From: owner-onlyjoni-digest@smoe.org (onlyJMDL Digest) To: onlyjoni-digest@smoe.org Subject: onlyJMDL Digest V2009 #122 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, May 6 2009 Volume 2009 : Number 122 ========== TOPICS and authors in this Digest: -------- RE: JMDL Digest V2009 #138 [Bob.Muller@Fluor.com] Re: Pete Seeger- 90th birthday concert - links ["Randy Remote" ] FW: Message from website ["Les Irvin" ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 5 May 2009 07:38:23 -0400 From: Bob.Muller@Fluor.com Subject: RE: JMDL Digest V2009 #138 Hiya Frank - assuming you mean the vocals, that is Joni & Klein trading off the words...Joni talks about it in an interview, saying that Larry used his "Russian voice" and then had it synthesized to slow it down. It took me quite a few listens to figure out he was saying "Truth", it always sounded like "Test" to me. Bob NP: The Chi-Lites, "Have You Seen Her" - ------------------------------------------------------------ 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. Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender and may not necessarily reflect the views of the company. - ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 4 May 2009 13:09:56 -0700 From: "Randy Remote" Subject: Re: Pete Seeger- 90th birthday concert - links Great to hear a first-person account - what an amazing turnout. I just listened to Democracy Now's broadcast-very inspiring. Thanks for the post, Barbara. RR ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 5 May 2009 07:50:37 -0400 From: Bob.Muller@Fluor.com Subject: Re: Pete Seeger- 90th birthday concert - links That's true, Randy - and Pete also added his extra verse when he recorded it on his studio record. Another interesting bit of trivia - a BSN cover by Joachim Goerke that came out last year also included Pete's bonus verse. Pete Seeger is one of a handful of artists who could add a verse to an icon of a song like BSN & not come off as being arrogant. Then again, when he wrote the verse he had no idea that it would go on to be covered 600+ times! Bob NP: Cornelius, "Point" - ------------------------------------------------------------ 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. Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender and may not necessarily reflect the views of the company. - ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 5 May 2009 05:23:42 -0700 (PDT) From: Mags Subject: Re: Pete Seeger- 90th birthday concert - links hi Randy, This is wonderful verse! I had no idea that Pete wrote an addition for Both Sides Now, lovely, appropriate words. Barbara, you asked for a review or direction to the Peter Seeger tribute in Winnipeg. I shall try to pull that together over the next day or two. thanks for your interest! We did sing happy birthday to Pete that night, and one of the performers sent it over to NYC via Blackberry or some such thing. Not sure if it was received or not. But I will send you the details of our little shindig ;-) Magss - --- On Mon, 5/4/09, Randy Remote wrote: From: Randy Remote Subject: Re: Pete Seeger- 90th birthday concert - links To: "Joni Mitchell List" , "Barbara Stewart" Received: Monday, May 4, 2009, 5:45 PM Oops- forgot to add njc to my last post, so here is some Joni content. (This is according to an blogger): When Pete Seeger turned 50, on May 3, 1969, he sent a note to Joni Mitchell, asking her approval for the fourth verse he'd penned to Both Sides Now. It follows the three verses that end with her confessing "I really don't know clouds/love/life at all. To which Seeger adds: Daughter, daughter, don't you know You're not the first to feel just so? So let me say, before I go, It's worth it any way: Some day we all may be surprised, We'll wake, and open up our eyes And then at last, we'll realize The whole world feels this way: We've all been living upside down And turned around, with love unfound Until we turn and face the sun All of us, yes, everyone. This is a recording of Joni and Pete performing the song. I think it is from one of the Newport festivals. The zip contains an MP3 file@192k. (Choose "free" to download). http://tinyurl.com/d5za9o RR __________________________________________________________________ Be smarter than spam. See how smart SpamGuard is at giving junk email the boot with the All-new Yahoo! Mail. Click on Options in Mail and switch to New Mail today or register for free at http://mail.yahoo.ca ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 5 May 2009 06:23:51 -0700 (PDT) From: Mags Subject: Fw: Facebook advert for Pete Seeger's birthday celebration in Winnipeg hello all, i was asked to fwd this to the