From owner-mad-mission-news@smoe.org Tue Nov 7 19:56:31 2000 Received: (from majordom@localhost) by smoe.org (8.8.7/8.8.7/listq-jane) id TAA15716 for mad-mission-news-outgoing; Tue, 7 Nov 2000 19:55:48 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <200011080055.TAA15716@smoe.org> From: "Mark Soliday" To: Subject: PattyG-News: Oberlin Date: Sun, 5 Nov 2000 10:58:54 -0500 Sender: owner-mad-mission-news@smoe.org Precedence: bulk Hey All, I'm new to the list and I though I'd throw a quick set-list at you from Oberlin, OH Saturday night. The show was in a beautiful little old church on campus. Maybe 300 people there? Patty sounded great solo, even though she said she had a "wicked cold". She also said the new album would be out "in January, February or March". Racing in the Street (Bruce Springsteen) Perfect White Girls Goodbye One More Girl Poor Man's House Flaming Red Take it With Me (Tom Waits) Peter Pan Sweet Lorraine Top of the World Not Alone Little God Truth #2 Mary Encore: Moses Forgiveness Waitin' for a Superman (Flaming Lips) Tomorrow Night (Bob Dylan arr.) Off to bed, Mark From owner-mad-mission-news@smoe.org Sat Nov 25 10:20:53 2000 Received: (from majordom@localhost) by smoe.org (8.8.7/8.8.7/listq-jane) id KAA29993 for mad-mission-news-outgoing; Sat, 25 Nov 2000 10:20:47 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <200011251520.KAA29993@smoe.org> From: "Phillip Shaw" To: mad-mission@smoe.org Subject: PattyG-News: Patty @ The Pheasant, Sheffield - 21st November, 2000 Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2000 13:59:51 -0000 Sender: owner-mad-mission-news@smoe.org Precedence: bulk Forget Madonna's appearance at the Brixton Academy next week, the must see show this November was Patty's first ever headlining gig in the UK. Playing a small, rundown pub in Sheffield that holds about 100 I finally ceased to be a Patty virgin. Words really can't describe the experience of finally getting to see Patty live, it was like a dream come true. Ever since I first heard LWG all those years ago I knew I had to see Patty and last night she didn't disappoint. My dream had always been to see her without a band just playing an acoustic guitar and at around 9-30 that dream came true as Patty dressed in a black singlet and dark purple pants and what looked to be clogs took the stage (actually she had been sat there strumming her guitar for about five minutes prior to this). Playing what was quite a brave show that featured a lot of 'new' material (I didn't recognise about half the songs, although neither of her records has ever had a UK release to my knowledge so technically they were all new songs) I was just blown away by how intense she is live. Whilst her whole body seems to live her songs, she rarely stands still or on two feet, watching her face is just so absorbing, she really does live those songs out as all the emotions flicker across her face. When singing angry songs (as most of the set seemed) that anger is all too visible, yet when it is a happy song that happiness radiates across her face. I really can't think of any other artist where the song's emotions are lived out in this way. Unfortunately I didn't keep a set list (but what I can remember is at the end in no particular order) but my night was made when she played 'Goodbye', my all time favourite Patty song. The surprise of the night was probably the acoustic 'Flaming Red', I never imagined she would be able to replicate its recorded sound on an acoustic guitar and yet she did, it was mind blowing to watch. The other surprise (and maybe I haven't been paying attention to the list) was when she said 'I'm going to play a Bruce Springsteen song'. Expecting 'Stolen Car' or 'Racing In The Street' she instead treated us to a beautiful, faithful version of 'Nebraska' (as an aside why didn't this make it onto SubPop's Nebraska tribute?). In between songs there was a lot of banter between Patty and the audience, though, at times I suspect she felt she'd bitten off more than she could chew due to the number of smart arses in the audience. This was especially evident prior to 'Making Pies' as the locals took great delight in telling her that they knew what a pie is. Anyway it was all good fun and certainly made Patty seem very human. The one real surprise of the evening for me was just how versatile and amazing Patty's