From: owner-joni-digest@smoe.org (JMDL Digest) To: joni-digest@smoe.org Subject: JMDL Digest V2010 #296 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 Website: http://jonimitchell.com JMDL Digest Tuesday, October 5 2010 Volume 2010 : Number 296 ========== TOPICS and authors in this Digest: -------- Re: Harry Nilsson, pictured w/ Joni [Anita G ] Re: Joni mention in NYT article on translation SJC [T Peckham ] Re: Nick Drake for the JMDL [Paul Castle ] Re: Harry Nilsson, pictured w/ Joni [Anita G ] Re: onlyJMDL Digest V2010 #276 [Stdoherty ] njc ["mack watson-bush" ] Edith Piaf/French gypsy jazz njc [] RE: Joni Covers, Volume 129 - FALLing into Joni Covers! NJC [Susan Tierne] RE: Nick Drake for the JMDL [Susan Tierney McNamara ] RE: Joni Covers, Volume 129 - FALLing into Joni Covers! NJC [Bob.Muller@F] RE: Joni Covers, Volume 129 - FALLing into Joni Covers! NJC [Susan Tierne] Re: Joni Covers, Volume 129 - FALLing into Joni Covers! NJC [Anita G ] RE: my report of Dave and Robin's wonderful concert [Susan Tierney McNama] Mary Chapin Carpenter - Great Britain alert- NJC [Gerald Notaro Subject: Re: Harry Nilsson, pictured w/ Joni Hi Bene and Simon I seem to recall (I'm sure Bob will put me right on this one if I'm not) that Harry Nilsson and his brothers appeared on the same Canadian programme as Joni in the early days, 'Let's Sing Out'? I'm not absolutely certain about this as my memory for names isn't what it was, but I think it might have been Harry Nilsson? Anita ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 4 Oct 2010 03:05:44 -0500 From: T Peckham Subject: Re: Joni mention in NYT article on translation SJC Thanks to Moni for pointing me to the article, and thanks to Mark for putting down your thoughts so eloquently. There are a lot of "classic" writers I've never read, or have only brushed up against briefly--I'm trying to remedy that, albeit very slowly--Virginia Woolf is one, so thanks for getting me interested in her again. This discussion reminded me of a book I proofread a few years ago called *Evidence of Things Unseen, *by Marianne Wiggins. In the copy-editing phase, she was quite passionate about preserving the music of her writing, sometimes bumping up against the standard rigid adherence to the prevailing *Chicago Manual of Style* rules. (Since the book was a finalist for the National Book Award for fiction and also for the Pulitzer Prize, her way proved to be the "right" one.) I haven't read it since I worked on it back in 2003, but I remember it as thought-provoking and luminescent. She has written several other books--has anyone read her? Terra On Sun, Oct 3, 2010 at 12:53 PM, Mark wrote: > Thanks for posting this Moni. I really enjoyed reading it. > > . . . I recently read a collection of Woolf's essays on literature and many > of Cunningham's thoughts about writing and reading are similar to hers. I > couldn't help but marvel at the superb craftsmanship that Woolf put into her > critical writing. * Every sentence is constructed clearly yet with a > finely tuned sense for the 'inner ear' as Cunningham put it: "The sentences > should have rhythm and cadence, they should engage and delight the inner > ear." In one of her letters, Woolf wrote something to the effect that "one > writes for the ear, after all".* > > At their best, Joni Mitchell's lyrics "have rhythm and cadence" and "engage > and delight the inner ear" as well as our physical hearing. There is also > the added dimension of the music in Joni's songs and the miraculous way she > so often fits the music and the words together that enhances the pleasure we > get from her work even more. > > Finally I can link Joni Mitchell and Virginia Woolf, if only tangentially, > in one of my posts! > > Mark in Seattle > > -------------------------------------------------- > From: "Moni Kellermann" > Sent: Sunday, October 03, 2010 9:02 AM > To: "list" > Subject: Joni mention in NYT article on translation SJC > > > >> http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/03/opinion/03cunningham.html?pagewanted=all >> >> "We will all feel differently about a movie or a play or a painting or a >> song, but we have all undeniably seen or heard the same movie, play, >> painting or song. They are physical entities. A painting by VelC!zquez is >> purely and simply itself, as is b Blueb by Joni Mitchell. If you walk into >> the appropriate gallery in the Prado Museum, or if someone puts a Joni >> Mitchell disc on, you will see the painting or hear the music. You have no >> choice." >> >> >> mb :ni k. >> > - -- "An artist can show things that other people are terrified of expressing." - ---Louise Bourgeois ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 4 Oct 2010 03:19:06 -0700 (PDT) From: Bob Muller Subject: Re: Harry Nilsson, pictured w/ Joni Wrong Harry, darling. You're thinking about Harry CHAPIN. Bob NP: Ani, "Parameters" ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 4 Oct 2010 11:27:39 +0100 From: Paul Castle Subject: Re: Nick Drake for the JMDL Catherine wrote: > Not too long ago, our dear companion Paul Castle shared a BBC TV tribute to Nick > Drake and shared some of the highlights on Youtube as well. A particular > favourite of mine is Lisa Hannigan's version of Black-Eyed Dog. In case you > missed it, you can see it here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvaqqk3pHLw I've just been noticed - on Scott Matthews' site @ http://bit.ly/cXnT1f - that they're doing more tribute concerts in Italy and around the UK this month (but without Lisa, it appears). One of my favourites from the BBC show