From: owner-candle-digest@smoe.org (candle-digest) To: candle-digest@smoe.org Subject: candle-digest V2 #5 Reply-To: candle@smoe.org Sender: owner-candle-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-candle-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk candle-digest Sunday, March 28 1999 Volume 02 : Number 005 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Joy: Album review & LRT gig in Santa Fe 3/26/99 [ABershaw@aol.com] Joy: Hey everyone [Justduff@aol.com] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 11 Mar 1999 15:17:25 EST From: ABershaw@aol.com Subject: Joy: Album review & LRT gig in Santa Fe 3/26/99 Hi all, I sent the following 2 posts to some other lists, but seein as they have Joy content primarily, here they are. Alan Post #1: Hi All, Several people have asked me to repeat the address for Joy Eden Harrison's new website. It's at: http://www.joyedenharrison.com/jeh/ For folks that are unfamiliar with Joy, she's one of the most talented musicians/songwriters to emerge out of San Diego. Joy has since relocated to Chicago, but continues to write & perform around the country & is currently back in the Southern California area promoting her new album. (Tour dates & info on her site) I highly encourage you to check into Joy's music. She's truly unique & an extremely captivating performer. Her newest release "Unspoken" is wonderful & my favorite release so far this year. You can sample it for free at the site. If you like, you can also order it directly there. They've added a lot of content since I first posted about Joy's site including a lot of current photos (including a few from LRT 98), sound files from "Unspoken" & current Sothwest USA Tour date info. If you are in Southern California, check out her shows! You can thank me later. ;-) This review of the album by Gerry Lipnowski says it far better than I could (follows). All the best, Alan Listen to the 'Unspoken' California sensation Joy Eden Harrison is poised to break through to a wider audience with the release of 'Unspoken,' the long anticipated follow-up to her critically acclaimed debut 'Angel Town.' Harrison has once again created an album of great sophistication, rewarding audiences who yearn for intelligent craftsmanship and substance in their music. "So much communication occurs in what's not being said between people," Harrison says as she describes the concept of her new CD. "Listening to the unspoken brings you to a totally different level of understanding." The album's 11 original songs are populated with a rich cast of characters, many of whom are unified in what they leave unspoken - from the overt lament in "The Secret", whose protagonist has "a secret I can never tell you," to the misunderstood "Everybody's Good Time Girl", who is not the person everyone thinks she is. "Miles Davis used to say that the silences and spaces between notes are as important as what's being played," Harrison, who has recently moved to Chicago, explains. "The characters on the CD are a bit like that. What they're incapable, or unwilling, to express tells you as much about them as what they say." Compared to Angel Town's faithful and highly original take on 1920's and 30's jazz, Unspoken features a greater range of musical expression and texture, with songs that reveal more of themselves in layers with each listening. From the opening lines of "40 Days and 40 Nights" - the first single from the album - it is Harrison's evocative voice that immediately casts a spell on the listener. Her hypnotic vocals provide the focus throughout the CD, whether it's part of a more orchestrated song such as "Leap in the Dark", or alone in the spotlight with the barely-there accompaniment in "Rubber Band". Each song displays the quiet charisma that has earned Harrison such a devoted following. The album culminates in what could be called Harrison's 'unspoken word piece,' "Yellow" - a compelling monologue that would not be out of place in a Tennessee Williams play. Rapidly becoming a fan favorite at her live performances, "Yellow" paints an impressionistic portrait of a woman who is terrified to use words. "My words are so fragile, they might break," we're told. While the songs' characters may leave a lot unspoken, the CD speaks volumes about Harrison's insight as a writer, as she displays a unique combination of vulnerability and sharpness of vision; a sensuality that is equally matched by her thought-provoking clarity. Unspoken confirms Joy Eden Harrison's reputation as an intriguing composer, gifted singer and compelling performer. POST #2: Hi again, In my previous post, I forgot to mention that Joy Eden Harrison will be doing an upcoming Living Room Concert in Santa Fe, New Mexico on Friday evening, March 26th. However, with seating limited at these intimate LRT gigs, RSVPs are necessary. For any questions, directions & RSVP replies, please contact Duff Martin at JustDuff@aol.com. She'll be most happy to help you. Wish I could join you! Alan ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 28 Mar 1999 13:35:09 EST From: Justduff@aol.com Subject: Joy: Hey everyone Joy's first tour in support of 'Unspoken' is over as of a day ago. We had a lovely two last shows in New Mexico, one in Taos and the other a house concert. Thank you Barry. We starting to set up gigs in the Midwest. If you have suggestions on who and where to contact we're following all leads. OHHH does anyone have any Joy concert tapes? I'd love to get some early stuff. Duff ------------------------------ End of candle-digest V2 #5 **************************