voice is. I really think this doesn't come over on record which I know is pretty hard to believe. But last night her version of Dylan's 'Tomorrow Is A Long Time' (I think that is what she played)was a revalation. Nothing on record has Patty singing in such a quiet, tender way. It was a sobering reminder of just how much talent she has. Any way all good things come to an end and after 80 or so minutes my dream ended and Patty finally left us. All I can say is that it was a truly awesome night that seemed to really bowl Patty over. I think she was geniunely amazed how ecstatic and knowledgeable a welcome she received in deepest, darkest England, especially given she has never been promoted here before. Songs played (not complete at least two or three new ones): Moses Perfect White Girl Goodbye Nebraska (Springsteen) Flaming Red Making Pies One More Girl Sweet Lorraine Change Top Of The World Mary Tomorrow Is A Long Time (Dylan) Little God Forgiveness From owner-mad-mission-news@smoe.org Sat Nov 25 10:21:53 2000 Received: (from majordom@localhost) by smoe.org (8.8.7/8.8.7/listq-jane) id KAA29943 for mad-mission-news-outgoing; Sat, 25 Nov 2000 10:20:01 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <200011251520.KAA29943@smoe.org> From: "Fred Taylor" To: mad-mission@smoe.org Subject: PattyG-News: Patty's London concert Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2000 23:33:52 -0000 Sender: owner-mad-mission-news@smoe.org Precedence: bulk Here's my review of Patty's UK show on 20th November. I took a few photos. If they come out I'll be sure to show you the best ones. Last night I attended Patty Griffin's UK debut concert at London's Royal Albert Hall, supporting Emmylou Harris. Royal Albert Hall is a beautiful old venue with a capacity of about 3,500. Patty came on at 7:35 with the venue 80% full. The concert was sold out, but there was a notice on the theatre doors saying Emmylou would come on at 8:30 so I guess some people weren't in a hurry to take their seats. I was sitting about 50 yards away from the stage so I didn't get a close look at exactly what Patty was wearing, but she had a dark sleeveless shirt and a long skirt. The yellow and red lighting was fairly subdued throughout Patty's set, but very striking on her flaming red hair! Anyway, after someone introduced her, Patty walked out onto the stage, strapped on one of the two guitars placed behind her and sang a rousing Poor Man's House. There was quite a lot of echo around the hall early in the song but I think the sound engineer tweaked a few controls and it was great after that. Patty then said a few words, like it was her first time in London, it was an honour to be here and it was a hell of a gig to have. Next song was Perfect White Girls. Powerful strumming and that wonderful voice again. Then it was Goodbye. A lovely soft version, spoilt by some people behind me talking. I was about to get up and tell them to be quiet when they started listening to Patty and thankfully they were quiet for the rest of the set. Patty told us that she had two CDs which had just been released (they were re-released for this tour) and the next song was from Living With Ghosts, a true story about no-one in particular. As she started Sweet Lorraine there was loud cheering from some women in the audience. I was obviously not the only Patty fan there! Generally the crowd were very appreciative. I was sorry to see only Emmylou merchandise in the theatre. I'm sure Patty would have sold some CDs! Anyway Sweet Lorraine was one of the highlights of the set for me. Next came Change. Probably my least favourite song in the set. I'm so used to the band backing on Flaming Red I don't think this song sounds as strong played solo. Patty said she had a new record out in March (March? What's the delay?) and this one was on it. She played Top Of The World - again a highlight of the set. The audience were superb for this one - totally silent as Patty played a moving version of this gorgeous song. Lastly she brought on Emmylou for backing vocals on Mary. There were plenty of calls for an encore, but unfortunately we didn't get one. I won't describe Emmylou Harris's set in detail. I don't know enough of the songs. But she and her band, Spyboy, (featuring superb guitar-work by Buddy Miller plus energetic bass and drums), played very well. They did a lot