From: owner-joni-digest@smoe.org (JMDL Digest) To: joni-digest@smoe.org Subject: JMDL Digest V2007 #131 Reply-To: joni@smoe.org Sender: owner-joni-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-joni-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk Unsubscribe: mailto:joni-digest-request@smoe.org?body=unsubscribe Archives: http://www.smoe.org/lists/joni Website: http://jonimitchell.com JMDL Digest Thursday, March 29 2007 Volume 2007 : Number 131 ========== TOPICS and authors in this Digest: -------- REVISED JoniFest performance schedule (NJC) ["Kay Ashley" ] cool covers [rsc1@humboldt.edu] Come In From The Cold Part 2 [Garret ] bbc, part two [Deb Messling ] Re: bbc, part two ["Jamie's Box of Paints" ] Guest Book [Jerry Notaro ] bbc 2 [Deb Messling ] Re: bbc 2 [Jerry Notaro ] Re: Prince Bjork and Sufjan cpvers [Bob.Muller@Fluor.com] Farewell to Myrtle Anderson ["Michael O'Malley" ] Night in the city [missblux@googlemail.com] Re: bbc 2 [Motitan@aol.com] Jonifest [Motitan@aol.com] RE: Farewell to Myrtle Anderson [Michael Flaherty ] RE: Night in the city ["Stephen Toogood" ] BBC Pt. 2 [Bob.Muller@Fluor.com] Re: Night in the city [Bob.Muller@Fluor.com] RE: Farewell to Myrtle Anderson [Bob.Muller@Fluor.com] BBC interview and the new material [Dave Blackburn ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2007 03:15:39 -0400 (EDT) From: "Kay Ashley" Subject: REVISED JoniFest performance schedule (NJC) Friday 8:30 ~ Jenny Goodspeed 9:00 ~ Jill Haas 9:30 ~ Donna Binkley 10:00 ~ Les Ross 10:30 ~ open for sign up 11:00 ~ open for sign up 11:30 ~ song circle Saturday 8:30 ~ Bob Sartorius 9:00 ~ Sue McNamara 9:30 ~ Bob Muller 10:00 ~ Sue Cameron 10:30 ~ Barbara Little 11:00 ~ Sugarpants 11:30 ~ song circle Sunday 8:30 ~ Susan Guzzi 9:00 ~ Patrick Leader 9:30 ~ Chuck Eisenhardt 10:00 ~ Kay Ashley 10:30 ~ open for sign up 11:00 ~ open for sign up 11:30 ~ song circle No more changes can be made -- but there are 2 open slots on Friday and 2 on Sunday, so you can decide at the last minute to perform! PDF version of the poster (now just one poster with entire schedule on it) now posted to the Yahoo groups site for JoniFest, for anyone interested in downloading and/or printing. Thanks to Jenny for the logo!!! :-) Kay ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2007 19:38:00 +1000 From: Mark-Leon Thorne Subject: Words To Music Hi everyone. I still have a copy of Words To Music, the CBC broadcast of Joni's induction into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame. I will make a copy for myself and send the original for someone to do likewise. I would like to cover this part of the world first so, if any Australians, New Zealanders or anyone in the South Pacific/Southeast Asia region would like it, let me know on list and I will reply to get your address. If you don't have the ability to make DVD copies, let me know and I will make you a copy instead. One copy has just gone off to Hell in NZ. Mark in Sydney NP You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio - JM (Live at Radio City Music Hall, NY, 1974) ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2007 02:52:32 -0700 (PDT) From: rsc1@humboldt.edu Subject: cool covers > Manhattan Transfer in a duet with Laura Nyro doing "La-La Means I Love > You" is particularly hair-raising especially when the Transfer's Cheryl > Bentyne goes for that note ".....but the waaaaaay I explain it to you". Someone who has been doing a version of "La La Means I Love You" in the last couple of years is guitarist Bill Frisell. It's been different each time I've seen it played, but the version he was doing with his quartet (featuring the amazing Greg Leisz) last summer was ecstatic and transcendent. Not out on record yet, but hopefully it'll pop up on the upcoming live Unspeakable Orchestra CD coming later this year. Joni with Bill, Greg, and Brian Blade... THERE is a band for the ages (with Sam Yahel on keys too!)!!! best, Gus ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2007 11:33:56 +0100 From: Garret Subject: Come In From The Cold Part 2 Hi Mark, thanks for your impressions. I'm listening to this at the moment, about half way through. I am enjoying it more than last week. Joni is being fairly candid. Have not come to the new music yet. I quite like that Amanda Ghost featured her own song. Shameless self-promotion and all that aside ;-) i think it might be useful sometimes to make Joni listen to recent music. The thing about her not listening to music - any music - for ten years is very interesting. It might help to explain her ignorance when it comes to decent music in these years. The first part of this documentary got a nice mention in the Guardian the other day. GARRET Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2007 14:51:28 +1000 From: Mark-Leon Thorne Subject: Come In From The Cold Part 2 Amanda Ghost is obviously a fan so, therefore, asks all the questions a fan would like to ask but, I was disappointed that she also used the opportunity to plug her own song. Naughty, naughty. This was meant to be about Joni. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2007 06:44:30 -0400 From: Deb Messling Subject: bbc, part two Damn, I forgot to listen. Any more new stuff aired? Good interview? Should I bother? - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Deb Messling -^..^- dlmessling@rcn.com http://www.sensibleshoes.vox.com - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2007 11:54:25 +0100 From: "Jamie's Box of Paints" Subject: Re: bbc, part two yes Deb you should!!!! It's still on their 'listen again' section and will be until next Monday... They play a piano piece which sounds reall great, I think Wayne SHorter is playing... and the accordion based Big Yellow Taxi.... not sure if it's a real accordion but it makes it light. And JOni tells a joke at the end! Much Joni Jamie Zoob On 28/03/07, Deb Messling wrote: > Damn, I forgot to listen. Any more new stuff aired? Good > interview? Should I bother? > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Deb Messling -^..^- > dlmessling@rcn.com > http://www.sensibleshoes.vox.com > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > - -- I am a lonely Painter I live in a Box of Paints I'm frightened by the devil But I'm drawn to those ones that 'aint afraid... Jamie Zubairi can be found for voice-overs at http://uk.voicespro.com/jamie.zubairi1 acting CV and showreel at http://uk.castingcallpro.com/u/81749 http://www.jamiezubairi.co.uk Facebook me! ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2007 08:10:02 -0400 From: Jerry Notaro Subject: Guest Book I9ve been following the entries to Myrtle9s Guest Book. Jane Siberry is a recent entry: March 27, 2007 dear Joni My caring thoughts and sympathy to you all. joyful as we are at a life well-lived, it is still very hard to be separated. especially from moms I would think. I am so glad I had a chance to meet your parents in Saskatoon, oh-so-long ago, at the behest of Don Freed. It was very special. Please remember me to your father with the corn-flower blue eyes. all the very best, Jane Siberry (now Issa) I got to speak to Jane at the rehearsal of Joni9s Jazz in NYC. Her performance was pretty sad, but she is a wonderful person and just idolized Joni. Jerry ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2007 08:41:31 -0400 From: Deb Messling Subject: bbc 2 I think I like the new music from what little I'm hearing. I was disappointed to hear about a BYT remake since I'm so sick of that song, but this sounds fresh and kind of cute. And the joke at the end!! Deb is very happy. - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Deb Messling -^..^- dlmessling@rcn.com http://www.sensibleshoes.vox.com - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2007 08:48:40 -0400 From: Jerry Notaro Subject: Re: bbc 2 I'm glad they "talked" her into recording it anew. It is certainly what would be considered Joni's signature song to the rest of the world. Many artists have one and perform and record them throughout their careers. Nothing wrong or sell out about it at all. It's the type of song that always puts a smile on people's faces and whose message has only grown in importance over the years. Jerry ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2007 09:16:42 -0400 From: Bob.Muller@Fluor.com Subject: Re: Prince Bjork and Sufjan cpvers Glad that you were able to hear them, Kakki - I'm anxious for you to hear the Caetano Veloso version of Dreamland as well as much as you love the Latin rhythms and musics. And I won't say yet who he sounds EXACTLY like, I'll wait to hear what you think. I listened to the whole CD again last night, and I'm really proud of what they have done. For me, the Sarah, Annie and JT covers are old news but for those who have not heard them they'll be fresh and new. I really like the fact that it's not a "typical" Tribute album - the casual Joni fan may not be familiar with a lot of these songs, and Bjork's cover is the first time that Boho Dance has been covered. While I don't care for Bjork's 'awk', I like the way she adheres almost note-for-note to the melody with her vocal while the instrmentation behind her is all over the map. < It segues from Quaaludes to Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass meets trance music.> That's a real good assessment and his unpredictability and originality are among the things I love about his music. Bob NP: Elvis Costello, "Beyond Belief" - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information transmitted is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain proprietary, business-confidential and/or privileged material. If you are not the intended recipient of this message you are hereby notified that any use, review, retransmission, dissemination, distribution, reproduction or any action taken in reliance upon this message is prohibited. If you received this in error, please contact the sender and delete the material from any computer. Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender and may not necessarily reflect the views of the company. - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2007 15:12:47 +0000 From: "Michael O'Malley" Subject: Farewell to Myrtle Anderson Family, including daughter Joni Mitchell, say farewell to Myrtle Anderson By Jeremy Warren, The StarPhoenix, published: Tuesday, March 27, 2007 Myrtle Andersons life was celebrated Tuesday afternoon at a funeral attended by close friends and family, including her daughter, singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell. About 55 people gathered at the Saskatoon Funeral Home to remember Anderson, who died on March 20. She was 95. Myrtle Anderson could play a piano, plant a garden or plaster a wall with her talented hands. . . . She was a strong, caring woman with a spirit of vitality, said Rev. Dale Morrison in his eulogy. No one else spoke at the funeral. Andersons husband, Bill, and Mitchell sat in the front row of the pews and sang two hymns along with others in attendance. Andersons life was celebrated rather than mourned: Before the ceremony started, her close friends and family chatted in a room adjoined to the main chapel. As they visited, laughs could be heard. (Anderson) survived many hardships and she never forgot the lessons of those hardships, Morrison told the mourners. Born in Heward, about 125 kilometres southwest of Regina, Anderson eventually moved to Regina to complete her teacher training. Its there she met Bill. The two were married within a month of meeting and had Mitchell about a year later. The family moved to Fort Macleod and lived in Maidstone and North Battleford before settling in Saskatoon, where the couple remained until Andersons death. Anderson was a meticulous clipper of stories and photos of her famous daughter, some of which made it into a installation on Mitchells career at the Mendel Art Gallery. There was no more faithful supporter than your mother, Joni, Morrison said to Mitchell during the eulogy. Mitchells poem, Passion Play, was included in the funeral program. Magdalene is trembling Like a washing on a line Trembling and gleaming Never before was a man so kind Never so redeeming Enter the multitudes In Exxon blue In radiation rose Ecstasy Now you tell me Who you gonna get to do the dirty work When all the slaves are free? (Who're you gonna get) I am up a sycamore Looking through the leaves A sinner of some position Who in the world can this heart healer be This magical physician Enter the multitudes In Exxon blue In radiation rose Misery Now you tell me Who you gonna get to do the dirty work When all the slaves are free? (Who're you gonna get) Enter the multitudes The walking wounded They come to this diver of the heart of the multitudes Thy kingdom come Thy will be done Oh climb down climb down he says to me From the middle of unrest They think is light is squandered But he sees a stray in the wilderness And I see how far I've wandered Enter the multitudes In Exxon blue In radiation rose Apathy Now you tell me Who you gonna get to do the dirty work When all the slaves are free? (Who're you gonna get) Enter the multitudes The walking wounded They come to this diver of the heart of the multitudes Thy kingdom come Thy will be done _________________________________________________________________ Win a trip for four to a concert anywhere in the world! http://www.mobilelivetour.ca/ ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2007 11:41:43 -0400 From: "anon anon" Subject: RE: Farewell to Myrtle Anderson >From: "Michael O'Malley" >Reply-To: "Michael O'Malley" >To: joni@smoe.org >CC: Lesirvin@jmdl.com >Subject: Farewell to Myrtle Anderson >Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2007 15:12:47 +0000 > >Family, including daughter Joni Mitchell, say farewell to Myrtle Anderson >By Jeremy Warren, The StarPhoenix, published: Tuesday, March 27, 2007 > >Myrtle Andersons life was celebrated Tuesday afternoon at a funeral >attended by close friends and family, including her daughter, >singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell. >About 55 people gathered at the Saskatoon Funeral Home to remember >Anderson, who died on March 20. She was 95. >Myrtle Anderson could play a piano, plant a garden or plaster a wall with >her talented hands. . . . She was a strong, caring woman with a spirit of >vitality, said Rev. Dale Morrison in his eulogy. No one else spoke at the >funeral. >Andersons husband, Bill, and Mitchell sat in the front row of the pews and >sang two hymns along with others in attendance. > I wonder about Joni's relationship with her mother... were they close? It seems there were some tensions, which Joni sung about in "let the wind carry me"... I hope theire relationship ended on good terms, at any rate... I guess ambivalence is common in any close relationship... or many close relationships