NanciNet Digest 8-21-00
// Hey, folks...we're back from the lake, and it's been hard to
// come down from vacation…lots of stuff in this week-long digest
// Enjoy...[BP]
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Subject: NN: Moving On
Date: Sun, 13 Aug 00 04:36:24 +0100
From: John Edward Graveling (kai21@dial.pipex.com>
Having had a terrific evening at Douglas Corner in Nashville, on Wednesday, in
the company of fellow netters Steve (Georgia Pines) Robertson, Cate and Gordon
Whittington, Tom and Gin Jeans, Dave Riley (a fellow UK'er) and of course the
incomparable Vince Bell (performing) and the equally incomparable Sarah,
organising, a few of us met for lunch the next day, and I took a few of the
folks past Nanci's home in Franklin. Imagine our surprise to see the "For
sale-view by appointment only" boards up around the old place. Guess she feels
it's time to be moving on. Word is she is moving closer to Nashville itself.
Fellow Nashville writer Bob Cheevers was in the crowd, and what a lovely fellow
he is. I think I recommended his two cd's, "Gettysburg To Graceland" (1997) and
"The Stories I Write" (2000) some time ago. If not, y'all need to check these
recordings out. Don't take my word for it, I'm sure Steve Roberstson will vouch
for their brilliance.
John Graveling
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Subject: Re: NN: Moving On
Date: Sat, 12 Aug 2000 23:09:41 -0500
From: Sarah Wrightson (sarahwrightson@vincebell.com>
Indeed, she is moving into town, John. I understand the commute into
town was getting too long. No, I've no idea where...
Let me be the very FIRST to say the music at Douglas Corner -- well, the
portion provided by that Bell chump at least -- was horrific :-))) And
$200 later and a new pickup we now know what was wrong with the guitar.
We'll never know what was wrong with the sound man, but as he's the
owner of the club, who cares.
What WAS wonderful was the incredible support of NanciNetters...Vince
said, "I never heard one note I played on stage, but I looked down and
saw Cate's face and said, 'I can't quit now."
Catie-did...so, let's talk about that Texas tour coming up - I can't go,
you wanna be tour manager???
Once again, you all are the best,
Sarah
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Subject: Re: NN: Moving On
Date: Sun, 13 Aug 2000 09:25:55 -0400
From: Steve Robertson (stever@mindspring.com>
John Edward Graveling wrote:
> Fellow Nashville writer Bob Cheevers was in the crowd, and what a lovely
> fellow he is. I think I recommended his two cd's, "Gettysburg To
> Graceland" (1997) and "The Stories I Write" (2000) some time ago. If not,
> y'all need to check these recordings out. Don't take my word for it, I'm
> sure Steve Roberstson will vouch for their brilliance.
Yes, indeed. I was not familiar with Bob Cheevers before I met him at
Douglas Corner. That just goes to show you what you can miss when you
don't have a good Americana radio station in your area- because Bob's
1997 album- "Gettysburg to Graceland"- made it into the top 20 on the
Gavin Americana charts.
Bob Cheevers does for the Mississippi Delta what Guy Clark does for West
Texas. He tells interesting stories that really capture the feel of the
place. He even makes a couple of detours into Tennessee and Georgia with
equal success. Here's a couple of websites where you can learn more:
http://www.songs.com/cheevers/
http://members.primary.net/~rndhubert2/
Back Among the Georgia Pines,
Steve Robertson
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Subject: NN: It's a Hard Life
Date: Sun, 13 Aug 2000 14:08:10 -0400
From: "Nina Gooch" (nina-gooch@mindspring.com>
Speaking of the Chastain concert, is the arrangement of
It's a Hard Life she used, with the timpani, the arrangement
that's on the Dust Bowl Symphony album? I've always liked
that song, but the timpani part just blew me away. There's
been a lot of discussion on the list about whether or not
people liked her performing with symphonies, and while I
would love to her again with just the BMO, I realized this
year at Chastain that I like her symphony concerts. The
orchestra gives such a strong, solid foundation for her
voice to soar up from. I wasn't so sure last year--I'm not
sure if it grew on me, or if the difference was just that
this year I wasn't distracted by having someone sitting
behind me complaining about having to be there like I did
last year. By the way, I'm sorry I didn't get to meet any
of you in person at either the Chastain concert or the Kate
Campbell concert--I was looking forward to that, but forgot
to ask how we would recognize each other as NNers.