was (Richard's son) Teddy Thompson and Krystle Warren's joyous version of 'Pink Moon' - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_L3PzTlSDUw very best to all PaulC PS Simon/Catherine - Have you seen the Nick Drake documentary film "A Skin Too Few"? - Dropbox? just found it on YouTube Part 1 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w28p3fVq4AU Part 2 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HaYMkmHfnLk Part 3 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qb5iR7w_WQc Part 4 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ok502NQSw1E Part 5 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BV0p1QMS5J4 ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 4 Oct 2010 12:42:14 +0100 From: Anita G Subject: Re: Harry Nilsson, pictured w/ Joni Oh well, at least I didn't think it was Debbie Harry, so that's hopeful :~)) Thanks for putting me right Bob Anita xx (Ithink that's my name) On 4 October 2010 11:19, Bob Muller wrote: > Wrong Harry, darling. You're thinking about Harry CHAPIN. > > Bob ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 04 Oct 2010 08:51:41 -0400 From: Stdoherty Subject: Re: onlyJMDL Digest V2010 #276 Yeah, but didn't you know exactly what he meant when he said it? Subject: A Joni-ism on Proj. Runway Leave it to designer Michael Kors to comment on someone's garment: "At east it wasn't a ladies of the canyon flowy moment." Lindsay - -----Original Message----- From: onlyJMDL Digest To: onlyjoni-digest@smoe.org Sent: Mon, Oct 4, 2010 3:00 am Subject: onlyJMDL Digest V2010 #276 onlyJMDL Digest Monday, October 4 2010 Volume 2010 : Number 276 ========== TOPICS and authors in this Digest: - ------- Re: Joni and Harry Nilsson [Anita G ] Re: Songbook! ["Gary Z." ] my report of Dave and Robin's wonderful concert [Lieve Reckers ] New article: NEEDLING IT: Music Notes from Judy [TheStaff@JoniMitchell.c] A Joni-ism on Proj. Runway ["Lindsay Moon" ] New article: Mariposa Folkfest to Roll [TheStaff@JoniMitchell.com] - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sun, 3 Oct 2010 11:30:15 +0100 rom: Anita G ubject: Re: Joni and Harry Nilsson Hi Bene really hope you are able to find some reporting time soon. I would eally would love to hear all about the gig that Dave and Robin I hink were doing with Christina and Henning in Copenhagen. I ersonally am very well and I hope you are too! ove nita I'd like to report on here....Once I find the time! Hope all are well! Best Bene - ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 03 Oct 2010 06:57:23 -0400 rom: "Gary Z." ubject: Re: Songbook! *Hi Terra, Yes, the "Court and Spark" songbook had a detachable poster, which was a lack and white drawing of Joni located at the front of the songbook. t was not drawn by her, but by someone whose name appears to say Anthony Hudson '73." The first songbook, "The Music of Joni Mitchell" with the unreleased songs) also had a detachable color photo poster of oni (as I recall) at the back of the songbook. It can be pretty hard o find these still intact in most used songbooks. I have the songbook ith the "Court and Spark" poster but my used "The Music of Joni itchell" songbook's poster had already been removed when I purchased t. :-( I can see the remainder strip where it was detached. Best regards, Gary Z. * Peckham wrote: My *Court & Spark* is in slightly better condition. I'm trying to remember (since I don't have my albums here so I could check)--didn't the songbook come with a big detachable poster, or was that the album? I can't even recall whether it was a photo of Joni or perhaps a reproduction of her watercolor for the album cover?? I know I had it up on various walls for a while, and I hope I still have it somewhere. Anyone? - ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 3 Oct 2010 16:03:06 +0100 (BST) rom: Lieve Reckers ubject: my report of Dave and Robin's wonderful concert OK, this is the morning after a great night. In fact the afternoon, already. 've taken Dave and Robin to the nearest Underground station, and by now they hould have reached Heathrow. I hope they still feel the glow too, all the way n their long flight back. It was such a good gig, it was such great weekend. et me try to tell the story. esterday I mentioned in my NJC message that these 2 great musicians were itting at my table, rehearsing. That by itself was a privilege for me to xperience. The house was softly humming, as the Moody Blues once sang. arlier on that day, we had had a walking tour of Greenwich, through the park, hrough the crafts market, and alongside the Thames path past the Old Naval ollege, where currently the latest Pirates of the Caribbean is being filmed. he sun had been kind enough to come out for us, while the rest of the day it ould rain. Then in the evening we went into the centre of Greenwich, had a nice Chinese oodle meal, and then went to Oliver's music Bar to set up the sound equipment. Apparently the "high" part of club's the speakers had blown (the name of course scapes me!), and Dave was at first a bit worried about the sound, but I don't hink it turned out to be a problem. The club is quite small, I would guess hat the part where the music is played can take roughly about 40 people. Then here is the bar and another room where you can sit without listening to the usic. We saw that one large table (in the part where we were) was reserved for 15 people, so almost half the capacity in one go. We were wondering who that roup would be, and whether they were Joni fans. I doubted that, because Oliver ad only hung up the information about Robin and