// A list member gets lucky in Austin...
// More reaction to the new CD...
// And more...Enjoy!  [BP]

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Subject: NN: Mary Chapin Carpenter article and ACL Taping
   Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2001 12:37:00 -0500 (CDT)
   From: Clive.Dawson@amd.com

I just came across an excellent article in the New York Times:
"Confronting Middle Age With Songs and Pluck", by Kevin Sack, which
discusses Mary Chapin Carpenter's recent album, "Time*Sex*Love".

After all of the recent discussion on this list about Nanci's new
album and how it reflects where she is in her life at the moment, I
found myself thinking several times, "Hey!  He could be talking about
Nanci here!"

Check it out if you can:

http://www.nytimes.com/2001/08/14/arts/14MARY.html?ex=998830378&ei=1&en=38a271c689fab3e4

(You may have to register at the NYTimes site to access this, but it's free.)

--

Just wanted to make a few remarks about Monday's Austin City Limits
taping.  I echo all of Tom Overton's sentiments, even though I didn't
have the excellent seat he had...!

Nanci began by dedicating "Across The Great Divide" to Nina Gerber who
was in the audience.  I don't remember the exact quote, but she
referred to Nina as one of the greatest acoustical guitarists around.

Nina performed during the second half of the evening's taping session
with Eliza Gilkyson.  It was her first time back on the ACL stage
since the legendary Kate Wolf performance in 1985.  The tape of that
concert ("An Evening in Austin"), together with the laser disk of
Nanci's OVOR concert at Austin's Paramount Theater comprise my two
most treasured musical possessions.  They both have one thing in
common: Nina Gerber.  I also got to see Nina at the Sarah Elizabeth
Campbell benefit on Sunday night and got her to autograph her new 
CD...but I digress...

After warming up with three old favorites, Nanci dug right in to the
mainstays of CWH.  I once again realized how important it is, for me
at least, to listen to Nanci talk about her music and introduce each
song with a story.  It was very moving to hear her speak of Dickey
Chapelle, as well as her experience in Vietnam that led to "Travelling
Through This Part of You".  She joked that she and Eric Taylor have
celebrated 20 years of being divorced, that he's a great psychologist,
and she is his best client.  The significance of the songs and
my enjoyment of them have been greatly enhanced after listening to
her accompanying words.

There were a couple of cute incidents (in addition to the introduction
of her adorable 7-year-old grand nephew Dakota) which y'all might get
a kick out of.  Nanci messed up on a verse of "Where Would I Be" and
had to start over.  In a great mock-British accent which I'd never
heard her use before, she remarked, "We're not on the BEEB,
y'know...We don't have to be perfect...!"  Later, in another retake
involving Clock Without Hands, she suddenly stopped the music, turned
around, and GLARED at every member of the BMO.  I could just imagine
each of them quaking in their shoes, waiting to hear who had screwed
up (remember Hooker's comment about "she has the ears of a bat"!?).
Then she declared, "It was ME!  *I* did it!  See what a barbeque
dinner in my home town does to me?!"  Sigh of relief all around.  
Back to work...

Do not miss this concert when it airs in November!  I really
hope they keep the stories in.

Regards,

Clive Dawson
Austin

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Subject: NN: Nanci in Madison, WI
   Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2001 17:00:25 -0500
   From: "Vern Duba" (vduba@hotmail.com>

I have tickets to the Sept. 6 concert in Madison, WI.  Anyone else going??  
Any inside information??

Vern

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Subject: NN: CWH latest thoughts
   Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2001 17:14:27 -0400
   From: kjohns2001usa@netscape.net

I have been listening to the new album for the past few days, and it has
grown on me.  I even find I really like 'snow'.  Wow.  Of course, the fact
that I had to search for a meaning that I could relate to...the shaking out
of old hurts, angers and emotional baggage from my heart and soul helped.  In
fact, I think this is the single most 'thought provoking' album in Nanci's
output.  If you really want to enjoy the album to its fullest, you must do
more than just listen to the songs as entertainment.
I know a couple of reviews by fans have sort of wondered why some
professional reviewers have been so enthusiastic about CWH, maybe the
professionals saw this right off, and were praising Nanci for being so bold
as to provide mind candy as well as ear candy.  
Just my own thoughts so far.  Hope everyone is giving the album second third
fourth and fifth listens.
Best to all,
DJ

