From: les@jmdl.com (JMDL Digest) To: joni-digest@smoe.org Subject: JMDL Digest V4 #396 Reply-To: joni@smoe.org Sender: les@jmdl.com Errors-To: les@jmdl.com Precedence: bulk JMDL Digest Friday, September 10 1999 Volume 04 : Number 396 The Official Joni Mitchell Homepage is maintained by Wally Breese at http://www.jonimitchell.com and contains the latest news, a detailed bio, original interviews and essays, lyrics, and much more. ------- The JMDL website can be found at http://www.jmdl.com and contains interviews, articles, the member gallery, archives, and much more. ========== TOPICS and authors in this Digest: -------- Re: Talented JMDLers at Asharas ["Kakki" ] NJC: re: He sings 'through' his throat [Kate Tarasenko ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 9 Sep 1999 23:17:42 -0700 From: "Kakki" Subject: Re: Talented JMDLers at Asharas Markie, Marky, Mark! You are just way too humble and self-effacing! But that's what makes you so wonderful. Kakki, who also knows that Mark has one of our most gorgeous voices! Mark wrote: > I was scared to death to attend one of these gatherings of JMDLers. I > have come to think so highly of so many people on this list, to > respect their talent and intelligence and knowledge that I was afraid > to meet them. I was afraid they would think me rather dull, ignorant > and unsophisticated. All I can say is that if any of the people at > Ashara's felt that way I certainly didn't sense or see it. All I felt > was warmth and acceptance and a feeling of kinship. Don't ever feel > hesitancy to join in one of these gatherings. You will feel that you > belong whether you're musical or not. These are a great bunch of > people. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 10 Sep 1999 00:54:56 +0000 From: Kate Tarasenko Subject: NJC: re: He sings 'through' his throat Catherine wrote: "The Inuit have something called "throat-singing", but I've never heard it and wonder whether it might be the same thing? ('tho somehow I doubt it!)" There's a wonderful group from central Europe called Huun-Huur-Tu, the Throat Singers of Tuva. This group of incredibly talented male musicians has a style of singing which incorporates several tones at once -- overtones and undertones, as well as the (middle) tone itself -- I'm sorry if I'm not describing this terribly well -- they can produce as many as three notes simultaneously, with a bass tone that will make everything stand up on end! Their music is the indigenous folk music of the mountain people of Tuva, which goes from ethnic cowboy-type, really high-energy stuff to more meditative stuff. I was lucky enough to see them at the Boulder Theater two years ago, front row, and it was an experience I'll never forget. They have several CDs out (Acoustic-Zebra label for some), and I HIGHLY recommend you check them out (they generally tour college towns all the time these days). There was a recent TV commercial for kids' clothes at Mervyn's where some of their music was featured. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 10 Sep 1999 00:14:06 -0700 From: Leslie Mixon Subject: Shining Teeth - Part 2 So, I asked the dental hygienist what she thought about post-Blue Joni. "After she got into that Charles Mingus jazz mode, well I just lost interest." I suggested that after all this time she might want to give the Jazz Singer era another try. Then I suggested that since she loved "Blue", she ought to march on over to the music store and purchase "Night Ride Home" and "Turbulent Indigo." I boasted that Joni won 2 grammies for Turbulent Indigo, and if it's the acoustic Joni she wants, she'll find it on these 2 albums. She had never heard of either of these albums. She then started humming a song from "Court & Spark" and asked me to name that tune. "Twisted" I answered. "There was another singer who did a great version..." "Bette Midler" I answered. I asked her to name the two albums I recommend, "Night Ride" and "Blue Turbulence." "Listen, let me write the names of these albums down for you and your husband can buy them for your birthday or Christmas." Just got home from the Linda & Emmylou show - guess who's in the band - definitely Joni related!! Greg Liesz - playing pedal steel, lap steel, electric guitar, acoustic slide guitar and mandolin! Linda had a cold, but sings better with a cold than most people without a cold. Leslie ------------------------------ End of JMDL Digest V4 #396 ************************** The Song and Album Voting Booths are open! Cast your votes by clicking the links at http://www.jmdl.com/gallery username: jimdle password: siquomb ------- Don't forget about these ongoing projects: Glossary project: Send a blank message to for all the details. FAQ Project: Help compile the JMDL FAQ. 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