Dave just a few days earlier, o I was wondering if anybody knew who they were coming to see, except the eople who had been alerted by Dave or myself. I was expecting about 10 friends and neighbours, they all turned up and we sat together, close to the stage. One of them was Jamie Zubairi from our list, it was great to see him again and to be able to admire his really talented paintings (stored, miraculously,on his - -phone!). Jamie, I hope you will post about the gig too, because I am sure you are much better than me at remembering certain musical details. I just deeply njoy each number, but by the end it all merges into one warm gushy memory of a reat night. So I will just continue with my side of the story, just a few anecdotes that I ope will give you an idea. I was really pleased to see that some old friends f Dave's, one even from Brighton, had made it to the club in good time, so they had plenty of time to chat before the gig started. I should also mention that everal people who came in were huddled in dripping scarves or were shaking the ater off their umbrellas, because it had started raining really heavily. They ust have been really determined to make it! So then, the gig started. Anybody who has heard Robin and Dave before knows hat a treat it is. They at once make Joni's songs their own, AND manage to ake Joni's presence deeply felt. The audience was appreciative, except for hat "reserved" table in the far corner, where, after the 2nd or 3rd song, one uy interrupted Robin as she was introducing her next song by trying to tell eople how Joni had evolved from folk to jazz. He shouted something like: Let's have something more upbeat here. This is London. Give us something unky." I felt like I wanted to go and strangle him, but Robin completely kept er cool and said: "Something funky - OK" and she and Dave launched into the ry Cleaner from Des Moisnes. They even made the guy clap his hands in ppreciation at the end, though he and a few of his mates slipped away after the next number, when Robin, again in a perfect way, had told us that "After this unky number, we're going to go back to some other Joni material, because that s why we are here" (applause from the rest of the audience) "and after all, oni Mitchell has earned the respect of so many great jazz musicians and has layed with some of the best jazz musicians, so we feel this is a deserved epertoire to be playing here". By then several new people had filled he abandoned chairs, and others kept trickling in, so the place was absolutely acked to capacity. I was getting several comments from the people around me how surprised and elighted they were with the professionality of Robin and Dave. Though dressed eautifully in black, Robin shone and sparkled with so much inner fire and ight, as she sang her heart out. And Dave, I really marvelled at times how uch richness and complexity of sound he managed to get out of one guitar. It as pure magic. I can't apologise enough for being so forgetful about most of the numbers, but I do have one nice story to tell that makes me remember at least 3 of the songs. itting to the right of me was my good friend Richard, who is a Joni fan in as uch as that he has Blue in his music collection and could sing along with oyote word by word, but when Robin sang Both Sides Now he said to me: "Oh I hought that was Judy Collins's song". Then when Robin and Dave announced they ere going to sing Woodstock, Richard again whispered in my ear: "Really? Joni rote that? Well I never, I thought that was Crosby Stills Nash and Young!". ut then, when Dave goes into his brilliant bit of Pinball Wizzard in the middle of Woodstock (as we remembered him doing at Idyllwild and on the marvellous CD), Richard again wildly gestured to me: "Don't tell me she wrote Pinball Wizzard oo!". I misunderstood first and thought he just wanted to say: "Don't tell me hey're paying Pinball Wizzard now!" so I enthusiastically nodded yes, but then realised what he had said and had a good laugh, of course. No, Joni Mitchell rote more hit songs than people realise, but not Pinball Wizzard! Well I will try to keep it short now. By the end of the evening, the room was oing mad. We had "do wopped" along with Big Yellow Taxi, we had even been reated to the Stylistics' "Betcha by Golly Wow" and made a grand sing-a-long inale with Bob Marley's "Stir it Up", but it remained firmly a Joni Mitchell vening. And it really was Dave and Robin's evening. The stand-in manager (as liver was away in France) told them they could come back any time. People ueued up to buy the CD, even those who were left from the old "noisy corner", nd one of my neighbours asked me to please include her again if there was ever nother Joni Mitchell evening. We managed to give and organise lifts for most people, because the rain was till pouring. It was pretty late, 1pm as we got back. But we were all so appy and fired up, and chatted a bit longer over a glass of wine. Then we went to sleep, and this morning, after breakfast, Dave and Robin still managed to queeze in a quick visit to the Royal Greenwich Observatory here in the park. y now, they have probably boarded their plane. I wish them a safe, smooth light, and I feel so happy and grateful of this most enjoyable weekend. also really get a kick out of the thought of how much all those people who ought a CD, are going to enjoy their purchase, and what an unexpected onus surprise the full sound of the Mutts of the Planet is going to be! ieve in London - ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 03 Oct 2010 18:02:22 +0200 