From: owner-lucy-list-digest@smoe.org (lucy-list-digest) To: lucy-list-digest@smoe.org Subject: lucy-list-digest V3 #225 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 Wednesday, October 17 2001 Volume 03 : Number 225 In this issue: [lucy-list] New member [lucy-list] Oz's parting shot.... [lucy-list] Lucy on WC Re: [lucy-list] Lucy on WC Re: [lucy-list] Lucy on WC ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 16 Oct 2001 07:23:44 -0400 (EDT) From: "O Geier" Subject: [lucy-list] New member Hey guys! I'm new to the list, but a long time Lucy fan. Just finally saw her live in Ashland Virginia last month. I wrote a review for a local magazine and would like to share it with you guys, along with a photo from the show. I think some folks from that night are on this list. Let me know what you think. Legal stuff, the review and photo are both copyright 2001 by Oz Geier. Lucy Kaplansky Sept 25, 2001 Ashland Coffee and Tea, Ashland, VA Ashland Coffee and Tea was not only lucky enough to secure the booking of urban folk singer/songwriter Lucy Kaplansky, but also to have her honor the booking when the original show was canceled due to the events of September 11. Kaplansky, who put a promising music career on hold while pursuing her doctorate in Psychology, never abandoned her dream of making a life in music. With help from friends like former singing partner Shawn Colvin, Kaplansky's talent was brought to the attention of Red House Records' president Bob Feldman. To date, Kaplansky has released four solo records with Red House; The Tide, Flesh and Bone, Ten Year Night, and most recently Every Single Day. Whereas her recordings feature full instrumental accompaniment, featuring guest artists such as Richard Shindell, Duke Levine and John Gorka, Kaplansky typically tours as a soloist. For her September 25 show at Ashland Coffee & Tea, she came armed only with her Martin acoustic guitar, her voice, and a bag of songs and stories. Kaplansky kept the first of two sets moving, offering a steady flow of original compositions, including 'One Good Reason' and 'Ten Year Night'; and cover material, such as 'Peace, Love and Understanding', which to her credit was correctly attributed to Nick Lowe. When it seemed the evening's material would be dispatched with only a minimum of between song banter, Kaplansky shared an extended story of her recent trip to England involving a purchase of a mobile phone, an unexpected invitation to record with Brian Ferry, and her inability to locate Ricola cough drops. Ferry, it appears had been listening to a broadcast of Kaplansky over BBC, and was so taken by her singing that he requested her for a session scheduled that day. He sent a car to collect the American singer, who soon found herself in a London studio with the Roxy Music frontman. At the time, Kaplansky was concerned about a cold she had caught, and it effect on her singing voice. Ferry, sensing her affliction, produced a package of Ricola lozenges from his pocket, and the session proceeded. Kaplansky remarked that she had been unable to locate that brand of cough drop since her arrival. Some time later, Ferry sent her a package of Ricola, which she is saving as a souvenir. The experience was later recounted in a New Jersey newspaper interview, which then prompted the manufacturer to officially acknowledge her 'plug', and offer a care package of their products, which she readily accepted. Confessing she was obliged to perform a Ferry tune, she then offered the Roxy Music classic 'More Than This'. As a reward to a table of fans who trekked from Virginia Beach to see her, she closed the set with 'This Is Mine', with a caveat that it required an alternate tuning of her guitar, and help with the lyrics, as she performs it so infrequently. After achieving the correct tuning following a false start, Kaplansky reached about the halfway point before soliciting the lyrics to the next verse from the audience. The intimate confines of the venue easily facilitated this exchange, and further heightened the already somewhat communal aspects of the performance. Credit the owners and staff of Ashland Coffee and Tea for creating a venue that can not only draw talent the likes of Ms. Kaplansky, but also make the experience as pleasing as the entertainment. A polite silence was maintained throughout, and the wait staff was unobtrusive. Her second, seemingly shorter set began with 'Mary and the Soldier', a beautiful traditional English ballad, if a bit 'Ye Olde-y'. Continuing with 'Guilty as Sin' from her new record, Kaplansky alerted those in attendance that many of her songs are not autobiographical, and feels compelled to warn her mother, who attends many of her daughter's shows, that some of the songs, such as 'Guilty' are not reflections of her own life. When