Nina Gooch
Atlanta
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Subject: NN: time for a new plastic disc
Date: Mon, 14 Aug 2000 08:01:20 EDT
From: Scaryxxx@aol.com
If your serious about getting a new tribute cd together please let me know I
have one in the can ready this time(I missed the others) it's always fun to
hear others take on Nanci songs. Speaking of Nanci covers and duets Ronan
wrote in the last digest about the pointlessness of redoing Gulfcoast highway
with Darius ,if that bothered you DON"t even listen to 5 and dime on DBS
it's had me going huh, every time I hear it (which is often, it's still a
great song) but anyway if a new Plastic objects is in the works I want my
duet with Axel on it
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Subject: NN: Re: UPO #3 - Nanci Covers by Nancinetters
Date: Mon, 14 Aug 2000 10:28:29 -0400
From: "Donate von Bredow-Gardner" (dvbgardner@genelogic.com>
Folks, thanks for your responses to my messages - both personal and here on the
digest. For starters, I need to clarify something: When I referred to
OLDTIMERS, I meant those of you who've been nancinetters for a loooooong time.
Likewise, when I talk about "the new generation of nancinetters", I don't mean
the under-20 crowd or nanci juniors -- I simply refer to those of us who
haven't been on the list for too long. So, those of you who took offense
with my choice of words, my humble apologies to you.
Ahem, I may have taken off on Marius' suggestion and certainly like to organize
things, but I lack technical skills to pull these kinds of projects through.
Soooooooo, since there were some enthusiastic response out there and we have a
variety of suggestions for a central depot of our recordings, I will need
someone to advise me on the pros and cons of the various suggestions - MP3,
website, FTP, Napster, etc.
I will be quick in learning the ropes and help pull this together. We also
have some enthusiastic volunteers: Laura, bless your heart for volunteering
your website; Shawn, we really could use an experienced "oldtimer" :):):) to
help us pull this together; and John Houser, thanks for your support and may we
count on you to teach us?
Now for my most favorite idea -- I'm not sure if this is doable -- Shawn, John
et al, is it technically possible for all participating musicians to work on
one MAJOR collaboration (sort of like the "We Are The World")? By this I mean
- in addition to recording our own songs and sharing them as above, we could
pick one special Nanci song and "pass it around" for individual contributions
-- i.e., I (or someone else more gifted than myself) could lay the basic track
with guitar and/or piano and voice and perhaps other instruments or harmonies
(similar to what you mentioned earlier, Shawn), and then I'd send it out for
everyone to add their own track to it -- harmonies, leads, Nora with her cello,
Gordon with his awesome guitar, Shawn, etc. etc. If there are a lot of
volunteers, we can even drag it out into a long jam session version with
numerous leads, so everyone gets their chance at showing off their skills,
etc. How about that? We can plan tracks ahead, such as everyone staking
their claim to what instrument/lead, etc., or we can make it a "potluck" kind
of deal, with everyone adding their own surprise part to it (although I'm not
sure how this would work out unless everyone waits their turn and people aren't
recording simultaneously.....).
Anyway, if anyone is interested in this portion, please let me know and we will
vote on which song would lend itself best to doing this collaborative piece.
Again, I would have to rely heavily on all of you technologically well-versed
gurus to guide us through this project.
Let's see how many nancinetters would be interested in submitting contributions
to this project. Please send me a message if you're interested, and make as
many suggestions as you can think of besides listing your instrument(s),
etc. Marius, I'm definitely in for a duet with you - just name the tune.
(How about Gulf Coast Highway in German? :) I will then compile a list of
suggestions and volunteers and post it and then we take off. Laura, we will
definitely count on you to help pull this together - you seem to have it all
thought out already :).
I'm excited that there have been positive responses - what a nice fall/winter
project! Maybe we can finish this up by Christmas for holiday exchange?
(If this works out, we may do another compilation CD later on with our own
music or covers of other favorite artists "Nancinetters Unplugged"........ but
I'm getting ahead of myself here.)
One more thing -- if you respond to this message via the list, please be sure
to copy me at my personal email address. I am not on the unmoderated list
(and wouldn't dare to ask Bill to add me back on it now that he's leaving for
vacation), so I wouldn't get your responses until Bill comes back with the next
digest.
Donate "not too old to jam, nor too young to understand" von Bredow-Gardner
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Subject: Re: NN: Re: UPO #3 - Nanci Covers by Nancinetters
Date: Mon, 14 Aug 2000 12:05:56 -0500
From: Laura Breidenbach (pray@remembered.com>
Hello Donate,
I am very interested in getting this project going.
If people are not familiar with how to convert their
music to the correct format, they can just send me
the CD...assuming they would have this burned on a
CD. Worst case would be that I would have to burn
the CD from a tape.
As soon as I receive the first piece of music, with
credits due to persons deserving credits, I will begin
to make the website with all the links needed.
Any suggestions for a name to go with my domain of
remembered.com http://www.remembered.com/nanciremembered.html
Work with it...the remembered.com is the domain and it must
come before the name of the site.
Send music snail mail to:
Laura Breidenbach
2518 Mentor Pl.
St. Louis, MO 63144
Or email at :
mailto:laura@remembered.com
Any suggestions or advice will be gladly appreciated.