rom: Moni Kellermann ubject: Joni mention in NYT article on translation SJC http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/03/opinion/03cunningham.html?pagewanted=all "We will all feel differently about a movie or a play or a painting or a ong, but we have all undeniably seen or heard the same movie, play, ainting or song. They are physical entities. A painting by VelC!zquez is urely and simply itself, as is bBlueb by Joni Mitchell. If you walk nto the appropriate gallery in the Prado Museum, or if someone puts a oni Mitchell disc on, you will see the painting or hear the music. You ave no choice." b:ni k. - ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 3 Oct 2010 17:32:11 +0100 rom: Anita G ubject: Re: my report of Dave and Robin's wonderful concert Lieve, I have been keeping an eye out all day for a report on the reenwich gig and it sounds like it lived up to everything you could ave hoped for. Even the 'difficult' bits (the reserved table) sound ike they were handled with great professionalism. I think the words ou have found to describe Robin (shining, sparkling, inner fire, ight) and Dave's rich and complex playing and sound are most apt. If he manager of a London club says they are welcome back any time, then hey must have done a great job. It's been wonderful to have them grace this side of the pond. I hope t won't be too long before they return and wish them a safe and happy anding, nita x S Jamie, I too look forward to your take on the evening. - ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 3 Oct 2010 10:53:02 -0700 rom: "Mark" ubject: Re: Joni mention in NYT article on translation SJC Thanks for posting this Moni. I really enjoyed reading it. I have to disagree with Cunningham's assertion that literature is somehow ifferent from music, especially in Joni's case, in that "We will all feel ifferently about a movie or a play or a painting or a song, but we have all ndeniably seen or heard the same movie, play........if someone puts a oni Mitchell disc on, you will........hear the music. You have no choice." e goes on to say: "WRITING, however, does not exist without an active, onsenting reader. Writing requires a different level of participation. ords on paper are abstractions, and everyone who reads words on paper rings to them a different set of associations and images. I have vivid ental pictures of Don Quixote, Anna Karenina and Huckleberry Finn, but I eel confident they are not identical to the images carried in the mind of nyone else. " His point about literature seems to me to be that everyone who reads a given tory or book takes away their own interpretation of the meaning or mental mage of the various aspects of the work (physical settings, how the haracters look, talk, move, etc.). The quotes above seem to imply that his is not the case with other artistic media. But everyone who reads the book or story or poem reads the same words rinted on the page, do they not? Even if the words are 'abstractions' and everyone who reads words on paper brings to them a different set of ssociations and images" they are still the same words in the same sequence. I think it has been proven time and again on the JMDL that each of us takes way our own pictures and interpretations from Joni's songs. While it is rue that the recordings will always play back the same chord progressions, usical phrases and lyrics each time we put a Joni Mitchell disc on, we do ot all hear the music and certainly do not all perceive the meanings in the ords in the same way. We don't even necessarily take away the same houghts and feelings from one listen to the next. I think most of us who ove Joni's songs are "active, consenting" listeners. The songs create a ifferent microcosm in each of our minds. And Joni probably faces the same problem that Cunningham describes facing as n author in that she can never quite get the exact vision she starts out ith into the finished song. In the same way, the same series of words, phrases, paragraphs, etc. appear o us as they do to anyone else who reads the same book (ruling out dyslexia r any other reading disorder that could conceivably change what we actually ee when we read a book). But we each create a somewhat different world out f that book. Aside from the obvious connection to Viginia Woolf in 'The Hours', it is lear to me that Cunningham has read a lot of and is very much influenced by oolf. I recently read a collection of Woolf's essays on literature and any of Cunningham's thoughts about writing and reading are similar to hers. couldn't help but marvel at the superb craftsmanship that Woolf put into er critical writing. Every sentence is constructed clearly yet with a inely tuned sense for the 'inner ear' as Cunningham put it: "The sentences hould have rhythm and cadence, they should engage and delight the inner ar." In one of her letters, Woolf wrote something to the effect that "one rites for the ear, after all". At their best, Joni Mitchell's lyrics "have rhythm and cadence" and "engage nd delight the inner ear" as well as our physical hearing. There is also he added dimension of the music in Joni's songs and the miraculous way she o often fits the music and the words together that enhances the pleasure we et from her work even more. Finally I can link Joni Mitchell and Virginia Woolf, if only tangentially, n one of my posts! Mark in Seattle - - -------------------------------------------------- rom: "Moni Kellermann" ent: Sunday, October 03, 2010 9:02 AM o: "list" ubject: Joni mention in NYT article on translation SJC > http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/03/opinion/03cunningham.html?pagewanted=all "We will all feel differently about a movie or a play or a painting or a song, but we have all undeniably seen or heard the same movie, play, painting or song. They are physical entities. A painting by VelC!zquez is purely and simply itself, as is bBlueb by Joni Mitchell. If you walk into the appropriate gallery in the Prado Museum, or if someone puts a Joni Mitchell disc on, you will see the painting or hear the music. You have no choice." mb:ni k. - ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 03 Oct 2010 17:16:25 -0400 rom: simon@icu.com ubject: Nick Drake for the JMDL every now and then a TV commercial comes along that ses unexpected music in an interesting way. occasionally it's even an inspired use of that music. that was the case in the spring of 2000 when Nick Drake's song INK MOON was used for a Volkswagen commercial. VW 'Cabrio' Commercial Featured Song: "PINK MOON" by Nick Drake a rare and inspired combination of an interesting visual ccompanied by the music of an exceptional, unappreciated usical voice. unusual for a television commercial. a lot of people wondered about THAT song. Who IS that? Where can I get a copy? the answer lead to an increase in the sales of Nick Drake CDs. - - - - - earlier this year, A T & T featured another song by Nick Drake n a new commercial. AT&T 'Rethink Possible' Blanket Commercial Featured Song: "FROM THE MORNING" by Nick Drake another personal favorite. - - - - - while it's true that we, the members of the JMDL, share a common nterest in the music of Joni Mitchell; it doesn't necessarily follow hat all of us will appreciate the music of any other particular inger/songwriter. However, I DO think that Nick Drake just might be an exception. perhaps you'd like to check him out for yourself. a short while ago, I uploaded -3- songs via YouSentIt. 1. Pink Moon 2. From The Morning 3. Cello Song if you are satisfied with the quality of an mp3, you can download these songs at if you'd like the Real Deal  16 bit/44k aiff, CD Quality; that file can be downloaded at ick left a legacy of just three albums  issued between 1969-72. hey were: FIVE LEAVES LEFT (1969), BRYTER LAYTER (1970), and PINK MOON 1972). ALL are recommended. as a starting point ... there is a 4th CD, a compilation, that I'd recommend as your first purchase: WAY TO BLUE: An Introduction To NICK DRAKE and then I'd proceed in chronological order. - - - - - "and now we rise  and we are everywhere" s i m o n - ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 03 Oct 2010 17:40:18 -0400 rom: simon@icu.com ubject: Harry Nilsson, pictured w/ Joni B Lux writes > Subject: Joni and Harry Nilsson Hey folks, a few months ago I asked if any of you had ever heard of any collaborations between Joni and Harry Nilsson. No-one could confirm, but at least today I came across this image of the two of them at some award ceremony. It's from the new documentary about Harry, "Who is Harry Nilsson". he photograph in question was taken at the 12th Annual Grammy Awards eremony on March 11, 1970. Harry and Joni each received a Grammy Award for recorded usical performances released in 1969. HARRY NILSSON: Best contemporary vocal performance, male for his performance of the song EVERYBODY's TALKIN' JONI MITCHELL: Best folk performance for the Album Album CLOUDS. wo color photos of Joni, from the same date, were recently ploaded to the following URL: ndmoreagain, - - - - - - - - - i m o n http://jonimitchell.com/chronology/complete.cfm ttp://jonimitchell.com/music/miscrecordings.cfm ttp://jonimitchell.com/music/songsaboutjoni.cfm ttp://jonimitchell.com/music/inspiredbyjoni_songs.cfm ttp://jonimitchell.com/music/inspiredbyjoni_albums.cfm - ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 3 Oct 2010 16:46:33 -0700 (PDT) rom: Catherine McKay ubject: Re: Nick Drake for the JMDL Nick Drake is wonderful. He used some unusual guitar tunings, somewhat like our Joan, and he was a wonderful guitar player as well as songwriter. I don't remember where I first heard about him, but it was probably here on the mdl, although I probably also heard him years ago on the FM radio, back when he FM radio played interesting and innovative music, including entire albums, ather than the same Top 40 stuff everyone seems to play now (with a few xceptions that is.) Alas, he died too young. Not too long ago, our dear companion Paul Castle shared a BBC TV tribute to Nick Drake and shared some of the highlights on Youtube as well. A particular avourite of mine is Lisa Hannigan's version of Black-Eyed Dog. In case you issed it, you can see it here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvaqqk3pHLw As well, I was listening not too long ago to an interview that I downloaded, ith the late John Martyn on BBC in 2006. He and Nick Drake were friends and he interviewer asked him about Nick Drake. I transcribed what I could hear elow. I took out some of the redundant words. There was a great deal of aughing throughout and some words were hard to hear and John Martyn had such a umbly slurry voice that it's sometimes hard to understand what he's saying (In act, my son heard it and asked what language he was speaking! And directly fter the questions about Nick Drake, the interviewer goes on to ask him about is slurry way of speaking and singing.) Don't know if this adds much, but here you go: Interviewer: What was Nick Drake like, because the Nick Drake industry has rown. Knowing Nick Drake as you did, how would he regard the way he's held now, in sort of high