NanciNet Digest 7-09-01
// Hope you survived your weekend. Bits and pieces in today's digest.
// Enjoy! [BP
_________________________________________________________________
Subject: NN: Tour article
From: DavidVige@aol.com
Date: Fri, 6 Jul 2001 16:12:11 EDT
FYI, there's an article (with a cute pic) regarding NG's upcoming tour on
the following site: www.livedaily.citysearch.com/news/3287.html
The LiveDaily website also has a bio article on NG at:
http://www.livedaily.citysearch.com/artist/1247.html
_________________________________________________________________
Subject: NN: List of lists
From: Tony Cox (tonycox@pacific.net.au>
Date: Sun, 08 Jul 2001 21:53:16 -0400
For those who enjoy perusing a good list now and again (and who doesn't),
I've tallied up all the Top 5's (or 6's or 7's!) submitted by NN'ers to
date and compiled a chart (below).
Each person's selections were awarded one vote, regardless of whether they
ranked the songs or not. The person who submitted a top ten had the first
6 counted. (I decided that for those who did submit one or two more than
the agreed five, it was fairest to count them all rather than omit one or
two at random). For the person who submitted Love At The Five And Dime
five times - sorry - just one vote was counted:) Also, different versions
of the same song were counted as ...the same song. Anyway, here's the
results, based on the 36 people who responded:
1) Gulf Coast Highway (10 votes)
2) Late Night Grand Hotel (9 votes)
3) Banks of the Pontchartrain (8 votes)
Next, each with 6 votes:
Love At The Five And Dime
So Long Ago
There's a Light Beyond These Woods
and with 5 votes each:
Goodnight To A Mother's Dream
The Wing And The Wheel
These Days In An Open Book
Trouble In The Fields
and with 4 votes each:
Daddy Said
More Than A Whisper
The Flyer
Time Of Inconvenience
Working In Corners
A further 9 songs got 3 votes each, 12 got 2 and another 35 got 1.
That makes 71 different favourites between just 36 NN'ers, which is pretty
amazing, and just shows what a rich back catalogue Nanci has given us to
enjoy.
No doubt there will be some more 'all time greats' on the way once 'Clock
Without Hands' sees the light of day. Roll on the 31st.
Tony - on a good day to be indoors doing something fairly pointless ;-)
_________________________________________________________________
Subject: NN: Nanci in Northampton, MA
From: "Michael Harrison" (miketeked@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 07 Jul 2001 13:01:51 -0400
Tickets for Nanci in Northampton, MA are now on sale for her Sept. 16 show.
I called this morning and got 5th row center. The phone number is
1-800-THE-TICK. The website is http://www.iheg.com/tickets.htm
_________________________________________________________________
Subject: NN:Picture
From: Anna McCalman (carwheels_2000@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 6 Jul 2001 08:16:11 -0700 (PDT)
So, in my daily ramblings (shouldn't I really be
working? *Don't tell*), I again stumble across a good
thing.
On the Americana Music Website's home page, there is a
picture of Nanci at MerleFest 2000 & below that one of
Emmylou. Very good pics.
Thought you'd wanna know.
AnnaMac
_________________________________________________________________
Subject: NN: Picture P.S.
From: Anna McCalman (carwheels_2000@yahoo.com>
P.S.
I guess it would help if I'd included the web address
in that last e-mail, huh?
It's a Friday & I've been in a coma this morning. I
put on the same skirt I wore Monday. Oh well ;P
www.americana-music.com
_________________________________________________________________
Subject: Re: NN: Picture P.S.
From: lippert@pgh.nauticom.net
Date: Fri, 6 Jul 2001 11:49:19 -0400 (EDT)
On Fri, 6 Jul 2001, Anna McCalman wrote:
> I guess it would help if I'd included the web address
> in that last e-mail, huh?
Does anybody else think that Emmylou looks a little too much like the
woman who consorted with the devil and ended up killing herself in the end
of the Stephen King's "The Stand" movie?
> It's a Friday & I've been in a coma this morning. I
> put on the same skirt I wore Monday. Oh well ;P
Yeah me too, but today isn't "Dress in Drag" day at work. (Not that
there's anything WRONG with that).
kenn "secure" lippert
| kenn lippert "See Kate Campbell"
| lippertNO@SPAMnauticom.net KateCampbell.com
|
| "I have loved the stars too fondly "The moon, the music, and me."
| to be fearful of the night." -Vince Bell, Texas Plates
| -Sarah Williams www.VinceBell.com
| 3ap.org
_________________________________________________________________
Subject: NN: Nanci's entire song list
From: SJLOU812@aol.com
Date: Thu, 5 Jul 2001 12:12:39 EDT
Hello. Is there anyone on this beloved list that has every song that or
almost every song that Nanci has done other than the ones on her regular
releases. I am talking about tracks from compilations, soundtracks, and
where she appears on other artists albums. If so, Please please contact me
at SJLOU812@aol.com
_________________________________________________________________
Subject: NN: NG Fan Websites
From: "Ed Robirds" (ed@dreamseaartworks.com>
Date: Fri, 6 Jul 2001 15:19:25 -0400
Hi everyone.
