From: owner-joni-digest@smoe.org (JMDL Digest) To: joni-digest@smoe.org Subject: JMDL Digest V2011 #550 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://jmdl.com JMDL Digest Tuesday, November 22 2011 Volume 2011 : Number 550 ========== TOPICS and authors in this Digest: -------- Re: 50 Words for Snow and other stuff NJC [Catherine McKay Subject: Re: 50 Words for Snow and other stuff NJC Sue, as a prog fan, I'm wondering if you had ever heard of a British band called Heron. They recorded 40 years ago and never made it very big. So much so, that I had never heard of them before, but then read the book "Electric Eden" by Rob Young (I'm sure at the recommendation of fellow lister and major music fan Paul Castle - cheers, Paul!) which opened my eyes and ears to some other UK artists and groups I had never heard of. As a result of having read this book, I've done some searching for bands he wrote about that I wasn't aware of previously I'm not sure why they didn't make it big. I believe Rob Young explains, but I wasn't paying a lot of attention at that paragraph, apparently. It may have had something to do with depleted oil supplies at the time making LP production difficult. That was the case for some bands at the time. Oil shortage? Who'd'a thunkit? These guys are considered prog by some, and folk or folk-rock by others. In any case, they are (to these ears) one of the best bands I had never heard of and I kind of think you might like them too. They may never have gotten their stuff over here across the pond. Oh, and another thing, with a name like Heron, you can imagine how finding stuff on Youtube could present some difficulties. They recorded (maybe not all, but some of their stuff) outdoors in a meadow, so you can hear birdsong on some, mostly at the end. Here's one, and I hope you like it - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bcs3CmaWUO4&feature=related If so, or even if not, here's another: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqlHLkMyC98&feature=related Rob Young has a blog/website related to his book: http://www.electriceden.net/ If you like British music, I'd recommend it highly. >________________________________ > From: Susan Tierney McNamara >To: gerard mclaughlin ; Catherine McKay >Cc: "joni@smoe.org" >Sent: Tuesday, November 22, 2011 3:45:53 PM >Subject: RE: 50 Words for Snow NJC > >I am listening to it now at the Rolling Stone website. It's amazing!!! >Between this and the new Peter Gabriel album my prog soul is warmed!!! ------------------------------ End of JMDL Digest V2011 #550 ***************************** ------- To post messages to the list, send to joni@smoe.org. Unsubscribe by clicking here: mailto:joni-digest-request@smoe.org?body=unsubscribe -------