esteem as this sort of hip name to drop by almost everybody? John Martyn: He would howl with laughter Int: Was he good fun to be with, because he comes out as almost a ghostly resence. No one seems to know much about him and what we do know seems to be uite serious and withdrawn JM: (there is lots of laughter throughout this part) He was withdrawn towards he end. And he was withdrawn towards the middle... and the beginning. But he as very funny, very witty and very sharp ----- Original Message ---- From: "simon@icu.com" To: joni@smoe.org Sent: Sun, October 3, 2010 5:16:25 PM Subject: Nick Drake for the JMDL .. while it's true that we, the members of the JMDL, share a common interest in the music of Joni Mitchell; it doesn't necessarily follow that all of us will appreciate the music of any other particular singer/songwriter. However, I DO think that Nick Drake just might be an exception. perhaps you'd like to check him out for yourself. a short while ago, I uploaded -3- songs via YouSentIt. 1. Pink Moon 2. From The Morning 3. Cello Song if you are satisfied with the quality of an mp3, you can download these songs at if you'd like the Real Deal 16 bit/44k aiff, CD Quality; that file can be downloaded at Nick left a legacy of just three albums issued between 1969-72. They were: FIVE LEAVES LEFT (1969), BRYTER LAYTER (1970), and PINK MOON (1972). ALL are recommended. as a starting point ... there is a 4th CD, a compilation, that I'd recommend as your first purchase: WAY TO BLUE: An Introduction To NICK DRAKE and then I'd proceed in chronological order. - - - - - - ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 3 Oct 2010 19:47:02 -0600 (MDT) rom: TheStaff@JoniMitchell.com ubject: New article: NEEDLING IT: Music Notes from Judy A new article has been added to the Library at JoniMitchell.com: Title: NEEDLING IT: Music Notes from Judy Publication: Rona Barrett's Hollywood Date: 1970.08.0 Read it here: http://jonimitchell.com/library/view.cfm?id=2274 - ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 3 Oct 2010 17:46:54 -0700 rom: "Lindsay Moon" ubject: A Joni-ism on Proj. Runway Leave it to designer Michael Kors to comment on someone's garment: "At east it wasn't a ladies of the canyon flowy moment." Lindsay - ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 3 Oct 2010 20:33:03 -0600 (MDT) rom: TheStaff@JoniMitchell.com ubject: New article: Mariposa Folkfest to Roll A new article has been added to the Library at JoniMitchell.com: Title: Mariposa Folkfest to Roll Publication: Billboard Date: 1967.07.15 Read it here: http://jonimitchell.com/library/view.cfm?id=2275 - ------------------------------ End of onlyJMDL Digest V2010 #276 ******************************** - ------- ost messages to the list by clicking here: mailto:joni@smoe.org nsubscribe by clicking here: ailto:onlyjoni-digest-request@smoe.org?body=unsubscribe ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 4 Oct 2010 09:08:30 -0500 From: "mack watson-bush" Subject: njc 40 years ago, to the day, Janis passed. I, as a child of 12, living in nowhere Tx, couldn't understand why it upset me so. Today, 40 years later, I, a man, living in nowhere Tx, still grieve for her. May she r.i.p. mack ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 4 Oct 2010 14:57:53 +0000 (UTC) From: Subject: Edith Piaf/French gypsy jazz njc Does anyone have any sheet music they could send via email of this type of music. Got a gig I thought wasn't going to happen and need some music asap. Thanks, Victor Sent from Comcast mobile ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 4 Oct 2010 11:19:49 -0400 From: Susan Tierney McNamara Subject: RE: Joni Covers, Volume 129 - FALLing into Joni Covers! NJC I loved that video!!! HYSTERICALLLL ... and that covers guy is hot!! :-) - -----Original Message----- From: owner-joni@smoe.org [mailto:owner-joni@smoe.org] On Behalf Of Bob Muller Sent: Sunday, October 03, 2010 8:51 AM To: Catherine McKay; JMDL Subject: Re: Joni Covers, Volume 129 - FALLing into Joni Covers! NJC Thanks Catherine - I thought at least the video would get some response. It was fun to do and I'm still learning the software. Bob ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 4 Oct 2010 11:28:29 -0400 From: Susan Tierney McNamara Subject: RE: Nick Drake for the JMDL Thanks Simon. I am a huge Nick Drake fan, and came to him late when a friend turned me on to him in 2000. He said, if you like alternate tunings, you need to hear Nick Drake. There is also a good ND tab site. I really enjoy playing his B tuning songs, which includes From the Morning, Fly and Northern Sky (my fav). Here is the tab site: http://www.algonet.se/~iguana/DRAKE/NDtabs2.html Take care, Sue ___________________ /___________________\ ||-------------------|| || Sue Tierney || || McNamara || || sem8@cornell.edu || ||___________________|| || O etch-a-sketch O || \___________________/ "It's all a dream she has awake." - Joni Mitchell - -----Original Message----- From: owner-joni@smoe.org [mailto:owner-joni@smoe.org] On Behalf Of simon@icu.com Sent: Sunday, October 03, 2010 5:16 PM To: joni@smoe.org Subject: Nick Drake for the JMDL every now and then a TV commercial comes along that uses unexpected music in an interesting way. occasionally it's even an inspired use of that music. that was the case in the spring of 2000 when Nick Drake's song PINK MOON was used for a Volkswagen commercial. VW 'Cabrio' Commercial Featured Song: "PINK MOON" by Nick Drake a rare and inspired combination of an interesting visual accompanied by the music of an exceptional, unappreciated musical voice. unusual for a television commercial. a lot of people wondered about THAT song. Who IS that? Where can I get a copy? the answer lead to an increase in the sales of Nick Drake CDs. - - - - - - earlier this year, A T & T featured another song by Nick Drake in a new commercial. AT&T 'Rethink Possible' Blanket Commercial Featured Song: "FROM THE MORNING" by Nick Drake another personal favorite. - - - - - - while it's true that we, the members of the JMDL, share a common interest in the music of Joni Mitchell; it doesn't necessarily follow that all of us will appreciate the music of any other particular singer/songwriter. However, I DO think that Nick Drake just might be an exception. perhaps you'd like to check him out for yourself. a short while ago, I uploaded -3- songs via YouSentIt. 