From: owner-lucy-list-digest@smoe.org (lucy-list-digest) To: lucy-list-digest@smoe.org Subject: lucy-list-digest V3 #196 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 Monday, September 17 2001 Volume 03 : Number 196 In this issue: Re: [lucy-list] Re: songs of reflection Re: [lucy-list] Re: songs of reflection [lucy-list] My first meeting with sharong (Birchmere 9/15/01) [lucy-list] ESD [lucy-list] A coherent review of ESD Re: [lucy-list] A coherent review of ESD [lucy-list] breath of fresh air ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sun, 16 Sep 2001 07:57:25 EDT From: MickRib@aol.com Subject: Re: [lucy-list] Re: songs of reflection Still I look for the beauty in songs To fill my head and lead me on Though my dreams have come up torn and empty As many times as love has come and gone J. Browne ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 16 Sep 2001 08:07:27 EDT From: MickRib@aol.com Subject: Re: [lucy-list] Re: songs of reflection I was walking with my brother And he wondered what's on my mind I said what I believe in my soul Ain't what I see with my eyes And we can't turn our backs this time I am a patriot And I love my county Because my country is all I know I want to be with my family The people who understand me I've got nowhere else to go And the river opens for the righteous And the river opens for the righteous And the river opens for the righteous Someday Little Steven ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 16 Sep 2001 13:00:02 -0400 From: Don Semmens Subject: [lucy-list] My first meeting with sharong (Birchmere 9/15/01) typing with a not-completely function keyboard...I guess in honor of Sharon) :-) So, I've been reading Sharon's posts on both the Dar and lucy lists and last night I met her for the first time. I wasn't sure exactly what to expect. I mean someone whose post's generate english/grammer/spelling/syntax criticisms on a MUSIC list is someone I've always wanted to meet. So what's my first impression of sharong? Someone who locks her keys in her car. :-) Well, Don to the rescue. I, for some unexplained reason, had 3 hangers in the cab of my pickup. Plastic, wood & metal. The problem was that the metal one was too thin and wiry; at least that's what Joanne said. :-) So AAA had to be called. With that adventure out of the way, it was time to enjoy Ellis Paul and LUCY!!! I've always believe that an audience gives something back to a performer. It's sort of a symbiotic relationship and never was the more true than last night at The Birchmere. The audience and lucy kept thanking each other all night. Lucy gave a stellar performance and all of my negative emotions melted away. I was moved as she talked about her experiences of Tuesday and it helped me feel closer to something that happened far away from me. I'm sure sharong will post soon. That is unless her computer is in her car. :-) don What we do in love and kindness Is all we ever leave behind -- Carrie Newcomer, "Bare To The Bone" Don Semmens; Richmond VA; donsem@concentric.net Visit my Regan Site http://www.concentric.net/~donsem/regan.htm Rob Buck Memorial Scholarship Fund http://gottabuck.org/ ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 16 Sep 2001 15:27:17 -0400 From: "Kristina Plath" Subject: [lucy-list] ESD Hey everyone, yeee-HAWWWWW!!!!!! I bought ESD on the day it arrived at my local record store (now that I actually HAVE a local record store, being in college!) and that spin... man. You know how with many of the musicians who've had long, shifting careers, (Nanci Griffith comes to mind) you loved the old stuff instantly but the new stuff takes, "some getting used to."? This was not the case with ESD. I loved it instantly, as a listenable, singable, playable, spinnable CD. I read in a recent interview with Lucy that she doesn't really consider herself folk. I think she is folk; look at Song for Molly. At least, I think she is some interpretation of folk. Folk you can dance to. Gotta say, I would reaaally hate to be someone Lucy was pissed at! Maa-a-an. No More Excuses is like the modern-day equivalent to Positively 4th Street. Not to mention its other trilogy-mates. Lucy is unique to me, because I discovered her music at a time when I also started to go to shows. So I've seen Lucy three times, and this new album kindles all these warm, candlelit memories of those shows. I've never experienced that before. For example, I heard Crazy Dreams in January of 2000, and Lucy said, "I'll play this, I guess, I just learned it from Paul Brady in Ireland... it's appropriate." There was a blizzard blowing in from off the river that night, and people in the audience were offering Lucy and Rick a place to sleep for the night. It was Superbowl Sunday, and the show was sold out. And a blizzard was coming. That's what I thought