From: owner-onlyjoni-digest@smoe.org (onlyJMDL Digest) To: onlyjoni-digest@smoe.org Subject: onlyJMDL Digest V2008 #277 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 Sunday, December 28 2008 Volume 2008 : Number 277 ========== TOPICS and authors in this Digest: -------- Re: Hello From Bo [Peep Richman ] what matters most and Hallelujiah [Anne Sandstrom ] New DVD next year ???? [] Joni's Broken TV Photographas are online [est86mlm@ameritech.net] VLJC - James Taylor on "Spectacle" ["Cassy" ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sat, 27 Dec 2008 01:14:48 -0800 (PST) From: Peep Richman Subject: Re: Hello From Bo Hi everyone, I'm soooo sorry I haven't posted for a while, subsequently missing my holiday greetings to all!!! My holiday wish for all of you, and everyone I know in my life, is that you experience a SAFE, happy, reflective, feelings of love and warmth, holiday season. The holidays offer happy and sad times for just about everyone. Mark, I haven't read your original post, but from the most recent Digest I gather that you have been feeling more low than high these days. These feelings are all too common. For Mark and everyone in our Joni-family, I think we've all felt a myriad of deep emotion. Betcha by the time a person is 12 years old, the ups and downs of the season are felt...some feel more deeply than others...who really knows? It's the fake 'put on a happy face' that provokes those way down deep 'crazy-like' feelings. Stepping outside of our personal worlds and considering the global picture, there is far too much to feel completely saddened about...wars continue, countries threaten to fight one another, bombs kill little children, bombs kill...everyone. Our planet is not environmentally safe, there's the threat of a depression here in the USA with many countries experiencing the awareness of an economic decline more evident than in the last three decades...and many more decades for some people. We all know what's happening around the globe so it seems pointless to list each thing. As a 'family' we are all faced with the suffering Smurf is enduring. I've thought about him so many times(usually) and especially throughout this season. To know that Smurf is receiving visits from members of the Digest is heartening. I know he feels the love coming from these dear friends and the entire membership of our Digest list. I'm so relieved to know that he's in a very fine facility. His room sounds beautiful...a fireplace!!!...how wonderful. A consistent out-pouring of love will ease Smurf's emotional suffering, I'm sure. I am so thrilled to know that Wally Lamb acknowledged him! Patti, thanks so much for sharing your conversation with Smurf. This season brings with it intense feelings...both happy and sad...more intense for some, less intense for others. For me, this is a time I do so much inner-reflection and, of course, I have to acknowledge the past 9 years that have been too filled with loss and trauma. It's wonderful to realize I've survived and maintained a good amount of inner strength that's growing each day. One thing I've been wanting to do over the years is print out a year of our Digest. I want to re-read each posting, rejoicing in each person's achievements and happiness, and understand as deeply as I can, the sadness many Joni-people have experienced. Well, that would be A LOT to read and far too much to print. I feel our collective gentleness of spirit, trust to disagree, authentic caring for one another...this in itself is reason for me to rejoice. Joni has been in my thoughts far more lately...if that's possible!! I have wondered how she celebrates the season...what inner-feelings she may be experiencing...I celebrate Joni's unique, deeply sensitive soul, her amazing creativity, her wisdom...and how she has united all of us...a treasure in itself!!! I cherish having Joni in my life for so many decades now, and I sincerely cherish so many of you and the beauty and friendship you bring to me...daily!!! Without Joni, this wouldn't be my reality. Mark dear, please never feel alone...lonely...you have so many people who care so deeply for you right here. It's not realistic to say 'please never feel alone...lonely'...these are emotions and sometimes the reality that can't escape from our life's experience. I think the trick is to be very consciously aware, during these difficult times in your life, of the authentic caring and love you have in many people in our oh so special 'family'. For me, I only want these gifts: to be a better daughter, sister, and friend. I hope to become more intensely aware of other people's emotions and hope to be much, much more supportive, sharing my concern, trying to help ease pain, and to more fully rejoice and celebrate the joy of