From: owner-ecto-digest@smoe.org (ecto-digest) To: ecto-digest@smoe.org Subject: ecto-digest V5 #98 Reply-To: ecto@smoe.org Sender: owner-ecto-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-ecto-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk ecto-digest Monday, March 15 1999 Volume 05 : Number 098 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Katell Keineg [John Drummond ] Today's your birthday, friend... [Mike Matthews ] Re: Ecto on Usenet [larnep@pathfinder.com] The music store in West Chester, PA [rich.rapp@effem.com] Re: Ecto on Usenet [Nadyne Mielke ] Re: Katell Keineg ["Jeffrey Hanson" ] Re: Katell Keineg [Neile Graham ] Re: Katell Keineg [Neile Graham ] Review #3: REARMAMENT [Patrick Moseley ] Re: A few things other things on my mind [Patrick Moseley ] Katell Keineg [Steve VanDevender ] Re: A few things other things on my mind [Hiptones@aol.com] Re: Rufus Wainwright/Imogen Heap in Boston [Angelos Kyrlidis ] Wonderful Life Mailing List ["Marcel Rijs" ] fwd: Album Release Parties - Lucy Kaplanski & Jennifer Kimball (DC) [Caro] Re: Rufus Wainwright/Imogen Heap in Boston [Jeffrey Burka ] Re: Rufus Wainwright/Imogen Heap in Boston [Michael Colford Subject: Katell Keineg Y'all, I keep seeing people mention Katell Keineg's album "Jet" here on the list... and I'm wondering whether or not I should swallow whatever's keeping me from buying it... I bought "Ô seasons Ô castles", her first album, and I thought it was very thin and lightweight and airy and I couldn't get into it. And my question is if "Jet" is similar to that album, or if she made any significant leaps forward that might redeem her for me or not... and I think the list did discuss her a while back, but I just skimmed over it because I was closed to her at the time... anyhow... any help with this would be appreciated. :D John == lyrics flow like spirits from the waters Moses parted _________________________________________________________ DO YOU YAHOO!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 15 Mar 1999 03:00:03 -0500 (EST) From: Mike Matthews Subject: Today's your birthday, friend... i*i*i*i*i*i i*i*i*i*i*i *************** *****HAPPY********* **************BIRTHDAY********* *************************************************** *************************************************************************** ************ Randall K. Smith (rsmith@wisp4.physics.wisc.edu) ************* *************************************************************************** -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- - -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Randall K. Smith Sat March 15 1969 Pisces Jessica Skolnik March 16 Pisces Alan Sodoma Thu March 18 1965 LuckyLurker Richard Konrad Sat March 18 1944 Pisces Barry Wong Thu March 19 1970 Merlin Graham Dombkins Fri March 19 1965 Pisces Ian Young Wed March 19 1969 Squiggol Jeff Wasilko Wed March 19 1969 Pisces Geoff Carre Sat March 20 1954 Pisces John Stewart Sat March 21 1970 Aries Bob Brown Thu March 22 1951 Ham Valerie Nozick Thu March 25 1971 Aries Tom Proven Sat March 27 1971 Eat at Joe's Jennifer Albert Wed March 30 1966 Aries (w/Cancer rising!:) Warpaint Mon April 01 1991 Brilliant! Michael Pearce Wed April 03 1946 Pegasus Michael E. Bravo Mon April 05 1971 Dandelion Wine Brion McIntosh Sun April 06 1958 Aries Marcel Kshensky Thu April 06 1950 Aries Bill Mazur Mon April 06 1953 Aries Sun/Cancer Rising David Dixon Tue April 07 1970 Aries Heidi Heller Mon April 08 1974 Aries Jill Hughes Sat April 09 1955 Aries Klaus Kluge Sun April 10 1960 Unicorn Steve VanDevender Sun April 10 1966 Racer Art Liestman Fri April 10 1953 Repeat Stephen Golden Sat April 10 1971 Jokey Michael Bowman Wed April 11 1962 Aries Wolfgang Ullwer Fri April 11 1969 Widder Janet Kirsch Thu April 11 1974 Aries Jerry Tue April 13 1971 Aries Stuart Myerburg Mon April 14 1969 Aries T-Bone Wed April 15 1992 happy cat - -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 15 Mar 1999 08:44:34 -0500 (EST) From: larnep@pathfinder.com Subject: Re: Ecto on Usenet Neile Graham wrote: > I wouldn't mind it being gatewayed at the fa.* heirarchy isn't widely > available, but is there a way we can get it off Deja News? To me that's > the big part I don't particularly want. IIRC, putting the line X-no-archive: yes somewhere in a message (I don't *think* it has to be in the header, but I could be wrong) will keep dejanews from archiving it. I guess this message will test that theory... Folks who don't want their messages archived can just put this in their messages. If there's consensus about archiving could listserve be configured to automatically add this line to all messages? - Larne ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 15 Mar 1999 09:21:04 -0500 From: rich.rapp@effem.com Subject: The music store in West Chester, PA The music store in West Chester that had the complete Happy collection is: Chester County Books & Music, West Goshen Shopping Center, West Goshen Township, West Chester, PA Until about 3 months ago, the music half of the store was known as Rainbow Records. The music phone number is: (610)696-4090 Also, the book store number is : (610)696-1661 I checked on Friday, and the supply of older Happy was getting low. (Sorry, I don't remember which titles were left ). Rich R. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 15 Mar 1999 09:36:13 -0500 From: Nadyne Mielke Subject: Re: Ecto on Usenet At 08:44 AM 3/15/1999 -0500, larnep@pathfinder.com wrote: >IIRC, putting the line >X-no-archive: yes >Somewhere in a message (I don't *think* it has to be in the header, >but I could be wrong) will keep dejanews from archiving it. I guess >this message will test that theory... The "x-no-archive" needs to be either in the header or in the first line of the body. Some archives will not archive a post if that appears anywhere in the post, but most {including DejaNews, IIRC} require it to be first. I personally don't see why anything being on DejaNews is that much of a worry. fa.music.ecto gets no spam that I've seen {and any spam submitted to the newsgroup won't make it here, it's a one-way mirror}. Spammers who cull email addresses off of Usenet rarely bother with local newsgroups, especially newsgroups {such as fa.music.ecto} with horrible distribution. /nad ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 15 Mar 1999 08:07:35 -0700 From: "Jeffrey Hanson" Subject: Re: Katell Keineg Other than the first song on the album, I found Jet to be much more compelling than O Seasons O Castles (and it doesn't have the annoying song about the monkey!) The song, "Mother's Map" is worth the price of the disc alone - (it's as if Katell gets possessed by an Indian warrior about halfway through the song.) Jeff Hanson - -----Original Message----- From: John Drummond To: ecto@smoe.org Date: Monday, March 15, 1999 12:25 AM Subject: Katell Keineg Y'all, I keep seeing people mention Katell Keineg's album "Jet" here on the list... and I'm wondering whether or not I should swallow whatever's keeping me from buying it... I bought "Ô seasons Ô castles", her first album, and I thought it was very thin and lightweight and airy and I couldn't get into it. And my question is if "Jet" is similar to that album, or if she made any significant leaps forward that might redeem her for me or not... and I think the list did discuss her a while back, but I just skimmed over it because I was closed to her at the time... anyhow... any help with this would be appreciated. :D John == lyrics flow like spirits from the waters Moses parted _________________________________________________________ DO YOU YAHOO!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 15 Mar 1999 07:55:33 -0800 From: Neile Graham Subject: Re: Katell Keineg At 11:23 PM -0800 3/14/99, John Drummond wrote: >Y'all, > I keep seeing people mention Katell Keineg's album "Jet" here on the >list... and I'm wondering whether or not I should swallow whatever's >keeping me from buying it... I bought "' seasons ' castles", her first >album, and I thought it was very thin and lightweight and airy and I >couldn't get into it. And my question is if "Jet" is similar to that >album, or if she made any significant leaps forward that might redeem >her for me or not... and I think the list did discuss her a while >back, but I just skimmed over it because I was closed to her at the >time... anyhow... any help with this would be appreciated. :D > >John John-- It's a hard call if you didn't like _O Seasons..._. It didn't do much for me, but I didn't sell it either. There are one or two songs I skip over on _Jet_, but mostly I think it's a pretty wonderful album. Jeffrey is right about "Mother's Map" being great and there are several other stunning songs on the album, like the conquistador song and I like the one about Leonor Fini (sp?) a lot, too. All in all I would say she makes extremely significant leaps forward in _Jet_, and it's worth a shot. I almost didn't buy it because of my reaction to the first album, but I'm extremely glad I happened on it. I love it. - --Neile - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Neile Graham ...... http://www.sff.net/people/neile ....... neile@sff.net Les Semaines: A Weekly Journal . http://www.sff.net/people/neile/semaines The Ectophiles' Guide to Good Music ....... http://www.smoe.org/ectoguide ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 15 Mar 1999 08:01:41 -0800 From: Neile Graham Subject: Re: Katell Keineg P.S. There's a pretty extensive page on Katell in the Ectophiles' Guide if you want to read more of our discussion about her: http://www.smoe.org/ectoguide/guide.cgi?alpha/k/keineg.katell - --Neile - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Neile Graham ...... http://www.sff.net/people/neile ....... neile@sff.net Les Semaines: A Weekly Journal . http://www.sff.net/people/neile/semaines