From: owner-believers-digest@smoe.org (believers-digest) To: believers-digest@smoe.org Subject: believers-digest V11 #37 Reply-To: believers@smoe.org Sender: owner-believers-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-believers-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk believers-digest Monday, April 2 2007 Volume 11 : Number 037 In Today's believer's digest: ----------------- Susan on Saturday Weekend Edition - NPR ["Susan Krauss" Subject: Susan on Saturday Weekend Edition - NPR http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=9213008 A Songwriter's View from the Pew by Susan Stamberg Weekend Edition Saturday, March 31, 2007 . Susan Werner's musical path has taken her from opera to pop, jazz and classic folk songs. But in her latest album, The Gospel Truth, this singer-songwriter explores America's gospel roots - an experience that leads to her own spiritual journey. For this Catholic farm girl raised in Iowa, writing a gospel album meant exploring both her own religious skepticism, and the passion millions of Americans have for Christianity. Werner sat in the pews of more than 20 churches across the United States, and the result is a collection of heartfelt - but sometimes biting - gospel tunes. From choir-backed ballads to hand-clapping singalongs, Werner shows how church music shapes the American experience. HELP! owner-believers@smoe.org Send mail to believers@smoe.org Susan's CD's are available on your desktop at World Cafe CDs http://worldcafecds.com ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 02 Apr 2007 04:03:25 +0000 From: capitoltee@comcast.net Subject: SW in A2 4/1 Happy Palm Sunday/April Fools Day, Just got home from Susan's show at the Ark and I'm too wired to sleep. But it's late, and my notebook is downstairs, and I really do have to work tomorrow. But I just wanted to say that seeing and hearing the new project in person, all fleshed out (literally), with back-up singers, percussion, and bass, and Susan in perfect voice and humor (and GREAT hair) was truly an amazing experience. One great moment - she went on her usual rant about Big Ten sports and Iowa vs. U of Michigan, and griped how UM has 'the best' fight song and 'the best' helmets and 'the best stadium' etc...she then played a dissonant, 2-note rendition of 'Hail to the Victors'...which then became 'Hail to the Victors' in a minor key, in its entirety. She was really getting into it, and Greg Holt, on bass, picked up and joined her, and she finished with a flourish - and immediately segued RIGHT into 'Movie of my Life'. It was seamless, and brilliant. She then ended 'Movie of my Life' with the same minor-key version of the UM fight song. Then there was 'Time Between Trains' with a knock-em-dead harmonica solo, complete with train whistle sounds. Susan eventually put down her guitar and shushed Greg Holt, and they both just sat back, grinning, while Trina Hamlin brought the house with her harp. What an amazing, amazing night. Absolutely the most perfect SW show yet, in my book. Time to spread the Gospel Truth!!! more soon, st HELP! owner-believers@smoe.org Send mail to believers@smoe.org Susan's CD's are available on your desktop at World Cafe CDs http://worldcafecds.com ------------------------------ End of believers-digest V11 #37 ******************************* ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------- -------------------------- This has been a posting from the Susan Werner believers-digest To unsubscribe send mail to Majordomo@smoe.org with "unsubscribe believers-digest" in the body of the message