accomplishments and self-fulfillment in all the people I have known and am currently in contact with. I love the Digest, feeling part of this enormously fascinating and feeling group...and with this posting comes my deep love and even deeper wishes for your very safe, healthy and fulfilling new year...filled with happiness, filled with joy. Bo ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 26 Dec 2008 13:47:28 +0000 (GMT) From: Anne Sandstrom Subject: what matters most and Hallelujiah Happy Boxing Day to all! I thought I'd share a small snippet of yesterday with all of you. I did take an hour or so out of my day to visit Bob Murphy. I hope I'm not breaching his privacy by letting you know that he is in hospice. It is a lovely place, full of sun and warmth. His room has a fireplace with a mantel festooned with cards and a print of Joni. But he is fading, sadly. His sister and brother-in-law were there. When I mentioned "It's a Wonderful Life," Bob explained how he used to scoff at the movie saying that people just didn't show up at your doorstep with buckets of money, but that last year at Christmas, that's basically what he experienced. So now he loves the movie. It may have seemed like a sad thing to do - to visit a gravely ill friend on Christmas day. But, in fact, it was one of the most "Christmas-y" moments ever. While driving the lovely back roads to see Bob, I sang along with a classical version of Ave Maria. It was my voice of old. Sun sprinkled through the trees and the roadside snow had not yet lost its pristine beauty. The light in Bob's room was bright, but not blinding. It was like the light of Paris that has inspired so many great artists. And Bob was quiet, fading in and out, but peacefully, like you do when a restful sleep cradles you. Of course, if the miracle we all pray for does happen, Bob will read this and taunt me with it forever. And, you know, nothing would make me happier. So, I'm off to wash the kitchen floor (Santa knows the truth about my cleaning - if you don't get this, don't worry...). And I'll put on what I think is the best version of Halleluijiah, by Hana Pestle. Check it out if you get a chance. lots of love, Anne ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 27 Dec 2008 4:06:47 -0800 From: Subject: New DVD next year ???? http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B001NJ916Q/thedigitalbit-20 New link for fiddle and the drum buy Joni . Andrew neave happy new Year !! ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 27 Dec 2008 09:10:54 -0600 From: est86mlm@ameritech.net Subject: Joni's Broken TV Photographas are online Hello Laura, Have you checked out The Painter Section of Jonimitchell.com? Click on Browse By Year and put in the date 2007. All the pictures will come up. Also, this is a very interesting video on YouTube.....Joni's Green Flag Song in Ireland. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrkAEn1HHSA So sorry to hear of the passing of your Mother's Sister. My mothers sister also died of cancer. My mother had her move to her house and took care of her the last few months of her life. It was heartbreaking. I'll keep you in my prayers. Laura O. ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 27 Dec 2008 10:26:46 -0800 From: "Cassy" Subject: VLJC - James Taylor on "Spectacle" I finally had a few minutes to settle in this morning and watch the episode of Spactacle I'd recorded with James Taylor. I didn't know that James is a big George Jones fan and covered "Why Baby Why" on his new CD "Covers." I have not finished watching the entire episode but had to chime in here to say that during the various episodes there have been some commercialy sponsored music segments one of them is sponsored by Infinity and is called "The Inspiration Sessions." The segment during James Taylors show is a thumbnail of Melody Gardot and Larry Klein. The printed intro shows that Larry Klein had a working relationship with Joni (no mention of their being married) and comments by both Melody and Larry are interesting. Other pairings include: Chris Cornell and Timbaland and Dashboard Confessional and Adam Schlesinger. The other sponsored segment is Dell computers, who is apparently the main sponsor of the Spectacle series has a short series during each episode called "Discovered" where new singer/songwriters are profiled; today an artist called Richard Julian. I wish I could remember all the names which have already aired. I will have to rewatch specifically for that segment. ***looked it up online and found the artists... profiled below*** Though the music is fine and the material in the interview is interesting I have to say, overall, that this episode is painful to watch! James Taylor is not a public speaker by any means, his communication