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Subject: NN: "official" nanci mailing list
   Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2001 05:34:36 -0700 (PDT)
   From: me (nannynan@earthlink.net>

At 2:49 PM -0400 8/14/01, Todd Barrett wrote:
>Hello everyone....I have a question.  I signed up for the "official" nanci
>mailing list to have a chance to win a guitar and I haven't heard squat.
>Has anyone received any kind of welcome message or anything?
 
 
Yes I did and no I didn't.
 -- 
"Love is a thing that can never go wrong,
and I am Marie of Roumania."-- Dorothy Parker

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Subject: NN: Austin City Limits
   Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2001 06:15:12 -0700 (PDT)
   From: Erin Dowdy-soon to be Pittman (trublever@yahoo.com>

Wow! What a report on the taping! Lucky you!  Any word
on when that will air?

Erin

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Subject: Re: NN: Austin City Limits
   Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2001 10:04:10 -0700 (PDT)
   From: Tom Overton (thomasmoverton@yahoo.com>

Hi Erin:
They said that it would air in November (but to check
your local listings).
    Tom O

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Subject: Re: NN: Clock Without Hands
   Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2001 09:36:34 EDT
   From: Petop@aol.com

mehl@ihot.com writes:

> Does anyone know if the John Stewart on the album
> is the same guy that was with the Kingston Trio
> long ago and far away.

Oh, yes, and the Cumberland Three before that.

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Subject: Re: NN: Clock Without Hands
   Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2001 07:04:08 -0700
   From: "Jim Mehl" (mehl@ihot.com>

The Cumberland Three. You must be almost as old as I am.
Perhaps you remember Paul Sykes. And then there is Randy
Sparks prior to the New Christy Minstrels.
Jim

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Subject: NN: website music and receptivity
   Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2001 08:46:17 -0700 (PDT)
   From: Dan Gerson (dpgerson@yahoo.com>

I find this hard to believe, but the official website
(wwww.nancigriffith.com) will let you play several of
the songs from CWH in their entirety. 

I'm finding I like this disc more and more after
deciding on first listen I was not impressed or moved.

And of course your mood/mindset at the time of
listening is crucial. I remember around last
Thanksgiving, lying in a hospital bed, with a mind and
soul stressed by extreme sleep deprivation and large
doses of IV steroids. I was trying to decide whether
or not to have some life changing surgery. Flipping
through the TV channels I found the ACL episode with
Lee Ann Womack. After hearing "I Hope You Dance", I
was moved beyond tears and suddenly I had the guidance
I'd desperately needed.

My point is that Womack isn't someone I normally like
or listen to. In fact I was a bit disappointed (but
not too much) when I later bought the CD. But that
night I was in a receptive mood. This morning,
listening to Nanci, I'm in a like mood, and I'm loving
this expression of an artist who is so imbedded in my
soul that when I woke up from that surgery, my first
question to the attending nurse (after Am I alive?)
was, "Do you know who Nanci Griffith is?".

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Subject: NN: KPIG is the best
   Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2001 08:55:23 -0700 (PDT)
   From: Dan Gerson (dpgerson@yahoo.com>

If you haven't listened to KPIG yet (www.kpig.com),
please do. Here's a partial set list from this
morning:

  8:05 am - Lucinda Williams - Hot Blood 
  8:16 am - Nanci Griffith Trouble In The Fields 
  8:17 am - New Grass Revival You Plant Your Fields 
  8:25 am - J.J. Cale Stone River 
  8:31 am - John Hammond - Get Behind The Mule 
  8:33 am - Neville Bros. Voo Doo 
  8:48 am - Hans Theessink - Lazy, long hot summer's day
  8:51 am - Los Lobos - Kiko and the Lavender Moon 
  8:59 am - Charlie Robison - Desperate Times 
  9:05 am - Shawn Colvin - Shotgun down the Avalanche 