1. Pink Moon 2. From The Morning 3. Cello Song if you are satisfied with the quality of an mp3, you can download these songs at if you'd like the Real Deal  16 bit/44k aiff, CD Quality; that file can be downloaded at Nick left a legacy of just three albums  issued between 1969-72. They were: FIVE LEAVES LEFT (1969), BRYTER LAYTER (1970), and PINK MOON (1972). ALL are recommended. as a starting point ... there is a 4th CD, a compilation, that I'd recommend as your first purchase: WAY TO BLUE: An Introduction To NICK DRAKE and then I'd proceed in chronological order. - - - - - - "and now we rise  and we are everywhere" s i m o n ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 4 Oct 2010 12:46:16 -0400 From: Bob.Muller@Fluor.com Subject: RE: Joni Covers, Volume 129 - FALLing into Joni Covers! NJC Thanks Sue! :-) Y'know, sometimes we have to be our own biggest fan. Bob NP: Equation, "Sister" - ------------------------------------------------------------ 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: Mon, 4 Oct 2010 12:48:31 -0400 From: Susan Tierney McNamara Subject: RE: Joni Covers, Volume 129 - FALLing into Joni Covers! NJC Hey, if it's true it's true!! I rock, you rock, we all rock!! :) From: Bob.Muller@Fluor.com [mailto:Bob.Muller@Fluor.com] Sent: Monday, October 04, 2010 12:46 PM To: Susan Tierney McNamara Cc: Catherine McKay; JMDL Subject: RE: Joni Covers, Volume 129 - FALLing into Joni Covers! NJC Thanks Sue! :-) Y'know, sometimes we have to be our own biggest fan. Bob NP: Equation, "Sister"------------------------------------------------------------ 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: Mon, 4 Oct 2010 19:01:50 +0100 From: Anita G Subject: Re: Joni Covers, Volume 129 - FALLing into Joni Covers! NJC Well, Sue and Cat you got me intrigued so I just had to check this out. I have to say it's blown me away and I haven't laughed so much for ages. Amazing, Bob. And you know you're not your biggest fan - that's me!! Anita x ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 4 Oct 2010 16:04:22 -0400 From: Marianne Rizzo Subject: joni covers, volume 129 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Y2MFaHR4SE this is AMAZING BOb! Gary just sent this to me to make sure that I saw this! It is far out!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and you ARE hot! thank you for being you! I love Bob even before Marianne ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 4 Oct 2010 17:27:35 -0400 From: Susan Tierney McNamara Subject: RE: my report of Dave and Robin's wonderful concert Thanks so much for this report, Lieve. It sounds wonderful! I have such fond memories of Idyllwild and that great Saturday night concert. sue - -----Original Message----- From: owner-joni@smoe.org [mailto:owner-joni@smoe.org] On Behalf Of Lieve Reckers Sent: Sunday, October 03, 2010 11:03 AM To: jonilist JMDL Subject: my report of Dave and Robin's wonderful concert ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 4 Oct 2010 18:28:36 -0400 From: Gerald Notaro Subject: Mary Chapin Carpenter - Great Britain alert- NJC This was a stellar weekend in St. Petersburg, Florida. Friday night and Saturday night were free concerts downtown with The Indigo Girls and Dar Williams as part of the St. Petersburg Folk Festival. Then Sunday, Mary Chapin Carpenter at Ruth Eckerd Hall. She put on a spectacular two hour show with a crackerjack band. She is headed over the pond for one month. If you get a chance to see her, do go. Jerry ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 4 Oct 2010 18:28:54 EDT From: FMYFL@aol.com Subject: Re: joni covers, volume 129 Thanks Marianne for sending the link. Now I know what all the fuss is about. > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Y2MFaHR4SE > Fantastic Bob. You're the best. I love the part about Joni fans being gay. LOL Jimmy ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 4 Oct 2010 18:42:19 -0400 From: Jenny Goodspeed Subject: Re: Mary Chapin Carpenter - Great Britain alert- NJC Wow, that is quite a weekend Jerry! Just had to chime in and say my friend Jim Henry plays in Mary's band - - he is an amazing guitar, dobro, and mando player. My trio was lucky enough to get him to play on our upcoming CD before he left for the summer on tour. Jenny On 10/4/10, Gerald Notaro wrote: > This was a stellar weekend in St. Petersburg, Florida. Friday night and > Saturday night were free concerts downtown with The Indigo Girls and Dar > Williams as part of the St. Petersburg Folk Festival. Then Sunday, Mary > Chapin Carpenter at Ruth Eckerd Hall. She put on a spectacular two hour show > with a crackerjack band. She is headed over the pond for one month. If you > get a chance to see her, do go. > > Jerry ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 