// News of the album release, including a couple of reviews,
// and a short review of a Nanci appearance in NYC.
// Enjoy... [BP]

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Subject: NN: NanciNews: New Album - Hearts In Mind
    From: info@nancigriffith.com
    Sent: Friday, October 08, 2004 5:46 PM

Nanci 's brand new studio album, Hearts In Mind, is all set to release
in the UK and Ireland on October 11th!  It will be released in the US in
early 2005.

In the meantime, you can check out the track listing, song lyrics and
liner copy in the Discography.

Nanci's first studio album since 2001s Clock Without Hands, HEARTS IN
MIND will be released in the UK and Ireland on October 11, 2004 (the US
release will be in early 2005).  It is an uncompromising, unflinching
look at war and an ultimately hopeful look at love.

"Dedicated to the memory of every soldier and every civilian lost to the
horrors of war," Hearts In Mind is the first of Nanci's 15 studio albums
on which she has taken the lead in producing.  Among its notable guest
artists are Jimmy Buffett (Nanci contributed vocals on his 2004 hit
album License To Chill), and Mac MacAnally, who sang the duet vocal on
one of Nanci's early signature songs, "Gulf Coast Highway."

The first album for the newly formed New Door label, Nanci wrote or
co-wrote eight of the 13 tracks on Hearts In Mind.  Continuing the proud
folksinger tradition of reflecting on current events, "Heart Of
Indochine" and "Old Hanoi" echo her recent travels to Indochina with the
Vietnam Veterans of America Foundation.  Her anti-war stance also
reverberates in "Big Blue Ball Of War" and "A Simple Life."  Songwriter
Julie Gold ("From A Distance") contributes "Mountain Of Sorrow," an
emotional reaction to looking outside her New York City window on 9-11
and watching the terror unfold at the World Trade towers.

Love prevails in "Love Conquers all" (co-written with Charlie Stefl),
"Angels" (penned by Tom Kimmel and Jennifer Kimball), "Beautiful" (a
tribute to Nanci's stepfather) and two strings-laced tracks--"Rise To
The Occasion" (from Ron Davies and with guest vocals by MacAnally) and
"Back When Ted Loved Sylvia" (the story of the relationship between
modern poets Ted Hughes and Sylvia Plath as written by Blue Moon
Orchestra bandmate Le Ann Etheridge).  Love does however fall short of
its goal on Nanci and Le Ann's "Before," Nanci's "Last Train Home" and
Clive Grisons tongue-in-cheek "I Love This Town," featuring Buffett on
guest vocals.
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Subject: NN: Hearts In Mind (No KC content)
    From: John Graveling
    Sent: Sunday, October 10, 2004 4:42 AM

I had no idea that Hearts in Mind, despite being released on this side
of the pond tomorrow, Monday 11th, wasn't being released until next year
in the USA. I have long maintained that Nanci is far more popular here,
especially in terms of record sales, than in her homeland, and while she
is about to start a tour here, I can see no other reason for the delay
in releasing the record in the USA, unless they think the upcoming
elections will stall its sales.

Here is the first UK review I have read, courtesy of the Independent on
Sunday newspaper.

*** out of 5.

"Although not exactly a political record, Griffith's first studio album
since 2001 is some distance from "From A Distance". The cutesy numbers
are here, of course, but alongside sit a host of songs that are the
direct result of Griffith's involvement with Vietnam veterans. "Old
Hanoi" and "Heart of Indochine" have contemporary resonances, while
"Before" directly addresses the time "before when we believed in the
dream". Griffith's Emmylou-like voice lends itself equally well to songs
of the heart and mind, and only the occasional outburst of uncomfortable
pop mars this welcome return to the studio".

John "still enjoying, almost reveling in the new album" Graveling

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Subject: NN: I agree
    From: Rob Schrull
    Sent: Friday, October 08, 2004 11:41 AM

Greetings Folks, from Japan. Working and living here now (at least for a
few years I think).

I agree with John (G). Pat (Mc) gave me his copy of the roughs in
February to listen to, and if the final product is anything like those,
it'll be one that gets played repeatedly.  My personal favs are "Angels"
and LeAnn's song, "Ted/Sylvia".  But in balance, they are all quite
nice.