The Ectophiles' Guide to Good Music ....... http://www.smoe.org/ectoguide ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 15 Mar 1999 13:48:25 -0500 From: Patrick Moseley Subject: Review #3: REARMAMENT And now for this week's installment... Happy abandons her monsters. Happy arms herself to face more personal and realistic issues. Happy discovers a drum machine. These are some of the ideas that pop into my head now when I think of REARMAMENT, but none of them are really quite true and definitely none of them summarize this album. Just like RHODES I&II, I *seriously* underestimated this album on all levels when I first heard it. It's been pointed out before the many differences between the first four albums and those that followed, but the more I listen to Happy's catalogue, the more I'm realizing there's another difference to add: the first four albums, while perhaps not revealing the intricacies in arrangements as MWABT, are immensely more rewarding to the persistent listener. Melodies that seemed simple and/or redundant take their time to wrap themselves around your brain; once familiar, it's hard to believe they were once so easily dismissed. And while I once regarded RHODES I&II and REARMAMENT as simple building-blocks to the music that Happy produces now, I now understand how solid they are in their own right. "Perfect Irony" must've been, at its time, the most intricately-arranged song of Happy's short career. Aside from the introduction of the obvious drum machine (which even today doesn't sound dated to me), and the up-front vocals and keyboard sounds, there are probably two other layers of keyboards (including a constant organ hum in the background) as well as a guitar line hidden here and there. It's thick but roomy, and this is one of Happy's first catchy tunes; and although I miss exactly what is ironic in the lyrics (except in the first verse), I like how darkly humorous this song is. And anyone who loves the odd drum arrangement and twangy guitar of this song should be encouraged to check out Sam Phillips' 1987 "The Turning," recently re-released on CD, which features several excellent songs having this arrangement approach. Happy affects a new self-confidence in "For We Believe" ("On the edge is where we play / Where we run, others delay") and "I Am Legend" ("Make me a legend in all your minds"). It's a nice contrast to the mournfulness that was abundant on her first two discs. Musically, though, "For We Believe" sounds lifted from the Rhodes I/II sessions (not a bad thing!). "I Am a Legend" first put me off a bit, especially the "poo on you" line, but I'm beginning to realize there's a subtle anger behind that sweet voice. And I can't hear this song without thinking of Annie Lennox's "Legend in My Living Room," which is thematically similar. "'Til the Dawn Breaks" is simply beautiful and haunting; I love the waltzy 6/8 timing and pretty melody (minuses for the low-fi thunderstorm, though). "The Issue Is" is so good on so many levels to me, and yet it is consistently hindered (to me) by the fact that Happy used the same hook and echo approach previously on "Not for Me." Otherwise, this song is beautiful and haunting. I like the heartbeat-like keyboard sound, and the lyrics are intriguing: Happy's references to steel remind me both of someone being armed for battle ("He lives by steel..."), which would also seem to echo the title and cover of the album; conversely, the references to steel could be alluding to someone dying, lying with a bullet inside them ("He lies with steel pieces in his arm") or being kept alive by hospital machinery ("They breathe by steel"). Obviously, this song has struck a chord with my imagination. ;-) "Friend You'll Be" sounds like it would be at home on WARPAINT or even EQUIPOISE. It shows Happy progressing slightly from her simple A/B arrangements on past songs. But the album falters a bit for me beginning with "Dreams Are," which seems melodically lacking and uninteresting for the most part; it might not be so unbearable if it wasn't so long, and I'm beginning to notice a tendency in myself to dislike any of Happy's songs that feature her speaking or whispering. Guess it's a personal issue. "Box H.A.P." doesn't make up for the lackluster "Dreams Are," especially with its (as one Ectophile described it) farty keyboards. Lyrically it picks up the thread from "I Am a Legend," and also seems to be somewhat of a precursor to "Collective Heart." The call-and-response technique is interesting. "I Have a Heart" is simple and pleasantly Rhodes-esque, while ultimately tender and heart-breaking. "Why do you love, weak little thing?" is one of those simple yet striking lyrical lines that I admire Happy for. The album picks up even more with "Crystal Orbs" (which, to my ear, is perhaps one of Happy's first uses of a vocoder for the warped-vocal lines like "I am here and will be addressing