list for those of you who are interested in how Winnipeg celebrated Pete Seeger's birthday. There was another major event going on that night, which created a conflict for one of the intended performers. Otherwise, everyone was there, who was meant to be. Fantastic evening. Ever so proud of our Canadian talent. Mags http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/event.php?eid=74945564832&ref=ts The energy up on that stage was fantastic. Nathan Rogers (son of Stan Rogers) did a rip roaring rendition of If I Had a Hammer as his final song. Wonderful night all round. Every single musician added their own magic to a beautiful tribute to Pete. I'll send more as I find it, again, thank you for your interest, Mags Looking for the perfect gift? Give the gift of Flickr! __________________________________________________________________ Be smarter than spam. See how smart SpamGuard is at giving junk email the boot with the All-new Yahoo! Mail. Click on Options in Mail and switch to New Mail today or register for free at http://mail.yahoo.ca ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 5 May 2009 14:10:40 +0000 From: c Karma Subject: Re: Pete Seeger - 90th birthday concert - links Hey RR, Thanks for the link to the download. I think it's pretty high praise to have Pete Seeger augment one's work. I'm sure that St. Paul, Rudyard Kipling and W.B. Yeats would agree that there's always room for an update, personalization or in this case a universalization (is that even a word?). How like Pete to do so.I'm reminded of the first lyric of "Creeque Alley":John and Mitchy were gettin' kind of itchyJust to leave the folk music behind... And boy did she. She came back to rest for a couple of tracks on "Night Ride Home" and "Turbulent Indigo." Most effectively on "Slouching Toward Bethlehem." CC It's an old romance, the Boho dance. It hasn't gone to sleep." -- JM Date: Mon, 4 May 2009 14:45:20 -0700 From: "Randy Remote" Subject: Re: Pete Seeger- 90th birthday concert - links Oops- forgot to add njc to my last post, so here is some Joni content. (This is according to an blogger): When Pete Seeger turned 50, on May 3, 1969, he sent a note to Joni Mitchell, asking her approval for the fourth verse he'd penned to Both Sides Now. It follows the three verses that end with her confessing "I really don't know clouds/love/life at all. To which Seeger adds: Daughter, daughter, don't you know You're not the first to feel just so? So let me say, before I go, It's worth it any way: Some day we all may be surprised, We'll wake, and open up our eyes And then at last, we'll realize The whole world feels this way: We've all been living upside down And turned around, with love unfound Until we turn and face the sun All of us, yes, everyone. This is a recording of Joni and Pete performing the song. I think it is from one of the Newport festivals. The zip contains an MP3 file@192k. (Choose "free" to download). http://tinyurl.com/d5za9o RR _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail. has a new way to see what's up with your friends. http://windowslive.com/Tutorial/Hotmail/WhatsNew?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_HM_Tutoria l_WhatsNew1_052009 ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 05 May 2009 11:08:53 -0400 From: "Barbara Stewart" Subject: attn. US east coast listees - summer events If you regretted missing the Pete Seeger event, you might find this lineup of interest... - ---------- Aug 1-2 George Wein's Folk Festival 50 The 2009 festival is a celebration of five decades of folk music in beautiful Newport, RI, where Pete Seeger and Joan Baez helped to shape the course of American music. This summer, they return alongside The Decemberists, Arlo Guthrie, Neko Case, Fleet Foxes, Gillian Welch, Iron & Wine, Ben Kweller, and many more. Presale tickets available now! (thru May 6...) http://folkfestival50.com/ http://www.citiprivatepass.com/#/landings/lan_folk50 - --------- Also: on Aug 15, at Bethel Ctr, N. NY State: (from this AM's NY Times) - ------------------ May 5, 2009 Arts, Briefly New Show for Woodstock Vets Compiled by DAVE ITZKOFF Veterans of the original Woodstock festival, including Levon Helm, Paul Kantner and Country Joe McDonald, have organized a scheduled flashback of sorts: they and several other musicians who performed at that 1969 concert will play a new show on Aug. 15 to celebrate the festivalbs 40th anniversary, The Associated Press reported. The new concert, whose lineup also includes the Woodstock alumni Big Brother and the Holding Company, Ten Years After, Canned Heat and Mountain, will be held at the Bethel Woods Center for the Arts in upstate New York, where