Kindly,
Laura Breidenbach
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Subject: Re: NN: Re: UPO #3 - Nanci Covers by Nancinetters
Date: Mon, 14 Aug 2000 17:27:17 -0400
From: "Donate von Bredow-Gardner" (dvbgardner@genelogic.com>
Thanks so much for the offer, Laura. I'm thrilled that you have the equipment
to burn CDs, as well. We have something going here........ I've had a few
responses already and I'm excited. We'll think about a name for the site.
Let's keep in touch.
Donate
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Subject: NN: Kerrville Wine And Music Festival
Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2000 21:48:28 -0500
From: Ed Maier (evmaier@dhc.net>
Hi all,
This event usually takes place during the first week in September,
and they usually have a website for the lineup. I've come across
a couple of the artist's schedules (Vance Gilbert, Anne Hills,
Mary Gauthier), but has anyone come across the actual website?
Thanks,
Ed Maier
Arlington, TX
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Subject: Re: NN: Kerrville Wine And Music Festival
Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2000 09:57:10 EDT
From: Petop@aol.com
In a message dated 08/15/2000 9:57:10 PM Central Daylight Time,
evmaier@dhc.net writes:
(( This event usually takes place during the first week in September,
and they usually have a website for the lineup. I've come across
a couple of the artist's schedules (Vance Gilbert, Anne Hills,
Mary Gauthier), but has anyone come across the actual website?
>>
Here's the lineup:
Thursday, Aug. 31
3 p.m. Ballad Tree hosted by Tommy Elskes
6 p.m. Evening Concert
Thad Beckman
Hope McLeod
Don Conoscenti
Eliza Gilkyson
Tommy Elskes
Paul Glass Quintet
Friday, Sept. 1
noon Threadgill Theater
In-the-round: Mary Gauthier, Jack Saunders, Peggy Bertch
In Concert: Sisters Morales
3 p.m. Ballad tree hosted by Hope McLeod
6 p.m. Concert
Garry McMahan
Kat Eggleston
Slaid Cleaves
Michael McNevin
Anne Hills & Michael Smith
Root One
Saturday, Sept. 2
1 p.m. R-S-T Reunion
3 p.m. Ballad tree hosted by Dana Cooper
6 p.m. Concert
Barton & Sweeney
Karen Abrahams
Dana Cooper
The Burns Sisters
Lowen & Navarro
The Limeliters
Sunday, Sept. 3
1 p.m. Banded Geckos
3 p.m. Ballad Tree hosted by Tim Bays
6 p.m.
Tim Bays
Amilia Spicer
Hans Thewesink
Ruthie Foster
Tom Prasada-Rao
Vance Gilbert
Cafe Noir
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Subject: NN: Warren Zevon and FROM A DISTANCE (vague Nanci content)
Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2000 15:10:31 -0700 (PDT)
From: Reid Mitchell (reidmitchell@yahoo.com>
This is from a ROLLING STONE interview with Warren
Zevon about how his audiences respond when he's
touring. I've imposed mild but blatant censorship.
Whole article is at
http://www.rollingstone.com/sections/news/text/newsarticle.asp?afl=mnew&NewsID=10099&ArtistID=1495
Zevon: They don't always -- and they certainly don't
like to listen to my bizarre choices in cover songs;
then they get riotous.
Rolling Stone: Like what?
Zevon: "From a Distance." I did it on the last tour,
no matter what they did, and you wouldn't have
believed it. They were f**** tearing the seats out.
People are trained to have these illusions about show
business. They don't even hear the song; they just
associate it with Bette Midler, who's not Ani
DiFranco. Although, they're not necessarily quite hip
enough for Ani DiFranco, but you know what I mean? It
was like the Christian and the lions with some of
these people and "From a Distance."
I admit it's hard for me to imagine Zevon singing FAD
but since it is one of the few songs Nanci's recorded
that I don't like, I might take a perverse pleasure in
hearing Zevon perform it.
Reid Mitchell
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Subject: NN: Philly Folk Festival
Date: Thu, 17 Aug 2000 09:00:01 -0700 (PDT)
From: P Koether (jerzeejeff@yahoo.com>
Hi all,
It's Jerzeejeff surfacing from "Lurkdom" only to say
that I'm sorry that I have no tangible artistic
contributions to make to UPOIII.
I do wish good luck to all and I do anxiously await a
downloadable version of the project.
Laura, If you get bogged down burning CD's I also have
the capacity to burn CD's too, but I have a lot of
"plates spinning" at the moment, and I can't commit to
any kind of timely turnaround.