For you old NN timers, can you believe Kirsty is in college!!!! Seems
like only yesterday we first met Ferg and Kirsty sang with Nanci. God
those were great times?  Man time moves along quickly.  If any of you
want to see a great poster of her when she performed in England, you can
see it at:
http://www.gbla.com/learposter.jpg

All the best,
Rob

// I think the poster is of Kirsty...
// they grow up in a hurry, don't they? [BP]

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Subject: NN: NG on Songs and Artists that Inspired Fahrenheit 9/11
    From: Geri Hutchins
    Sent: Sunday, October 10, 2004 6:07 PM

Michael Moore has put together a collection of songs that "made up our
"on-the-scene" soundtrack, or they are by artists whom I have listened
to over the years and have given me much inspiration..."

including Nanci's Goodnight New York (live).

Here's the link to Amazon that explains the CD.

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/stores/detail/-/music/B00049QM6S/re
views/002-4647909-2524000

Geri Hutchins

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From: ChocChippy@aol.com
Sent: Sunday, October 10, 2004 7:45 PM
Subject: NN: A review of the ACLU Freedom Concert
              featuring Nanci et many al.

This is from Newsday:

http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/news/ny-etsecw3996210oct07,0,269405
6.story

(Nanci misspelled, of course, as is Allan Ginsberg):

((The show moved briskly and with surprising continuity, given the
number of disparate acts. Edie Brickell performed two recent songs and
was followed by Patti Smith, who recited an Alan Ginsberg poem, "Wichita
Vortex Sutra Song #6" with accompaniment from Glass. Mos Def led a
five-piece band through a rendition of Gil Scott-Heron's "New York" and
did another piece that rearranged the verses of "The Star Spangled
Banner." Nancy Griffith sang "It's a Hard Life" and "Time of
Inconvenience." In between these performances, Tony Kushner and Maggie
Gyllenhaal did a skit about Supreme Court decisions on affirmative
action, and Jake Gyllenhaal read from an iBook about the ACLU's history.
Neither performance was particularly effective.>>

Kathleen W.

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From: Sarah Wrightson
Sent: Sunday, October 10, 2004 11:10 PM
Subject: Re: NN: A review of the ACLU Freedom Concert
          featuring Nanci et many al.

On 10/10/04 6:45 PM, "ChocChippy@aol.com" wrote:

> (Nanci misspelled, of course, as is Allan Ginsberg):

Ah, that would be spelled Allen (g>

Sarah

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Subject: NN: Digest Trouble - Spare tickets for Manchester? URGENT
    From: Frieda Reece
    Sent: Monday, October 11, 2004 5:32 AM

Hi Nanci Netters,
I gather there have been some problems getting the digest out, and it
was good to get one this morning. I am not complaining because I am
grateful for all the work put in to keep the list running, and we all
tend to forget about this, but I seem to have missed out big time. Quite
by chance this weekend I have discovered that Nanci is actually
performing on Sunday at the Lowry Centre, just a few miles from where I
live, and it's all sold out! How have I missed this? I could scream and
scream but I am at work so I can't. (Although I'm not getting much work
done actually). I have been to every Nanci concert in Manchester, it's
so rare that we can see her in England and here she is down the road
from me and I'm too late to get a ticket.

Please, any English fans - if you have a spare ticket, or you can't go
or anything, please let me know. Nanci is in London next week but I just
can't get there due to work. I have sent immediate news to my daughter
in London in case she can go. I will get the new recording and write
soon with a review.

// I don't know that there was anything to miss...
// there has been little posted regarding Nanci's
// UK tour. [BP]

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Subject: NN: Goin' No Mail
    From: Sarah Wrightson
    Sent: Sunday, October 10, 2004 10:16 AM

NNeters,

Then we leave for England in a couple of days, and will be gone until
the end of the month.  Vince playing some clubs over there. I'll catch
up Nov 1st. If anyone is interested the schedule is at
http://www.vincebell.com/news.htm

Be well!

Sarah


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