From: owner-joni-digest@smoe.org (JMDL Digest) To: joni-digest@smoe.org Subject: JMDL Digest V2013 #1205 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 1205 ========== TOPICS and authors in this Digest: -------- Re: JMDL Digest V2013 #1203 [David Gizara ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2013 22:08:54 -0700 From: David Gizara Subject: Re: JMDL Digest V2013 #1203 http://lauraallan.virtual-memorials.com/ Laura died of cancer, here is her memorial. David Gizara On Aug 26, 2013, at 9:43 PM, JMDL Digest wrote: > > JMDL Digest Tuesday, August 27 2013 Volume 2013 : > Number 1203 > > > > ========== > > TOPICS and authors in this Digest: > -------- > Re: JMDL Digest V2013 #1202 [Laurie Antonioli >] > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2013 21:42:51 -0700 > From: Laurie Antonioli > Subject: Re: JMDL Digest V2013 #1202 > > Greetings everyone, I've just joined this email list and it's very > exciting > to see all this information about Joni! Laura Allen - never heard > of her > until now. There is a distinct similarity in how they both play the > instrument and also use their voices. Even the writing style has > similarities. Intriguing. Thanks for this! > > Laurie Antonioli > > > On Mon, Aug 26, 2013 at 9:26 PM, JMDL Digest >wrote: > >> >> 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 >> ------- > > ------------------------------ > > End of JMDL Digest V2013 #1203 > ****************************** > > ------- > To post messages to the list, sendtojoni@smoe.org. > Unsubscribe by clicking here: > mailto:joni-digest-request@smoe.org?body=unsubscribe > ------- ------------------------------ End of JMDL Digest V2013 #1205 ****************************** ------- To post messages to the list, sendtojoni@smoe.org. Unsubscribe by clicking here: mailto:joni-digest-request@smoe.org?body=unsubscribe -------