I'm adding links to other NG websites from MY forthcoming NG website.
Does anyone have or can anyone recommend any fan websites?
Thanks so much.
Ed
// Did you check the FAQ file that came with your subscription? [BP]
_________________________________________________________________
Subject: NN: NN the best
From: ConorMG@aol.com
Date: Thu, 5 Jul 2001 20:47:26 EDT
Hello from England, where I've been reading your letters with astonishment
for the last seven months. Many of your favourite performers of 2000
haven't
surfaced here in the shops yet, but my listening has been hugely broadened
by
your recommendations all the same, so thanks for that. I love the amount of
frank valuing of music on here, so the recent diffidence over comparing NG
and EH is puzzling.
Unlike with most other singers, I don't find it easy to pick out Nanci's
best, so I've agonised for weeks over it, scrutinising the words (fatal!),
playing rewind a lot, realising how much 'Flyer' has grown on me, and
concluding with three lists:
my best:
Goodbye to a Mother's Dream (Flyer)
One Blade Shy (Late Night)
It's Too Late (Late Night)
Are You Tired Of Me, My Darling (Other Voices OR)
Spin on a Red Brick Floor (Once in a VBM)
my favourites:
I Wish It Would Rain (Little Love Affairs)
So Long Ago (Little LA)
I'll Move Along (Blue Roses)
Everything's Coming Up Roses (BR)
Morning Train (BR)
and the ones I skip:
Desperadoes (Other Voices Too)
Summer Wages (OVT)
He Was a Friend of Mine (OVT)
Maybe Tomorrow (Blue Roses)
Heaven (Late Night)
I think the mischief, fun, surprises, expressiveness, and instrumentation in
her songs are what keep me listening so much. I'm looking at about 135 songs
I love on eleven cds in front of me, and can't think of anyone who remotely
approaches giving me this much pleasure.
_________________________________________________________________
Subject: NN: RE: Radio Station Celebration
From: "Herve" (aequalis@wanadoo.fr>
Date: Fri, 6 Jul 2001 15:14:34 +0200
Are NanciNet archives available somewhere?
And Eric Taylor is currently touring in the north-east states. All dates
available here : http://www.multimania.com/songwriters/et_tour.htm
Herve,pAris pAl
_________________________________________________________________
Subject: Re: NN: RE: Radio Station Celebration
From: Steve Robertson (stever@mindspring.com>
Date: Fri, 06 Jul 2001 16:11:43 -0400
> Are NanciNet archives available somewhere?
I'm amazed that I could find this web address- since i probably haven't used
it in two years- but Shelly Brisbin is still archiving the NanciNet at this
location:
http://brisbin.net/Nanci/archives/arc.html
--
>From the Georgia Pines,
Steve Robertson
_________________________________________________________________
Subject: NN: Re:Emmylou and Nanci
From: "Melody Rittenhouse" (melodyr@med.umich.edu>
Date: Thu, 05 Jul 2001 11:37:13 -0400
Petop@aol.com wrote:
"I also don't know why we need to play "better than" games. We have Emmylou
Harris and Nanci Griffith, two outstanding singers/songwriters/musicians.
Enjoy each for the talent they offer and the joy they can bring to a
listener. I'll bet, if you asked them, they would not consider they were in
competition with each other. Why should we put them into a competition they
have no desire to enter."
My thoughts exactly, and I couldn't have said it better, except to maybe add
that I
believe Emmylou is more diversified in her choice of music than Nanci is.
This
probably has more to do with the fact that Emmylou is more of a song
singer/interpreter
and doesn't write much, and Nanci is more of a writer who just happens to
sing ;-)
And from everything I've heard and read, Nanci and Emmylou are the best of
friends.
p.s. I just went on-line and bought tickets for the Sept Nanci show at Hill
Auditorium in Ann Arbor. Thanks to halebops timely
e-mail reminder I was able to get Center section Row 1.....thanks halebops
;-)
p.p.s. I love the new Lucinda Williams cd Essence more with each listen. I
agree
with Emmylou's Time Magazine review.
melody "long time nanci nut, infrequent poster"
_________________________________________________________________
Subject: Re: NN: Retraction (of sorts)
From: Anna McCalman (carwheels_2000@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 5 Jul 2001 12:47:06 -0700 (PDT)
('I also don't know why we need to play "better
than" games. We have Emmylou Harris and Nanci
Griffith, two outstanding singers/songwriters/
musicians. >
Yipes! I guess my original intention of a general,
base question out of curiosity was mistaken for a
contest. Quite the contrary!
