From: owner-jangle-poets-digest@smoe.org (jangle-poets-digest) To: jangle-poets-digest@smoe.org Subject: jangle-poets-digest V4 #50 Reply-To: jangle-poets@smoe.org Sender: owner-jangle-poets-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-jangle-poets-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk jangle-poets-digest Thursday, April 4 2002 Volume 04 : Number 050 Today's Subjects: ----------------- [JP] KENNEDYS APRIL NEWSLETTER: Touring in: MI, IL, MA, NJ, NY [Kennedyls] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 3 Apr 2002 00:12:45 EST From: Kennedylst@aol.com Subject: [JP] KENNEDYS APRIL NEWSLETTER: Touring in: MI, IL, MA, NJ, NY Welcome to The Kennedys' E-Newsletter for April 2002! IN THIS ISSUE: 1) Kennedys first book published! 2) Get It Right release date moved to June 4 3) Guitar Workshop in Chicago 4) Touring schedule 5) Kennedys Merchantile 6) Cadence Carroll CD released (Produced by Pete & Maura) 1) Kennedys first book published We were asked to write a book, after impressing a leading publisher with our Web site road diary. We can't tell you what the book is about yet, but we can tell you it hits the stores on June 3rd! Stay tuned for more info... 2) Get It Right CD Release date moved to June 4 The Kennedys' upcoming CD release has been moved to June 4th, to coincide with the release of our new book. We've been playing lots of songs from the upcoming CD at our shows, including "Didn't It Rain," "Nickeltown," "Angel And You," and the title track. 3) Guitar Workshop - Demystifying The Neck Saturday, April 6, 1-5pm. Old Town School of Folk Music, Chicago, IL. Spend an afternoon learning a new approach to mastering the guitar neck. Pete Kennedy brings a fresh new perspective to the instrument. Walk away with loads of materials and things to work on. 773-728-6000 www.oldtownschool.org. $50. 4) Touring Schedule Thursday, April 4 - Creole Gallery, 1218 Turner Street, Lansing, MI 48906. Showtime is 7:30pm. All ages, smoke-free www.lansing.com/creolegallery/ $10.00 517-487-9549 Saturday, April 6 - Old Town School (guitar workshop), 4544 N. Lincoln Ave, Chicago, IL 60625. 1-5pm. Intermediate students. www.oldtownschool.org $50.00. Anyone attending the workshop will be offered a discount at our evening concert at Uncommon Coffeehouse, just down the road from the workshop. 773-728-6000 Saturday, April 6 - Uncommon Ground Coffeehouse, 1214 West Grace Street, Chicago, IL 60613. 6pm - 7:30pm show. All ages, smoke-free. $10/$8 for guitar workshop students. www.uncommonground.com 773-929-3680 Monday, April 8 - One Trick Pony, 136 E. Fulton, Grand Rapids, MI, sponsored by WYCE 88.1 FM. Free show. Pass the hat for the Senior Neighbors Center. All ages. Showtime is at 7:30pm. www.wyce.org 616-235-7669 Friday, April 19 - Tremedal Coffeehouse, St John's United Methodist Church, 80 Mount Auburn St, Watertown, MA 02472. 8pm show. $10.00. All ages, smoke-free. www.tremedalconcerts.com 617-782-8718 Saturday, Apr 20 - Grace Norton Rogers Sch, Stockton Street, Hightstown, NJ w/Dave Carter & Tracy Grammer! 8:00pm show. $15.00. All ages, smoke-free. TITLE="http://outtasightsandsounds.com/" TARGET="_blank">http://outtasightsandsounds.com/ 609-259-5764 Friday, April 26 - Night Eagle Cafi, on the park at 6 LaFayette Place, Oxford, NY. 8pm show. $12.00. All ages, smoke-free. www.nighteaglecafe.org/ 607-843-7378. Saturday, April 27 - Presbyterian Church, Main Street, Schoharie, NY. 7:30pm show. $8 adults/$5 seniors and children. All ages, smoke-free. TITLE="www.sonnyochs.com" TARGET="_blank">www.sonnyochs.com 518-295-8931 Looking ahead: Thursday, May 2 - Godfrey Daniels, 7 East 4th Street, Bethlehem, PA 18015. 