (thomasmoverton@yahoo.com>
Yes,
The Woolworth store here in Austin at Sixth and
Congress closed down. I live here in Austin, and I
remember when it closed years ago. I wish we had a
musical walk of stars here. I would advocate for
Nanci's star to go right there.
Tom O
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Subject: NN: Analytical skills
Date: Mon, 8 May 00 18:19:18 +0100
From: John Edward Graveling (kai21@dial.pipex.com>
It's interesting as the debate over Nanci and her between song banter,
and her love of the 'old', i.e. Woolworths, comes to the fore, to note
the following. I spent some time at BBC Broadcasting House with Bob
Harris (one of our most important disc jockeys), while he recorded a
session and interview with Kevin Montgomery & Doug Pettibone, during
their inaugural UK tour. Bob stated how powerful the internet was in many
musical ways, and when I mentioned that not only did I post on his
noticeboard, but also on Kate Campbells, and Nanci's, he told me a story
of an interview with Nanci, and how when he broached her on the subject
she simply smirked and said she went to the Nanci Net once, saw how
people were analysing her and her music to the Nth degree and vowed never
to look at it again. Seems she has remained true to her word, so far from
us debating what Woolworths etc, says about her character, what about
this list and those who contribute-just what does it say about us!!!!!!!
John "thinking again" Graveling
// The story is apocryphal...[BP]
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Subject: NN: What a lineup
Date: Mon, 8 May 2000 13:21:15 EDT
From: Tricia9999@aol.com
Sat. June 11 at the Santa Cruz fairgrounds:
Robert Earl Keene, Iris Dement, Slaid Cleaves, Sarah Elizabeth Campbell, Joe
Ely, James McMurtry, others that I'm forgetting... info at KPIG.com
Tricia
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Subject: Re: NN: Re: Set Lists
Date: Mon, 8 May 2000 13:22:54 EDT
From: Petop@aol.com
You might want to check out Bob Dylan's set lists which are posted on the net
(courtesy of Bill Pagel). His set list is never the same--differs
significantly from show to show. Up until he began his tour with Paul Simon
last year he would do about four electric numbers, then four acoustic ones,
then finish up with another 3-4 electric ones. These days he opens with 4-5
acoustic tunes and then does 4-5 electric ones. His encores are usually four
tunes, one of which will be acoustic.
// Note that the name was "Pagel," not "Page"
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Subject: Re: NN: Re: Set Lists
Date: Mon, 08 May 2000 21:28:07 +0200
From: Georg (gvallest@c2i.net>
I'm not sure if Dylan is such a good example. I read somewhere that prior to
his Live Aid appeareance with Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood they rehearsed
the songs he wanted to play. They had some drinks before they appeared on the
stage, and Dylan just started doing totally different songs.
Georg
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Subject: NN: Guitar Wars
Date: Mon, 08 May 2000 15:45:03 -0400
From: Steve Robertson (stever@mindspring.com>
Nanci started using Taylor guitars exclusively on stage at least ten
years ago. Of course, I'm sure Taylor supplies her with cheap or free
guitars- in exchange for the publicity. Before the Taylors, Nanci used a
Guild and a Martin on stage.
The most interesting competition in the world of manufactured guitars
seems to be that of the King- Martin- facing a strong challenge from the
pretender to the throne- Taylor. Those of us in the Taylor camp have
recently granted musical asylum to an important defector from the Martin
camp. Dave Matthews has always used a Martin acoustic every time I've
seen him. In fact, Martin is currently producing a limited edition Dave
Matthews model- the DM2MD. But on the ACL Songwriter's Special, Dave
played GCH and the other three songs on a very nice Taylor Model 712 or 714.
Other prominent members of the Taylor camp include Clint Black ( who
does an acoustic set where every band member- including the bass player-
uses a Taylor) and Natalie Maines of the Dixie Chicks. You can easily
recognize a Taylor because of the uniquely curved "smile" bridge. That's
the small piece of wood where you attach the lower end of the strings.
You can find some interesting history of the Taylor company at:
http://www.taylorguitars.com/
If you would like to compare the two companies, here's Martin's website:
http://www.mguitar.com/index.html
Hidin' Out in the Georgia Pines-
Wishin' It Would Rain,
Steve Robertson
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Subject: NN: Re: Guitar Wars
Date: Mon, 8 May 2000 19:18:38 -0400
From: "Shawn Kimbro" (kimbroj@charter.net>
Hey Steve --
Great comments, as usual. For bluegrass, I'll take a Martin anytime over
Taylor. But that doesn't apply to any other genre. I love the action on
the thin body Taylors for finger-picking and light strumming, and the tone
Nanci gets out of her Taylors is magnificent. As I'm sure you know, there is
another contender for the thrown. Bourgeois guitars sound more like the
pre-war rosewood Martins than most anything Martin is putting out now.