forte is definitely song and his constant "uhhh, uhhh"'s and "umms" and almost a stammering into his answers, long pauses and uncertainty is, to be honest, very distracting and kind of had me fast-forwarding to the music segments. At some point in time this series may be available on DVD but the sponsored segments probably won't be reproduced which is a shame as they have been as good as the show. The series "Spectacle" will be broadcast on CTV in Canada and Channel 4 in the UK beginning later this year. Warmly, Cassy NP: Ani DiFranco - Star Matter *** Charlotte Sometimes Taking her name from the heroine of children's book about time travel, singer/songwriter Charlotte Sometimes explores notions of alter egos and personalities in her full-length debut, Waves & the Both of Us. Filled with sharply drawn tales of love good and bad, Waves & the Both of Us reflects the singer's varied interests and influences, from dark poetry to dance beats, from Billie Holiday to indie folk. Describing the album, Charlotte says, "It's about all the different waves that live inside my head and heart, and how they affect others, myself, and the person I want or pretend to be." Department of Eagles Department of Eagles began in 2000, when NYU freshmen Fred Nicolaus and Daniel Rossen began making music together, collecting samples and turning them into songs using pirated software and a borrowed microphone. Their debut album, The Cold Nose, was released to raves in 2003. Rossen went on to join the acclaimed indie rock band Grizzly Bear, and now in 2008, he and Nicolaus have revisited Department of Eagles on a new album titled In Ear Park. Featuring members of Grizzly Bear in supporting roles, In Ear Park is an expansive album full of themes of nostalgia and mortality, joyful moments, lush production and concise, personal songwriting. Forro in the Dark Acclaimed New York band Forro in the Dark plays an updated style of the early 20th Century Brazilian dance music called forro. The band supplements traditional instrumentation with electric guitars, flutes, modern percussion and other contemporary instruments, capturing the immediate, pleasure-craving core of forro for modern audiences. Forro in the Dark is Mauro Refosco (zabumba, vocals); Gilmar Gomes (percussion, vocals); Davi Vieira (percussion, vocals); Guilherme Monteiro (guitar, vocals); Jorge Continentino (pifano, baritone sax, vocals); and Smokey Hormel (baritone guitar, slide guitar, vocals). Their full-length debut, "Bonfires of Sao Joao," included collaborations with David Byrne, Bebel Gilberto and Miho Hatori. Richard Julian After three independent-label releases, New York-based songwriter/guitarist/vocalist Richard Julian made his major-label debut in 2006 with Slow New York (Manhattan Records/EMI). Produced by Brad Jones and the partner-team of Lee Alexander and Norah Jones, the album earned raves in such publications as Entertainment Weekly, Harp Magazine, The Washington Post and The Philadelphia Inquirer, which praised Julian's "razor-sharp acoustic-spun vignettes" and "sparkling guitar work." Julian has also enjoyed success as a member of The Little Willies, a country side-project featuring himself, Norah Jones, and Jim Campilongo; and as a co-producer, writer, and performer on vocalist/songwriter Sasha Dobson's bossa-tinged Modern Romance. K'naan Somalia. The name alone conjures images of unbridled warfare and ruthless terror. But it's also "The Nation of Poets," with a vibrant arts culture. Both realities are reflected in the work of acclaimed musician/emcee K'naan Warsame, a Somali native who is now based in Canada. In January 2009, K'naan will release Troubadour, the follow-up to his Juno Award-winning 2006 debut, The Dusty Foot Philosopher. With Troubadour, K'naan continues to forge his own path through hip-hop, reggae, funk, pop and soul, in a disc that balances earnest tales of growing up and clever, braggadocio rhymes straight out of Big Daddy Kane's rhymebook. Solange Knowles Solange Knowles recently released her sophomore album, SoL-AngeL and the Hadley St. Dreams, a highly personal effort with lyrics that pull no punches. The album reflects her affinity for the classic melodies and messages of 60s and 70s soul, while incorporating subtle electronic influences that she has absorbed while living and working in Europe. Joining Knowles on the album are such acclaimed producers and artists as Cee-Lo, Pharrell, Mark Ronson and Motown legend Lamont Dozier. She was 16 when she released her debut album, Solo Star. The younger sister of Beyonce Knowles (Destiny's Child), Knowles has written numerous songs for the group and its individual members. Erin McCarley Nashville-based singer/songwriter Erin McCarley was one of the most rapturously received performers