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jangle-poets-digest Tuesday, May 7 2002 Volume 04 : Number 063
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[JP] KENNEDYS NEWSLETTER - PA, VA, MD, NY, MA, NJ [Kennedylst@aol.com]
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Date: Thu, 2 May 2002 03:55:54 EDT
From: Kennedylst@aol.com
Subject: [JP] KENNEDYS NEWSLETTER - PA, VA, MD, NY, MA, NJ
Welcome to The Kennedys' E-Newsletter for May 2002!
IN THIS ISSUE:
The Countdown begins
Start your clocks -- just a month away from The Kennedys' simultaneous CD and
book release (book comes out June 3, CD comes out June 4). We'll be taking
pre-orders for this new CD on our website and at shows, so you can be
guaranteed to receive your copy by the release date. Celebrations are
planned! Stay tuned...
Web page revamped!
Be sure to visit the newly revamped Kennedys' web page: www.kennedysmusic.com
Touring Schedule
Thursday, May 2 - Godfrey Daniels, 7 East 4th Street, Bethlehem, PA 18015.
We're About 9 opens the show! 8pm show. $14.50. All ages, smoke-free.
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.
Sunday, May 5 - The 1st annual Susquehanna Music and Arts Festival is planned
at Ramblewood, 2564 Silver Road, Darlington, MD 21034 for the first weekend
in May (3-5). People are making reservations pretty quickly and it should be
a great time. Cabins, camping, or daily tickets are available. We will have
great talent and dozens of nationally touring performers. A children's stage
is planned with three other stages operating in a rustic setting very near
Havre de Grace. Volunteers are needed. Check out the website at:
http://www.smaf.info 1-800-466-CAMP
Friday, May 10 - Caffe Lena, 47 Philla Street, Saratoga Springs, NY.Caffh
Lena is America's oldest, continuously operating, folk music
venue/coffeehouse. 8pm showtime. All ages, smoke-free. 518-583-0022.
http://www.caffelena.com/
Saturday, May 11 - Mozaic Room, located at the Avon Baptist Church, 119 N
Main St, Avon, MA. Chris and Meredith Thompson open the show with their
haunting harmonies. 8pm show, all ages, smoke-free. 508-39-1109.
www.mozaicroom.org
Thursday, May 16 - Ram's Head Tavern with Cecelia, 33 West Street, Annapolis,
MD 21401. $12.50 8:30pm show. 410-268-4545. www.ramsheadtavern.com
Friday, May 17 - The Beat Goes On Volume 14: The Jagger/Richards songbook.
Located at the Bottom Line, 15 West 4th Street, in the heart of Greenwich
Village, New York, NY. Lots of artists including The Kennedys, Freedy
Johnston, Willie Nile, Ricky Byrd, Don Flemming, Ed Rogers and Amanda Thorpe,
and more. This show features a fantastic house band and one song from each of
the featured performers. Doors open at 6pm for 7:30 show, and at 10pm for
10:30 show. E-mail Reservations are being accepted for this performance. Tell
'em The Kennedys sent you! BLTmailbox@aol.com $20.
http://www.bottomlinecabaret.com/
Saturday, May 18 - Spring Gulch Folk Fest, located at the Spring Gulch Resort
Campground, 475 Lynch Road, New Holland, PA 17557, near Lancaster, PA.
800-25-5744. We are already planning various collaborations, as we love to
do. All ages! www.springgulch.com
Friday, May 24 - Andy's, 337 1/2 High Street, Chestertown, MD 410-778-6779.
www.andys-ctown.com/. Now smoke-free in the music lounge! 9pm.
Saturday, May 25 - Acoustic Cafe, 2926 Fairfield Ave Bridgeport, CT 06605.
Kennedys' favorites, The Martin Family open 9pm. 203-335-FOLK.
www.acousticafe.com
Friday, May 31 - Fridays at 5:15, a new concert series, located at Fountain
Plaza, East Commerce Street, Bridgeton, CT 08302.
800-319-3379. Free and open to the public! All ages!
Looking Ahead...
Saturday, June 1 - The Point, 880 West Lancaster, Bryn Mawr, PA. The Kennedys
Philadelphia-area CD release concert! 9pm show. All ages, smoke-free. $9.00.
610-527-0988. www.atthepoint.com.
Wednesday, June 5 - The Cutting Room, 19 W. 24th St, Between Broadway and
6th, New York, NY. The Kennedys New York-area CD release concert. 7pm sharp!
$10. 212-691-1900. www.thecuttingroomnyc.co
m/contact.html
Friday, June 14 - Cellar Stage, located at 5315 Harford Rd, Baltimore, MD
21214. 8pm show. $15. 410-521-9099. www.charm.net/~dirtylin/st
johns.html
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
http://www.kennedysmusic.com to see extended schedule, read tour diary,
join
the email discussion group, see tour photos and more!
Kennedys Mercantile:
Pre-order your copy of "Get It Right" - we guarantee that you'll receive your
copy by the release date (June 4th). Get it right features all new songs by
the Kennedys, with special guest appearances by Nanci Griffith, Pam Bricker
(Thievery Corporation) and Starz Vanderlockett! This CD is an enhanced CD,
and includes photos, video and more! Order your copy today for $15, and be
the first one on your block to have it!
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). Featuring "Jesse," "Common Bond",
"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. 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. 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.
"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.
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
, or order using Paypal by clicking here: www.kennedysmusic.com/order
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?
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