you only"). And "Because I Learn" has been a favorite of mine since RHODESONGS, and like "I Am a Legend," a sweet voice and melody mask a certain lyrical anger and defiance. Right now one of the greatest highlights for me on this album is "Baby Don't Go." I love the back-and-forth lead vocal arrangement; the melody is quite beautiful. And my theory is that this song is picking up on the self-awareness and inner strength of previous songs to the point that Happy is actually singing this to herself: "Wake and arise, defiant one, time for you to be who you are." I don't have anything noteworthy to say about "Rhodes Waltz" or "Ally Ally Oxenfree," although I love the hide-and-go seek metaphor of the latter, as well as the breathy voice which I haven't heard Happy use before or since. There are pluses and minuses to the presence of "Be Careful What You Say" on this album. It's an excellent song; it's catchy and infinitely superior in arrangement to anything else on the album. So, basically, good as it is, it sticks out like a sore thumb and casts a shadow over what has come before. Whenever I hear it, I equate it as more of a WARPAINT bonus track (albeit more upbeat than most of the songs on that album), and would rather consider "Ally Ally Oxenfree" as a better and more fitting closing to REARMAMENT. Still, I love the song. As a whole, REARMAMENT is a good album, and displays more consistency than Happy's first two albums. Its only drawbacks are the fact that, while the album has several great cuts, it doesn't have that one "killer" track (like RHODES I's "Wretches" and RHODES II's "Not for Me") that reaches out and grabs me. On the other hand, its nice to have an album where several songs are vying for creative superiority; it creates a nice melodic plateau that is maintained throughout most of this album. GRADE: B+ BEST CUTS: 1. Perfect Irony 2. Be Careful What You Say 3. Baby Don't Go 4. 'Til the Dawn Breaks 5. The Issue Is LEAST FAVORITE CUT: Dreams Are Patrick ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 15 Mar 1999 14:05:38 -0500 From: Patrick Moseley Subject: Re: A few things other things on my mind >2) Have any of you seen the new Star Wars trailer? I'm really getting >even more excited about it's release! The first trailer was just a >teaser. This one gives a really good glimpse into the plot line. >Visually, it looks like it will be a grand epic. >Bill Hey Bill... yes, I saw the trailer last week as well, and agree that this movie seems to be emoting an "epic" feel. Does anyone know the running time of this flick? With all the locations shown in the trailer, I'm thinking it's gonna have to be longer than 2 hours. I'm no fanatic by any means, but as a kid I was enamored with the original trilogy. Can't wait to see this one. I was especially psyched to see Jabba the Hutt in the new trailer (yes!). I'm curious, though, what with R2-D2 sharing the screen with a young Obi Wan, why then Obi Wan doesn't recognize R2 in the original "Star Wars," and instead tells Luke, "I don't recall ever owning a droid." Oh well... interesting... Patrick ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 15 Mar 1999 14:15:07 -0500 From: Patrick Moseley Subject: Re: Even *more* reactions to Happy's catalogue >BTC is definitely a pop departure for Happy. I too am very fond of it >Patrick. I can understand your feelings on "Dying". At first I really >didn't care for this song either. The verses are *very* schmaltzy and >cabaret. However, the chorus ("Can't you see I'm dying?") has such a >beautiful and longing quality to it that just breaks my heart. You must >admit that one of our other favorites, Kate Bush, does get a little >schmaltzy herself at times. :-) I'd have to agree that Kate gets schmaltzy at times too, but I can't say I'm a fan of her schmaltzy side either! I agree that the chorus of "Dying" is good; but it doesn't make up for the verses, IMO. >Out of curiousity, why don't you care for "Big Dreams, Big Life"? It is >not one of my favorites on the CD, but it is a beautiful and understated >piece. It's pretty, I'll give you that. It's just a case of a decent song being totally overshadowed by stronger cuts. It comes after what is becoming my favorite BtC track ("Down, Down") and right before the also-strong "Glory," so it easily fades from memory after it's over. I feel similarly about "Pride," which is also sandwiched between two better cuts ("Omar" and "You Never Told Me"). But I do appreciate these quieter moments on BtC, because they kinda serve as the sorbet between the main dishes. Cleanses your aural palette, so to speak. ;-) >The one song that I have been having a hard time with is the title >track. However, with repeated listens it is growing on me. There is some >great guitar work from Kevin in parts of the song. I don't care for the >edginess of the arrangement. I also don't care for how Happy quotes M's >"Pop Music" in the