at this year's influential South by Southwest music conference in Austin, TX. Her elegantly crafted, deeply melodic songs, soaring voice and onstage charisma sparked industry-wide frenzy, eventually leading to a contract with Universal Republic Records. McCarley cites influences including Fiona Apple, Patty Griffin and Greg Laswell, and she places deep importance upon phrasing and delivery as well as honest, probing lyrics. McCarley's debut album, Love Save the Empty, features the single, "Pony (It's Okay)" and will be released in January 2009. Colin Munroe Canadian artist Colin Munroe cut his professional teeth as a writer and producer for some of Canada's top urban music artists before turning his attention to his own performing ambitions. In 2007, Munroe's buzz single "World of Pain" caught the attention of super-producer Dallas Austin, who offered guidance and championed Munroe to American labels. In early 2009, Universal Motown Records Group will release Munroe's debut album, Don't Think Less of Me, a quirky pop disc that reflects his love of early Van Morrison, U2 and The Beatles, as well as a production sensibility steeped in soul and hip hop. Salt & Samovar Salt & Samovar is a five-piece rock collective intent on writing the next great American songbook. Uniting classic rhythm & blues, psychedelia and garage rock with a keen melodic sensibility, their repertoire gathers the musical heirlooms of a cherished collective past. Their revival-like performances gain momentum from 19th century spirituals and group song; onstage, their energy resonates clearly across these historical lines, placing Salt & Samovar at the fore of a new brand of American music. The band is comprised of D.S. Moltz, Fiore Tedesco III, Dane Risch, Kelli Scarr and Jo Schornikoff. Moltz recorded the first Salt & Samovar LP, Old Joy, New Joy, released in January 2007. Thao With her perky strumming guitar, bluegrass tinged banjo, dry sense of humor and uninhibited vulnerability, Virginia-bred songwriter Thao Nguyen aces that rare trick of creating songs that sound happy but can be very sad. Featured on Kill Rock Stars' 2006 singer-songwriter compilation The Sound the Hare Heard, Thao released her first LP for the label, We Brave Bee Stings And All, in 2008. Using everything from an acoustic guitar strummed with a toothbrush to keyboards, horns and a full rhythm section with her band The Get Down Stay Down, Thao delivers 11 buoyant songs, full of catchy riffs and intimate lyrics juxtaposed with cheeky wit. PT Walkley PT Walkley is a multitasking musician from New York City. As a film composer, he has scored several full-length features, including three for award-winning actor/director Ed Burns. He also fronts NYC rock band The Blue Jackets, who recently opened for Coldplay. The 2007 release of PT Walkley and The Adventures of Track Rabbit caught plenty of attention, leading to a Dewars Whisky commercial featuring the album's ultra-catchy "Up The Walls." On January 27, 2009, Walkley will release his debut solo album, Mr. Macy Wakes Alone, a collection of interconnecting story-songs that delivers a lush, cover-to-cover listening experience. Matt White Matt White's 2007 debut album, Best Days, marked the arrival of a gifted songwriter who draws from his own experience. In the vein of Elton John, Jeff Buckley, and Coldplay, White's songs are highly relatable and deeply melodic. White, who plays piano and guitar, began his performing career in his native New York City, graduating from public parks to intimate clubs like Joe's Pub. As his following grew, he signed with Geffen Records, which released the EP Bleecker Street Stories in 2006. White's songs have been featured in several films and television series, including Shrek the Third, "The Hills" and "Men in Trees." The Virgins Recently named one of Alternative Press's "100 Bands You Need to Know," The Virgins are a downtown New York quartet comprised of songwriter/performer Donald Cumming, bassist Nick Zarin-Ackerman, guitarist Wade Oates, and drummer Erik Ratensperger. Their self-titled debut was released on Atlantic Records in June 2008, and reflects musical influences like The Velvet Underground as well as the band's unpretentious ethos. They have received a flurry of ecstatic press accolades, and The Virgins' first single, "Rich Girls," debuted as MySpace's "Single of the Week" on May 5th. Their music has also been featured on the cult TV series "Gossip Girl." If Iraq's biggest export was broccoli, would we still be there ? ------------------------------ End of onlyJMDL Digest V2008 #277 ********************************* ------- Post messages to the list by clicking here: mailto:joni@smoe.org Unsubscribe by clicking here: mailto:onlyjoni-digest-request@smoe.org?body=unsubscribe