From: owner-dads-yard-digest@smoe.org (dads-yard-digest) To: dads-yard-digest@smoe.org Subject: dads-yard-digest V7 #26 Reply-To: dads-yard@smoe.org Sender: owner-dads-yard-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-dads-yard-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk dads-yard-digest Wednesday, October 5 2005 Volume 07 : Number 026 Today's Subjects: ----------------- [dads-yard] Catie's Berkeley show on 10/2/05 [Heather Stewart Subject: [dads-yard] Catie's Berkeley show on 10/2/05 (cross posted at www.CatieCurtis.net) Well...as I said in my other post today, I left the Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival in Golden Gate Park with Dolly Parton as the closing act I really wanted to see in order to go to see the musician I really, really wanted to see. Since Catie was only doing one Bay Area gig this time around, I wanted to make sure I was there. So I met up with my friend Carol to drive over to the Freight & Salvage. Since I usually help Catie with merchandise and other sundry things, I planned on arriving either just before or during sound check...and sure enough, even though traffic sucked getting onto the Bay Bridge, we got there while they were sound checking. The cool thing, they also recorded the show for potential "live" recordings for future use, so they had extra tweaking to do. In the mean time, Carol and I went and got dinner for us all. The bummer...my camera's battery died and Carol didn't bring her digital...so no pics of the whole night!! Oh well...some day I'll get some up here. We got to chat a bit during chow time and string changing. Catie also had just purchased a vintage 1948 Gibson LG-2 (example photo) she was particularly giddy about and she and Mark were joking about it's shine...might have too much, you know. We also were treated to a couple of previews of fun songs from Mark that both got plugged into the show. Then I needed to head back out and get the merch table ready. Catie had brought a bunch of CDs for the full tour and had a big box left that she didn't want to hassle with shipping home after this last night, so there was quite the sale...for which I needed to make some signage. Here was the price list...check this out...1=$15, 2=$20, 3=$30 and you got an Acoustic Valentine for free if those three were CDs other than A.V. So 4 for the price of 2...pretty good, eh? Didn't quite sell them all, darnnit, but we almost sold out. Probably only had about 20 left from somewhere around 100. Mark Erelli opened the show and then accompanied Catie through the rest of the night. He had some great songs, and lacking an actual set list, it inlcuded but was not limited to Troubador Blues, Pilgrim Highway, The Only Way, Compass & Companion and a Joni Mitchell song I didn't know and don't remember. He sang for about 1/2 an hour before Catie came out. It was a fun show, pretty full...just wish there were another one. I forgot to ask her to ask if she had working titles for any of the new songs that she didn't introduce with a name, but I did remember to pull out a pen for some detailed notes on the set list, so here ya go: Story: About how she really does still care about the Red Sox winning, but... Song: World Don't Owe Me Story: About live taping at an outdoor venue in Eugene in the rain and the funny sounds that made it onto the now unusable recording...hence why they were recording again. Song: Find You Now (?)...inspired by Reading Lolita In Tehran Story: About Lucy's singing and songwriting Song: "Butterflies"...sung by Mark, co-written by Lucy & Mark Song: Hold On Story: The Hours inspiration Song: All That You Want (?) Story: Tells audience about her "new" guitar purchase while she pulls over a stool because it has no strap peg or pick up. Song: Magnolia Street (sounds deep & sweet on the Gibson!) Story: The need to write a song about the hurricane Song: People Look Around (..."the truth is bigger than these drops of rain"...) Song: Soulfully BREAK...where I run over and manage the "Catie BlowOut Sale" Song: It's A Wonder Story: Lucy, "My Song" Song: St. Lucy Song: 100 miles Story: Catie's the type who forgets to let go. Song: Rope Swings & Avalanches Song: Radical Story: Camp - "There's a famous folk singer named Catie Curtis" Song: Hard Time (Moving On) (?) Song: Troubled Mind Story: Customs & her marriage license Song: What's the Matter Song: Passing Through Song: Kiss That Counted ENCORE Song: Elizabether (because "Elizabeth is in the house!") Song: Mark sings Maine's "official" state song The Lobster License Plate Song Story: Adopting the kids Song: New Flowers Nothing could be worse than the fear that one had given up too soon, and left one unexpended effort that might have saved the world. Jane Addams ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ (\_ ~ (\_ ~ (\_~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 4 Oct 2005 20:42:44 -0700 (PDT) From: Heather Stewart Subject: [dads-yard] Hardly Strictly Bluegrass - Catie has a cameo (cross posted at www.CatieCurtis.net) Wow...first, what a music weekend for me! I spent pretty much all of it at the free Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival in Golden Gate Park. What a turnout!! There had to be about 75,000+ people milling about the 5 stages holding the "who's who" of bluegrass...and beyond. Simply fantastic...especially considering the whole show is sponsored by one very rich, bluegrass and music aficionado Warren Hellman. Must be one rich dude! This article in the SF Chronicle does a good job of summarizing the weekend...so I won't try. In the cool SF fog that lingered all day, I hustled from stage to stage throughout the morning. The folks in my Saturday line-up started with some of my local pals in Wake the Dead. It was clear to me by seeing the size and make up of the audience  as well as smelling what my friend called the Wake & Bake Club  that we were truly in San Francisco, home of the Grateful Dead and Deadheads! WTD didnt do too much of their typical Celtic intros/outros blending to and from Dead songs, but they masterfully blended their transitions from Dead to Dead and still had the lovely Celtic flavored leads with Danny Carnahans octave mandolin, Kevin Carrs uillean pipes, and of course, Paul Kotapishs awesome mandolinall which were beautified by one talented and sweet (crush disclaimer ) Sylvia Herold on vocal and guitar. After WTD, I rushed over to catch the rest of Patty Griffins set and then the first few songs from the Grand Dame of Folk, Joan Baez. Then the rest of the afternoon was spent at the Arrow Stage listening to the magic of Laurie Lewis & Tom Rozum, then rocked with the outspoken Rodney Crowell and the Outsiders, getting some good ol downhome bluegrass with Hot Rize, and closing the evening with masses listening to Gillian Welch. Then I was back early on a gloriously beautiful and sunny Sunday to get a good parking spot - for both my car and my ass! - at the main Banjo Stage. However, I started first at the Rooster Stage and had one of those waves of bliss ripple through my body as I sat on the hill under the pine trees listening to Eliza Gilkyson open the day. Im not very familiar with Elizas stuff, but Ive been trying to get to one of her local shows to no availespecially now way bummed!but I will definitely make it a high priority next time shes in town because I loved her! Let me just say that hers is the only merchandise booth I visited all weekend, and I bought both CDs she brought with her, the newest Paradise Hotel  sigh, a beautiful song! - and the little older Land of Milk and Honey. An added bonus was listening to her talkand I love her politics! In that vein, youve gotta check out the song Man of Godheres a little hint: corporate cronies and the chiefs of staff bowing to the image of the golden calf startin up wars in the name of gods son gonna blow us all the way to kingdom come Next was rushing over to find a standing room only spot for one of my faves of the weekend, the Be Good Tanyas. I only know the gals through their radio appearances and CDs, Ive never seen them live before. I really enjoyed the set, but probably would like it a whole lot better in a smaller listening venue. Then it was back to my chair at the Banjo Stage to catch the last few songs of one of the Grand Dames of Bluegrass, Hazel Dickens. Her voice may not be quite as strong as it used to be, but her words are...and shes a spunky ol gal up there! Following Hazel was Tim OBrien, also part of Hot Rize. Gotta say, I didnt buy anything of his, but Im sure tempted to keep an eye on getting Cornbread Nationdang, thats some rompin & stompin fun! And speaking of rompin & stompin, there aint too many who can stand up against the likes of Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder! (click on their picture for more about each artistand be sure to check out that fiddle player!) Yeeeeyowzathose guys crank! Ricky joked about trying to talk Starbucks into a coffee line named after themit would have twice the caffeine as regular coffeeand thats about what their playing is like, FAST! I really, really wanted to see Dolly Parton close the show, but as I joked with Catie & Mark, I sacrificed that to leave early to go hang out with them at the Freight & Salvage (discussed here). I heard Dollys show was fabulous, but would you expect any less from Dolly? The interesting thing that happened on Sunday was listening to the music they were playing between sets. I was sitting at the Rooster stage waiting for Eliza in the morning, when all of a sudden who should I hear? Yup...Catie! They were playing You Can't Always Be Gone...and when it was done, I gave a loud Catie hoot. But then, I was at a different stage a little bit later, and sure enough, I heard the same Catie song again! I hadn't paid much attention to the other songs, but that obviously popped out to my attention. I figure they had one master CD all the stages were using for the between set entertainment, because that was just too much of a coincidence. So, Catie actually "played" at HSBF too! All in allit was an awesome partythanks Warren!! Nothing could be worse than the fear that one had given up too soon, and left one unexpended effort that might have saved the world. Jane Addams ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ (\_ ~ (\_ ~ (\_~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ------------------------------ End of dads-yard-digest V7 #26 ******************************