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Subject: NN: My Assignment for the Weekend - 
             Concert Reports (Kate Campbell et al.)
   Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2001 12:31:32 -0400
   From: "Baird, Tim" (tim.baird@troutmansanders.com>

[Here's the Nanci content:]

I have read the various responses or rejoinders to my message from last week
regarding my first impressions of Clock Without Hands.  It always puzzles me
to read responses to an honest, off-the-cuff reaction that go something
like: "you too daft too appreciate it" or "you're not giving it a chance."
I think my previous message made it clear that I plan to give it a chance.
In fact, my weekend assignment is to set aside a couple of hours to listen
to it twice more.  Once without any distractions.  Once while I do other
things around the house.  We'll see if my reaction changes. 

You know, however, that sometimes even our favorite artists make albums that
we just don't like.  Doesn't make us wrong.  And it doesn't lessen the
artistic value of the work.  It just means that I don't happen to like it.

Some of you, however, need to lighten up when people post their opinions
about Nanci's albums.  Some wise soul once said: "Opinions are like
a**holes, everybody's got one."  Just remember that opinions don't
necessarily make you an a**hole, although they can.

[End of Nanci content]

Thought some of you might enjoy the following reports of some recent
concerts by Nanci-related performers (Kate Campbell, Tom Prasada-Rao, Kelly
Willis, Bruce Robison):

By virtue of the fact that Richmond's principal music venues for the artists
discussed on this list have closed (I had seen Joe Ely, Jerry Jeff Walker,
Monte Warden, and others at either the Flood Zone or Moondance), my wife and
I usually have to take road trips now to see the folks we like.  Thought I
would share a couple recent experiences.

The first concert reported is pretty belated.  On July 21, we went to see
Tom Prasada-Rao and Kate Campbell.  They were both participating in some
kind of songwriting seminar up in Charlottesville over that weekend.  The
concert was arranged by Acoustic Muse (see acousticmuse.com) and was staged
in an interesting venue: the Thomas Jefferson Memorial Church.  The entryway
(narthex?) of this Unitarian church is emblazoned with gold-lettered
quotations from Thomas Jefferson, including some choice words from his Bill
of Establishing Religious Freedom in Virginia, which was the precursor of
the freedom of religion clause in the First Amendment.  The concert itself
took place in the sanctuary, which was painted a kind of Easter-egg blue or
sky blue, and about two-thirds of those in attendance were evidently the
young people (all looked to be teenagers) who were attending the songwriting
seminar.  As we watched from the balcony, in the stifling heat and humidity,
Kate Campbell started the show (just her and her guitar), and proceeded to
work her way backwards through some of the "title" or "lead" songs in her
catalogue.  Although it has been a few weeks, I think she sang the following
songs, in roughly this order:

   The House That You Live In
   Rosaryville
   Visions of Plenty
   Moonpie Dreams (one of my favorites)
   Mississippi & Me 

After these, she sang the following (less sure about the order):
  See Rock City (another one of my favorites)
  Crazy in Alabama
  In My Mother's House
  Bury Me in Bluegrass

She then finished the set at the piano with "Look Away," for which she gave
an interesting, and carefully-worded introduction, basically making the
point that the song was an acknowledgement of Southern heritage, as well as
Southern guilt, if you will, but that it was not an argument for flying the
Stars and Bars over Southern statehouses, which she does not support.  

After a brief intermission, Tom Posada-Rau took the mike, explaining "This
is the fat-illegal-alien-in-a-dress portion of the show."  (He was wearing
some kind of galabea (sp?).  He also explained that he got the "alien" part
worked out).  Jon was a funny guy, had some good stories, and some pretty
good songs.  His style is groovier or funkier than your typical folk artist.
(A quote on his website says: "He plays his guitar like a band."  That
sounds about right).  It would still be interesting to see what he would
sound like with a full band.  

I don't remember the names of many of them, because I had never seen him
before, but the following stood out for me:

  Sleeping Beauty
  See Myself in You
  Falling Star (?)
 "Christmas in the Ashram" was pretty damn funny as well.