the first Woodstock festival took place. Mr. Helm, who played at Woodstock as a member of the Band, will be appearing with his Levon Helm Band, and Mr. Kantner, who performed at Woodstock with Jefferson Airplane ( http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/organizations/j/jefferson_airplane/index.html?inline=nyt-org ), will appear at the anniversary concert with the upgraded Jefferson Starship. http://www.bethelwoodscenter.org/bwevents/eventdetail.aspx?id=64 - ---------------------------------------------- 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: Tue, 05 May 2009 11:34:45 -0400 From: "Barbara Stewart" Subject: more on Pete Seeger event Yesterday I expressed doubts that some of the 'anger' expressed at the concert would appear in the eventual PBS broadcast. I'm evidently not alone ... from today's NYTimes edit page.... (great quotes!) - ---------- Editorial: AppreciationsStill Singing By LAWRENCE DOWNES Published: May 4, 2009 I saw Pete Seeger Sunday night, alive as you and me. They threw a birthday concert for him at Madison Square Garden. John Seeger, age 95, said from the stage that he expected his 90-year-old younger brother to make 100, which seems reasonable. Standing there, banjo off his shoulder, head thrown back, Pete looked eternal, in that pose so engraved in American memory it should be on a coin. More than 40 artists, including John Mellencamp, Arlo Guthrie, Joan Baez and Bruce Springsteen, joined in a stage-clogging sing-along. When its four-plus hours are edited down to highlights, from bThis Land Is Your Landb to bGoodnight, Irene,b it will be a PBS special made in pledge-week heaven. I wonder, though, how many of the angry moments will survive. Will we hear the Native American musicians pleading for support in their battle with Peabody Energy? Peabody is a giant strip-mining company that has been at the center of lawsuits by Southwestern tribes over drinking water and income from mineral rights. Will we hear the praise for the Clean Water Act of 1972, or the acid remark from one of the Indians: bEver since that man by the name of Hudson went up that river, itbs gone to hell.b The evening was, after all, a benefit for Clearwater, the name of an organization and a boat, both built by Mr. Seeger, that have fought for decades to rescue the Hudson River from life as an industrial sewer. The job isnbt done. Remember PCBs? General Electric dumped tons of them in the river. The company is about ready to dredge them out, but for now they are still there, seeping downriver and into fish. Thatbs one hot issue. But issues and leftist anger were mostly confined to the first half of the evening. Under a sweet, heavy nostalgia glaze, the show summoned but never lingered on bygone days when folk singing was considered both relevant and dangerous. Mr. Seeger has walked the walk for so long that he has outwalked most everybody who would ever want to beat him up, throw bricks at him or denounce him as a Red. Hebs boutlasted the bastards,b Bruce Springsteen said. But others will outlast him, and it will be up to a new generation to write and sing songs to fight power with truth. Will they? Or will they close their eyes and sway to bMichael, Row the Boat Ashore,b forgetting the part of folk singing that was never sweet for its own sake? bBehind Petebs somewhat benign, grandfatherly facade,b Mr. Springsteen said, lies a bnasty optimism,b a great way to describe the steel-willed Seeger method, the geniality that others mistake for softness. Mr. Seeger is ba stealth dagger through the heart of our countrybs illusions about itself,b Mr. Springsteen said, getting it exactly right. A version of this article appeared in print on May 5, 2009, on page A26 of the New York edition. 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: Tue, 5 May 2009 11:58:35 -0400 From: "Barbara Stewart" Subject: H. Rptr & Variety on Seeger concert (long) Concert Review: Pete Seeger 90th Birthday Concert By Frank Scheck, May 04, 2009 05:38 ET Arlo Guthrie and Bruce Springsteen play Pete Seeger's 90th birthday concert (Getty Images photo) Bottom Line: A historic concert celebrating one of America's musical icons. NEW YORK -- There was an appropriate egalitarianism on display Sunday at the 90th birthday tribute concert to Pete Seeger at Madison Square Garden. Superstars including Bruce Springsteen, Dave Matthews and John Mellencamp received no more stage time than such veteran acts as Arlo Guthrie, Joan Baez, Richie Havens and many others. The 4 1/2-hour show, thankfully filmed for broadcast on PBS in the summer, paid suitable tribute to the folk music legend and tireless political activist. It