I should say... and that's ok... It is nice when some of the deeper issues are resolved, but sadly, thatr's not always possible... sometimes people for various complex reasons can't resolve their issues with each other... It is a strange, complex, mysterious journey, this journey as a human on planet Earth, there certainly are no easy awnsers... I guess all you can do is look at life as a spiritual journey... _________________________________________________________________ Mortgage refinance is hot 1) Rates near 30-yr lows 2) Good credit get intro-rate 4.625%* https://www2.nextag.com/goto.jsp?product=100000035&url=%2fst.jsp&tm=y&search=mortgage_text_links_88_h2a5f&s=4056&p=5117&disc=y&vers=743 ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2007 16:47:46 +0100 From: missblux@googlemail.com Subject: Night in the city I am listening to STAS for the first time and get the strangest associations when I hear Night in the City. I love the album (am preprogrammed!), but I keep thinking of jodeling when I hear the singing on that song. But what is worse, it reminds me of Petula Clark's "Downtown". Am I alone here...? "Linger on the sidewalk where the neon signs are pretty..." It's down to where I sense a certain kind of space listening to it, the picture of 'city' and 'downtown' that come to mind are the same. Anyone else has to suffer like that... :-)...? Bene ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2007 12:17:16 EDT From: Motitan@aol.com Subject: Re: bbc 2 And Joni tells a joke at the end! - ----------------------------------------- What's the joke? - -Mon ************************************** AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at http://www.aol.com. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2007 12:17:30 EDT From: Motitan@aol.com Subject: Jonifest Hey, the time is slowly coming closer. I look forward to meeting all who are attending. In addition, I'll be present for the entire weekend now. One thing leads to another. See you Friday then! - -Monika ************************************** AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at http://www.aol.com. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2007 10:16:41 -0700 (PDT) From: Michael Flaherty Subject: RE: Farewell to Myrtle Anderson >>>>I wonder about Joni's relationship with her mother... were they close? It seems there were some tensions, which Joni sung about in "let the wind carry me"... Some of those tensions carried at least into the 90s--"Facelift" is based on her mother's disapproval of aspects (sexual) of her relationship with Don Freed. But then, what family has no tensions (ever)? Michael Flaherty - --------------------------------- Never miss an email again! Yahoo! Toolbar alerts you the instant new Mail arrives. Check it out. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2007 18:40:33 +0100 From: "Stephen Toogood" Subject: RE: Night in the city It's good to hear another person likes STAS, it got hardly any mention as I recall on the BBC docu. I think NITC is one of her best pop songs - the piano sounds fun... I never made the Downtown similarities before, but I guess there's something in that. I'm no real muso but I can hear some of the same chords perhaps, and also I believe STAS was recorded with dated equipment... maybe siimilar to around the same time of Downtown? Steve >From: missblux@googlemail.com >Reply-To: missblux@googlemail.com >To: "Joni LIST" >Subject: Night in the city >Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2007 16:47:46 +0100 > >I am listening to STAS for the first time and get the strangest >associations when I hear Night in the City. I love the album (am >preprogrammed!), but I keep thinking of jodeling when I hear the >singing on that song. > >But what is worse, it reminds me of Petula Clark's "Downtown". Am I >alone here...? "Linger on the sidewalk where the neon signs are >pretty..." > >It's down to where I sense a certain kind of space listening to it, >the picture of 'city' and 'downtown' that come to mind are the same. > >Anyone else has to suffer like that... :-)...? > >Bene _________________________________________________________________ Solve the Conspiracy and win fantastic prizes. http://www.theconspiracygame.co.uk/ ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2007 13:48:00 -0400 From: Bob.Muller@Fluor.com Subject: BBC Pt. 2 Thanks to a blogger who has Part 2 as an mp3 on their blog I was able to listen to it today - this is GREAT stuff. Joni is funny, candid and open (of course) and seems awfully comfortable with Amanda. And I'm very excited about the new music - "If" sounds a lot like Sex Kills - I really like the orchestral piano piece. Wonder how many people will think that JONI is doing a COUNTING CROWS cover? Can't wait to hear the polished product - these are obviously working demos, I think Joni sounds great vocal-wise. Bob NP: Aerosmith, "One Way Street" - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information transmitted is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain proprietary, business-confidential and/or privileged material. If you are not the intended recipient of this message you are hereby notified that any use, review, retransmission, dissemination, distribution, reproduction or any action taken in reliance upon this message is prohibited. If you received this in error, please contact the sender and delete the material from any computer. 