After Jon finished his set, Kate returned, and they alternated songs,
sometimes singing harmony on the other artist's tune.   

At my wife's bellowed request, the first song of the third set was (her
favorite): "Fade to Blue."  Tom and Kate then sang dueling boxing songs -
Tom's was about Muhammad Ali, and Kate's (apparently a new one) was about
Joe Louis, and incidentally Muhammad Ali.  That was fun.

The last song of the night was a sing-along for the whole house of the old
hymn, On Jordan's Stormy Banks, from Kate's Wandering Strange album - check
Amazon for kenn lipppert's expert review ; ).  Overall, a highly enjoyable
evening, then it was back down I-64 to home.

* * *

Last Saturday, we had our most recent road-trip to a concert.  This time, we
went to probably my favorite venue in the area: the Birchmere in Alexandria
(where most recently we have seen the Nields and Robert Earl Keen).  On
Saturday, we went to see Kelly Willis and her hubby, Bruce Robison.
Apparently, they have a new baby (six months old), who they took with them
on the tour!!!  I can't remember if they said whether it was a boy or a
girl.  Anyway, the Birchmere concert was their last night on the tour, and
they looked rather relieved.  

Kelly and Bruce alternated songs (more or less) and I did not keep track of
the set list.  According to my recollection, Kelly sang the following songs
(although probably not in this order):

  Cradle of Love
  Real Deep Feeling
  What I Deserve
  What World Are You Living In?
  Heaven's Just A Sin Away
  Fading Fast
  Devil May Care (on Bruce's new album, see below)
  I Don't Want To Love You (But I Do)
  Talk Like That
  Fist City (encore)

Bruce, in turn, sang:

  Blame It One Me (first track on his new album, Country Sunshine, coming out
in September)
  Friendless Marriage (also on new album)
  My Brother and Me
  Angry All The Time
  What Would Willie Do (hilarious song on new album)
  Travelin' Soldier (encore)

I think Bruce sang a few more tracks but damned if I can remember what they
were.  Both Kelly and Bruce sounded great, and they looked happy, if a
little "knackered" (as our friends across the Pond might say).
Interestingly, Kelly's ex, Mas Palermo, was in the crowd, about two tables
away from ours.  She actually paid Mas a compliment - something along the
lines of, "If I weren't for Mas, I would never even have gotten up on
stage."  

The funniest line of the night was when Bruce was talking about how he had
better let Kelly sing two songs in a row because the Kelly fans in the crowd
were probably wondering when he was gonna shut up.  Bruce then related how
he had been heckled at a concert by a guy who wanted to hear Kelly and not
Bruce.  Anyway, at some point in the story, Bruce mentioned his Dad telling
him one time, "No matter how pretty a gal is, someone somewhere is sick o'
her sh*t."   After a pregnant pause, Kelly then said, "Are you saying I'm
pretty?" (Rim shot).  I thought that was pretty good.

Anyhow.  We had a good time.  I recommend the Birchmere to any of you folks
in the VA/MD/DC area.  Great venue, decent food, pretty reasonable beer
prices (if you go with the pitchers!).  Two thumbs up.

Peace.

Tim

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Subject: Re: NN: My Assignment for the Weekend - 
         Concert Reports (Kate Campbell et al.)
   Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2001 09:46:21 -0400
   From: DvBGardner@genelogic.com

Tim Baird wrote:   ((((In fact, my weekend assignment is to set aside a
couple of hours to listen to it twice more.  Once without any distractions.
Once while I do other things around the house.  We'll see if my reaction
changes. >>>>>

Me too, Tim.   I haven't had time yet to get back to this music yet since
last time I wrote about it.   This weekend is the first one without an
agenda.   Nanci's CD will be my homework as well.    However, if my opinion
doesn't change, I may not dare post it after all.   We shall see. :)

Tim further wrote:       ((((( .....concerts by Nanci-related performers
(Kate Campbell, Tom Prasada-Rao, ............>>>>>>

WHOA NELLY!!!!    Tom Prasada-Rao is Nanci-related?   I didn't know.
Message to Baron von Paige (Shawn Kimbro) - will I be assigned a Nanci
number if I tell you that I once spent an evening chatting with Tom
Prasada-Rao at a local place, where he performed with one of my favorite
local chick bands (Venus Rising)?    I also sang along with some of the
songs, sitting at a table right in front of the stage.   Please give me
your decision re: qualifying for any fraction of a point....... :).