of the new album, Red Dirt Girl, and some crowd-pleasing old songs. Emmylou said how special it was to play the Royal Albert Hall and they'd dressed up for the occasion! She said people in the UK had been the first to pick up on her music and she'd come back as long as we wanted to hear her. She had family and friends in the audience, including her mother and Glyn Johns, producer of the Tucson Sessions. After about 30 minutes she brought out Patty for a couple of songs from Red Dirt Girl - My Baby Needs A Shepherd and One Big Love. After that, Emmylou sang Julie Miller's fabulous All My Tears. Emmylou and Spyboy played for about 2 hours including encores. At the end of the last song all the musicians, including Patty, came back on stage to take the applause. Anyway, it was a wonderful concert - my first at RAH since Jackson Browne's solo performance in 1996. Many, many thanks to Dana for telling me it was happening! Fred From owner-mad-mission-news@smoe.org Sat Nov 25 10:23:53 2000 Received: (from majordom@localhost) by smoe.org (8.8.7/8.8.7/listq-jane) id KAA00076 for mad-mission-news-outgoing; Sat, 25 Nov 2000 10:22:56 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <200011251522.KAA00076@smoe.org> From: "Phillip Shaw" To: mad-mission@smoe.org Subject: PattyG-News: Patty @ Symphony Hall, Birmingham - Thanksgiving, 2000 Date: Fri, 24 Nov 2000 07:25:53 -0000 Sender: owner-mad-mission-news@smoe.org Precedence: bulk Patty was back opening for Emmylou last night at Symphony Hall, Birmingham. Acoustically and from just about every other consideration this is the best concert hall in Britain, unfortunately it holds about 2,000 people and is thus a bit bigger than a function room in a pub. As a result Patty seemed a little lost on stage - the intensity of her music was less apparent than Tuesday. To be fair, though, once Patty started singing you could have heard a pin drop - the audience appeared pretty mesmerized by her. Once again she was a joy to watch and the two new songs (PWG and TOTW) were particularly impressive. Introducing 'Change' Patty apologised for being a bit lethargic as she had had a large Thanksgiving meal beforehand and that this song might wake her up (personally I would have put 'Flaming Red' in there if you wanted to be woken up). The highlight, though, was the Bob Dylan cover that isn't 'Tomorrow Night'. Patty sings this as if she is a crooner (for some reason Tony Bennett springs to mind) and stylistically it is sung in a similar vein to 'Go Now' from Flaming Red. Patty's set closed with Emmylou joining her for 'Mary'at the end of which Emmylou told the people of Birmingham, as if they needed it, that Patty was a real talent. Overall it was a good introduction to Patty but can't even compare to her headlining show on Tuesday. Patty also appeared for two songs with Emmylou where Emmylou once again acknowledged her talent to the audience. Patty's set (might be missing one song): Sweet Lorraine Perfect White Girl Moses Top Of The World Change Tomorrow Night Mary (with Emmylou) From owner-mad-mission-news@smoe.org Sat Nov 25 10:25:04 2000 Received: (from majordom@localhost) by smoe.org (8.8.7/8.8.7/listq-jane) id KAA00075 for mad-mission-news-outgoing; Sat, 25 Nov 2000 10:22:55 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <200011251522.KAA00075@smoe.org> From: "Phillip Shaw" To: mad-mission@smoe.org Subject: PattyG-News: Patty @ Bridgewater Hall, Manchester - 25 November, 2000 Date: Sat, 25 Nov 2000 08:45:22 -0000 Sender: owner-mad-mission-news@smoe.org Precedence: bulk A superb opening set from Patty last night in Manchester, the contrast with Birmingham was amazing - there Patty appeared a little subdued whereas last night she really was up for it, saying how she wished it wasn't her last show in England, even if it did rain all the time! Dressed in black jerkin, brown skirt and long black boots and with the house about half full Patty opened with 'Racing In The Street' - I've heard her take on this Springsteen classic before but nothing could prepare me for it in the flesh. I know Bruce played this acoustically occasionally on the Joad tour which I've never heard but Patty's version is just so different from Bruce and the band's version, its almost as if its a different song - only the lyrics remain. A great opener. Patty then followed this with 'Poor Man's