8pm show. $14.50. All ages, smoke-free. TITLE="http://www.godfreydaniels.org/" TARGET="_blank">http://www.godfreydaniels.org/ 610-867-2390. Friday, May 3 - Birchmere w/The Nields, 3701 Mount Vernon Ave, Alexandria, VA 22305. $15.00. Kennedys play at 7:30, Nields play at 9:00. www.birchmere.com. 703-549-7500. As always, call ahead to make sure that the concert is on. One never knows, do one? Be sure to visit The Kennedys' website at TITLE="http://www.kennedysmusic.com" TARGET="_blank">http://www.kennedysmusic.com to see extended schedule, read tour diary, see how you can get on Kennedys' guest list, join the email discussion group, see tour photos and more! 5) Kennedys Mercantile: "Fingers On Fire" Pete Kennedy and Tom Principato. This is a newly released CD of a concert "Pete and Pato" played back in 1978, when they were both in their early teens. You gotta get it if only for the haircuts on the cover. Picture Pete Kennedy as Doug Henning, if you can. And the music? Guitar swing at its finest. $15.00. POSITIVELY LIVE! (Jiffyjam Records, 2001.) Kennedys first live acoustic concert recording! Includes seven previously unreleased songs, including "Come In My Kitchen" "Orange Blossom Special," "Rappahannock," "Distant Thunder," "Highway 10," "Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring" and the classic Pete song, "Run Red Lights!" $15.00. "EVOLVER" (Rouner/Zoe Records, 2000) Kennedys return to the incandescent pop style of "Life Is Large," with catchy hooks and splashes of psychedelia. Featuring the songs "Pick You Up," "Can't Kill Hope With A Gun," and "Down, Down, Down" CD only: $15.00. "ANGEL FIRE" (Rounder/Philo, 1998). This is The Kennedys' most acoustic release, featuring "Jesse," "Angels Cry" and "The Coo Coo." CD only: $15.00. "LIFE IS LARGE" (Formerly on Green Linnet, 1996, now out-of-print) Their 1996 guest fest, featuring the likes of Steve Earle, The Dixie Hummingbirds, Nils Lofgren, John Gorka, Peter Holsapple and many others. CD $13, cassette $5 (not available in stores). "RIVER OF FALLEN STARS" (Formerly on Green Linnet, 1995, now out-of-print) This is Pete & Maura's first CD, written entirely while on tour with Nanci Griffith in the British Isles. NAIRD -winner. CDs are $13; cassette $5 (not available in stores). Pete Kennedy's Solo Titles: "SHEARWATER: THE ART OF THE UNPLUGGED GUITAR" (Pete solo instrumental). Guests include Jerry Douglas, Tony Rice and Jon Carroll. CDs only $13 "CHANNEL 3" (Pete's electric solo album) Available in CD only. $13. Kennedys' temporary tattoos! (see web site for design) $1.00. Special thanks to Danny O. for the awesome artwork!!! (These tattoos will last about a week and are nontoxic. 2" x 3") AND...bumper stickers that say "The Kennedys" (burgundy letters on bright yellow background) $1 Sheet Music: Life Is Large/St. Mark's Square (2 song folio) $4.00 River of Fallen Stars/Day In & Day Out (2-song folio) $4.00 Send check or money order to: The Kennedys, 1 Astor Place #3J, NY, NY 10003, or fax your credit card order to our secure fax line: 1-415-329-1828. If you'd like to print out an order form, you can print it at: www.kennedysmusic.com/orde rform.html Please include $1 postage and handling per order. If you're ordering from outside the USA, expect to pay a little more for international postage. 6) Cadence Carroll's CD EVOLVE released this month! Be on the lookout for the wonderful debut CD of Cadence Carroll's EVOLVE, produced by Pete & Maura Kennedy! This disc is filled with empowering, melodic songs written and sung from the heart of one of the most soulful newcomers on the folk scene. Her CD release party is taking place April 13, 8pm, at the Good Folk Coffeehouse, Rowayton United Methodist Church, 5 Pennoyer Street, Norwalk, CT 06853-1222. (203)866-4450. No smoking, all ages. We'll be there grooving to Cady! Peace & Love, Pete & Maura... The Kennedys Check out the Kennedys' Official Home Page: http://www.KennedysMusic.com/ Fab photos, the Official tour diary, dashboard Buddha haiku, groovy merchandise...what more could you ask for? ------------------------------ End of jangle-poets-digest V4 #50 *********************************