Tom, I had no idea that there are others who like Tom.   He performs very
frequently here in our area (e.g., Takoma Park Folk Festival, etc.).

Donate "too early to make sense this morning" v.B.-G.

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Subject: Re: NN: Kate Campbell/Kelly Willis/Bruce Robison review - 
         My assignment f or the Weekend
   Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2001 15:04:10 -0700 (PDT)
   From: Anna McCalman (carwheels_2000@yahoo.com>

No---this is not a freakin' repeat of the other
message!!

A couple of months ago I saw Kate Campbell at the
Center of Southern Folklore in Downtown Memphis & she
was amazing.  She comes thru town every so often and
performs there---each time a treat!  She is such a
kind person.

The church she performed in while in Charlotteville
sounds like it would have created an ethereal (did I
spell that correctly?) effect on the performance as a
whole...she truly has a tremendous presence.  

In Memphis, her set list was similar and 'Look Away'
was an amazing song.  Growing up in the South, I like
her, love some of the traditions yet other aspects
disgust me.  She is such an amazing role model for the
modern South.

Anyway, just thought I'd share.

Anna 

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Subject: NN: Toronto Nanci Concert
   Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2001 22:17:34 -0400
   From: "MVM" (mvmartel@home.com>

     HOUSE OF BLUES CONCERTS
     NANCI GRIFFITH
     LEGAL AGE 19/R126007780
     PHOENIX CONCERT THEATRE
     410 SHERBOURNE
     TUE SEP 11, 2001 DRS 8PM

This just came to my attention. Any Toronto area NNers going?

Vicki

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Subject: NN: Gifts/James
   Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2001 20:59:26 -0500
   From: Sarah Wrightson (sarahwrightson@vincebell.com>

JAMES WARD wrote:

> In September 1999, I spent the entire month sleeping
> on the floor in a hospital waiting room, waiting
> endlessly for my lover of 20 years to revive.  
(snip>
> One day I arrived to find a good friend of mine had
> brought over a gift copy of Nanci's "The Dust Bowl
> Symphony".  I put that CD on and when I heard the
> version of "The Wing and Wheel" on the CD......I
> simply fell totally apart. Each day I would rush home
> for my 2 hour reprieve and I would put that song on
> repeat....I would cry and cry....but inside....this
> song really gave me a release...at a time when I most
> needed it.  For that, I would follow Nanci ALL THE WAY
> TO CHINA....ALL THE WAY TO DUBLIN.....ALL THROUGH THE
> SNOW.
> 
> In the end, each new song, each new CD is like a
> personal "gift" from Nanci to each of us....to remind
> us...she will always be there in voice.  Each of us
> should be grateful that someone we have never met can
> offer to us such tender gifts of song.

Of course your story, James, hits close to home in my house and I want
to know that your love is healing, well, happy if you would care to
share that.  

But also I appreciate your statement  "In the end, each new song, each
new CD is like a personal "gift" from Nanci to each of us."  More than
anything, if you admire an artist, are those old words "wither thou
goest, I will go."  Nah, I ain't talkin' religion here...more important:
art.  When you admire an artist the greatest gift they can give you is
sharing the journey as they explore.

Follow...no matter what you end up loving or hating, the journey you
take with someone of greatness is all...

Sarah

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Subject: Re: NN: Gifts/James
   Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2001 13:29:14 EDT
   From: Catelaw@aol.com

sarahwrightson@vincebell.com writes:

> When you admire an artist the greatest gift they can give you is
> sharing the journey as they explore.
> Follow...no matter what you end up loving or hating, the journey you
> take with someone of greatness is all...

