From: owner-onlyjoni-digest@smoe.org (onlyJMDL Digest) To: onlyjoni-digest@smoe.org Subject: onlyJMDL Digest V2008 #79 Reply-To: joni@smoe.org Sender: owner-onlyjoni-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-onlyjoni-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk Archives: http://www.smoe.org/lists/onlyjoni Websites: http://www.jmdl.com http://www.jonimitchell.com Unsubscribe: mailto:onlyjoni-digest-request@smoe.org?body=unsubscribe onlyJMDL Digest Monday, June 16 2008 Volume 2008 : Number 079 ========== TOPICS and authors in this Digest: -------- The Fiddle and the Drum ["Marion Leffler" ] Re: A wee bit more on "The fiddle and the drum" [Mark-Leon Thorne ] JM mention in articles on women guitarists ["Barbara Stewart" ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sun, 15 Jun 2008 11:08:43 +0200 From: "Marion Leffler" Subject: The Fiddle and the Drum Thank you, Catherine, for your accounts of the Fiddle and the Drum event! You really made me feel as if I had been there myself - well, close, anyway. I have a dvd of the ballet that Mark in Sydney sent me some time ago (thank you again, Mark!) and I love it and would really, really like to see it on some big stage. Is there any chance for a European tour? I think the dancers' performance as it can be perceived watching the dvd is marvellous! Just to think what it must be like "in real life"! (Not to mention the bonus of Joni in person!). I also heard the Travelogue version of For the roses for the first time when I watched the dvd and rushed to my computer to order a copy of Travelogue. (I don't like every song on Travelogue but For the roses is a gem, imo). And while I'm at it: thank you, Bob, for the two discs of Early Joni! Gems like these I would never have come across or even known about without you! Somebody called you the backbone of the JMDL, and I do agree, you are in many ways! Have a lovely weekend, all of you! Marion ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 15 Jun 2008 22:19:35 +1000 From: Mark-Leon Thorne Subject: Re: A wee bit more on "The fiddle and the drum" Oh Catherine, that was a wonderful review. I felt like I was right there with you. I can't believe Joni showed up She must be very pleased with this production. I have the DVD of the show and it is wonderful. I really hope they tour it worldwide and I hope Joni goes to at least each major city it plays in. I'm thinking they might bring it to Sydney next January for the Festival of Sydney. A new director has just been appointed. Thanks again. Mark in soggy Sydney NP Another Day - Roy Harper ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 15 Jun 2008 22:23:14 +1000 From: Mark-Leon Thorne Subject: Re: A wee bit more on "The fiddle and the drum" Oh yeah, Ethiopia would be awesome in the ballet. Mark in Sydney ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 15 Jun 2008 12:53:21 +0000 From: Michael Subject: Re: A wee bit more on "The fiddle and the drum" I can only echo Bob's words - thanks for such a great description, Catherine - I felt like I was there with you ! And I agree - Ethiopia needs to be in that ballet (to take the place of FTR, for example, which has nothing do do with the theme of the show.) Ethiopia is brilliant for both its message and the music - the piano riffs that drive that song will make for spellbinding dance, I'm sure. Maybe I'll get a chance to see the new version in Banff,in September. Michael in Quebec Bob wrote: Thanks for your outstanding write-up, Catherine, it was 'Kakki-esque' in its ability to make me feel as if I was there. I'm very happy you and Rachel got to share this special time. Ethiopia....cool. Bob NP: Joni, 'Sisotowbell Lane' _________________________________________________________________ ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 15 Jun 2008 06:16:02 -0700 (PDT) From: Catherine McKay Subject: Re: A wee bit more on "The fiddle and the drum" - --- On Sun, 6/15/08, Michael wrote: > Ethiopia needs to be in that ballet > (to take the place of FTR, for example, > which has nothing do do with the theme of the show.) > Ethiopia is brilliant for both its message and the music - > the piano riffs that drive that song will make for > spellbinding dance, I'm sure. > > Maybe I'll get a chance to see the new version in > Banff,in September. > I hope that you do, and also that the ballet goes around the world and everyone gets the chance to see it. FTR comes sort of in the middle and I think it may come as a sort of quiet spot in among the other pieces that are either angry or mournful. The lighting at that point was mostly