With all this talk about Kerville I haven't heard
anything about Nanci's upcoming performance at the
Philly Folk Festival. Does anyone know if she is
still scheduled for next Sunday the 27th? I know
there hasn't been too much interest on the NN but my
daughter and I are ready for the hejira to some funky
town that starts with and "S" that is somewhere
outside of Philly. When my kids heard that Nanci is
selling the farm they were very concerned about the
"old John Deere", so they begged me to take them to
our local John Deere store (yes, they do sell tractors
in New Jersey), to buy a 1/48 scale model of a 1931
John Deere tractor. (you know the kind grandpa Tootie
may have had)They want to give it to Nanci at the
festival and would be real disappointed if Nanci was a
no show at The PFF.
Does anyone have any info? Oh and I have access to a
digital camera, for the PFF so I should have some
interesting photos to share.
Oh and on the subject of Nanci covers I'll throw
in my nickels worth (inflation ya know)
Trouble in the Fields... Tish Hinojosa
Late Night Grand Hotel...Christine Mc Vie (Fleetwood
Mac)
Love at the Five and Dime...Jodi Bensen (voice of the
Little Mermaid
and the quintessential
Gulf Coast Highway... NG (who else) & Andrea Bocelli
Buenos suenos all
Peace, love, and corn
"jerzeejeff" Koether (but everyone calls me Paco)
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Subject: NN: For British fans
Date: Thu, 17 Aug 00 18:12:28 +0100
From: John Edward Graveling (kai21@dial.pipex.com>
Forgive my indulgence, but for British fans, a reminder that Kevin
Montgomery's second UK tour, and first with a full band, commences at
Hopetoun House in Edinburgh a week on Saturday 26th August.
The band will be:
Kevin - acoustic guitar and vocals. Ace Nashville guitar player Pat
Buchanan on lead guitar and harmony vocals. The rhythm section is of
course powered by the guys from the Mavericks, Robert Reynolds on bass
and Paul Deakin on drums. The support act on all dates is the incredibly
talented, multi-instrumental, songwriter Jeff Finlin. If you haven't
heard Jeff get on to www.milesofmusic.com and listen to what they have to
say about this incredible talent. If you live in the UK listen to Bob
Harris BBC Radio2 and Daid Johanssen, Scot FM, as they are giving Jeff
loads of airplay. For fans in the UK Jeff's cd can be purchased direct
from me.
Dates:
26 August Hopetoun House - Edinburgh with Emmylou Harris/Steve
Earle/Little Feat/Jay Farrar
27 August In-store at Virgin Megastore - Edinburgh
28 August The Musician - Leicester
29 August The Borderline - London
30 August The Maze - Nottingham
31 August Boardwalk - Sheffiled
1 September Hanover Centre - Brighton
2 September The Old Chapel - Birmingham
5 September The Bungalow - Bristol
6 September Star & Garter - Manchester
7 September The Adelphi - Preston
8 September King Tuts - Glasgow
Hope to see as many nancinetters and moonpiers as possible out on the
road, so here's to live music and a real blast!!!!
John Graveling
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Subject: Re: NN: Nanci & the Red Rocks & Come From the Heart
Date: Thu, 17 Aug 2000 13:34:19 EDT
From: Catelaw@aol.com
Hey y'all,
First of all, I'm noting that Nanci is on the two day bill at Jackson
Browne's annual scholarship concert at the Verde Valley Amphitheatre in
Sedona, AZ on October 7-8. The Nanster is scheduled on the 8th; other talent
includes the Indigo Girls (Vicki!), Bruce Cockburn, Patty Griffin, Trisha
Yearwood, Keb' Mo' and some other folks. Nanci and those Red Rocks -- sounds
like a little slice of heaven...
This UPO3 discussion is very interesting, especially with the step-up in
technology. I didn't get volume one; wasn't around then, but did get a copy
of volume two, which was the first chance I had to hear a lot of wonderful
folks put it on the line and sing Nanci songs out loud. Steve Goldberger
(aka "the Hamster of Love") was one of them. I'd been communicating with
Steve before, having become acquainted with him in the prelude to his heart
surgery and impressed by his unique attitude toward the surgery and life in
general. If you want another interesting read, see
http://www.aldgategroup.com/BumTickerPages/BumtickerHomePage1.htm for Steve's
journal of this journey.
My verbosity notwithstanding, the point of this is to encourage you to check
out fellow-Netter Steve's efforts on his CD, appropriately entitled, "Come
>From the Heart." It's got some original stuff, some covers and as he
mentions, a couple of Nanci favorites, "Fly By Night" and "Last of the True
Believers." His voice and the music is as comfortable as a pair of good,
broken-in Levis and he and his band, the Fringe Locals, are obviously having
a GREAT time making their music.
And in the spirit of a True Believer, $2 from each CD sale goes to the Heart
and Stroke Foundation.
Good job, Steve-O. Sorry I've waited so long to speak up.
Seems like there might be another Netter with a CD coming out, but I'll leave
that to him...can't wait!
Nashville notes: Vince Bell: Magical, wonderful, sound problems or not.
