From: owner-lucy-list-digest@smoe.org (lucy-list-digest) To: lucy-list-digest@smoe.org Subject: lucy-list-digest V1 #109 Reply-To: lucy-list@smoe.org Sender: owner-lucy-list-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-lucy-list-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk lucy-list-digest Tuesday, June 22 1999 Volume 01 : Number 109 In this issue: [lucy-list] Re: [Richard Shindell] Bleecker Street and some other observations [lucy-list] LK at Bridgeton & King of Prussia ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 21 Jun 1999 08:01:01 -0400 From: Jeffery Eddings Subject: [lucy-list] Re: [Richard Shindell] Bleecker Street and some other observations I feel like I understand why Lucy might shun the "folk" label. I've had similar experiences, if only in announcing my musical listening interests rather than my songwriting/composition/record-making interests (which, however broad they might be, fall somewhere within the category of "non-existent." ;-) ) When folks (no pun intended) ask me what sort of music I listen to, or ask what kind of music am I about to put on, I cringe at having to tell them, "Oh, umm...folk music." I end up with some bastardization like, "It's New Folk!" or "You know, not like the 60's, strumming with a guitar, intelligent songwriting, catchy tunes, valium-induced folk music...I mean, all of that, minus the 60's and the valium." Sorry...it's not that I ashamed of today's folk music's past; it's just that people have a solid idea of what folk music is to them (just like people have a solid idea of what kind of person a vegan is, which is why I always tell people I'm 'vegetarian' and leave it at that), and don't typically give it a second glance, nevertheless a second chance. I wish there were a new label, or that the need for labels didn't exist when it came to music. I understand music stores need a way to categorize their music besides Alphabetical (as do people!)...maybe labelling it something like "Acoustically-Inclined Rock-Pop-Folk-Country" might not only accurately describe it, but also place it Alphabetically in the front of the music store! ;-) Eh...done ranting, thanks. - --Jeff P.S. I cross-posted this because I thought it might be interesting to get comments from both lists, and it feels like one of those dances where two schools, a boys school and a girls school, get invited, and I'm hoping that eventually they'll end up dancing together. 8) "Norman A. Johnson" wrote: > > Lynn said (while discussing Lucy's shunning away from the folk label): > > > I'm pretty sure I've heard Dar and Richard refer to their music as folk > music...can anyone confirm that? > > I'm a little surprised that Lucy feels that way. Dar definitely refers to > her music as folk and proudly wears that label. I suspect Richard falls in > between. > > Lucy's music is a little more country than either Richard or Dar's but > there are elements of all sort of supposed generes in all of three's music. > And hey, even the Nields have a new song that is very bluegrass! ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 21 Jun 1999 08:12:54 -0400 From: votels Subject: [lucy-list] LK at Bridgeton & King of Prussia Hi everyone: Here's a couple of playlists from a wonderful weekend of music. Cry Cry Cry @ the Bridgeton Folk Festival, 6/20/99 1. Northern Cross 2. By Way of Sorrow 3. Shades of Gray 4. The Kid 5. I'm Wilder than Her 6. Ten Year Night 7. The Christians and The Pagans 8. Are You Happy Now 9. Speaking With the Angel 10. Cold Missouri Waters 11. The Ballad of Mary Magdalene 12. Cry Cry Cry (with Chris Smither and Vance Gilbert) Although distracted by sound problems, Cry Cry Cry was the the featured group at the annual Bridgeton festival in the Donald Rainier Amphitheater at Sunset Lake. It was a beautiful day and Lucy was great. For the fashion-consious listers (are we still on this thread?) Lucy wore a black pinstriped vest and black Guess jeans. Dar was in her "muscle dress" of blue with a spare orange print. Out of fairness, I should mention that Billy Masters was wearing a blue muscle shirt and jeans and Richard was in a sports shirt and black jeans. Several solo singer-songwriters performed before Cryx3, including the incomparable Chris Smither and the humorous Vance Gilbert -- who improvised some lyrics in his finale that included titles to current Chris Smither, Cryx3 and LK songs. He sang, for instance, "I'll never forget that Ten Year Night..." Another featured band was Ceili Rain, sort of a Celtic pop group. They had a lot of energy but I'm afraid, as John Gorka would say, they might have come off as "too slick." This is a nice one-day festival. Lucy Kaplansky and Richard Shindell @ Concerts Under the Stars, King of Prussia, Pa. 6/21/99 Rain moved the show indoors and a good number of people were turned away. However, headliner Christine Lavin went out and performed for those folks who couldn't get inside in a free concert while Lucy and Richard performed indoors. It's that kind of a venue, and certainly restored my faith in the "folk way" of life. Lucy's set 1. Speaking With the Angel (with Billy Masters on lead) 2. The End of the Day (BM on lead) 3. One Good Reason (BM on lead) 4. Ten Year Night (With Richard on guitar and vocal, BM on lead) 5. Scorpion (with RS and BM) 6. For Once in Your Life 7. By Way of Sorrow (with RS on vocal and guitar, and BM on mandolin) Richard's set 1. Iron Gate 2. Next Best Western (with LK on vocals) 3. Somebody Slammed on the Brakes (new song, not sure of title) 4. Cold Missouri Waters 5. The Ballad of Mary Magdalene (with LK and BM) 6. Love Hurts (with LK) The singing was great and the sound inside the township council room was tremendous. Lucy was clearly having fun -- and said so. (She was wearing the same outfit for the fashion mavens. RS was in a black t-shirt and black jeans) With all of the players involved and the song selection, it was sort of a "Cry Cry" concert with extended mini-sets. A highlight for me was getting to talk with Billy Masters outside during intermission. He adds so much to the music, so tastefully. I'm looking forward to seeing these guys again this summer and fall. And what can you say about Christine Lavin? What a performer! My girlfriend and I had to hold each other to keep from falling out of our chairs laughing. - -- Jay Votel ------------------------------ End of lucy-list-digest V1 #109 ******************************* This has been a posting from the Lucy Kaplansky mail list digest To unsubscribe send mail to Majordomo@smoe.org with "unsubscribe lucy-list-digest" in the body of the message