Brian Sutton's new album provides an apt exposition of the fine crafting
that goes into those instruments. I like Taylors, but I've never taken a
single one off the shelf and hit it with a driving, bluegrass style G run
that the strings didn't bottom out on the neck because they're factory
set-up with the action so low. So I think it's not only a matter of
personal taste, but also playing style.
Warm Regards,
-Shawn "C.F.'s boy" Kimbro
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Subject: NN: Nanci on TV and elsewhere
Date: Mon, 8 May 2000 15:29:30 -0700 (PDT)
From: Bill Page (bpage3@yahoo.com>
Hey, y'all,
Our cable TV system recently started offering the Ovation channel. I don't
know how widely it's available on satellite or on other systems -- it's the
first time I've ever been signed up with a CATV that offered it. Anyway,
while watching the station the other day to see what kind of programming I
might expect, I saw a promo for what I thought they said was the video of
OVOR. According to their website, this will be broadcast:
Friday, May 19, 2100 EDT
Saturday, May 20, 0100 EDT
Wednesday, May 24, 1300 EDT
And last night, as we were leaving Red Lobster, we heard the unmistakable
strains of "Outbound Plane" coming over the speakers. Think it was Suzy
Boggus, but it was still good to hear.
Bill "I'll take it anyway I can" Page
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Subject: 'That Remark' And Further Adventures In Cyber Space
From: "Pugsley, R.M." (rmp6@leicester.ac.uk>
Date: Mon, 8 May 2000 13:04:58 +0100
Dear all,
This is very long and rambling I'm afraid...I've been browsing the
web again...
I know Bill wants this discussion to end (and so do I really) so I completely
understand if he wants to keep this out of the digest, but for the record the
letter Nanci wrote to the newspapers (from whence she culled this remark) is
available on the web at...
http://www.auschron.com/issues/vol17/issue51/cols.postmarks.html
In this version it's not really clear but it looks to be that the 'remark'
comes from either something Katherine Anne Porter wrote or is about
her. The amazingly interesting and complex Porter was, as Texans
will know, extremely ambivilant about Texas and so it's no surprise
to see Nanci associating herself with her. Although this letter is
famous (amonglst NNers anyway!) for it's intemperate tone I think
it shows a side to Nanci which, for me anyway, reminds me that she's
not just some singer-songwriter who we admire from afar but a real
person who's hurt by criticism and sometimes just wants to lash out.
Sometimes she even says things which may or may not be a bit, as
we say over here 'out of order' but I much prefer these kinds of people
to the type who put everything they say through some kind of filter.
As Ali G (reference for British readers only!) might say "she's jus' keepin'
it real"
For those of you whose interest in KA Porter might have been awakened
by this I heartily recommend her article on the trial of Sacco and Vancetti.
http://www.theatlantic.com/unbound/flashbks/oj/porterf.htm
Incidentally the Austin Chronicles have clearly taken the expression
to heart... in a later edition of the same newspaper at...
http://www.auschron.com/issues/vol18/issue52/arts.vacations.html
someone called Robert Faires describes NYC as the City That Eats
Its Young (his capitals not mine!)...and Christopher Gray reviewing
a band called the Barkers in yet another edition of the Chronicles
http://www.auschron.com/issues/dispatch/2000-03-03/music_feature8.html
says that Austin 'has been known to eat it's young...'!
But Texas isn't the only place, despite what Nanci says, that does it...
In a newsgroup about Microsoft and XML someone wrote that
"Wayne Wohler...once said the SGML community eats its young"
whatever that means!
And an amazing article at http://www.goa-texas.org/Howard.htm
written by an ex-NRA board member accuses the NRA of eating
it's young!
There's a great (although over long) album by Funkadelic called
'America Eats It's Young'...
Thanks for reading this far y'all...
Robert (Pugsley)
"I do not deny Texas, any more than I deny that husband there,
what's his name? They just slip my mind."
Katherine Anne Porter
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Subject: NN: Another ACL programming/VCR alert
Date: Sun, 7 May 2000 15:59:08 EDT
From: Catelaw@aol.com
Hey y'all,
Local note: the Songwriter's Special with Emmylou, et al is airing in the
Atlanta area next Saturday morning (5/13) at 12:30am.
Also listed for May is a program starring Lyle Lovett and featuring six Texas
songwriters who influenced his artistry: Guy Clark, Robert Earl Keen, Vince
Bell, Steve Fromholz, Eric Taylor and Michael Martin Murphy, scheduled to air
here on 5/26 at 11:15pm.
Cate
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Subject: Re: Dallas area ACL reminder
Date: Sun, 7 May 00 23:27:44 +0100
From: John Edward Graveling (kai21@dial.pipex.com>
Now I have a VCR that will play American NTSC tapes (a Panasonic), so
which kindly soul out here on the lists will tape the ACL songwriters
(Emmylou etc.) programme for me? I'll reciprocate in some way.
John Graveling
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