Unforgettable for me, truly medicinal. John Graveling is just a darling man;
his wife Dot is also a dear. I sure enjoyed meeting y'all, even if we didn't
get much visiting in -- next time! Same for Gin and Tom Jeanes -- it's just
too cool to finally meet people who have come to mean so much...
For those of you in Texas, Vince is playing the next couple of weekends in
Dallas and Houston, check www.vincebell.com for the particulars and don't
miss out!
Cate, in HOT HOT HOT Atlanta
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Subject: NN: Recommendations
Date: Fri, 18 Aug 00 19:04:23 +0100
From: John Edward Graveling (kai21@dial.pipex.com>
Well another three weeks in the USA just flew by. It became as much a
business trip as a holiday, but at least we managed a week away from it
all at the idyllic hideout that is Orange Beach in Alabama. My how that
has changed since we first went there seven years ago, previously remote
and quiet, it has become the haunt of the rich property speculators and
there is barely a spare piece of Ocean front property left. They've even
built a bypass to miss the more congested pieces of coastal road!!!
Once we again we met an array of interesting people and it was a thrill
to meet Steve Robertson and Cate and Gordon Whittington, "the Atlanta
crew", for the first time. Also to be reacquainted with Tom and Gin from
Memphis was great, even though I missed my breakfast call with them. My
only sadness was missing getting over to Morristown to see Shawn and
Amanda and up to Kentucky to see Jennifer. Time just ran away, and a
number of music meeting really encroached on a lot of days. However I made
lots of interesting contacts in the music industry.
There were not as many cd purchases as in the past, I just do not get the
opportunity to listen as often as I would like. However the truly
outstanding need to be brought to the attention of all the discerning
listeners out there, so here goes:
JOHN COWAN - "John Cowan" (Sugar Hill). An outstanding collection of
eclectic material, ranging from bluegrass to some of the finest
funk-grooves since Little Feat released "Dixie Chicken" back in '73. A
wonderful cd with 65 minutes chock full of something for everyone, and
the boy sure can sing. The final cut "Last Rose Of Summer" will rip you
apart.
MATTHEW RYAN - "East Autumn Grin" (A & M/Interscope). Yes the some time
Nanci collaborator is back with the follow up to "Mayday" and it's a
great experience. Swirling sounds accompany some biting nostalgia, as he
realises the loss of the American dream. A winner, but you need to let it
play and play.
PAT HANEY - "Wrong Rite Of Passage" (Envoydisc). A self-released
masterpiece from this Kentucky native, who manages to weave the spell of
Guy Clark and early Steve Earle, yet still come up sounding fresh and
original. This guy has serious potential. Watch this space.
KEVIN GORDON - "Down To The Well" (Shanachie). A masterpiece, from the
opening title cut featuring Lucinda Williams gravelly harmony, to the
ethereal slide accompaniment to "Marina Takes Her Aim" and the rockin'
lament "Great Southern". This will be an album of the year contender
without question.
Just before I left for the USA, GRETCHEN PETERS released her self titled
second record here in the UK. I only managed one listen before leaving,
but this week have given it a lot of deck time, it is wonderful, another
sure to near the top of the tree come the years end. Outstanding cuts
include "Picasso & Me", "Love & Texaco", the more uptempo "I Don't Know",
the lover's "Eddie's First Wife" and the lilting "Revival". If it's not
out in the States until next February, do yourself a favour and get a
copy from here in the UK. Music this good deserves to be heard.
Finally a cd I've played to death since January but haven't commented on,
JEFF FINLIN "Original Fin". This is stunning from the wonderful love into
marriage tune "She's A Mama Now" to the stunning "Eighteen Tons" with my
favourite opening verse of the year:
"Pulled in a whistle stop and looked for your name in the directory U's/I
knew you were there thought I had nothing to lose/threw rocks at the stop
sign staring at the pay phone till the morning begun/you were the only
road I hadn't done/I looked east, I looked west/saw the sheen of my
dreams put to the test/I looked north, still I wanted to run/cause love
weighs eighteen tons". Such stunning imagery, sung in a voice that is a
cross somewhere between Bob Dylan, Randy Newman and Tom Waits, the guy is
a waiting to be discovered star.
Nothing remotely mainstream in those recommendations, just real music
played by talented individuals for your discovery and enjoyment.
Go forth and buy!!!
John "always enjoying the voyage of discovery and wonderful people"
Graveling
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Subject: NN: Vince Bell at Uncle Calvin's: what a night
Date: Sat, 19 Aug 2000 10:43:05 -0500
From: Ed Maier (evmaier@dhc.net>
Drove over to Uncle Calvin's in Dallas last night to catch
Vince Bell's show. My wife Sharon couldn't make it. She had
an assignment at the local high school to ride shotgun at a
festival they were having. (I think it was called Stupidfest.)
Anyhow, Vince opened with *100 Miles From Mexico*. That's
the song from the album Texas Plates that really grabs me.