Hey y'all,

Have to say it -- Sarah's too modest today.  For those who haven't yet 
discovered Sarah's husband, Vince Bell, see www.vincebell.com to take a 
journey of greatness and character that will amaze and inspire.  

Cate, in Atlanta

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Subject: NN: muzak next to Bach
   Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2001 23:50:54 EDT
   From: GORDON1717@aol.com

Tony wrote:

> I think my opinion mirrors that of 
> some others who've posted - pretty neutral. I guess when I think of it, no 
> Nanci albums since Flyer have really done much for me; they're none of 
> them bad, they just don't turn me on like the earlier stuff (or maybe I'm 
> just becoming an old fart...)

Tony,
you summed it up exactly for me. I've been lurking for a long while hoping 
that this album would knock my socks off like Flyer did or OFSE and keeping 
my thoughts to myself. Well I have to finally say it. I think I am about done
buying NG cd's anymore. Personally I think she needs to dump the band and 
start taking some risks. Emmylou is planets ahead of where she was 10 years 
ago garnering huge critical success doing stuff that they told her would be 
professional suicide. She took the risk and blossomed. Red Dirt Girl might be
her best work to date. Nanci still sounds like she did on Storms except the 
inspiration's not there. Don't get me wrong, I am a huge fan, I just don't 
think she is reaching anything like her potential. If you want to hear how 
exhilirating this music can be you should listen to Gillian Welch's new one. 
Nanci's album pales into insignifigance beside it. Muzak next to Bach. 
Gillian hangs it all out on the clothesline for the world to see and doesn't 
give a damn about how "pretty" it looks. It's just raw beauty. 

I know, it's my opinion.............
Don't hate me if it's different from yours.

Gordon (a nancinetter from almost the beginning who grieves for the music we 
are not hearing)

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Subject: NN: Looking for a song
   Date: 16 Aug 2001 10:07:02 EDT
   From: Richard Viau (richardviau@usa.net>

Hello fellow Nanci Netters,

I appeal to all of you who's music knowledge are far greater than mine to help
me resolve something that's been bothering me for a few weeks.

While in a Shopping Mall in a suburb of Montreal, Quebec i had the chance to
listen to a very great song on the speakers of the Mall. It was early morning
so no noise no crowds, i had a good chance to listen to the lyrics. This is
where you guys come in... The song lasted a good 4-5 minutes and very often
would the lyrics say :

Last dance in Paris 
or 
Last Tango in Paris

It sounded A LOT LIKE Richard Shindell and I mean a lot, it had the same tempo
as some of the song on CRY CRY CRY. 

I called the shopping center later on that week and they could not help me
because this is a service that they pay on a monthly fee and have no idea
where it comes from!!!???

So anyway if you know what I'm talking about it would really help me set my
obsession away.

Oh and by the way please email me personally! 

And Bill when I said about Nanci's new CD .. '' Oh my God oh my God Oh my
God... que c'est bon!!!! '' I really meant it ... IT'S SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD...

Richard Viau


"Let the mystery be."


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Subject: NN: The House of Blues
   Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2001 07:38:37 -0700
   From: "Theodore W. Budlong" (tbudlong@worldnet.att.net>

The House of Blues in LA, where I heard Nanci sing a couple of years ago, is
special.  It's a standing-room-only venue.  That means you stake out a good
spot near the stage, and sit on the floor until the music starts.  This
makes it easy to chat with the fans around you while you wait.

When Nanci finally reached the stage, we all rose, and remained standing for
the rest of the evening, swaying with the music, with more than a few
singing along, under Nanci's warm and watchful eyes.  It is an amazing group
experience, that cannot be duplicated in a room with seats.

Yesterday, I caught an interview from the internet, where Nanci bemoaned the
"fact" that fans at her concerts only wanted to hear LATF&D and "Outbound
Plane."   On the contrary!  As much as I like "Five and Dime," I wish Nanci
and the Blue Moon folks would put it in a box with the Hammer Song and the
other things they've been doing for the last few years, and play new
material and different favorites from the past.  How about a concert that
repeated none of the songs we heard at the House of Blues last time?  Start
with "Lost Him in the Sun," which would be guaranteed to get people on their
feet...