4 Oct 2010 18:24:28 -0500 From: Michael Paz Subject: Re: Mary Chapin Carpenter - Great Britain alert- NJC yAy you said upcoming CD from Jenny Goodspeed!!! YaY! Spinning yours on itunes right now. Hope you are well. Sure would have loved to have you at PazFest II. We had a blast. Love Paz NP-More Than Friends-Jenny Goodspeed Michael Paz michael@thepazgroup.com Tour Manager Preservation Hall Jazz Band http://www.preservationhall.com On Oct 4, 2010, at 5:42 PM, Jenny Goodspeed wrote: Wow, that is quite a weekend Jerry! Just had to chime in and say my friend Jim Henry plays in Mary's band - - he is an amazing guitar, dobro, and mando player. My trio was lucky enough to get him to play on our upcoming CD before he left for the summer on tour. Jenny On 10/4/10, Gerald Notaro wrote: > This was a stellar weekend in St. Petersburg, Florida. Friday night and > Saturday night were free concerts downtown with The Indigo Girls and Dar > Williams as part of the St. Petersburg Folk Festival. Then Sunday, Mary > Chapin Carpenter at Ruth Eckerd Hall. She put on a spectacular two hour show > with a crackerjack band. She is headed over the pond for one month. If you > get a chance to see her, do go. > > Jerry ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 4 Oct 2010 20:27:55 -0400 From: Jenny Goodspeed Subject: Re: Mary Chapin Carpenter - Great Britain alert- NJC Day-am! It makes me so happy to hear that you're listening to little ol' moi Paz! It really killed me not to be able to make Pazfest II. I loved seeing all the pics especially the ones of you and your family. Yah, new record coming out soon with my trio The Boxcar Lilies - will keep posted. Love, Jenny On 10/4/10, Michael Paz wrote: > yAy you said upcoming CD from Jenny Goodspeed!!! YaY! Spinning yours on > itunes right now. Hope you are well. Sure would have loved to have you at > PazFest II. We had a blast. > > Love > > Paz > > NP-More Than Friends-Jenny Goodspeed > > Michael Paz > michael@thepazgroup.com > > Tour Manager > Preservation Hall Jazz Band > http://www.preservationhall.com > > > > > On Oct 4, 2010, at 5:42 PM, Jenny Goodspeed wrote: > > Wow, that is quite a weekend Jerry! > > Just had to chime in and say my friend Jim Henry plays in Mary's band > - he is an amazing guitar, dobro, and mando player. My trio was lucky > enough to get him to play on our upcoming CD before he left for the > summer on tour. > > Jenny > > On 10/4/10, Gerald Notaro wrote: >> This was a stellar weekend in St. Petersburg, Florida. Friday night and >> Saturday night were free concerts downtown with The Indigo Girls and Dar >> Williams as part of the St. Petersburg Folk Festival. Then Sunday, Mary >> Chapin Carpenter at Ruth Eckerd Hall. She put on a spectacular two hour >> show >> with a crackerjack band. She is headed over the pond for one month. If you >> get a chance to see her, do go. >> >> Jerry ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 4 Oct 2010 19:45:10 -0500 From: Michael Paz Subject: Re: Mary Chapin Carpenter - Great Britain alert- NJC I listen to so much it is not even funny. Just finished listening to a few tracks from the Forest Hills, NY show in 1979 that garnered the Shadows and Light album (from that tour). And now I am listening to Miles Davis & John Coltrane from the Complete Columbia Box Set, so you are in good company girl. Yesterday I was listening to Kay Ashley's album and tracks from the JoniFest West recordings as well as tracks from Dave and Robin's CD and Saffire-The Uppity Women Blues Women. So you never now what might be tracking up in hear!!! Can't wait to hear your new stuff. Love Paz NP-Straight No Chaser-Miles and Trane Michael Paz michael@thepazgroup.com Tour Manager Preservation Hall Jazz Band http://www.preservationhall.com On Oct 4, 2010, at 7:27 PM, Jenny Goodspeed wrote: Day-am! It makes me so happy to hear that you're listening to little ol' moi Paz! It really killed me not to be able to make Pazfest II. I loved seeing all the pics especially the ones of you and your family. Yah, new record coming out soon with my trio The Boxcar Lilies - will keep posted. Love, Jenny On 10/4/10, Michael Paz wrote: > yAy you said upcoming CD from Jenny Goodspeed!!! YaY! Spinning yours on > itunes right now. Hope you are well. Sure would have loved to have you at > PazFest II. We had a blast. > > Love > > Paz > > NP-More Than Friends-Jenny Goodspeed > > Michael Paz > michael@thepazgroup.com > > Tour Manager > Preservation Hall Jazz Band > http://www.preservationhall.com > > > > > On Oct 4, 2010, at 5:42 PM, Jenny Goodspeed wrote: > > Wow, that is quite a weekend Jerry! > > Just had to chime in and say my friend Jim Henry plays in Mary's band > - he is an amazing guitar, dobro, and mando player. My trio was lucky > enough to get him to play on our upcoming CD before he left for the > summer on tour. > > Jenny > > On 10/4/10, Gerald Notaro wrote: >> This was a stellar weekend in St. Petersburg, Florida. Friday night and >> Saturday night were free concerts downtown with The Indigo Girls and Dar >> Williams as part of the St. Petersburg Folk Festival. Then Sunday, Mary >> Chapin Carpenter at Ruth Eckerd Hall. She put on a spectacular two hour >> show >> with a crackerjack band. She is headed over the pond for one month. If you >> get a chance to see her, do go. >> >> Jerry ------------------------------ End of JMDL Digest V2010 #296 ***************************** ------- Post messages to the list by clicking here: mailto:joni@smoe.org Unsubscribe by clicking here: mailto:joni-digest-request@smoe.org?body=unsubscribe -------