"Backing down this highway,
Thumbing at the headlights,
Gravel shoulder,
Devils backbone,"
Have you ever hitchhiked at night? Back in the late 50's,
that was my only way of getting home to Uvalde from college
in Arlington. Nobody picks up a rider at night. Almost
anybody would pick up a rider during daylight. Anyhow, I'd
left Arlington Wednesday after class let out for the
Thanksgiving weekend, and set out to Fort Worth and then down
Hwy. 281 south to San Antonio. Then I caught a ride heading
west on Hwy. 90 towards Uvalde and made it as far as Hondo.
Couldn't get anyone to pick me up for the last 60 miles
into Uvalde, so I slept on a bench at a roadside park just
out of town. Damn, it was cold. About 3:00 AM a State Patrol
officer woke me, asked some questions, and searched my suitcase.
No, I wasn't offended. Kinda enjoyed the company and his car
was warm. Turned out he knew my crazy cousins and gave me a
lift home.
Devil's Backbone is a place on Farmroad 32 just west of San
Marcos. It's in the hill country, but I've never been there so
I don't know exactly what it is. Probably a twisted piece of road
or a skyline over the hills.
Another song I love on the album is *Last Dance At The Last
Chance*. Vince mentioned that the lyrics were inspired by the
dance pavilion at Garner State Park just north of Uvalde.
I've been there many times with my crazy cousins and other
friends. That's what I love about Vince's lyrics. They invoke
so many long-forgotten memories. This guy is truly a Texas
treasure.
(Note to Sarah: I had to get up and leave about 11:30 PM between
songs, and I know that's rude. I'd been up since 5:00 AM yesterday,
and I had to drive back to Arlington to get some much-needed
sleep. Vince noticed me and I hope he wasn't offended.)
Vince is also one hellava humorist. He had me laughing so hard
at one point that my ribs ached.
Didn't keep a setlist, but then I never do. Think he played about
twenty songs before I left, and I've got to order his earlier
album "Phoenix". He's also begun what he calls an experimental
album, but I don't remember what or if he titled it.
BTW, we've gone 51 days without any rain here, and 26 days so far
with the temperature 100º F. or hotter. Other than that, life is
sweet.
Ed Maier
Arlington, TX
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Subject: NN: Re: Vince Bell at Uncle Calvin's: what a night
Date: Sun, 20 Aug 2000 11:32:29 +0800
From: "Bob McConnochie" (rsm@ppp.com.hk>
Hi Ed; I didn't think anyone hitched at all these days (at least in
America) - never mind at night! I stand corrected. My favourite night-time
hitching memory was between Newcastle and Edinburgh after a Springsteen
concert (I think) when after hours of walking through the night along a
silent road I came across a Baker's Van pulled up in a rest area and the
driver sound asleep in the cab. So I sat and dozed on the pavement right in
front of the van. As soon as he started the engine, as expected, I woke up.
I shall never forget the expression on his face when I came to my feet,
right in front of his windshield, staring in at him, in the middle of the
deserted countryside. He must have thought Hollywood horror movies had
finally caught up with him......
Great ride though, all the way to the centre of Edinburgh. Thanks for
reminding me! Bob Mc.
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Subject: NN: Buddy Mondlock
Date: Sat, 19 Aug 2000 12:54:55 EDT
From: Tricia9999@aol.com
Went to a house concert last night - Buddy and Carol Elliott (newly married).
It was quite a treat - as you know Nanci did a Buddy song on OVOR. His latest
record has the same song (Comin' Down in the Rain) with Nanci doing harmony
vocals. It was a nice, intimate show with Michael McNevin making a guest
appearance. That song cowritten by Buddy and Michael was almost the highlight.
These house concerts are becoming ever more present in my area and it sure is
a nice welcome.
Best to all and sure hope to hear reports of Rocky Mtn. Folk Fest,
Tricia
Berkeley, CA
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Subject: NN: Kerrville in Your Living Room
Date: Sat, 19 Aug 2000 14:58:15 -0400
From: Steve Robertson (stever@mindspring.com>
Found a couple of good realAudio resources today while reading the Guy
Clark list. Songs.com has archived 18 hours of this year's Kerrville
performances:
http://songs.com/kerrville/archives-a.html
The first set I listened to (Bob Franke) had some of the highest
fidelity I've ever found in realAudio.
Also check out a show on Nashville Public Radio called "The Songwriter
Sessions":
http://www.wpln.org/songwriters/songwriters.html
This site only keeps the current week's show online, so you have to
check in here regularly. Guy's show will be available for a week
starting August 26.
Hidin' Out in the Georgia Pines,
Steve Robertson
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Subject: NN: I finally saw her...
Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2000 01:38:17 EDT
From: Annavedo@aol.com
Hi Netters,
After years of listening to and loving her music, I finally saw Nanci
Griffith LIVE at the Rocky Mountain Folks Festival!!!! I am still walking on
a cloud... She is cuter and softer than can be imagined (I know I'm
preaching to the choir here, because many, if not most of you, have seen her
many times) and I agree with whomever said a while back, that it looks as
though she's carrying a tad more weight. It looks great on her! She's no
longer painfully thin and waifish looking; rather she looks like a lovely,
still-slender woman. She wore a long, black, sleeveless, sparkly frock and a
purple scarf. Her hair is just below her ears, and is shiny, bouncy and
healthy-looking. Her voice was strong; her deceptively fragile-sounding
tremolo matched the shimmer of the quaking aspen, and carried beautifully
across the grassy venue. I sat back in my lawn chair and looked up into the
starry sky and at the jutting red rocks of the high canyon walls that line
the beautiful St. Vrain river, and thought that I could just die and go to
heaven right then and there! I sang every song - not too loudly to annoy my
neighbors mind you - and helped her along when a couple of times she stumbled
over lyrics ("If I had a hammer, I'd *sing* it in the morning...!"). She
brought out Lucy Kaplansky (and mangled her name... it came out something
like Kapanskly), Maura Kennedy and Tom Rush. Lee Satterfield was there,
looking and sounding GREAT! Nanci mentioned her retirement, and said that
Lee is from Denver (which may explain why she came out of retirement to
attend RMFF). She introduced each member of the Blue Moon Orchestra with a
little anecdote (message to James "Amazing Rhythm Aces" Hooker: YOU'RE SO
DANG CUTE!). She prefaced her closing song, "If I Had a Hammer" by saying
that this night would be the last time anyone would ever hear her perform it.
I feel honored to have witnessed it at least once. I have always loved her
version of the song. She broke a string and said she was so proud! She said
she hadn't done that in years and that it is "a good thing!"
As this was my first-ever festival, my husband and I took it slowly and
acquainted ourselves with the whole process. We didn't feel right sitting
with the other Nancinetters, because we hadn't participated in the mornings'
land rush for good seating. No matter to me, I was there to hear her music,
more than to see her face. We sat next to some mighty nice folks who shared
their binocs with us. Another man who sat by us, was blind and had the most
gentle, beautiful black lab! I took a cue from him and closed my eyes and
experienced the moment with nothing but the succulent sounds of Nanci and the
BMO. We did meet up with the 'Netters for breakfast on Saturday. There
were the wonderful Sue and Bill Peete, Susan Krauss (or is it Crouse?), Norm
Watson and his sister Carol, Rob Remig, Paul Tan, Shelly Brisbin and her
husband Frank whatsisname (sorry, Frank) and a couple of others whose names I
don't know (forgive me!). I'm sorry to say we never did hook up with Sascha
and her husband from Connecticut, or the Hales, but again, as first-timers,
we took it easy and slipped in and out of the festival alot (hey, I'm a
princess and I like to be comfortable! I'm not in for sweating in the hot
sun for more than a few hours at a time!). I was really only there for
Nanci, anyway. As for the other performers I saw, Catie Curtis BLEW ME AWAY,
and I bought all three of her CD's while there; Mark Sexton is an incredible
talent (reminds me a smidge of Louis Prima); The Nields (why did I think they
were all guys???); Greg Brown (awesome storyteller) and Stacey Earle (those
of you who like to use the word "precious" to describe Nanci - I have just
two words for you... Stacey Earle!) put on good shows. Didn't care too much
for David Crosby's group CPR, but my husband did (his CSN days). The Boulder
Porter (ale) was fabulous...
Sorry to say we came home early and missed Sunday night's stuff. Would
have loved to see Emmylou and the Irish group "Solas" but school starts
tomorrow, and my husband has to go to work, yadda, yadda, yadda. I feel
pretty good about even attending at all. I am a very low-key,
non-spontaneous person! For all the times that Nanci has appeared here in
Colorado over the years, I've never been able to get myself to go to one of
her concerts (Live theater; symphonies; opera; yes. Concerts I'm not crazy
about). Be sure I will NEVER miss the chance to see her EVER again!
Still smilin' in glorious COLORADO,
*Anne*
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Subject: NN: Verde Valley Festival-AZ
Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2000 02:42:47 EDT
From: SierraSkyz@aol.com
Hi Folks,
Nanci is appearing at the Verde Valley Music Festival on Sunday, Oct 8 in
Sedona Az. On the roster that day are the Indigo Girls, Ben Harper,
Indigenous, Joel Rafael Band and Michelle Branch.
On Saturday the 7th, Trisha Yearwood, Bruce Cockburn, Patty Griffin, Keb'Mo,
Ulali and Annie Humphrey are performing. Tickets are 40/day or 75. for a 2
day pass available at Ticketmaster.
I am planing to attend on Sunday's performance. Anyone else?