warning her mother about the adulterous content of 'Guilty as Sin' prior to a concert, her mother simply said 'Cool! Regarding her mother, Kaplansky further noted that she often rearranges CDs in stores to more prominently display her daughter's efforts, and is known to purchase copies for the purpose of showing the pictures to anyone who will indulge her maternal pride. Kaplansky then performed, a capella, a song her father, a mathematician and amateur songwriter composed; an unwieldy tune about the numeric value pi, which represents the ratio of circumference of a circle to its diameter, the chorus of which was transcribed from the value of pi to the notes on the piano keyboard. The diversion to humorous familial matters offset the somewhat somber tone of the second set's material, which included 'Song for Molly', a lamentation about an aging grandparent, 'Broken Things', in this case hearts and feelings, penned by Julie Miller, and a cover of Gram Parsons' 'Return of the Grievous Angel'. New Country Magazine characterized Kaplanskys voice as "sweet and pure as fresh sheets and ice water". Hyperbole aside, Kaplansky is an exceptionally talented singer, whose voice is more evocative with solo guitar accompaniment than on record. She is not given to vocal gymnastics, and limits her range, however her delivery and enunciation are remarkable. It was inevitable that Kaplansky would address recent events. However she unabashedly admitted her satisfaction with her career choice, and made the argument for musics life-affirming quality. The response was unanimous. _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp [demime 0.97c removed an attachment of type image/jpeg which had a name of lucy.jpg] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 16 Oct 2001 09:19:26 -0500 From: "Timothy Bruce" Subject: [lucy-list] Oz's parting shot.... We listers probably don't need to be reminded of this first line....But doesn't the last line of the review just say it all!? >>>"Kaplansky, who put a promising music career on hold while pursuing her doctorate in Psychology, never abandoned her dream of making a life in music... ...she unabashedly admitted her satisfaction with her career choice, and made the argument for music's life-affirming quality. The response was unanimous.<<< Thanks for sharing your review, Oz, and welcome to the list! Timothy in south Minneapolis _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp [demime 0.97c removed an attachment of type image/jpeg which had a name of lucy.jpg] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 16 Oct 2001 19:01:16 -0400 From: Jeff Bernstein Subject: [lucy-list] Lucy on WC Just posted at the World Cafe site: >10.30.2001 > >Special Guest: Lucy Kaplansky > >New York City singer-songwriter Lucy Kaplansky returns to the World Cafe >in support of her new album "Every Single Day". Cafe listeners may know >Lucy from her work in the trio Cry, Cry, Cry in which she collaborated >with Richard Shindell and Dar Williams. Jeff ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 16 Oct 2001 19:23:05 EDT From: SpecGlobal@aol.com Subject: Re: [lucy-list] Lucy on WC In a message dated 10/16/01 7:02:31 PM Eastern Daylight Time, jeffb@optonline.net writes: << >10.30.2001 > >Special Guest: Lucy Kaplansky > >New York City singer-songwriter Lucy Kaplansky returns to the World Cafe >in support of her new album "Every Single Day". Cafe listeners may know >Lucy from her work in the trio Cry, Cry, Cry in which she collaborated >with Richard Shindell and Dar Williams. >> For those not in the Philadelphia area, the World Cafe can be accessed on line at: http://www.wxpn.org/ ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 16 Oct 2001 20:49:54 -0500 (CDT) From: Brian Steffen Subject: Re: [lucy-list] Lucy on WC WC is a great show, and it's the place where I was introduced to Lucy several years ago. When she played in Des Moines a few months ago, she was shocked at the turnout and at the number of people in the audience who actually knew her music. And the reason we knew her music was because of David Dye and the World Cafe. If you're interested and have Microsoft Media, you can listen to the WC daily from 1-3 Central by going to wxpn.org. Brian On Tue, 16 Oct 2001, Jeff Bernstein wrote: > Just posted at the World Cafe site: > > >10.30.2001 > > > >Special Guest: Lucy Kaplansky > > > >New York City singer-songwriter Lucy Kaplansky returns to the World Cafe > >in support of her new album "Every Single Day". Cafe listeners may know > >Lucy from her work in the trio Cry, Cry, Cry in which she collaborated > >with Richard Shindell and Dar Williams. > > Jeff ------------------------------ End of lucy-list-digest V3 #225 ******************************* 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