From: owner-navy-soup-digest@smoe.org (navy-soup-digest) To: navy-soup-digest@smoe.org Subject: navy-soup-digest V5 #161 Reply-To: navy-soup@smoe.org Sender: owner-navy-soup-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-navy-soup-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk navy-soup-digest Saturday, October 19 2002 Volume 05 : Number 161 In This Digest: ----------------- Ontarion: Sweet Slean: Canadian songstress plays the Guelph Youth Music Centre [Paul Schreiber Subject: Ontarion: Sweet Slean: Canadian songstress plays the Guelph Youth Music Centre http://www.uoguelph.ca/~ontarion/newspaper/artsandculture.html Sweet Slean Canadian songstress plays the Guelph Youth Music Centre Written by Wini Lo The tiny, cozy music hall; a polite, but appreciative audience; Sarah Slean entered the Guelph Youth Music Centre like a well-prepared student for her piano recital. And what a piano recital it was. Opening with "Weight" from her current album Night Bugs, Slean's powerful vocals and pounding piano chords filled the hall. Combined with a guitar player, bass player and drummer for most of the songs, the sound was perfect in the intimate setting of the small music center. Slean looked like an ethereal pixie, barefoot and clad in a red tank top and a flowing skirt that looked made of red scarves and shreds of cloth. Later in the show, she asked if we liked her "lawnmower" skirt that her friend had made. An audience member answered, "It's great!" and Slean smiled, batted her eyelashes and said thank you before playing another song. Definitely a natural performer, her petite frame swayed, eyes closed dramatically with the music, whether the song was hushed and mournful or loud and raucous. Classically trained in piano, Slean's hands moved with skill and grace over the keys, performing each song with intense and sometimes painfully real emotion. She brings the piano to life and gives it a voice, making it sound much more than a mere background instrument. In between songs, Slean would comment on the intimate setting, playfully suggesting we pretend we were in an underground cafi or to imagine that there were snobbish aristocrats, wearing smoking jackets and sipping martinis sitting in the balcony of the hall. Slean is definitely not a run-of-the-mill performer with the usual stage banter (i.e. "Hi, [insert city name here]! How are you all tonight? Are you having a good time?"), and this is one reason why she is so entertaining and unique. "Sweet Ones," the track from Night Bugs likely to be heard on the radio, was the last song before the encore. Slean asked the audience to sing along, but alas, shyness prevented most people from joining in. Blushing with modesty to the prolonged applause and cheering, she returned for the encore. The last song was Edelweiss (from the Sound of Music). In her introduction to the song, Slean insisted the audience join in, because we would all know it - "So don't pretend you don't," she warned. After the show, Slean humbly received compliments and chatted comfortably with fans. She is a talented performer and songwriter, but also a genuinely nice person. She plans to tour for the remainder of the year and is scheduled to release a new album in the coming year. For music or tour information, visit Sarah Slean's official website at www.sarahslean.com. Sarah Slean plays songs from her newest release Night Bugs at an October 12th concert in Guelph. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 17 Oct 2002 22:41:54 -0600 From: "kyall glennie" Subject: RE: Ontarion: Sweet Slean: Canadian songstress plays the Guelph Youth Music Centre >also a genuinely nice person. She plans to tour for the remainder of >the year and is scheduled to release a new album in the coming year. >or music or tour information, visit Sarah Slean's official website at >ww.sarahslean.com. Sarah has a new album scheduled? Shoot! Should have asked her about that one in Saskatoon! Too bad no one updated navy soup with that information. ;) - -------kyall ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 18 Oct 2002 05:17:00 -0700 (PDT) From: twodimensiongirl Subject: Re: Ontarion: Sweet Slean: Canadian songstress plays the Guelph Youth Music Centre Hey, cool... you found the article written by me! =) The picture that you see in the article is the only one that turned out.... apparently the film got 'damaged' somehow. Or so says the Photo & Graphics Editor.... ~wini - --- Paul Schreiber wrote: > http://www.uoguelph.ca/~ontarion/newspaper/artsandculture.html > > Sweet Slean > Canadian songstress plays the Guelph Youth Music > Centre > > Written by Wini Lo > > The tiny, cozy music hall; a polite, but > appreciative audience; Sarah > Slean entered the Guelph Youth Music Centre like a > well-prepared > student for her piano recital. And what a piano > recital it was. Opening > with "Weight" from her current album Night Bugs, > Slean's powerful > vocals and pounding piano chords filled the hall. > Combined with a > guitar player, bass player and drummer for most of > the songs, the sound > was perfect in the intimate setting of the small > music center. > > Slean looked like an ethereal pixie, barefoot and > clad in a red tank > top and a flowing skirt that looked made of red > scarves and shreds of > cloth. Later in the show, she asked if we liked her > "lawnmower" skirt > that her friend had made. An audience member > answered, "It's great!" > and Slean smiled, batted her eyelashes and said > thank you before > playing another song. > > Definitely a natural performer, her petite frame > swayed, eyes closed > dramatically with the music, whether the song was > hushed and mournful > or loud and raucous. Classically trained in piano, > Slean's hands moved > with skill and grace over the keys, performing each > song with intense > and sometimes painfully real emotion. She brings the > piano to life and > gives it a voice, making it sound much more than a > mere background > instrument. > > In between songs, Slean would comment on the > intimate setting, > playfully suggesting we pretend we were in an > underground cafi or to > imagine that there were snobbish aristocrats, > wearing smoking jackets > and sipping martinis sitting in the balcony of the > hall. Slean is > definitely not a run-of-the-mill performer with the > usual stage banter > (i.e. "Hi, [insert city name here]! How are you all > tonight? Are you > having a good time?"), and this is one reason why > she is so > entertaining and unique. > > "Sweet Ones," the track from Night Bugs likely to be > heard on the > radio, was the last song before the encore. Slean > asked the audience to > sing along, but alas, shyness prevented most people > from joining in. > Blushing with modesty to the prolonged applause and > cheering, she > returned for the encore. The last song was Edelweiss > (from the Sound of > Music). In her introduction to the song, Slean > insisted the audience > join in, because we would all know it - "So don't > pretend you don't," > she warned. > > After the show, Slean humbly received compliments > and chatted > comfortably with fans. She is a talented performer > and songwriter, but > also a genuinely nice person. She plans to tour for > the remainder of > the year and is scheduled to release a new album in > the coming year. > For music or tour information, visit Sarah Slean's > official website at > www.sarahslean.com. > > Sarah Slean plays songs from her newest release > Night Bugs at an > October 12th concert in Guelph. Faith Hill - Exclusive Performances, Videos & More http://faith.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 18 Oct 2002 08:49:01 -0400 From: "James McGarry" Subject: Re: Ontarion: Sweet Slean: Canadian songstress plays the Guelph Youth Music Centre - ----- Original Message ----- From: "twodimensiongirl" Sent: Friday, October 18, 2002 8:17 AM > The picture that you see in the article is the only > one that turned out.... apparently the film got > 'damaged' somehow. Or so says the Photo & Graphics > Editor.... Was that Jonathan? I'm sure he did his best with your film. Sounds like a great show, though she's done the Edelweiss bit a few times now :-) James. ------------------------------ End of navy-soup-digest V5 #161 *******************************