Deb " From a reasonable distance to this venue" Meyer
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Subject: NN: Catie
Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2000 09:40:27 +0100
From: "Jenny" (jenny.frog@virgin.net>
>As for the other performers I saw, Catie Curtis BLEW
>ME AWAY, and I bought all three of her CD's while there
And they're amazing, aren't they??? I bought Crash Course in Roses when it
came out, and then a month or two later i got to see Catie open for Mary
Chapin in Glasgow. Generally i keep alllll my music away from my mum
cause... well, she pretty much hates it (understatement), MCC being an
exception. But when we were a couple of minutes late for the start of
Catie's set, we weren't anywhere near our seats and my mum turned towards
and said, "WHO'S THAT??". At the interval she decided that we should just
go home now, because it wasn't going to get much better and the next morning
i woke up to find my CD stolen. Catie Curtis the family therapist.
>Would have loved to see (snip> the Irish group "Solas"
Yes, you would have... They were at the Cambridge Folk fest this year and
they were pretty good... While they were on i spotted Odetta a few feet away
from me in the performer's area... she had her eyes closed and that famous
Odetta smile right across her face. She said later that Solas had been her
favourite act. (shameless plug: www.geocities.com/madgirlpoet/cambridge.html
jenny*
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Subject: NN: rocky
Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2000 20:27:54 +0100
From: "Jenny" (jenny.frog@virgin.net>
Yo, this from the DARLIST on Rocky Mountain performance. What happened and
are we surprisd?
>nanci griffith and her blue moon orchestra was amazing.
>however, she got pissed about something during the
>middle of her set, it was obvious, and she didn't do an
>encore. it was weird.
jenny*
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Subject: Re: NN: rocky
Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2000 19:56:32 EDT
From: Annavedo@aol.com
Now this is interesting.... I remember being somewhat surprised that she
didn't do an encore, but having never seen her before, I didn't know what to
expect. I also noticed she was slated to perform until 10:30, but ended at
10:10. However, as I mentioned before, I was in heaven for just having seen
her at all, so if I was short-changed, I didn't notice!
Then, my husband reminded me of something that happened during the show.
While she was explaining that we can do something about the tragic landmine
situation in this world, apparently someone down near the front must have
laughed, because she sounded hurt and she let out a sarcasm. It went
something like, "yeah, that's real funny, isn't it?" I didn't think at the
time, that it had an effect on her performance, but I suppose it might have.
Any one else who was there have a take on this? I didn't hear the laugh, I
just surmised by her reaction.
Still happy with what I got....
*Anne*
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Subject: NN: Re: rocky
Date: Tue, 22 Aug 2000 00:40:38 -0400
From: "Shawn Kimbro" (kimbroj@charter.net>
Anne writes:
> Then, my husband reminded me of something that happened during the show.
> While she was explaining that we can do something about the tragic
landmine
> situation in this world, apparently someone down near the front must have
> laughed, because she sounded hurt and she let out a sarcasm. It went
> something like, "yeah, that's real funny, isn't it?"
Coincidentally, one of the cable channels, TLC maybe, aired an interesting
show tonight about artists who put their support behind social causes.
There were a lot of folkies on it, but I didn't see Nanci. I believe it
will continue tomorrow evening. The point is clear that music is much more
powerful than mere words or even poetry in getting people motivated about
issues. Nevertheless, I find it interesting how artists choose their causes
and can't help but be occasionally suspicious of their motivations. It
seems to me that some acts, for example Rage Against The Machine (who seem
to turn up at every fortuitous riot), look for opportunities to promote
themselves under the guise of protest. I can see how, with poverty and
suffering right under our noses, someone might doubt the sincerity of a
campaign against land mines. But if that was the source of Nanci's reaction,
then it seems to me evidence that she is indeed sincere in her support for
this cause.
Warm Regards,
-Shawn "Who, despite the rain forest problem, wishes for a Brazilian
rosewood Martin."
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Subject: NN: Austin Address?
Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2000 16:14:18 -0400
From: Shawn Kimbro (skimbro@bhset.org>
Hey --
Sorry to send this to everyone, but I have a quick question for any of the
folks who live near Austin, Texas. Can anyone provide me with an address or a
telephone number for Groper Music Inc. there?
Thanks in advance for any help,
-Shawn
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Subject: NN: Landmines for a Campaing-free world in TORONTO
Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2000 17:10:06 -0400
From: "MVM" (mvmartel@home.com>
..or something like that...
I had heard rumours for this show, but it's not listed on Musi-Cal or Nanci's
website or the Massey Hall site... yet I just ordered tickets for Dec 4 at
Massey Hall for Nanci, Emmylou, Steve Earle, MCC and Bruce Cockburn!! Anyone
remember the last time Nanci was in TO?
Their phone # is 416 872-4255. Best seats left were Row Q centre, and some
upstairs in the balcony and aisles. They went on sale today (Monday Aug 21).
Good luck!
Vicki
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