From: owner-jangle-poets-digest@smoe.org (jangle-poets-digest) To: jangle-poets-digest@smoe.org Subject: jangle-poets-digest V9 #151 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 Monday, April 21 2008 Volume 09 : Number 151 Today's Subjects: ----------------- [JP] Hungrytown 4/19/08 Notlob Series, Jamaica Plain MA [Nieldsforever@ao] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sun, 20 Apr 2008 00:15:00 EDT From: Nieldsforever@aol.com Subject: [JP] Hungrytown 4/19/08 Notlob Series, Jamaica Plain MA This was my second time to the Notlob Parlor Concert series in the historic Loring-Greenough House -- the other time was the Dave Carter Tribute 8/11/07 featuring Chris Thompson Lively, Adam Sweeney, Eric McDonald, Beth DeSombre, Ryan Fitzsimmons, and Dana Price. This was a perfect room to see Hungrytown -- the "old-timey-ness" of the music fit the antique surroundings to a "t," and the intimacy of the venue was just right for Rebecca & Ken's songs. Having Molly Pinto-Madigan of Jaded Mandolin open for Hungrytown was an inspired bit of programming as well. I joined R&K as their "singalong specialist" on 3 songs, "Rose or the Briar," "On the Other Side," and "Hungrytown Road." Molly Pinto-Madigan -- Twa Corbies Silver Dagger Now I Can See I Am Weary, Let Me Rest Spancil Hill Naturally Hungrytown -- Hello Stranger Rose or the Briar (w/ Bruce P) If I Needed You Going North On the Other Side (w/ Bruce P) Solid Ground Darkest Hour Long Black Shore Sculptor's Song Hard Way to Learn California Come Around One Morning in May Rosemary Lane O Lord Pretty Polly Every Day Weep Not For Me Hungrytown Road (w/ Bruce P) Lucille Lucille With Tomorrow (encore) R&K's touring camper, the Blue Meanie, is Hungrytown World Headquarters whenever Rebecca & Ken are on the road. Seeing the Blue Meanie outside the venues when I arrive makes me feel lucky -- lucky to be there -- and I got to enjoy that lucky feeling 3 times in the past month (3/29 Titusville, 4/11 Montclair, 4/19 Jamaica Plain) which is unusual. I used to look forward to seeing the Nields' tour van too (first white Moby and later green Nessie), when the Full Band Nields made the road their home. Moby -- Nessie -- Blue Meanie. 3 legendary touring vans with their very own names! :-) 3 has been a lucky number for me before. When I once saw Gandalf Murphy 3 nights in a row (Passim 6/12/03 w/ TK, PACE 6/13/03, Grey Goose 6/14/03), a picture I took of them at that third show inexplicably wound up in the packaging for Flapjacks From the Sky under the name "mad baggins" ! So when I went up to sing the first of 3 songs with R&K tonight and they introduced me as Hungrytown's #1 fan, I knew that the 3rd time was the charm for me once again. Titusville -- Montclair -- Jamaica Plain! Several people asked me after the show how I knew Rebecca & Ken. And without any hesitation, I said it was because of the Kennedys, who founded the Strangelings! Is it any wonder I'm digging this new Kennedys song so much? -- "I found a road that leads to you! Hey! Hey! Hey!" Bruce 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 V9 #151 **********************************