From: owner-onlyjoni-digest@smoe.org (onlyJMDL Digest) To: onlyjoni-digest@smoe.org Subject: onlyJMDL Digest V2008 #252 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 Wednesday, December 3 2008 Volume 2008 : Number 252 ========== TOPICS and authors in this Digest: -------- The Fiddle and the Drum [Gordon Mackie ] Re: RS 100 greatest singers [Monika Bogdanowicz ] Re: RS 100 greatest singers [Michael Flaherty ] fiddle and the drum ballet [Mags ] Re: Fiddle and the Drum [David Sapp ] My CD is finally available! And 2 NYC shows... ["Kay Ashley" ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2008 09:39:07 +0000 From: Gordon Mackie Subject: The Fiddle and the Drum Dear All Does anyone know how I can access video footage of the Alberta Ballet's production of the Fiddle and the Drum? I seem to remember it doing the rounds ages ago. Gordon (in snowy Scotland) ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2008 08:21:13 -0800 (PST) From: Monika Bogdanowicz Subject: Re: RS 100 greatest singers I realize I'm a little late in replying to this but I just had to. Now I could complain about Joni being at #42 but I'd only be preaching to the choir, so what is the point? However, this list lost ALL credibility when I saw Bob Dylan at #7 on a list of the greatest SINGERS. You can keep Dylan in a top 10 when making a list of the 100 greatest songwriters or artists even but when it comes to a list based on singing, keep him far away! The man can't sing. Never has been able to. Never will be able to. That right there shows me that the list is highly biased in putting artists one simply likes on it. There are people who exist that say they like Dylan's voice. However, there is a difference in liking someone's voice and saying he/she can sing. A big difference. - -Monika, a Bob Dylan fan but not a fan who is deluded - --- On Wed, 11/12/08, scam1@freeway.net wrote: Not sure if anyone has posted this, but here is the link showing Joni at #42. http://www.rollingstone.com/news/coverstory/24161972/page/42 Cheers! Suze n.p. Polly Palulusma "Back to the Start" ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2008 09:24:54 -0800 (PST) From: Michael Flaherty Subject: Re: RS 100 greatest singers >>>You can keep Dylan in a top 10 when making a list of the 100 greatest songwriters or artists even but when it comes to a list based on singing, keep him far away! The man can't sing. Never has been able to. Never will be able to. If you mean technically, sure. But for what it's worth, I think his vocal "performance" on "Blonde on Blonde" is outstanding. (Joni's vocals, of course, are outstanding in EVERY way, and yes, she should have been ranked much higher than Bob.) :) Michael F. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2008 09:39:20 -0800 (PST) From: Mags Subject: fiddle and the drum ballet Kate, I'm glad that you are able to go and see the Fiddle and the Drum ballet in Sask. Wonderful news that they are on tour. Wishing they would come to Winnipeg, but it doesnt look like it. for those interested, here's a link http://www.albertaballet.com/performances/108 including a video i exist as i am, that is enough ~walt whitman~ __________________________________________________________________ Get a sneak peak at messages with a handy reading pane with All new Yahoo! Mail: http://ca.promos.yahoo.com/newmail/overview2/ ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2008 11:09:48 -0800 (PST) From: David Sapp Subject: Re: Fiddle and the Drum There were four additional songs added to the ballet... I remember three for sure -- Ethiopia, Re-Occurring Dream, and Shine. The fourth one is escaping at the moment but I think it might be Fiction... signing off for now, Peace, David ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2008 15:39:17 -0500 From: "Kay Ashley" Subject: My CD is finally available! And 2 NYC shows... Hello JoniListas, First off, apologies for the lack of NJC or SJC tag, but I wanted to let you all know that my debut CD "Heliotrope" is finally available. I'm really excited about having completed it, I'm really proud of it (those of you who know me personally know what an achievement that is!), and I think ya'll will like it. :-) I co-produced it with the amazing Michael Leonhart, whom I know some of you have seen on tour with Steely Dan in recent years. The overall feel of the record is kinda Joni-meets-Zeppelin-meets The Beatles-and then had a coffee with Nick Drake and Laura Nyro... good thing I didn't aspire to be a publicist, right? The official commercial release for "Heliotrope" is set for March 21, 2009, but I will be selling it directly via PayPal (no membership required) before then. Please visit http://www.kayashley.com/music.html to hear the songs and read the lyrics; and please visit http://www.kayashley.com/products.htmlfor purchasing options, if you feel so moved. $15 for a CD makes a great holiday gift, and cheap, too! ;-D And for those of you who like trawling for new music, I've