bluish-green and rippling, suggesting the moon sweeping over the water. I felt it as an interlude of peace and for that reason, thought it was very appropriate, even if, reading it in the programme, you might wonder why it was there at all. I also realize that "BYT" isn't mentioned in the programme. The last piece listed in the programme is "If". The dancers got huge applause after that and took their bows but immediately after, the music for "BYT" began. I haven't seen the whole of the TV production from Bravo, so I don't know if "BYT" was in it or not, and maybe that's the beginning of their adding new material. __________________________________________________________________ Looking for the perfect gift? Give the gift of Flickr! http://www.flickr.com/gift/ ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 15 Jun 2008 06:26:43 -0700 (PDT) From: Laura Stanley Subject: RE: The Fiddle and the Drum ballet, Catherine's description Hi Catherine, WOW I so would have loved to have gone with you! Tears in my eyes at the beauty from your description... I would have needed a box of tissues if I had been there. The little girl part really moves me because that is in my heart. Thank you for giving me a sense of being there. Love, Laura ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 15 Jun 2008 13:44:49 +0000 From: Michael Subject: Green Flag panned in Toronto A fairly blunt and courageous review of Joni's new visual art from the Toronto Globe and Mail. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080614.mitchell14/BNStor y/Entertainment/home I must say, I very much admire that Joni is taking a stance on war and environmental destruction - these issues have been with us since the 60's and the state of the planet just seems to be getting worse with each passing decade. With this work, Joni has stayed the course and remained true to her principles. We love her for her courage to consistently innovate. We love her for the guts and honesty she brings to her work. This said, I wish the Green Flag art was more forceful. It looks like so much wallpaper TV to my eyes. At least it's accessible art that won't intimidate Joe public, and in a sense that's good, because it helps to get this important message out. But I have to agree that these new prints lack the vigour of say, her dense brushwork or her earlier abstract works. My two cents. Michael in Quebec _________________________________________________________________ Try Chicktionary, a game that tests how many words you can form from the letters given. Find this and more puzzles at Live Search Games! http://g.msn.ca/ca55/207 ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 15 Jun 2008 11:59:37 -0400 From: "Barbara Stewart" Subject: JM mention in articles on women guitarists in UK Independent : http://tinyurl.com/3tbcl8 and JM in sidebar: http://tinyurl.com/47kdbt B from : Barbara L.Stewart, MLS Library - Sesame Workshop 1 Lincoln Plaza, 4th fl, NYC, NY 10023 USA tel: 212-875-6393 fax: 212-875-7309 barbara.stewart@sesameworkshop.org "Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about the things that matter." - ML King ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 15 Jun 2008 09:45:59 -0700 (PDT) From: Monika Bogdanowicz Subject: Shine on Borders My sister and I every now and again frequent Borders to check out the music magazines. We went to Borders yesterday evening and two of my senses (seeing and hearing) were caught up in Joni! Instead of looking through the magazines, I grabbed "Girls Like Us," which I still have not purchased or read (I have ordered it from the library). Anyway, I was reading through parts of the book, anything that caught my eye in the Joni sections when Borders started playing Shine! As soon as the first track came on, I was excited. At about Hana or so, my sister looked at me and asked, "are they playing this music for you?" We stayed there all the way through Shine and then some. Anyway, it was great to hear Joni in an unexpected place. However, I did have to put the book down as I was spoiling myself with its contents by previewing it! I was really engrossed in Joni's early life--teens and young adult since this was before the time she was famous. You can a glimpse into what drove her into music and what made her tick at the time I would think. Good stuff to say the least. -Monika ------------------------------ End of onlyJMDL Digest V2008 #79 ******************************** ------- Post messages to the list by clicking here: mailto:joni@smoe.org Unsubscribe by clicking here: mailto:onlyjoni-digest-request@smoe.org?body=unsubscribe