song. It doesn't work too well for my taste. I wondered if I was the only one who noticed this! Happy rips the hook from "Pop Music" for part of this song, but unlike you, I actually like the effect. (And, actually, if you try to substitute the lines "Pop, pop, pop music, pop, pop, pop music" into Happy's "I try to build the / perfect model of-a who..." you'll realize they don't quite fit and that the musical rip isn't exact.) Still, as much as I love this song, every time I hear it I find it hard to believe it was recorded in 1994 and not ten years previous. Thanks for your comments, Bill... good reading... Patrick n.p. Rearmament ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 15 Mar 1999 14:24:31 -0500 From: Patrick Moseley Subject: Re: Rhodes Not Taken? >>From: "Anna Elaine Pryde" >> Just a little more psychoanalysis, if you can stomach it. :) I think, >>fundamentally, we like what reminds us of us. I mean, I like Happy's higher >>voice; her harmonizing; her acoustic guitar; and her mournful lyrics. These >>are the things that all my favorite songs have. I think this is because I >>can sing to her stuff better when a) she sings in her alto-soprano, which >>is where I'm at (I Have a Heart); b) she has complex harmonies and >>sub-harmonies, which I'll always sing when there are lyrics involved or at >>least vocalize when it is purely instrumental (Wretches Gone Awry, Under >>and Over the Brink). I'm the same way! Happy's lower register is nearly identical to my own, so I gravitate toward that material because I love to sing along to it. To my chagrin, even though I'm male and took seven years of voice lessons through high school and college, Happy can hit a note or two *lower* than I can (on a *good* day I can hit all the bottom notes of "Proof"). Her range is amazing; she's got a good two octaves over me as well. Patrick ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 15 Mar 1999 11:49:33 -0800 (PST) From: Steve VanDevender Subject: Katell Keineg John Drummond writes: > I keep seeing people mention Katell Keineg's album "Jet" here on the > list... and I'm wondering whether or not I should swallow whatever's > keeping me from buying it... I bought "Ô seasons Ô castles", her first > album, and I thought it was very thin and lightweight and airy and I > couldn't get into it. And my question is if "Jet" is similar to that > album, or if she made any significant leaps forward that might redeem > her for me or not... and I think the list did discuss her a while > back, but I just skimmed over it because I was closed to her at the > time... anyhow... any help with this would be appreciated. :D A while back I got Katell Keineg's "Jet" because I stumbled across a copy and remembered hearing various favorable things about it. Unfortunately this is an instance where Ecto done me wrong. I've tried listening to "Jet" a few times and tried to like it, but to me it comes across as bland and downright annoying. There's something about Keineg's voice on some of the songs that just grates on me. I apparently lack the brain part needed to appreciate her music. It certainly doesn't make me want to seek out "O Seasons O Castles". ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 15 Mar 1999 15:25:27 EST From: Hiptones@aol.com Subject: Re: A few things other things on my mind 'Lo all, In a message dated 3/15/99 1:11:01 PM Central Standard Time, moseley@tatrc.org writes: << I'm no fanatic by any means, but as a kid I was enamored with the original trilogy. Can't wait to see this one. I was especially psyched to see Jabba the Hutt in the new trailer (yes!). I'm curious, though, what with R2-D2 sharing the screen with a young Obi Wan, why then Obi Wan doesn't recognize R2 in the original "Star Wars," and instead tells Luke, "I don't recall ever owning a droid." Oh well... interesting... >> Interesting that a Star Wars thread is popping up on the list. Since I love talking about the new movie, I shall chime in. I am also extremely excited about the new film. Some questions and some answers I have.... After seeing the new trailer (which preceded Wing Commander....not a sci-fi epic by any means, but a fun little distraction) we finally hear, what I think of as, the Empress speak. The teaser trailer had Natalie Portman asking if (Liam Neesoin's character) would trust their fate/safety in this boy (Anakin) they hardly know. In the full trailer, Liam is shown to be almost a bodyguard to the Empress. Is Natalie Portman the Empress who appeared sans ceremonial? makeup in the teaser trailer? Am I alone in thinking that Darth Maul's two directional light saber is too freaking cool?? As for the answer to the question about Obi-Wan and R2-D2....I always got the impression, even before the prequels, that when he denies ever owning a droid he was either lying or hiding the truth for some reason. Maybe that reason will present itself in the new trilogy. Geeking out