recently joined the Reverb Nation web site (http://www.reverbnation.com/kayashley), which seems to be a really cool site, kinda like MySpace, but much more professional. Reverb Nation makes it very easy for you to search for new artists by location and genre. Jenny Goodspeed is on Reverb Nation now, too. So mozy on over and say hi (with lots of reverb, of course)! :-) For the NYC folks, I will be playing an early 7:00 pm set at Banjo Jim's this Saturday 12/6, and I have another December show coming up at Gizzi's Coffeehouse on Saturday 12/20. I'd love to some of youse guys there! :-) Details: Sat 12/6 @ 7:00 pm Banjo Jim's Avenue C & 9th Street NYC No cover charge http://www.banjojims.com Sat 12/20 @ 9:00 pm Gizzi's Coffee 16 West 8th Street Between MacDougal & 5th Ave NYC No cover charge Come early to catch the lovely Lara Ewen at 8:00 pm! http://www.gizzisny.com http://www.unstrungmusic.com Thanks for reading. :-) Kay ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ KAY ASHLEY ~ Singer-Songwriter http://www.kayashley.com http://www.sonicbids.com/kayashley http://www.reverbnation.com/kayashley http://www.myspace.com/kayashley Ring the bells that still can ring. Forget your perfect offering. There is a crack in everything. That's how the light gets in. ~Leonard Cohen ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2008 16:29:55 -0500 From: Bob.Muller@Fluor.com Subject: Re: My CD is finally available! And 2 NYC shows... Sold! I was especially glad to see that it's an NYC CD..."No Yanni Content". Bob, not adding the NJC because everyone who likes Joni should check this CD out, plus Kay does letter-perfect covers of Black Crow, A Strange Boy, and a bunch more. NP: Prince, "Saviour" - ------------------------------------------------------------ The information transmitted is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain proprietary, business-confidential and/or privileged material. If you are not the intended recipient of this message you are hereby notified that any use, review, retransmission, dissemination, distribution, reproduction or any action taken in reliance upon this message is prohibited. If you received this in error, please contact the sender and delete the material from any computer. 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If you are not the intended recipient of this message you are hereby notified that any use, review, retransmission, dissemination, distribution, reproduction or any action taken in reliance upon this message is prohibited. If you received this in error, please contact the sender and delete the material from any computer. Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender and may not necessarily reflect the views of the company. - ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 3 Dec 2008 04:52:36 +0700 From: do9eatdo9@yahoo.com Subject: Re: RS 100 greatest singers There's a section on rollingstone.com called behind the ballot that shows who chose who. For example. Courtney Love. She chose Kurt Cobain for #1, and herself for #2. Bitch! As for Dylan, i'm with you. He's a good songwriter, but i'm not sure if he should be placed at #7 greatest singers. So is John Lennon. Should Joni be placed higher than 42? Yes! Higher than Dylan and Lennon and some more. But i don't complain. #42 is not right but it's OK. And Mariah Carey? She's somewhere near number 70s. I showed the list to a friend who happens to be Mariah's fan. He looks a bit disgusted. And insulted. Rian NP. Stevie Nicks - Everyday (so happy she's on the list) ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 3 Dec 2008 00:03:35 +0000 From: Michael Subject: FW: Fiddle and Drum plus 4, and Joni attends Hey Kate, I'm reposting this message I sent you and the list in early in September. I saw the new ballet in Banff on September 5th. By the way, so sweet of you to make a recording of the songs for your friends. I,m sure you'll enjoy the show - it's very beautiful. Here is my holiday report after an exhilirating night in Banff, Alberta, nestled among the Canadian Rockies. Last night, my partner and I were one of the lucky few to see the new world premiere of the new extended ballet, FATD at the Banff Center theatre. It turns out that the Alberta Ballet had been offered a two-week residency to flesh out their short ballet into a full-length work. The gamble has paid off. I must admit I was somewhat skeptical at the outset, having seen the dance on DVD and thinking it was just OK. But seeing this new version,live, with the beautiful lighting and the full depth and darkness of the stage, brings a whole new dimension to the ballet, which is not easily captured by a camera. As Kate mentioned, the four new works are Shine, Woodstock(T-Log version), The Reoccurring Dream, and Ethiopia. The theatre is small and intimate; it seats about 650, and all seats were full - - a chatty, enthusiastic boomer crowd. The evening was prefaced by a welcome from a Banff Festival spokesperson, with warm