also served as a fundraiser for the Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, the organization Seeger founded to preserve and protect the Hudson River. Most of the older performers had worked with the guest of honor, but even the younger ones had personal connections with him. Mellencamp introduced his solo rendition of "If I Had a Hammer (The Hammer Song)" by announcing it was the first song he learned to play on guitar. And Matthews, before unveiling an impressive falsetto on "Rye Whiskey," commented that Seeger headlined the first concert he ever attended. Springsteen, who released a Seeger tribute album a few years back, talked at length about a man who he described as "looking like your 90-year-old grandpa, if your grandpa could kick your ass!" More seriously, he said, "At 90, he remains a stealth dagger into the country's illusions about itself." Springsteen then sang his "The Ghost of Tom Joad" as a duet with Tom Morello. With many of the performers joining together for group numbers, the evening's highlights were numerous. They included a haunting "Fare Thee Well," performed by Rufus Wainwright, Teddy Thompson, the McGarrigle Sisters and Bruce Cockburn; a dazzling banjo medley by Bela Fleck and Tony Trischka, which playfully included "Happy Birthday to You"; Joan Baez, showcasing her still-lustrous voice with the still-relevant "Where Have All the Flowers Gone?"; Billy Bragg's a cappella rendition of "The Internationale," with his own rewritten lyrics; a rousing "We Shall Overcome," led by Seeger; Kris Kristofferson and Ani DiFranco's amusing duet on the children's song "Hole in the Bucket"; Richie Havens, looking like a biblical prophet, reprising his hit "Freedom"; and a killer lineup of Taj Mahal, Toshi Reagon, Steve Earle, Warren Haynes and Seeger trading verses on "Sailin' Up, Sailin' Down." Although Seeger didn't sing all that much, he did lead the capacity audience on several sing-alongs, advising them, "There's no such thing as a wrong note." The entire musical lineup -- which also included Roger McGuinn, Emmylou Harris, Ben Harper, Michael Franti, Dar Williams, Tom Paxton, the Preservation Hall Jazz Band and even Oscar the Grouch from "Sesame Street," among many others -- gathered together for "This Land Is Your Land." Suitably enough for a singer of whom Springsteen said, "He sings all the verses, all the time, especially the ones we want to leave out of our history," this rendition of the Woody Guthrie classic included even the obscure verses normally omitted. Venue: Madison Square Garden, New York (Sunday, May 3) Find this article at: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/music-reviews/concert-review-pete-seeger- 90th-birthday-1003969143.story =============================================== http://www.variety.com/index.asp?layout=print_review&reviewid=VE1117940175&ca tegoryid=34 Posted: Mon., May 4, 2009, 1:31pm PT The Clearwater Concert: A Tribute to Pete Seeger (Madison Square Garden; 19,400 seats; $254.50 top) Presented by the Clearwater Organization and Live Nation. With: Bruce Springsteen, Dave Matthews, John Mellencamp, Arlo Guthrie, Emmylou Harris, Joan Baez, Judy Collins, Kris Kristofferson, Roger McGuinn, Ani DiFranco, Steve Earle, Taj Mahal, Ramblin' Jack Elliott, Bela Fleck, Dar Williams, Kate & Anna McGarrigle, Rufus Wainwright, Martha Wainwright, Tom Morello, Keller Williams, Arlo Guthrie, Ruby Dee, Abigail Washburn and the Sparrow Quartet, Ben Harper, Bruce Cockburn, Billy Bragg, Richie Havens, Tom Chapin, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Michael Franti, Bernice Johnson Reagon, Guy Davis, Preservation Hall Jazz Band with Del McCoury, Toshi Reagon, Tom Paxton, Ben Bridwell, Billy Nershi, Larry Long, Mike & Ruthy Merenda, Tao Rodriguez-Seeger, Tommy Sands, Patterson Hood, Tony Trischka, Warren Haynes, Silvio Rodrguez, Scarlet Moore, Jay Ungar & Molly Mason, Native American Indian Cultural Alliance, NYC Labor Chorus. Reviewed May 3, 2009. By DAVID SPRAGUE ( http://www.variety.com/index.asp?layout=bio&peopleID=1357 ) For more than a half-century, Pete Seeger has been winning friends and influencing socially conscious musicians of all stripes -- and creating an equal and opposite reaction among those who have bristled at the unblinking, often doctrinaire tone of his work. But the man described as king of the protest singers has seldom received his proper turn in the spotlight, an oversight to a good degree corrected at this exhaustive 90th birthday celebration. Seeger's best-known acolytes turned out en masse for the four-hour perf, paying homage to the man and his music without tarrying in the bunkers of self-aggrandizement. Bruce