From: owner-ecto-digest@smoe.org (ecto-digest) To: ecto-digest@smoe.org Subject: ecto-digest V7 #58 Reply-To: ecto@smoe.org Sender: owner-ecto-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-ecto-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk ecto-digest Sunday, February 25 2001 Volume 07 : Number 058 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Today's your birthday, friend... [Mike Matthews ] *Rachael Sage in Hoboken, Cambridge & w/ Melissa Ferrick Ithaca!* [MPress] Re: Folk Alliance [Jessica Byers ] WAMFEST [Jessica Byers ] steady pull/new jonatha brooke ["JoAnn Whetsell" ] Re: Folk Alliance [Neal Copperman ] Laurie Freelove ["phclark" ] Re: steady pull/new jonatha brooke [meredith ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sat, 24 Feb 2001 03:00:07 -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********* *************************************************** *************************************************************************** ********************** Michael Curry (mcurry@io.com) ********************** *************************************************************************** -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- - -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Michael Curry Fri February 24 1967 Pisces Paula Shanks Mon February 25 1952 Pisces Brni Mojzes Fri February 26 1965 the vanishing boy Pamela Pociluk Fri February 28 1964 Pisces Peter Clark Thu March 04 1948 Pedestrian Tim Steele Fri March 08 1963 Pisces Matt Bittner Thu March 12 1964 Pisces kIrI Hargie Fri March 13 1970 Pisces Bob Dreano Thu March 13 1958 Pisces 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 - -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 24 Feb 2001 00:59:24 EST From: MPressinfo@aol.com Subject: *Rachael Sage in Hoboken, Cambridge & w/ Melissa Ferrick Ithaca!* [Unable to display image] Hey y'all...Last minute reminder, Rachael Sage will be making her debut in Hoboken, NJ tomorrow night: Saturday February 24 DeBaun Auditorium 8:00pm $10 w/ fabulous indiegrrl-friends Amy Speace & Meghan Cary 201-216-8937 5th St. between Hudson & River St. Hoboken, New Jersey ("Hoboken is not a foreign country", says Meghan!) * * * Rachael will also be performing for the first time at Club Passim on: Wednesday February 28 Club Passim 8:00pm $7 617-492-5300 47 Palmer St. Rachael shares the bill w/ the fantastic Liz Nickrenz & the powerful Trina Hamlin! Cambridge, Massachusetts * * * And finally, the BIG NEW NEWS is that Rachael will be opening for one of her very favorite artist/activists, the intensely passionate & downright virtuosic *Melissa Ferrick* (rightonrecords.com) in Ithaca, NY on: Thursday, March 1 Opening for Melissa Ferrick Common Ground 7:30pm $10 adv, $12 door 607-273-1505, 1230 Danby Road Ithaca, NY HOPE TO SEE SOME OF YOU LOCALS DOWN AT A SHOW! peace & xoxoxo, Walter, Margo, Rachael & The Dybbuks @ MPress PS - Rachael's brand new CD "Painting of a Painting" will be exclusively available - until March 20th when it'll be EVERYWHERE - at these 3 shows!! If you bring a sharpie Rachael might overcome her shyness & draw an impressionistic portrait of you on the 1 " x 1 " blank space she mysteriously forgot to paint in the CD booklet...make it a fine-point please :) For folks who can't get to any of these gigs, we just found out that (who knew?) you can pre-order the new CD right now at www.amazon.com ! ******************************* http://www.rachaelsage.com http://www.mp3.com/rachaelsage http://www.cdbaby.com/sage toll free 1.877.TRU.SAGE ******************************* TO BE REMOVED FROM THS LIST JUST KVETCH NICELY PLEASE :) ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 24 Feb 2001 01:22:14 -0700 From: Jessica Byers Subject: Re: Folk Alliance hey there, i just wanted to check in. i think i represent the "100 percent Montana representation" at folk alliance. it was really nice to meet neal and jeff. they probably thought my musical taste was a bit on the folky side, but oh well (it *was* FOLK alliance, after all). i saw tons of great music at folk alliance, my personal higlights being Edie Carey and Dave Carter & Tracy Grammer. but there was a band i thought you all might like especially, a band from australia called Tulipan. they were amazing!! go to http://www.tulipan.com.au/tulipan.html and see... also: >From a Mercury- Nashville press release: - - --------------------------- Mark your calendar for Tuesday 2/27/01 and tune in as THE LATE SHOW with David Letterman brings you music from "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" Emmylou Harris, Alison Krauss and Gillian Welch will perform "Didn't Leave Nobody But The Baby" and Dan Tyminski and the Soggy Bottom Boys will perform "Man Of Constant Sorrow" - two musical performances is a major rarity for the Late Show! >> jess b - -- Jessica Byers 23373 Highway 93 North ~~~ http://www.geocities.com/amari913 Arlee, MT 59821 "True solace is finding none, which is to say, it is everywhere." - Gretel Ehrlich, The Solace of Open Spaces ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 24 Feb 2001 01:27:34 -0700 From: Jessica Byers Subject: WAMFEST Here's a must-check-out show in Western Massachusetts...so special because it has stellar folkies (Catie Curtis, Erin McKeown, Rani Arbo, Melissa Ferrick, etc...) with slam poet Alix Olson, and many many others. All for $22. April 28th at Mount Holyoke College. Not cheap, but way good for the names it's gonna have! Enjoy. http://www.wamfest.com/ - -- Jessica Byers 23373 Highway 93 North ~~~ http://www.geocities.com/amari913 Arlee, MT 59821 "True solace is finding none, which is to say, it is everywhere." - Gretel Ehrlich, The Solace of Open Spaces ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 24 Feb 2001 12:50:32 -0500 From: "JoAnn Whetsell" Subject: steady pull/new jonatha brooke I just wanted to write a quick note to say how much I am enjoying Jonatha Brooke's new one. Right from the beginning, it's a much bolder than her other stuff. And it's more experimental in style. Particularly "How Deep Is Your Love?" and "Steady Pull" are funky songs, and remind me a little bit of the styles she experimented with on _Plumb_, but she's pushed