thanks to sponsors such as Chevron Oil(!)as well as a short, largely inarticulate blurb from the Alberta Minister of Culture. The new ballet looks like this : TFATD - a sort of prelude - now done on a black stage without the curtain, since the company faced huge dry-cleaning bills from smeared body make-up in other theatres! Sex Kills - a very strong opener Passion Play - which revolves around a beautiful and athletic male pas de deux The Three Great Stimulants - featuring a triad of soloists Shine - a beautiful dance, which begins with the little girl in white, who is passed from the outstretched arms of one male dancer to another. The costumes are beautiful - all the dancers wear translucent, ankle-length burnt saffron skirts. Possibly the emotional high point of the evening. Woodstock - which begins and ends with a female dancer holding an earth ball above her head, while boys in military garb open with a brief war dance, while the other dancers grind their hips in an affirmation of life. Joni offers some of the lyrics to the to the song in the orb overhead. Part 1 closes with FTR, where a triad of couples waltzes through this romantic and lovely interpretation of the T-log version of the song. Thunderous applause after each dance. At intermission, I went outside for some air, and there was Joni surrounded by friends, discretely to the side, laughing and puffing away. People kept a polite distance; I suspect many did not even know she was among us. As the lights flashed for part 2, people began to file back slowly to their seats. I seized a split-second moment of opportunity to introduce myself to Joni, say hello, and shake her small and gentle hand. She smiled and we chatted briefly about the new pieces. She has beautiful blue eyes. A far too short, but happy Joni moment for me, at long last. Part 2 The Reoccurring Dream - set around a comical old lady watching TV with her cat at center stage , as the dancers impersonate all the different voices in the song - a very strong number. Ethiopia - a dark moody piece where the dancers impersonate animals under the hot african sun. Another knockout performance. Slouching Towards Bethlehem TBOBW IF I Had a Heart I'd Cry IF And BYT after the first curtain call. Much deserved wild applause and whoops and calls for the dancers, who are all beautiful, strong and athletic. They gave a wonderful performance. After the show, guests were invited to stay for a half-hour Q&A with the artists, moderated by Jean Grand-Maitre. He was accompanied by the lighting designer, a dancer, and JM ! Offered below are some of the exchanges between Joni and audience members, although all participants on the panel spoke about their particular perspectives on this project. How did the dancers react to having a non-dancer, Joni, coach them in their moves? They loved her support, energy, comments, and the subtext she offered them to understand the songs. As a nod and an inside joke for her contributions, it turns out that Grand-Maitre actually added one of Joni's personal exercises into the choreography - dancers rotating their hips with hands on their kneecaps. Joni recounted the story of her defective flat-scren TV as a cornucopia of art - - ultimately providing the images for the Green Flag show. Never one to shun controversy, she mentioned Bush, Hitler and Stalin all in the same sentence. She mentioned that the Episcapalian church is the only progressive church left in America - they have a female bishop. She spoke of her treatment by the music industry - how she is a long-distance runner, not the sprinter favoured by music executives. Finally, she spoke of our planetary war - Ecology VS Economy. Native tradition says we are now in the 4th world, which will end in fire. Our monotheistic and patriarchal religions are destroying the planet. We have to get ourselves back to the garden. I had a few questions for Grand-Maitre and Joni, which will wait for another day, since the curtain fell and the audience members left the auditorium feeling full, stimulated and entertained. A memmorable evening was had by all, I'm sure. I did not see any media present. The new show will be re-premiered in Calgary and Edmonton during the winter of 2009. There are plans in the making for a world tour. See this new show if you can. It won't disappoint. Michael in Quebec, from Calgary _________________________________________________________________ ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2008 19:02:18 -0500 From: "Richard Flynn" Subject: RE: RS 100 greatest singers Dylan (in _Don't Look Back_): "I'm just as good a singer as Caruso . . . Have to listen closely, but I hit all those notes and I can hold my breath three times as long if I want to." ------------------------------ End of onlyJMDL Digest V2008 #252 ********************************* ------- Post messages to the list by clicking here: mailto:joni@smoe.org Unsubscribe by clicking here: mailto:onlyjoni-digest-request@smoe.org?body=unsubscribe