// The "best of" list is modified, and news from the top...
// Enjoy...[BP]

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Subject: NN: NanciNews: Nanci Takes Manhattan
   From: info@nancigriffith.com
   Sent: Monday, January 24, 2005 6:26 PM

NANCI TAKES MANHATTAN

New York Radio Appearances, David Letterman & A Live In-Store
Performance and CD Signing!!!

Nanci will be a busy girl next week in New York City promoting her new
HEARTS IN MIND release, which is out on Tuesday, February 1st by the
way...run out and get it!

On Monday at 12p (ET), she'll stop by NYC local fave WFUV for a chat
with Rita Houston.  She'll play tracks from her new CD, as well as play
a few live.  You can listen online by clicking here:
http://wfuv.org/stream.html

On Tuesday at 11a (ET), she stops by National Public Radio to appear on
their show The Connection.  They'll spend the entire talking with Nanci
about her music, politcs, and playing tracks from the new CD.  She will
also play a few live!

On Tuesday night, she will appear on CBS TV's Late Show With David
Letterman.  The show airs at 11:35p ET/PT. So, set your Tivo's and
VCR's, tune in and enjoy.

She has also scheduled stops by XM Radio, Sirius Radio and World Cafe,
to tape interviews for future broadcast.  We'll be sure to let you know
when they are scheduled to air.

On Wednesday, February 2nd at 7:00pm, Nanci will appear at the Borders
on Columbus Circle in New York City for a rare, live acoustic
performance and CD signing.  Come meet Nanci and have her personally
sign your copy of her new album HEARTS IN MIND, or the newly reissued
ONE FAIR SUMMER EVENING DVD.

Borders Columbus Circle
10 Columbus Circle
New York, NYÊ10019
Phone: 212.823.9775
Fax: 212.823.9784

// On last night's World Cafe, "I Love This Town"
// was called "infectious." [BP]


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Subject: NN: Charity Auction -- Nanci Griffith!!
   From: musicmixer@comcast.net
   Sent: Friday, January 21, 2005 8:24 PM

Hi!  I just wanted to let everyone know about a great auction package
donated by Nanci to benefit Cantor Fitzgerald Relief Fund.
www.ebay.com/mbcharity

Nanci Griffith signed CD, book & poster

Thanks for your support!

Best,

MB


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Subject: NN: Songwriter Train
   From: Flying Under Radar [flyradar@sover.net]
   Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2005 1:12 PM


Netters -
Just a quick note that the Songwriter Train (limited to 70 seats) from
Toronto to Vancouver, March 25-29 with Nanci,Tom Russell, Mary Gauthier
and Gretchen Peters sold out quickly in December.

However, we have been hit with a bunch of cancellations and so just had
several spaces open up.

Full details are at:
http://www.flyingunderradar.com/rails/songwritertrain.htm

Let me know if you have questions.
- Charlie
-- 
Charles W. Hunter
Hunter Studio  http://www.hunter-studio.com
Flying Under Radar Concerts, LLC http://www.flyingunderradar.com
802-463-3669, 802-463-3677 fax
PO Box 653, Bellows Falls, VT 05101


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Subject: NN: Weighing In with My Best
   From: Ryan P. McCabe [ryanpmccabe@gmail.com]
   Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2005 8:05 PM

Ten is a hard number to narrow my list down to (hence the Honorable
Mentions).  Nevertheless, here is my personal list of Outstanding Music
from 2005, presented in alphabetical order:

1. Dave Rummans "Love Is Strongest in Our Weakest Moments" [CDBaby.com]
- Portland, OR based singer-songwriter that I discovered through iTunes.
Features the beautifully haunting title track, as well as a stunning,
acoustic version of Kate Bush's "Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)"

2. Elton John "Peachtree Road" [Universal Music Group] - It's been said
enough times, but this album (Elton's 43rd album in 35 years) really
does hearken back to the days of "Honky Chateau" and "Madman Across the
Water."  After years of schlocky movie ballads and two giant Broadway
shows, Elton finally brings himself back to the place that works best
for him: bluesy rock & roller.

3. Elvis Costello "The Delivery Man"[Lost Highway Records] & "Il
Sogno"[Deutsche Grammophon] - EC proves that he can not only be a little
bit Rock & Roll, but he can also be a little bit classical too.  Polar
opposite albums, to say the least, but unmistakeably Elvis Costello.

4. Jeff Buckley "Grace" (Legacy Edition)[Columbia Records] - Buckleys'
brilliant breakout album made even more beautiful by the addition of a
second disc of rarities, as well as a DVD featuring videos and a "Making
Of.." documentary.  The best reissue of the year by far.

5. Kings of Convenience "Riot on an Empty Street"[Astralwerks] - Simon
and Garfunkle meets Belle & Sebastian with this acoustic duo from the
frozen fjords of Scandinavia.  Their songwriting and perfect harmonies
make this a wonderful Sunday afternoon album.

6. Marianne Faithfull "Before the Poison" (Import) [Na•ve Records] -
Marianne's final record?  Say it isn't so!  With help from Nick Cave and
PJ Harvey, Marianne once again proves that she is the Elder Stateswoman
of Rock Chicks.  She's migrated from folk waif to drugged-out punk
rocker to Wiemar chanteuse to grande dame with the nothing but the
greatest of ease.  If this is, in fact, her final record at least she
will have gone out with a bang.

