From: owner-joni-digest@smoe.org (JMDL Digest) To: joni-digest@smoe.org Subject: JMDL Digest V2013 #1202 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, August 27 2013 Volume 2013 : Number 1202 ========== TOPICS and authors in this Digest: -------- Laura Allan and Joni and dulcimers [kbhla@fastmail.fm] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2013 21:26:22 -0700 From: kbhla@fastmail.fm Subject: Laura Allan and Joni and dulcimers All I previously ever really knew about Laura Allan was that she was one of the good friends who participated on Crosby's "If I Could Only Remember My Name" and I recall her being mentioned very favorably in some of the related CSNY biographies. Really enjoyed listening to the music clips of her and also was amazed at the dulcimer playing which seemed so similar to Joni's style. I had assumed she was part of the Laurel Canyon crowd but on further investigation, it seems that she was from Northern California and maybe part of the later Marin County crowd when Crosby and Nash moved up there for awhile. She was also very young at the time - only 18 years old in 1970 - so it does seem unusual that she could have so greatly influenced Joni on the Blue album. Not too much in depth about her out there on the net and wish there was more. Love hearing the dulcimer stories. As soon as Blue came out I bought the songbook and saw those photos of Joni strumming that fantastic instrument. Told my parents that all I wanted for any birthday, Christmas whatever was a dulcimer. My mom kept trying to find one somewhere to no avail. If only we'd thought of McCabe's in Santa Monica! I was away in college at the time and found a little shop in Phoenix with an elderly Mexican man who hand made guitars. I actually took the songbook to him, showed him the photos and asked if he could make me something like that dulcimer. He shook his head "no." Eventually my parents gave up and handed me $30 to go to Tijuana to find a good inexpensive guitar - haha!. I did find a gorgeous, rosewood Flamenco guitar there and later took it to the elderly man to see what he thought of it. He offered me $250 (in 1971 dollars) on the spot for it! It has been beat up and repaired a million times but I still have it. My mom occasionally still says "I always remember how all you wanted was a dulcimer." I'm going to tell her how one of my Joni friends had a dad who actually made her one, Anita! ;-) Kakki ------------------------------ End of JMDL Digest V2013 #1202 ****************************** ------- To post messages to the list, sendtojoni@smoe.org. Unsubscribe by clicking here: mailto:joni-digest-request@smoe.org?body=unsubscribe -------