Springsteen, who devoted an entire album to Seeger's work not so long ago, was one of a handful of artists to stray from the Seeger songbook (with a steely version of his own "Ghost of Tom Joad"), but that song was delivered with enough aplomb to warm the heart of the man of the hour. Likewise, Seeger was done proud by younger artists -- a comparative term, given the absence of Gen X and Y names -- who tweaked and modernized his classics. Ani DiFranco, for instance, retrofitted "Which Side Are You On?" with a potent feminist after-burn, while Michael Franti inserted a smile-inducing pro-Obama rap into the otherwise dark "Dear Mr. President." The most moving offerings, however, came from those who honed their craft directly under Seeger's watchful eye, from Taj Mahal (who teamed with Tom Morello for a loamy rendition of "Waist Deep in the Big Muddy") to Tom Paxton. The spirit took further flight when the stage became more of a hootenanny site than an individual showcase. That was the case for a good bit of the concert, with teamings such as Kris Kristofferson, Ramblin' Jack Elliott and Richie Havens (who joined forces on "Maggie's Farm") and the McGarrigle Family (sisters Kate and Anna and offspring Rufus and Martha Wainwright), who tackled "The River Is Wide." Seeger himself, a charming, elfin presence, loomed over the proceedings from end to end, hopping onstage now and then to add vocals, but more to boost the intensity of audience sing-alongs, which were as robust as anything the Garden's seen since it last hosted a revival meeting. In the spirit of equality, lesser-known artists were given ample opportunity to shine, including a smattering of amateur ensembles. Just as importantly, the producers saw to a tiered pricing structure that afforded aud members the chance to see an all-star lineup for as little as $24. To paraphrase Paul Simon, it was just another bit of proof that Pete Seeger is still a man of the people after all these years. Read the full article at: http://www.variety.com/story.asp?l=story&r=VE1117940175&c=34 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: Tue, 5 May 2009 09:55:22 -0700 From: "Randy Remote" Subject: Re: Pete Seeger - 90th birthday concert - links From: "c Karma" > Hey RR, Thanks for the link to the download. I think it's pretty high > praise > to have Pete Seeger augment one's work. For sure! >I'm reminded of the first lyric of "Creeque Alley":John and > Mitchy were gettin' kind of itchyJust to leave the folk music behind... > And boy did she. I never thought of that as relating to Joni-I think it was about John and Michelle Phillips-but it sure fits! RR ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 5 May 2009 11:18:32 -0700 (PDT) From: Catherine McKay Subject: Re: H. Rptr & Variety on Seeger concert (long) The formatting on this is probably going to come out all wonky, so I've tried to compensate for that by putting numbers next to the sections I'm referring to. I do hope they put the ENTIRE thing on DVD (or are DVDs now considered dinosaur technology?) Y'know, some kind of video thingy... 1. I love what Bruuuuuuce had to say about Seeger. It sounds like a very fitting description! 2. No such thing as a wrong note? Where have we heard that before? 3. I just had to find out what those verses were that usually get left out, so I found these: As I was walkin' - I saw a sign there And that sign said - no tress passin' But on the other side .... it didn't say nothin! Now that side was made for you and me! Chorus In the squares of the city - In the shadow of the steeple Near the relief office - I see my people And some are grumblin' and some are wonderin' If this land's still made for you and me. http://www.arlo.net/resources/lyrics/this-land.shtml - --- On Tue, 5/5/09, Barbara Stewart wrote: Concert Review: Pete Seeger 90th Birthday Concert By Frank Scheck, May 04, 2009 05:38 ET Arlo Guthrie and Bruce Springsteen play Pete Seeger's 90th birthday concert 1. Springsteen, who released a Seeger tribute album a few years back, talked at length about a man who he described as "looking like your 90-year-old grandpa, if your grandpa could kick your ass!" More seriously, he said, "At 90, he remains a stealth dagger into the country's illusions about itself." [...] 2. Although Seeger didn't sing all that much, he did lead the capacity audience on several sing-alongs, advising them, "There's no such thing as a wrong note." [...] 