of when I heard that song. Keep it up, Luce! Can't wait to hear what she makes of the book!! Kristina Get 250 color business cards for FREE! http://businesscards.lycos.com/vp/fastpath/ ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 16 Sep 2001 16:11:19 -0500 From: "Kristen Myshrall" Subject: [lucy-list] A coherent review of ESD Well i think this review is a bit more coherent than my first response to ESD :) I've only owned ESD for 5 days and yet I feel as though we are old friends. My stereo knows this cd well and my lips can follow every word already. It's one of those cds that you know will be on favorite lists for years to come, and one of those that will draw in new fans by the hordes. Lucy has outdone herself a thousand times over. Here is a rundown of each of the songs in my words...how i interpret them Written on the Back of his Hand: a song that opens this album so well, it's a new side of Lucy...not one quite as painful and sarcastic as previous. A new sound, more rock-less country/folk Crazy Dreams: You know I hate covers-yet every time Lucy does one...i love them. This is no exception- a song written by Paul Brady, Lucy evokes her spirit throughout this song. Yet another new sound, with her backing band giving a new dimension to her voice Every Single Day: Is there no end to the kinds of music that Lucy can get away with singing?? This has yet another new sound- deep, dark and sad though on a different level than the rest of her songs usually are...another dimension has been Don't Mind Me: One of the uplifting, fun songs on this album. Sung through the eyes of an obsessive fan, Lucy's way with words will make many smile throughout this song Broken Things: A beautiful rendition of Julie Miller's song...breathtaking...One of my favorite songs on this album. So much hope and love, i could picture this hurt person who has been through so much, finally finding someone who truely loves her... Guilty as Sin: The one truly angry song on the cd. For women who always fall for the wrong men (read-married men)...the hurt and used feelings that comes from getting into relationships with these men Nowhere: My absolute fav song on this cd. Beautiful. A light in the dark for those who are dealing with depression. Lucy showing that those people are not alone...that others go through hard times as well. Her lyrics are moving and the music that backs her is breathtaking No More Excuses: A little told-you-so of a song. A story of a man who has hurt and betrayed many finally getting his Song for Molly: A beautiful song that will move anyone who has watched a loved one get older and slip away You're Still Standing There: Lucy does amazing things with Steve Earle songs and this is one of them. One of those songs that you find yourself singing at the top of your lungs bouncing around while driving down the road (or maybe thats just me :)) The Angels Rejoiced Last Night: By Ira Louvin, this song moved me and I found myself enjoying what i thought would be my least fav song. Lucy sings this beautifully and ends this album on a sweet note My one suggestion for this album is to listen to it straight through in order-it tells a story of sorts- the pain is made up for by happiness -hurt replaced by love- it's all best heard in the order that its found in :) KristenGet more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : http://explorer.msn.com ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 16 Sep 2001 23:47:54 +0100 From: "donald.anderson" Subject: Re: [lucy-list] A coherent review of ESD excellent review Kristen , Thank you ! I hope to be able to add something ... when the cd eventually arrives here ... still waiting , every single day , I'm still waiting , but I know it's going to be worth the wait Donald - ----- Original Message ----- From: Kristen Myshrall To: Sent: Sunday, September 16, 2001 10:11 PM Subject: [lucy-list] A coherent review of ESD > Well i think this review is a bit more coherent than my first response to ESD > :) > > > I've only owned ESD for 5 days and yet I feel as though we are old friends. My > stereo knows this cd well and my lips can follow every word already. It's one > of those cds that you know will be on favorite lists for years to come, and > one of those that will draw in new fans by the hordes. Lucy has outdone > herself a thousand times over. Here is a rundown of each of the songs in my > words...how i interpret them > > Written on the Back of his Hand: a song that opens this album so well, it's a > new side of Lucy...not one quite as painful and sarcastic as previous. A new > sound, more rock-less country/folk > > Crazy Dreams: You know I hate covers-yet every time Lucy does one...i love > them. This is no exception- a song written by Paul Brady, Lucy evokes her > spirit throughout this song. Yet