I was interested in knowing a little history &
insight; luckily, there are so many knowing souls out
there in the NanciNet cosmos--I appreciate the input.
It's cloudy/rainy in Memphis today---how's y'alls neck
of the woods?
Anna Mac
'Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday
life.' Auerbach
_________________________________________________________________
Subject: Re: NN: Retraction (of sorts)
From: Steve Robertson (stever@mindspring.com>
Date: Thu, 05 Jul 2001 16:46:03 -0400
on 7/5/01 9:26 AM, Petop@aol.com at Petop@aol.com wrote:
> She also has the amazing knack of drawing other wonderful musicians
> into her circle. One should note that both Rodney Crowell and Ricky Skaggs
> got their starts playing in Emmylou's band and she has recorded with most
of
> the big names in popular music.
> I also don't know why we need to play "better than" games.
As often happens with these lists, we have lost track of the original
comment. The first person to raise this subject did not comment on whether
Nanci or Emmy was the best. She just said she was biased towards Nanci, and
thus wondered why Emmy received more publicity. I said (and I still stand by
it) that Emmy gets more publicity simply because her connection to GP makes
such a good story. It doesn't really matter whether GP was good, bad, or
stoned.
But, like it or not, GP has been credited by many with inventing
country-rock (I prefer the term "folk-rock"). And Emmy IS very good at
nurturing talented musicians, but she had a lot of help for many years from
Barry Tashian- leader of the Hot Band and a long-time associate of GP.
Finally, every Emmylou Harris interview I've ever read contains quotes from
Emmy about how much of her career has been based on pursuing GP's vision by
providing much needed attention to the music of folks like the Louvin
Brothers and the Carter Family.
--
>From the Georgia Pines,
Steve Robertson
_________________________________________________________________
Subject: Re: NN: Retraction (of sorts)
From: Tony Cox (tonycox@pacific.net.au>
Date: Fri, 06 Jul 2001 08:06:57 -0400
Steve Robertson wrote:
> As often happens with these lists, we have lost track of the original
> comment. The first person to raise this subject did not comment on whether
> Nanci or Emmy was the best. She just said she was biased towards Nanci,
and
> thus wondered why Emmy received more publicity.
That's right. Following on from that original comment, I observed that
Emmylou
perhaps gets a disproportionate amount of adulation relative to her "great
album"
output, while Nanci gets relatively little (other than from the likes of
us).
Whether this makes Nanci "better" or not is I agree contentious, and as
Steve
says, not the original point. That said, it shouldn't be taboo to express
an
opinion. After all, most of you would contend that Nanci is "better" than
Shania
(i.e. more artistically and musically gifted). How did you come to that
decision? Oooh, very controversial, I'm sure :-)
And yes, I lived through the Gram Parsons era and have owned a few records
by or
featuring him, but have been pretty ..erm...perplexed at his elevation to
legendary super-cool cult icon status since his death - and by association,
anyone
that had anything to do with him. As I implied, a good career move, as it
turned
out!
Tony the iconoclast
_________________________________________________________________
Subject: Why Emmylou Harris
From: Petop@aol.com
Date: Mon, 9 Jul 2001 09:21:26 EDT
Someone recently wondered on this list why Emmylou Harris has attained the
popularity she has. This, from today's New York Times, by Neil Strauss,
seems
to have one answer to that question:
"Over the last six years Ms. Harris has attained a point in her
career
that few artists ever reach. It is that of musicians, like Neil Young, who
can follow their own vision with the blessing of their fans. And whether
that
vision leads them to mediocrity or excellence on a particular song or album,
it does nothing to diminish the level of respect they have earned, because
it
is known that their intentions were pure, their decisions were true to
themselves, and their talent did not disappear with youth.
"For Ms. Harris, 54, whose rise to eminence has been to have been
accompanied by the graying of her hair, the method for achieving this has
been a combination of her skills as a talent scout (consistently supporting
Rodney Crowell, Buddy Miller and countless others) and by maintaining a
balancing act between the mainstream lineage of country and folk, and the
alternative branches and possibilities outside the genres. Two entirely
contrasting works, the traditional bluegrass album "Roses in the Snow" and
the arty ambient record "Wrecking Ball," are among her best albums, and that
is a testament not just to her range but also to its quality. "
_________________________________________________________________
Subject: NN: Concert tickets for FL show
From: Kim Diorio (kinno@netzero.com>
Date: Thu, 05 Jul 2001 20:25:33 -0500
Tickets for Nanci's July 28 concert in St. Petersburg, FL went on sale
Friday (her birthday!) at 10:00 a.m. through Ticketmaster and the
Mahaffey Theater box office.
