From: owner-ecto-digest@smoe.org (ecto-digest) To: ecto-digest@smoe.org Subject: ecto-digest V10 #214 Reply-To: ecto@smoe.org Sender: owner-ecto-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-ecto-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk ecto-digest Tuesday, August 3 2004 Volume 10 : Number 214 Today's Subjects: ----------------- christof migone on wfmu [fingerpuppets ] Tim & Neil Finn in Austin Wednesday night ["R.L Smith" ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 2 Aug 2004 09:51:09 -0400 From: fingerpuppets Subject: christof migone on wfmu christof mignone, master of the bleeps and bloops on veda's _you do not live in this world alone_ and co-conspirator on _escape songs_, will be dave mandl's guest on wfmu this wednesday at 8pm eastern time (GMT-4, currently, if i remember correctly): Christof Migone Wednesday, August 4th, 8pm - 11pm on World of Echo with Dave Mandl Dave's guest live in the studio will be sound artist, radio artist, and multi-talented sonic prankster Christof Migone. Be there or $#58fuysgsfgljghl$#%*(FUIae487;kjkklhjgkajhk folks in northern new jersey and new york city can tune in at 91.1fm, folks in the hudson valley can tune in at 90.1fm and the rest of us will just have to listen via their assortment of streams at . woj ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 02 Aug 2004 21:37:01 +0000 From: "R.L Smith" Subject: Tim & Neil Finn in Austin Wednesday night I moved and was away from the computer--email overflowed--so maybe this has been mentioned, but anyone besides me a fan of the Finn brothers' songwriting? They're playing Stubbs BBQ in Austin Wednesday night, and I'm gonna fire up my jalopy and head down that way, and I was wondering if any listfolk might be there too. Rita _________________________________________________________________ Planning a family vacation? Check out the MSN Family Travel guide! http://dollar.msn.com ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 2 Aug 2004 22:48:10 -0600 From: neal copperman Subject: The Wailin' Jennys Last week I had the distinct pleasure of spending lots of time with the Wailin' Jennys, a wonderful Canadian folk trio. They came into town a day early before making their public US debut at the Albuquerque Botanic Gardens and then a show at our house concert series. They ended up staying at my house for a night and pursuading me to take a day off of work to shuttle them around and show them the town. Not that I took much convincing. Hmmm, another day at work or hanging out with a trio of interesting young women from Canada. I thought about it for maybe 15 seconds. The Jennys played fairly similar sets the two nights. Almost everything from their debut ep and first full length album. That means a healthy collection of covers and originals penned by each of them. Covers include Deeper Well (Emmylou Harris), Bring 'em All In (Mike Scott/Waterboys), Old Man (Neil Young), and Silvy (Leadbelly). For the house concert, they also pulled out Jane Siberry's Calling All Angels, since they discovered that Jeff & I were huge Jane fans. The thing that really makes you go wow about the Jennys is their harmonies. They are just breathtaking. They layer them in all the mathematical combinations possible, alternating leads and backing vocals. One of the most compelling songs in the Botanic Gardens show was Bring 'em All In. Ruth and Nicky alternate breathing into the mic while Cara chant sings the song. This lead to a swooping breath that alternated sides of the space, enveloping us in this heavy rhythm. It was really stunning. The highlight of the house concert was probably the closing track, an a capella version of the traditional song The Parting Glass. The house concert had mics for the vocals and hand drum, while the guitars and other percussion were unamplified (and the piano had it's own amplification). For Parting Glass, they stepped in front of the mics and sang straight to the room. The blend of voices was incredible, sounding purer and more beautiful then anything I'd heard from them before. People were eating up their discs in both concerts. They are freshly released in Canada and slated for US release on Red House Records later this year. The next night, I saw yet another performance by Eliza Gilkyson. Despite seeing her several times a year, her shows always seem fresh and exciting to me. She's really one of my absolute favorite live performers. The show was in a fancy art gallery in Santa Fe, with about 160 or so people packing the space. She was fronting the same trio as last time, with Mike Hardwick on guitar & slide guitar and her son Cisco on drums. Eliza played the first half pulling songs primarily from her last three albums (which are all brilliant IMO). Then she opened it up to requests. Since Eliza moved to Santa Fe in 1969, we got lots of stories from her time there. And the room was full of people who'd known her for 30 years. She stumbled through a lot of old songs I hadn't heard before and told lots of stories. She seemed in great spirits. The combination of such a wonderful space and old friends probably helped a lot. If you have a chance to see her, I highly recommend it. I think she's at her peak right now. I'll have to wait until November to see her again myself. Our next house concert will be Rachel Sage, with Dean Sharpe on drums and a trumpet player too. Should be a fun evening. neal np: Sarah Harmer at the Paramount ------------------------------ End of ecto-digest V10 #214 ***************************