another new sound, with her backing band > giving a new dimension to her voice > > Every Single Day: Is there no end to the kinds of music that Lucy can get away > with singing?? This has yet another new sound- deep, dark and sad though on a > different level than the rest of her songs usually are...another dimension has > been > > Don't Mind Me: One of the uplifting, fun songs on this album. Sung through the > eyes of an obsessive fan, Lucy's way with words will make many smile > throughout this song > > Broken Things: A beautiful rendition of Julie Miller's > song...breathtaking...One of my favorite songs on this album. So much hope and > love, i could picture this hurt person who has been through so much, finally > finding someone who truely loves her... > > Guilty as Sin: The one truly angry song on the cd. For women who always fall > for the wrong men (read-married men)...the hurt and used feelings that comes > from getting into relationships with these men > > Nowhere: My absolute fav song on this cd. Beautiful. A light in the dark for > those who are dealing with depression. Lucy showing that those people are not > alone...that others go through hard times as well. Her lyrics are moving and > the music that backs her is breathtaking > > No More Excuses: A little told-you-so of a song. A story of a man who has hurt > and betrayed many finally getting his > > Song for Molly: A beautiful song that will move anyone who has watched a loved > one get older and slip away > > You're Still Standing There: Lucy does amazing things with Steve Earle songs > and this is one of them. One of those songs that you find yourself singing at > the top of your lungs bouncing around while driving down the road (or maybe > thats just me :)) > > The Angels Rejoiced Last Night: By Ira Louvin, this song moved me and I found > myself enjoying what i thought would be my least fav song. Lucy sings this > beautifully and ends this album on a sweet note > > My one suggestion for this album is to listen to it straight through in > order-it tells a story of sorts- the pain is made up for by happiness -hurt > replaced by love- it's all best heard in the order that its found in :) > > > KristenGet more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : > http://explorer.msn.com ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 16 Sep 2001 20:45:12 -0400 (EDT) From: "Elizabeth (Libby) Wiebel" Subject: [lucy-list] breath of fresh air I can honestly say I was a little bit ambivalent about attending the Lucy concert at the Birchmere last night. Part of me felt guilty about going to do something uplifting, even FUN during such a terror of a week... but another part of me knew that I _had_ to. Well... turns out Lucy shared that same ambivalence. I'm sooo glad I went. Adding to Don's very accurate narrative post earlier... I arrived at the Birch expecting to find Don, sharong, Joanne, and susan... all of whom I _did_ find... I pulled my car in right next to sharon's because that's where all the action was... ahhh the keys locked in the car incident. Indeed, they were trying to jimmie the lock open with a coat hanger. Being the wise woman tha I am (*clears throat and giggles*) I took one look at them and said, "Not a chance... call AAA." Well... that temporarily made them want to work harder... but no one can avoid the voice of a wise oracle such as myself for long... and they eventually used my cell phone to do the honors. We proceeded inside and I tell you... I hadn't laughed so much in days. While I was sorry to do it over such circumstances (well not really... was this _really_ a crisis?? no... just an annoyance... go ahead and laugh, libby... *grin*)... OK... it was a good start to the evening. It was so good to get out of my house... away from the TV... away from so many of the stressors that have been haunting me all week. Ellis Paul... I'd never heard him before and enjoyed his music... And then Lucy. I'd had tickets to see her at the 2 shows that were supposed to precede this one... it was to be my grand Lucy Trifecta... I can't tell you how grateful I was just to make it a single road trip. Opener... "Poor Wayfaring Stranger"... I'd heard Joan Baez do this one on CD and have seen this tune in practically every book of folk music chords that I own. But I tell ya... what a powerful way to open the show. Now... I didn't have my pen out, and my memory can't be trusted. Perhaps someone else kept a complete set list. But... I'll go on to say she absolutely NAILED Wayfaring Stranger and then went into two more... before she stood and took a breath and said her little piece... She described some of the horror of the week... watching the first of the twin towers fall from her window... the chaos in nyc... the trials of trying to travel to get to the birch gig... and