and loving it!!!! Cha d ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 15 Mar 1999 18:55:09 -0500 From: Angelos Kyrlidis Subject: Re: Rufus Wainwright/Imogen Heap in Boston Michael Colford wrote: > > Hi guys, > > Just a very quick two thumbs up regarding last night's > Rufus/Imogen concert here in Boston. I hooked up with fellow > ectophile, Angelos K. and caught this great show. Imogen > was quite riveting... if only the loud-voiced chatterers in the > audience had found the courtesy to keep their voices down during > their set! I will second this opinion. It seems these days that you can't really enjoy a concert anymore. In clubs you have to deal with the talkers who apparently enjoy having their discussions while an artist is serenading them live, and in large venues you get the massive roar of the crowd which gets drowned by the LOUD music. I bought the Imogen Heap CD a few days before the concert and was caught off guard by her powerful vocals. Since the concert I have played the CD over and over and am enjoying it a lot!! Too bad the Boston Globe reviewer (who was probably that guy in front of us taking notes during the show-who by the way left in the middle or moved to a less crowded part of the club) effectively dismissed her as a Tori wannabe. I don't think so; I was almost expecting her to be that same style of vocalist but was pleasantly surprised. > And Rufus was delightful. (He's such a cutie too.) > And the "Gap" crowd (teenaged girls who fell in love with > Rufus through his Gap commercial) was pretty well behaved. > Particularly enjoyed Imogen joining Rufus' band on stage to > sing back-up on "April Fools." I also enjoyed Rufus' show. Got a bit bored during his solo piano numbers (and would have dozed off if I wasn't standing :-)) but the rest of the show was excellent. I went back to his CD which was a mood piece for me and now the songs are getting their own identity. He, Jeff Buckley, and Freddie Mercury are some of the few male vocalists who can cut loose and emote while singing. I also figured out that his voice reminds me of Gordon Gano, the lead singer of the Violent Femmes. > Would love to see Imogen with > a full band. YES!!! Anyway, it was a good show and highly recommended if it's coming your way. The price was right also, and don't worry if you don't have any of their music. Exiting the paradise we got a CD sampler with three of Rufus' songs on an ECD with a video for 'April Fools' and an Imogen Heap tape with 'Sweet Religion' and 'Oh me, oh my' (two of my favourite songs on her album). Back to lurking, Angelos ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 16 Mar 1999 11:04:29 +1100 From: Sherlyn Koo Subject: Falcon Ridge Folk Festival '99 Hey folks, This came through the Dar Williams mailing list... - -sherlyn >Date: Mon, 15 Mar 1999 03:08:08 EST >From: FalcRidge@aol.com >Subject: FRFF Tix go on sale > >Well, it's 2:30 AM here at the FRFF office still doing some late night work. >Working on a new map for the flyer, some other graphics work etc. We are >supposed to get close to 10 inches of snowfall here tonight here in what's >called the northwest corner or the northwest hills of CT, which is not >unusual. I sure hope the power stays on tomorrow. > >I can hear these really big wet flakes falling outside while I'm taking a >short break to answer some Email and then I think I really will toddle off to >bed. Thought some of you might like to hear the complete FRFF lineup which >will go live on our site tomorrow morning March 15. Tix sales begin at noon. >It'll be another 3 weeks or so to hard copy flyers but we've had so many >requests for tix that we are going ahead with tix sales just a bit earlier >this year. > >Anyway here is the entire list of performers for FRFF 99 this July 23, 24 and >25 with dates each will play. You might want to print one to keep til flyers >are available. > >Ani DiFranco Sa >Andes Manta Sa/Su >Balfa Toujours Fr >Beth Molaro Fr/Sa/Su >Beverwyck Fr/Sa/Su >Big Hoedown Fr/Sa >Bob Malone Sa/Su >Bourque Bernard & Lepage Sa/Su >Cheryl Wheeler Fr/Sa/Su >Cry Cry Cry Sa >Eddie From Ohio Fr/Sa/Su >Ellis Paul Fr/Sa/Su >The Falcon Ridge House Band Fr/Sa/Su >Ferron Fr/Sa >Gene Murrow Su >George Marshall with Wild Asparagus Fr/Sa >Greg Brown Fr/Sa/Su >Harmonious Wail Sa/Su >Hudson Crossing Su >The Ivy Vine Players Sa/Su >Jack Hardy Sa/Su >Karen Savoca Fr/Sa/Su >Kathryn Wedderburn Fr/Sa/Su >The Kennedys Fr/Sa >Laurie's Stories Sa/Su >LJ Booth Sa/Su >Moxy Fruvous Sa/Su >Mustard's Retreat Fr/Sa/Su >The Nields Fr/Sa >Pamela Means Sa/Su >Patti O'Brien Melita Fr/Sa >Paul Rosenberg Sa/Su >Peter Ecklund with Strings Attached Sa >Peter Mulvey Fr/Sa/Su >Reckless Abandon Sa/Su >Ralph Sweet with Wild Asparagus Sa >Roger the Jester Sa/Su >Sam Pacetti Sa/Su >Stacey Earle Sa/Su >The Storycrafters Sa/Su >Susan Werner Sa/Su >The Tony Trischka Band Sa/Su >Utah Phillips Fr/Sa/Su >Vance Gilbert Fr/Sa/Su > >That's everyone on all 4 stages plus we do have 4 very special guests; Cliff >Eberhardt, Chris & Meredith Thompson, The Respond Benefit Showcase & Vanida >Gail. > >THE FRIDAY NIGHT SUMMER'S EVE SONG SWAP this year will feature Cheryl >Wheeler, Greg Brown, Vance Gilbert & Ferron. > >And of course, a very nice close to Sat night as well with Utah Phillips, C3 & >Ani. We are so excited about our whole lineup this year. Hope to see many of >you on the hill. > >Anne > ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 15 Mar 1999 08:42:42 +0100 From: "Marcel Rijs" Subject: Wonderful Life Mailing List Hi, For those of you who can stand it: I've created a new mailing list. "Yet another one", I hear you say, "What can this one possibly be about?" This mailing list, entitled Wonderful life, is devoted entirely to Black. Black consists of one member, Colin Vearncombe, who has released four studio albums to date. His debut album "Wonderful life" was released in 1987, and the title track was his biggest (if not only) hit worldwide. Since then, his albums became less popular and more eclectic. Black is set to release a new album this year, and because I kept getting emails from various people lately, I started thinking of a way to organise things. Subscribing to the list is easy: go to http://www.onelist.com/subscribe.cgi/wonderful-life, and choose between 'bounce' and 'digest'. The mailing list was started on March 14th, 1999 so you can be one of the first to be in this group! Groeten, Marcel Rijs ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 15 Mar 1999 19:03:47 -0600 From: Carolyn Andre Subject: fwd: Album Release Parties - Lucy Kaplanski & Jennifer Kimball (DC) got this over on folk music; didn't remember if anyone had yet posted it here ... >Date: Mon, 15 Mar 1999 14:20:20 -0500 (EST) >From: Jonie Lehmann >Subject: Album Release Parties - Lucy Kaplanski & Jennifer Kimball (DC) > > >Hi Everyone! If you find yourself in the DC area this week or next, >please check out these two events! > >Jennifer Kimball at Olsson's Books & Records (2111 Wilson Blvd., Arlington >VA, 703-525-4227) at 12:30 pm Friday, March 19th. Playing songs from & >signing copies of her album "Veering from the Wave". > >Lucy Kaplansky at Olsson's Books & Records (2111 Wilson Blvd., Arlington >VA, 703-525-4227) at 12pm Thursday, March 25th. Playing songs from & >signing copies of her album "Ten Year Night". > >Both events are free; there is some on-street parking as well as a garage >underneath the building. We also have a cafe, making this a perfect plan >for lunch. And, the store is about 100 big steps from the entrance to the >Courthouse Metro stop (orange line). > >I'm really excited about these events. Although I've been booking local >performers for in-stores for about four years, I've never been able to >attract touring singer-songwriters. This is a brand-new store & it should be >lots of fun! Hope to see some of you there (also I'll be making my solo >sound-person debut!). > >Jonie >======================================================================= >Jonie Lehmann |Consignment Buyer >412 North Alfred Street, #7 |Olsson's Books & Records >Alexandria, Virginia 22314 |12350 Parklawn Dr. >703/836-5689 |Rockville, MD 20852 >joniel@moon.jic.com |301/984-1433 ext. 113 >======================================================================= > > ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 15 Mar 1999 20:57:01 -0500 From: Jeffrey Burka Subject: Re: Rufus Wainwright/Imogen Heap in Boston Angelos and Michael wrote: > > if only the loud-voiced chatterers in the > > audience had found the courtesy to keep their voices down during > > their set! > > I will second this opinion. It seems these days that you can't really > enjoy a concert anymore. In clubs you have to deal with the talkers who > apparently enjoy having their discussions while an artist is serenading > them live, and in large venues you get the massive roar of the crowd > which gets drowned by the LOUD music. Heh. I meant to mention this last night, but, well, it was late. The DC crowd was SILENT. I have no idea, and Imogene and Rufus were clearly both surprised and pleased, as they _both_ commented on how attentive the audience was! After her second song, Imogene said, "Well, you're all a quiet lot. Keep it that way!" Hmm. Trying to remember how Rufus put it, and can't recall. But it amused me. ;-) jeff np: _Spirit_, Jewel Kilcher (it's grown slightly on me, but having listened to _Rare Angels_ to and from work today, it's entirely too depressing to hear her official second album. ) - -- |Jeffrey C. Burka|||http://www.cqi.com/~jburka ||||"I've got time to rest / | ||||||||||||| And I've got a clear, able mind that sees my life going fine. | | 'Cause everything I need is right here in my hands..." --Melissa Ferrick | ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 15 Mar 1999 21:15:13 -0500 From: meredith Subject: celtic stuff on bravo Hi! RockOnTV actually supplied me with something useful! Now if I only had Bravo on my cable system ... sigh. This will be happening this Thursday, 3/18. Not sure of the time. >BRV) Bravo Arena: Celtic Tides > >a one hour musical odyssey exploring the force and phenomenon of >Celtic music's renaissance in the early 1990s. Hosted by The Rankin >Sisters and includes performances by The Chieftains, Loreena >McKennitt, Clannad, Altan, Mary Black, Dougie MacLean and Capercaillie Enjoy! +==========================================================================+ | Meredith Tarr meth@smoe.org | | New Haven, CT USA http://www.smoe.org/~meth | +==========================================================================+ | "things are more beautiful when they're obscure" -- veda hille | | *** TRAJECTORY, the Veda Hille mailing list: *** | | *** http://www.smoe.org/meth/trajectory.html *** | +==========================================================================+ ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 15 Mar 1999 21:24:32 -0500 (EST) From: Michael Colford Subject: Re: Rufus Wainwright/Imogen Heap in Boston On Mon, 15 Mar 1999, Jeffrey Burka wrote: > Angelos and Michael wrote: > > > > if only the loud-voiced chatterers in the > > > audience had found the courtesy to keep their voices down during > > > their set! > > > > I will second this opinion. It seems these days that you can't really > > enjoy a concert anymore. In clubs you have to deal with the talkers who > > apparently enjoy having their discussions while an artist is serenading > > them live, and in large venues you get the massive roar of the crowd > > which gets drowned by the LOUD music. > > The DC crowd was SILENT. I have no idea, and Imogene and Rufus > were clearly both surprised and pleased, as they _both_ commented on how > attentive the audience was! > > After her second song, Imogene said, "Well, you're all a quiet lot. > Keep it that way!" I'm not surprised! Imogen particularly seemed a bit miffed with the chatter in Boston, and even commented on it. She said something like, "It was so quiet when I first came out, and now it's so noisy!" Man, Boston is usually so polite too! What's going on here! Michael n.p. Rufus Wainwright - -------------------------------------------------------------------- Michael Colford | Reading Public Library Head of Technical Services | Reading, Massachusetts colford@noblenet.org | *North of Boston Library Exchange* - -------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 15 Mar 1999 19:04:23 -0800 From: "Kristen Weissleader" Subject: Re: Just like Tivoli (was: Even *more* reactions to Happy's catalogue) - -----Original Message----- From: Anna Elaine Pryde To: ecto@smoe.org Date: Saturday, March 13, 1999 12:58 PM Subject: Just like Tivoli (was: Even *more* reactions to Happy's catalogue) >Interesting bit of trivia... did anyone know that Tivoli is the region in >Italy where Michaelangelo procured his infamous Carerra marble of David and >Pieta fame? Purest, most luminous marble in the world. Only the best for >ol' Mike and Happy. But what does that have to do with the rest of the >song, I wonder? > -Anna Pryde > > >"Just Like Tivoli" is such a beautiful piece with a memorable and >haunting melody. Happy uses her high voice in such a lovely way. I >really like the slow build into the song. Kevin's and Happy's >atmospheric guitar playing is perfect on this track. This is one of my >favorite Happy songs. > >P.S. Me, too! (anna) > > ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 15 Mar 1999 19:08:29 -0800 From: "Kristen Weissleader" Subject: Re: Just like Tivoli (was: Even *more* reactions to Happy's catalogue) - -----Original Message----- From: Anna Elaine Pryde To: ecto@smoe.org Date: Saturday, March 13, 1999 12:58 PM Subject: Just like Tivoli (was: Even *more* reactions to Happy's catalogue) >Interesting bit of trivia... did anyone know that Tivoli is the region in >Italy where Michaelangelo procured his infamous Carerra marble of David and >Pieta fame? Purest, most luminous marble in the world. Only the best for >ol' Mike and Happy. But what does that have to do with the rest of the >song, I wonder? > -Anna Pryde > > >"Just Like Tivoli" is such a beautiful piece with a memorable and >haunting melody. Happy uses her high voice in such a lovely way. I >really like the slow build into the song. Kevin's and Happy's >atmospheric guitar playing is perfect on this track. This is one of my >favorite Happy songs. > >P.S. Me, too! (anna) > > From what I remember of the piece of marble used for David from art history, it was flawed and had been discarded by another artist. He worked his piece around the flaw to release the statue from within the stone. (Something like that). Whatever, it was amazing like Happy's music. ------------------------------ End of ecto-digest V5 #98 *************************