In fact, they could play all 14 songs from Clock Without Hands, and I'd be
happy.  Then close with Mary Margaret.

See y'all there a week from Saturday.  I'll enjoy it, whatever they play!

Ted

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Subject: Fwd: Re: NN: meeting fans
   Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2001 08:35:50 -0700 (PDT)
   From: Lucycm@aol.com

I was lucky enough to get backstage at the Kennedy Center in Washington DC 
when Nanci was here last March.  I walked up to her and never have I met a 
famous person so gracious as she was.  I babbled on and she listened and 
responded very kindly.  My two cents.

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Subject: NN: Low notes
   Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2001 18:25:11 -0500
   From: Ron Hennessy (rhennesy@coserv.net>

Hello all,

I've been contentedly listening to CWH, and enjoying the music in a general
way, without analyzing the poetry of the lyrics too closely, although I like
the Vietnam theme, because the war is part of my life (I served a year there
in the U.S. Army), as it is for so many of us.

I find my CD player alternating between the Nanci Griffith album and Terri
Hendrix's "Live in San Marcos" (as well as various classical CDs: Mozart,
Haydn, Brahms, Tchaikovsky, Mahler, Prokofiev, Ives).

I play Terri's album often for inspirational purposes.  I have a tendency to
procrastinate, and Terri sings a song with the line "Get up, get off your
butt!"  I find the song inspires me to abandon my lazy ways, at least
temporarily.

I continue to enjoy Nanci's low "tessitura" (general vocal range) on "Clock
Without Hands."  For me her voice has a scrumptious velvety quality in this
low range.

I find she gets down to a D on both "Traveling Through This Part of Your"
and "Where Would I Be".  I think that's a record for a low note on her
albums.  "Marilyn Monroe/Neon and Waltzes" gets down to E, the previous
record.

Any accords or discords?

Ron Hennessy

P.S.  I managed to stay mostly on topic this time!

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Subject: NN: (Ain't nothing like) the real thing
   Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2001 22:16:26 -0400
   From: Tony Cox (tonycox@pacific.net.au>

If anyone wants a novel experience, my suggestion is that
next time Nanci (or any personal favourite) releases a new
CD, wait a few weeks until you've read a hundred different
reviews and opinions before listening to it for the first
time!

Yes, my copy's just arrived fresh off the aircraft (more or
less coinciding with the local release; Netters may be
interested to know that the Melbourne Borders has around 25
copies of 'Clocks...' in their racks).

It is truly fascinating, hearing a collection of songs each
of which you've read so much about, each with a familiar
title, and realizing that however informed and insightful
the comments - (which they are) - no words can come close to
describing the actual subjective experience of listening to
a piece of music.  Now that I've had a listen, it would be
interesting to read through all the comments again for an
entirely new perspective this time around.

First impressions (after one play through)?  I think I'm
gonna like this one a lot.

Tony - probably the last person on the NN to hear a single
bar from any of the songs from 'Clock...' (i.e. today)!

// uh, actually, no...[BP]

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Subject: NN: Utah Show
   Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2001 10:16:13 -0600
   From: Paul Larsen (Paul.Larsen@hsc.utah.edu>

Are there any other Nanci Netters who will be at the show Friday?  
E-mail me off list if you are interested in meeting before the show.

Paul "going with the wife, the kids, and my newly converted co-worker" Larsen

Now Playing: O Brother
Next Up: New Favorite (Although at first listen, it may take time 
for this "New Favorite" to grow on me)

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Subject: NN: New Favorite
   Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2001 14:16:36 -0700 (PDT)
   From: Anna McCalman (carwheels_2000@yahoo.com>

How's everybody doin'?

Paul,

You were about to listen to Allison Krauss' CD New
Favorite & I was wondering what you thought of it. 
I've never listened to her music much at all, except
for...I can't remember the name of it...it was one of
her recent (past 2 years) releases & also the 'O
Brother...' Soundtrack.  Well, all of a sudden I'm
interested---I've heard a lot about her over the years
and the time has come for me to take the leap of
faith. ;)

When reading about her current release and I found out
something I didn't know.  Her band member Dan Tymenski
sang George Clooney's part in 'O Brother...' and also
sings lead on several of the songs on the 'Favorite'
album.  I love his voice! 