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If you are not the intended recipient of this message you are hereby notified that any use, review, retransmission, dissemination, distribution, reproduction or any action taken in reliance upon this message is prohibited. If you received this in error, please contact the sender and delete the material from any computer. Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender and may not necessarily reflect the views of the company. - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2007 13:56:05 -0400 From: Bob.Muller@Fluor.com Subject: RE: Farewell to Myrtle Anderson And it's important to remember that you fight with someone because you CARE about the relationship - if you didn't care you could/would just walk away and be ambivalent. It sure seems to me that Joni & Myrtle had a long loving relationship filled with mutual respect and affection as well as the typical differences that we have with parents. When you live under a microscope and write as Joni does, those differences are more magnified I would think. Bob NP: Karrin Allison, "Bye Bye Country Boy" - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information transmitted is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain proprietary, business-confidential and/or privileged material. If you are not the intended recipient of this message you are hereby notified that any use, review, retransmission, dissemination, distribution, reproduction or any action taken in reliance upon this message is prohibited. If you received this in error, please contact the sender and delete the material from any computer. 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Joni's likening her four piano pieces to "classical" works seemed rather self aggrandizing I thought and the breathless fan-interview style of Ms Ghost (plugging her own mediocre record) seemed rather poor for an interviewee as major as Joni and for the standards of the BBC itself. Just had to say it: the emperor appears to be nude (so far) Dave ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2007 00:46:58 +0100 From: missblux@googlemail.com Subject: Re: Night in the city Yes, its the refrain! I see Lederhosen, and the rest of the song I see Petula Clark. Well I try not to but it doesn't always work! Bene On 3/28/07, Bob.Muller@fluor.com wrote: > > singing on that song.> > > I think the same thing, Bene...I think it's the chorus part: Night in the > city, looks pretty to me, night in the city looks fine, the melodic run > there is a lot like your basic yodel-eh-ee-hoo intervals. > > Bob > > NP: Led Zeppelin, "Four Sticks" > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > The information transmitted is intended only for the person > or entity to which it is addressed and may contain proprietary, > business-confidential and/or privileged material. > If you are not the intended recipient of this message you > are hereby notified that any use, review, retransmission, > dissemination, distribution, reproduction or any action taken > in reliance upon this message is prohibited. If you received > this in error, please contact the sender and delete the > material from any computer. Any views expressed in this message > are those of the individual sender and may not necessarily reflect > the views of the company. > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2007 20:08:30 -0700 From: Subject: Re: Covers SJC I love this kind of thread - a few that are memorable offhand but there are SO many more: Judy Collins - In My Life James Taylor - Woodstock Kurt Elling - My Foolish Heart Joanie Sommers - So Many Stars Bill Champlin w/Chicago - Night & Day Eric Clapton - Stone Free Bobby Caldwell - Until You Come Back to Me Go West - What You Won't Do for Love Bonnie Raitt - Song About the Midway Jane Monheit - Like a Lover Carla Helmbrecht - Song to a Seagull Byrds - Mr. Tamborine Man CPR/Crosby Pevar & Raymond - Eight Miles High Sergio Mendes with The Black Eyed Peas - Mas Que Nada And the Jmdlers' covers: Sherelle Smith - Our Day Will Come Marian Russell - Wolf that Lives in Lindsay Claudia San Soucie - Conversation David Lahm - Blonde in the Bleachers Bryan Thomas - Black Crow Kakki ------------------------------ End of JMDL Digest V2007 #131 ***************************** ------- Post messages to the list by clicking here: mailto:joni@smoe.org Unsubscribe by clicking here: mailto:joni-digest-request@smoe.org?body=unsubscribe -------