Am currently enjoying the WFUV broadcast of Clock Without Hands. Many
thanks to Susan K. for the notification to the list!
Kim
_________________________________________________________________
Subject: NN: Hank Williams tribute CD - No Nanci content
From: Georg (gvallest@c2i.net>
Date: Mon, 9 Jul 2001 07:50:34 +0200 (CEST)
This seems interesting:
Beck - "Your Cheatin' Heart"
Hank Williams III - "I'm a Long Gone Daddy"
Emmylou Harris - "Alone and Forsaken"
Bob Dylan - "I Can't Get You Off of My Mind"
Lucinda Williams - "Cold, Cold Heart"
Sheryl Crow - "Long Gone Lonesome Blues"
Keb' Mo' - "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry"
Keith Richards - "You Win Again"
Mark Knopfler and Emmylou Harris - "Lost on the River"
Tom Petty - "You're Gonna Change (Or I'm Gonna Leave)"
Johnny Cash - "I Dreamed About Mama Last Night"
Ryan Adams - "Lovesick Blues"
The full article is found at
http://www.sonicnet.com/news/story.jhtml?id=1444936
Georg
http://home.no.net/gvallest
_________________________________________________________________
Subject: NN: Holiday music, live & on CD
From: ChocChippy@aol.com
Date: Thu, 05 Jul 2001 12:02:33 EDT
Well, we've been peripatetically hearing & seeing a lot of good stuff this
last week; I got my advance copy of Clock Without Hands at the end of last
week & quickly got my review in to ROCKRGRL in time for the next issue. (I
liked it! For more complete analysis, see the next ROCKRGRL, in which I also
review the new Melissa Ferrick, Meghan Cary & a couple of others).
It was SOOO good to hear that Nanci voice singing new songs, (and the lovely
cover of a Sinatra song), and looking forward to playing it the rest of the
summer and seeing where it fits in the pantheon...my copy is now headed off
on tour with Meghan Cary, who is going to put a few thousand more miles on
her Subaru before the end of the summer, because we NG fans have to take
care of each other, and Meghan needs good driving music.
Speaking of...we went on the road ourselves down to South Carolina last week
for my (nbnbthth) high school reunion and stopped by the excellent Trustus
Theater in Columbia to see their production of Hedwig & the Angry Inch,
which has been my favorite musical of the last 10 or so years. (Lift up your
hands).
For the musicians on the list, Trustus is inaugurating a late-night series
of singer/songwriter & jazz nights starting this fall. If you're touring in
the area, or are in the region, you might want to check out the facility
www.trustus.org and contact the artistic directors, Jim & Kay Thigpen. I
love Trustus, and not just because they produced my first play! They are a
vital part of the S.C. arts scene, going boldly where no other group has
gone before...
We were trapped in travel hell Sunday & part of Monday (see my report in the
Frommers.com newsletter next Friday), but made it back eventually early
Monday (our luggage came home Tuesday).
So we were a bit exhausted and did not head downtown in the off-and-on rain
to fight the crowds to see the free Emmylou Harris show at Battery Park
yesterday. We napped. I'd rather see Emmylou indoors anyway.
We did, however, venture downtown to the Bitter End, where Meghan Cary
(heard of her? ;-) was playing her farewell gig before heading off on tour,
and were happy to hear from someone we didn't know before, a
singer/songwriter named Mark Aaron James, who has recently moved from
Nashville to NYC. He is one talented guy, and quite warped, which is just my
style. He sang the title song of his next CD, "Adventures with a Plastic
Bag," and a lovely song called "Invisible Man," about, you guessed it, the
actual Invisible Man. And one he called his "Bon Jovi power ballad" that was
beautiful and anthemic, and in fact would make a lovely song for JBJ. I hope
his people are talking to Bon Jovi's people...
Meghan has already assembled her hardcore fan base that will say "we
remember when she played [insert famous song here] for the first time..." at
some point in the future.
She did do a brand new one, a work in progress. I rather like when artists
bring in unfinished pieces, because from show to show you can follow their
progress (and sometimes say: why'd they ditch that one, I liked it!)
So again I say she's definitely a keeper & worth seeing live; the tour will
take her (with Brenda White and Sarah Pinsker) to western NY and New England
in July, and she'll be soloing through Virginia, the Carolinas and Georgia
in August.
Well, it's back to work for me...
Kathleen W.
_________________________________________________________________
Questions about NanciNet? Send e-mail to bpage@scctel.com
Return to Archives or The Blue Moon Page