I just thought that was a cool thing to find out &
would love to hear...er...read anyone's comments.

AnnaMac

"The place to improve the world is first in one's
heart and head and hands."         Robert M. Persig

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Subject: NN: RE: New favorite
   Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2001 23:36:04 -0500
   From: Ron Hennessy (rhennesy@coserv.net>

Hello Anna,

Since you inquired about Alison Krauss, you might be interested in a
beautiful album from several years back, "Every Time You Say Goodbye."  The
songs on it range from the heartbreakingly lovely title song to exuberant
and thrilling "I Don't Know Why."  The singing, both solo and part, and the
bluegrass musicianship on fiddle, banjo, guitar, mandolin, and upright bass
are consistently superb through all 14 songs.

Just one persons opinion about an album Alison released before she hit the
big time in Music City.  I think this one would be safe to buy, one that you
would listen to with pleasure for years, as I have.

Ron Hennessy

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Subject: Re: NN: RE: New favorite
   Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2001 12:38:27 -0400
   From: Bob Juliano (rjuliano@cfl.rr.com>

Ron wrote:

>...Since you inquired about Alison Krauss, you might be interested in a
>beautiful album from several years back, "Every Time You Say Goodbye."...

  A great choice.  Another good one would be "Now That I've Found
You" (Rounder, 1995)  It's a compilation of (then) new material
and much of the best of Alison's stuff from the late 80's through
the mid  90's.  It's an excellent sampler, but by no means a
"Greatest Hits" package.   This cd was a hit all by itself, and
if I recall,  won plenty of awards for Ms Krauss.

-- 
Bob Juliano
Oviedo, Florida
Rjuliano@cfl.rr.com

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Subject: Re: NN: New favorite
   Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2001 09:58:09 -0400
   From: DvBGardner@genelogic.com

Anna McCalman wrote:   ((((( can't remember the name of it...it was one of
her recent (past 2 years) releases & also the 'O Brother...'
Soundtrack.>>>>>

Anna, you are talking about Allison's "Forget About It" which is the first
CD I ever heard and LOVED!!!!  I heard that CD at a time when I had my
heart broken into million pieces and it touched home big time.  I still
love every song on there.

Donate "sometimes hearts are better off left on the baggage rack" von
Bredow-Gardner

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Subject: Re: NN: New favorite
   Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2001 07:21:59 -0700 (PDT)
   From: Anna McCalman (carwheels_2000@yahoo.com>

> Anna, you are talking about Allison's "Forget About
> It" which is the first CD I ever heard and LOVED!!!!

Yeah!  That's it!  I knew it had the word Forget in
the title.  I was thinking...ummm...is it 'I Forget'
or something?...but I didn't want to sound like a
moron. ha ha

Thanks Donate!  I can tell we're gonna be buddies.

I'll have to buy the 'Forget' CD.   I was working at a
music store when it came out---that's the only reason
I knew about it.

AnnaMac

'We ain't what we are now,
And we ain't what we're gonna be,
But at least we ain't what we were.'

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Subject: Re: NN: New favorite
   Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2001 17:23:21 EDT
   From: DickFile@aol.com

On the topic of "Forget About It" (Alison Krauss) ...  an observation that it 
takes some degree of musical integrity to fill an entire CD with "sad" songs! 
For those interested in melancholy....  "Ghost In This House" may be one of 
the saddest songs recorded (meant in a good way, not in the "Jim Nabor" 
sense).
Dick

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Subject: NN: Summer concerts
   Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2001 10:42:55 -0700 (PDT)
   From: Anna McCalman (carwheels_2000@yahoo.com>

Pete Yorn is playing in Memphis this coming Wednesday
at Newby's if anybody wants to go with me & my friend.

Also Lyle Lovett is performing at the Memphis
Botanical Garden Aug. 25.

Any takers?  What about you, Lacey?

Anna

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