House' and 'Change' giving the set a very upbeat feel. Things moved a little mellower with 'Top Of The World' and 'Goodbye'. Introducing another new song Patty said that this song had taken a long time to write as she hadn't a title for it. Part of the problem was that she wanted to call it 'Truth' but that she already had a song called that. In the end it became 'Truth #2'. The set finished with Emmylou joining Patty for 'Mary'. In many ways this set was similar to Sheffield in that it felt really intense, Patty again seemed to be living the songs. Whatever, the audience took to her once again giving her a raptuous ovation and if A&M/Interscope are paying attention they might want to finally get round to promoting Patty in the UK, there is a large audience out there just waiting to be hooked up. As in Birmingham Patty appeared in Emmylou's set singing 'My Baby Needs A Shepard' and 'One Big Love'. Emmylou again acknowledged Patty's talent and told us having heard the new record that its phenomenal. Can't wait or for Patty to come back again as I can't get enough of her at the moment. From owner-mad-mission-news@smoe.org Wed Nov 29 00:05:50 2000 Received: (from majordom@localhost) by smoe.org (8.8.7/8.8.7/listq-jane) id AAA11012 for mad-mission-news-outgoing; Wed, 29 Nov 2000 00:05:35 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <200011290505.AAA11012@smoe.org> From: Seiji64@aol.com Received: from Seiji64@aol.com by imo-r12.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v28.34.) id p.2d.41f543c (15899) for ; Tue, 28 Nov 2000 12:18:29 -0500 (EST) Received: from web45.aolmail.aol.com (web45.aolmail.aol.com [205.188.161.6]) by air-id09.mx.aol.com (v77.14) with ESMTP; Tue, 28 Nov 2000 12:18:28 -0500 Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2000 12:18:18 EST Subject: PattyG-News: "Carry Me" live on KGSR CD To: Sender: owner-mad-mission-news@smoe.org Precedence: bulk Hi MM'ers, FYI. I saw that Patty has a track on this years KGSR Broadcasts CD's. I'm hoping my friends in Austin can get me a copy. Hi Wendy and Ronda! http://www.kgsr.com/iTOOLincludes/6320.stm Doug From owner-mad-mission-news@smoe.org Wed Nov 29 20:56:47 2000 Received: (from majordom@localhost) by smoe.org (8.8.7/8.8.7/listq-jane) id UAA13496 for mad-mission-news-outgoing; Wed, 29 Nov 2000 20:56:46 -0500 (EST) Received: from pronetisp.net (mail.pronetisp.net [12.23.44.4]) by smoe.org (8.8.7/8.8.7/daemon-mode-jane) with SMTP id UAA13488 for ; Wed, 29 Nov 2000 20:56:41 -0500 (EST) Received: (qmail 7241 invoked from network); 30 Nov 2000 01:56:33 -0000 Received: from dialin-bing03-012.pronetisp.net (HELO computer) (12.23.46.12) by mail.pronetisp.net with SMTP; 30 Nov 2000 01:56:33 -0000 Message-Id: <4.2.0.58.20001129203338.00a3a4b0@pop.pronetisp.net> X-Sender: ducksoup@pop.pronetisp.net X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Pro Version 4.2.0.58 Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2000 20:58:28 -0500 To: mad-mission@smoe.org, mad-mission-news@smoe.org From: Mike Connell Subject: PattyG-News: FREE Silver Bell promo CDs! and Silver Bell release date (sort of) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed Sender: owner-mad-mission-news@smoe.org Precedence: bulk Hi MMers:-) I got an email from Patty's management today. First off, as some of you have already posted, Patty's new CD (Silver Bell) now has a scheduled release date in March. They told me it's scheduled for the second week of March, but it's not etched in stone yet. They'll let me know when the chisel is used, but they have no idea when that might be. Stay tuned :-) Also, they have 'a few boxes' of the Silver Bell promo CD that they'd like to give away, and the only stipulation is that you live in the United States. (don't ask how many CDs a few boxes means, I haven't a clue :-) For those of you that do not know, the track listing of this CD is: 1. Let Him Fly 2. Tony 3. Silver Bell 4. Standing 5. Mary (live) I am assuming that Let Him Fly and Tony are the versions from Living With Ghosts and Flaming Red respectively. Anyway, if you'd like one of these CDs mailed to you and you live in the United States, all you have to do is send your postal mailing address to the following email address info@vectormgmt.com with the SUBJECT of the email = Patty Sampler Good luck to those of you that make a stab at this :-) Mike :-)