herself much further. Lines from different songs keep running through my head at random times, which is an obvious good sign. I wish I'd gone to see her in-store performance on Valentine's Day. Perhaps I could have asked her how one plays a cat hair remover. JoAnn _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 24 Feb 2001 16:48:53 -0700 From: Neal Copperman Subject: Re: Folk Alliance At 1:22 AM -0700 2/24/01, Jessica Byers wrote: >i just wanted to check in. i think i represent the "100 percent >Montana representation" at folk alliance. it was really nice to >meet neal and jeff. they probably thought my musical taste was a >bit on the folky side, but oh well (it *was* FOLK alliance, after >all). That's ok. I won't hold it against you. Actually, I didn't get that firm a grasp on what you liked. >i saw tons of great music at folk alliance, my personal higlights >being Edie Carey and Dave Carter & Tracy Grammer. I saw both of them, I think. I'd have to check my list to verify Edie Carey, as I can't remember her well (assuming I'm even thinking of her!). I do remember Dave Carter & Tracy Grammer. It's interesting trying to pick up on the buzz on artists. I felt like there were a few who had a buzz, but then again, I was tipped to them by people booking their shows, so it wasn't clear. But the rooms tended to be full for their sets, and empty afterwards, so there was something to that. The two people I heard that about weren't exactly ecto-folk. One was Slade Cleaves, who did a nice, traditional heartbreaking C&W thing, with good harmonies and fun string bass. The other person was Todd Snider, who did moving story-songs along the lines of John Prine crossed with Neil Young. He's the only person Prine has signed to his label. Anyway, I thought Dave & Tracy had that same kind of buzz going, but the one time I saw them, the room was mostly empty. They were good natured performers who put on an entertaining show. I'd happily see them again, but I'm not sure I'd seek them out. I have a few samples to listen to though, and they could prove to be a surprise. >but there was a band i thought you all might like especially, a band >from australia called Tulipan. they were amazing!! go to >http://www.tulipan.com.au/tulipan.html and see... Oh yeah, dramatic oversight on my highlights list is the Australians! They had an excellent showcase, before it got shut down. You know those Australians, drinking, cavorting, antagonizing their neighbors and smoking near no smoking signs. They were supposed to start showcasing on Thursday, but they were so excited they threw together an informal showcase on Wednesday. This was great, cause there weren't that many showcases then, and after we skipped out of the official concert, we spent the evening in the Austrialian's hotel room. There were only about a dozen people there, and only a few of us weren't part of their group. But they had a consistantly strong group of people playing. The two best were The Waifs and Tulipan, with Mundy-Turner close behind. Andrew's been praising the waifs for a few years, which is why I already had two of their discs, so I was really eager to see them. They didn't disappoint either. They played several sets of killer pop songs, alternating between the different lead singers. Tulipan was a complete unknown to me, but they were a blast. They had a wider variety of instruments and were more percussion driven. It was 4 women and a token pretty boy bass player they brought along in case people (or they) needed something else to look at. They all sang, and were constantly trading off instruments and playing with the band configuration. The lead singer often got pushed off to the side while the band played. She'd be sitting on a nightstand, hitting a tambourine and singing away. The one track they have on a sampler is really good too. Mundy-Turner were a duo who also had a strong presence and remarcably large and constant smiles. An odd couple, with a small, cheerful toothy Australian woman and a tall bald British man. She played fiddle, he played guitar and they both sang. Their songs varied between exuberant odes to living and somber songs about oppressed Brazilian workers. Haven't had a chance to follow-up on any of this, but if anyone cares, I imagine there is mor info at their web site: http://www.mundy-turner.com The other Australians who impressed me less were: Kerrianne Cox - An indiginous womam who seemed very somber and quiet. Shane Howard - Strong focus on the plight of the indiginous people. He had a solid voice, but I wasn't moved by the few songs I saw, though he seemed quite capable of moving others. Kerrianne's manager left the room in tears after he performed. (I assume it was his fault ...) Chris Wilson - a man with one of the biggest voices I've heard in years. While his voice swelled to easily fill the room (no matter its size), I found myself only slightly interested in his songs. neal np: Music at Matt Molloy's (Virgin/Realworld was VERY generous with their discs.) ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 24 Feb 2001 19:37:50 -0700 From: "phclark" Subject: Laurie Freelove Whoever it was (I didn't save it) who was shilling for Laurie Freelove a week or so ago, thanks. I wouldn't have known she was half of Two Nice Girls or how good she is without the reference. Recommended to any who missed the shameless plug the first time around. Peter C ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 25 Feb 2001 00:58:23 -0500 From: meredith Subject: Re: steady pull/new jonatha brooke Hi! JoAnn posted: >I just wanted to write a quick note to say how much I am enjoying Jonatha >Brooke's new one. Right from the beginning, it's a much bolder than her >other stuff. And it's more experimental in style. Particularly "How Deep >Is Your Love?" and "Steady Pull" are funky songs, Hey, I didn't know she was covering the Bee Gees these days ... ;> +==========================================================================+ | 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 *** | +==========================================================================+ ------------------------------ End of ecto-digest V7 #58 *************************