From: owner-joni-digest@smoe.org (JMDL Digest) To: joni-digest@smoe.org Subject: JMDL Digest V2012 #1646 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 Wednesday, October 31 2012 Volume 2012 : Number 1646 ========== TOPICS and authors in this Digest: -------- Joni and Buffy [Les Irvin ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2012 22:43:29 -0600 From: Les Irvin Subject: Joni and Buffy Joniphiles - As we know through interviews over the years, Joni took the train across Canada to see her "hero" Buffy Saint-Marie at the Mariposa festival in 1964. During that trip she wrote her first song. When Joni did begin writing songs, it seems to me that she came out of nowhere with no obvious influences. By that I mean - I don't hear Dylan or Woody Guthrie or other obvious "folk" influences in her early writing, even though she largely came through the "folk scare" scene of the early and mid 60s with all the others. Recently, I bought Buffy Saint-Marie's first album, released in 1964. As Joni's hero, this would have been what Joni was listening to at the time she began writing. For me, it was a revelation hearing this album and for the first time ever, I thought "Aha!" I can hear now what may have influenced Joni's early, mostly unreleased songwriting. More so the guitar playing (Buffy used open tunings) than lyrically, but to me, a distinct influence for Joni - perhaps the only obvious influence. I'd be interested in other's takes on this. Here's a 3-song sampler from Buffy's first album: https://dl.dropbox.com/u/8377478/Buffy1964.zip Thoughts anyone? Am I way off base? Thanks, Les ------------------------------ End of JMDL Digest V2012 #1646 ****************************** ------- To post messages to the list, sendtojoni@smoe.org. Unsubscribe by clicking here: mailto:joni-digest-request@smoe.org?body=unsubscribe -------