7. Nanci Griffith "Hearts in Mind" (Import)  [New Door Records] -
Personally, I think this one's a masterpiece.   I really cannot say
enough good things about Nanci's newest.  It's already rivaling "The
Flyer" as my top Nanci record.   Bonus kudos to Le Ann Etheridge for
"Back When Ted Loved Sylvia" (my personal favorite on the record).

8. Omara Portundo "Flor De Amor" [Nonesuch Records] - Portundo caught
fire with Roy Cooder's Buena Vista Social Club, and has stepped out on
her own with an inspired collection of what equate to musical love
letters.  Great for intimate dinners or festive gatherings of friends.

9. Patty Griffin "Impossible Dream" [ATO Records] - I have a trio of
female singer-songwriters that I hold in the highest regard: Nanci G.,
Joni Mitchell, and Patty Griffin.  Patty's songwriting keeps maturing
with each record she puts out.  There's something about the music and
lyrics that can make the worst days so much better.  Her beautiful "When
It Don't Come Easy" has quickly become a personal anthem of mine.

10. Pink Martini "Hang on Little Tomato" [Heinz Records] - It took
almost ten years, but PM is back with a vengeance.  Well, maybe not a
vengeance, but at least they're back with the usual unusual mix of
French, Brazilian, and Japanese influences (to name a few).  A worthy
follow-up to the international sensation "Sympathique"  And great fun in
concert, too!

Honorable mention: Ray LaMontagne "Trouble"; YoYo Ma "Plays Ennio
Morricone";  Scissor Sisters "Scissor Sisters"; Diana Krall "The Girl in
the Other Room"; Loretta Lynn "Van Lear Rose"; "Garden State"
soundtrack; U2 "How to Dismantle and Atomic Bomb"; Bebel Gilberto "Bebel
Gilberto"; Kanye West "The College Dropout"; Arcade Fire "Funeral"; A
Girl Called Eddy "A Girl Called Eddy"; Prince "Musicology"

-- 
Ryan P. McCabe
ryanpmccabe@gmail.com

~It's a wondrous world of ridiculous things
With nothing so rare as the love that it brings

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Subject: NN: Re: Weighing In with My Best
   From: Tony Cox [tonycox@pacific.net.au]
   Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2005 8:52 PM

There's always one!
;)
TC

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Subject: NN: NanciNet Best of 2004 List (with adjustment)
   From: Tony Cox [tonycox@pacific.net.au]
   Sent: Friday, January 21, 2005 3:57 PM

I've now counted in Ryan McCabe's late submission.  His choices had a
significant effect in that they pushed our Nanci into a clear number two
spot.

Here then is the *final* final chart;)  I agree that archiving it along
with the rest of them is desirable.  I would be very grateful if either
Susan Peete or Shelly Brisbin (who I think used to be involved in this
kind of thing) were able to make this happen.  And if not one of them,
then anyone who knows how it's done!  Muchas gracias.  TC.

1   Patty Griffin - Impossible Dream (9 votes)
2   Nanci Griffith - Hearts In Mind (8)
3   Kasey Chambers - Wayward Angel (7)
4   Alison Krauss - Lonely Goes Both Ways (7)
5   Mindy Smith - One Moment More (6)
6   Mary Chapin Carpenter - Between Here And Gone (5)
7   Norah Jones - Feels Like Home (5)
8   Buddy Miller - Universal United House Of Prayer (4)
9   Eliza Gilkyson - Land Of Milk And Honey (4)
10 Tift Merritt - Tambourine (4)

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Subject: NN: Posting the Best of List on the web
   From: Susan Holmes
   Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2005 10:42 AM

I would be happy to post the "Best OF" list. I'll let you all know when
it's up.

I didn't send in my top ten. I didn't have a change to set the time
aside to figure it all out.  I did buy an album this year that I've been
waiting to come out on CD. I've been trying to find it for years, since
a moving company lost a box of my vinyl albums back in 1975. (I was
crushed). It is the old B.W. Stevenson's album titled MY MARIA. I just
love that record and haven't stopped playing it. I am driving the
neighbors crazy blasting the stereo. The CD is combined with his other
album CALABASAS. I'm happy, happy.

Bill must of pulled some strings up there for me.

Cheers,

Sue

Susan C. Peete-Holmes
Denice Franke at: http://denicefranke.com
Louise Taylor at: http://louisetaylor.com
Patio Records at: http://patiorecords.com
Nanci Griffith at: http://nanci-griffith.com

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Subject: NN: NN Top Ten of 2004
   From: Barry Medway [bmedway@austarnet.com.au]
   Sent: Friday, January 21, 2005 9:49 PM

Greetings from a land downunder, where I have just managed to surface
from a joyous bath in the glory & praise of your adulation following my
success in submitting the top 3  cds of 04.

How did he do it? I hear you ask. A process of elimination? Hardly!! I
only bought 3 cds that qualified.  That simple.   
In reality you picked them for me, as I take careful note of your likes
& recomendations . I admit that all 3 are in my top ten fav artists &
until I get the new Nanci I am perfectly content to wallow in helpless
euphoria over Patty Griffin. The next 2 I shall acquire will Mary Chapin
& Iris Dement, can't recall the titles, but that should boost their
sales...

Well done to those who contributed, & thanks to Tony for the list.

The splashing sound you are about to here is me returning from whence I
came...
Barry.

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