then the ambivalence of whether or not she even SHOULD do a concert Saturday night. Well... she decided that she HAD to... and we all united in a common joy, a common love, and a common cause... music. We remembered... but at the same time we let some of the newscasts go and took a few hours of reprieve... to hear some wonderful MUSIC. I know that Lucy and I weren't the only ones choked up as she spoke... She was applauded several times during her talk... and then she said... we'd have some fun... and very appropriately went into "Don't Mind Me." Highlights of the evening... BEN BUTLER... wow. Her guitarist.... he really added a lot. She plays wonderfully solo, but it was wonderful to have him along on some of the numbers (she did do the middle part on her own). Another highlight... Lucy at the PIANO. I've heard her play the piano before... but I think she needs to do it MORE. I love it... perhaps because I am a piano player myself. But... MORE PIANO please! Oh and there was A SONG ABOUT PI... many thanks to the senior Dr. Kaplansky... he's got a fan club of his own, it seems... that was a request. Normally, I'm one of the only ones present who admits to being a mathematician... but someone else must have come out on Saturday... because it wasn't even my request! Whoo hoo! Math-geeks unite! *grin* Ben put a whole new life into the SWIMMING SONG... what a fun jam-along... he did a rockin' electric solo... and TURN THE LIGHTS BACK ON... Lucy did this one with more focused energy and almost vengeance than I'd ever seen before... it was GREAT. We heard Broken Things and about how she was contacted for an interview by a radio broadcaster in Belfast for comments this week... And we heard the other Julie Miller... By Way of Sorrow. Sing along, she said... Except she acknowedged that when recording this with Julie and Buddy Miller not long ago, she was appauled to learn that she'd been singing the wrong words! Well... just a few "changed".... if anyone has the "right" ones (the ones she's been doing are right enough for me!), maybe they could post them? Once again, I didn't have my pen out and that memory thing... It was an amazing night and her encore of SONG FOR MOLLY had me smiling, crying... just a wonderful end to a wonderful concert... truly I think it was the best I've ever seen Lucy... and perhaps it was just because I so needed the music at that moment. But she acknoledged needing it, too. It was a BEAUTIFUL night. Well... we _did_ get Sharon's keys unlocked... thank you, Mr. AAA-Man! And then Sharon, Joanne, and I returned to Joanne's house for the night... a night that very quickly slipped away... we gabbed and all... a good release for all of us, I think... we were up almost all night... well... some of us (ummm me) were up all night... I had to leave early in the morning to get back home... because of a shortage of people-power at my church and because of the extra services that were added this week... I got pulled in to do a lot of extra songleading and such. So I had to get back and sing at my church... The first service concluded with "America the Beautiful"... and there I was in front of the microphone... during the second verse... and it all hit me... the whole week came back to me in tears... and the evenign before... the whole of the week... just everything came out in a much needed cathartic cry. Unfortunately, it was in front of a soloist's microphone! But... I kept right on singing... and as soon as I cried it was like I gave everyone else in church permission to do so, too... a dozen people rushed me with tissues at the end of verse 4... and it truly felt like a breath of fresh air came over the whole place. Well... I did another church service... and then made my way back home... I took a good long nap... just woke up, in fact, so I could go and get some necessary dinner... before going back to bed! Anyway... it was a wonderful Lucy night... and I'm so grateful that #1 she is OK... #2 that all of us were able to gather and be together... #3 that AAA didn't even interrupt the musical portion of the evening (they arrived to do the honors _before_ Ellis Paul started)... and #4... for the release that music can provide. 'twas truly an amazing evening... and I'm glad to have experienced it. Thanks Lucy. Thanks friends. Be well, all... Libby - -- - --------------------------------- Libby Wiebel | ewiebel@cs.wm.edu http://www.cs.wm.edu/~ewiebel - ----------------------------------------------------- "I don't want to get to the end of my life and find that I just lived the length of it. I want to have lived the width of it as well." ~ Diane Ackerman - ----------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ End of lucy-list-digest V3 #196 ******************************* 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