3. The entire musical lineup -- which also included Roger McGuinn, Emmylou Harris, Ben Harper, Michael Franti, Dar Williams, Tom Paxton, the Preservation Hall Jazz Band and even Oscar the Grouch from "Sesame Street," among many others -- gathered together for "This Land Is Your Land." Suitably enough for a singer of whom Springsteen said, "He sings all the verses, all the time, especially the ones we want to leave out of our history," this rendition of the Woody Guthrie classic included even the obscure verses normally omitted. __________________________________________________________________ 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, 5 May 2009 12:23:23 -0700 From: Corey Blake Subject: Re: more on Pete Seeger event I really hope that's not the case as that would really undermine what I think Pete Seeger is about, as far as his activism aspect. - -Corey On Tue, May 5, 2009 at 8:34 AM, Barbara Stewart < Barbara.Stewart@sesameworkshop.org> wrote: > Yesterday I expressed doubts that some of the 'anger' expressed at the > concert would appear in the eventual PBS broadcast. I'm evidently not > alone ... > > from today's NYTimes edit page.... > (great quotes!) > > ---------- > > Editorial: AppreciationsStill Singing > By LAWRENCE DOWNES > Published: May 4, 2009 > > I saw Pete Seeger Sunday night, alive as you and me. They threw a > birthday concert for him at Madison Square Garden. John Seeger, age 95, > said from the stage that he expected his 90-year-old younger brother to > make 100, which seems reasonable. Standing there, banjo off his > shoulder, head thrown back, Pete looked eternal, in that pose so > engraved in American memory it should be on a coin. > More than 40 artists, including John Mellencamp, Arlo Guthrie, Joan > Baez and Bruce Springsteen, joined in a stage-clogging sing-along. When > its four-plus hours are edited down to highlights, from b This Land Is > Your Landb to b Goodnight, Irene,b it will be a PBS special made in > pledge-week heaven. > I wonder, though, how many of the angry moments will survive. > Will we hear the Native American musicians pleading for support in > their battle with Peabody Energy? Peabody is a giant strip-mining > company that has been at the center of lawsuits by Southwestern tribes > over drinking water and income from mineral rights. > Will we hear the praise for the Clean Water Act of 1972, or the acid > remark from one of the Indians: b Ever since that man by the name of > Hudson went up that river, itb s gone to hell.b > The evening was, after all, a benefit for Clearwater, the name of an > organization and a boat, both built by Mr. Seeger, that have fought for > decades to rescue the Hudson River from life as an industrial sewer. The > job isnb t done. Remember PCBs? General Electric dumped tons of them in > the river. The company is about ready to dredge them out, but for now > they are still there, seeping downriver and into fish. > Thatb s one hot issue. But issues and leftist anger were mostly confined > to the first half of the evening. Under a sweet, heavy nostalgia glaze, > the show summoned but never lingered on bygone days when folk singing > was considered both relevant and dangerous. > Mr. Seeger has walked the walk for so long that he has outwalked most > everybody who would ever want to beat him up, throw bricks at him or > denounce him as a Red. > Heb s b outlasted the bastards,b Bruce Springsteen said. But others will > outlast him, and it will be up to a new generation to write and sing > songs to fight power with truth. Will they? Or will they close their > eyes and sway to b Michael, Row the Boat Ashore,b forgetting the part of > folk singing that was never sweet for its own sake? > b Behind Peteb s somewhat benign, grandfatherly facade,b Mr. Springsteen > said, lies a b nasty optimism,b a great way to describe the steel-willed > Seeger method, the geniality that others mistake for softness. > Mr. Seeger is b a stealth dagger through the heart of our countryb s > illusions about itself,b Mr. Springsteen said, getting it exactly right. > A version of this article appeared in print on May 5, 2009, on page A26 > of the New York edition. > > > 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 > - -- http://www.CoreyBlake.com - a whole lot of me Newest video - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=suYs8fB5hjQ ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 5 May 2009 22:41:37 -0600 From: "Les Irvin" Subject: FW: Message from website Thoughts? Copy Robert on any responses. - -----Original Message----- Sent: Sunday, May 03, 2009 2:16 PM I've always been curious about the connection between Joni & the late Jimmie Spheeris. His song "Emerald and the Dream Dance" from his "Ports of the Heart" album & her "Song for Sharon" from "Hejira" contain the same vocal lick. I know they were hanging out together about this time and the albums were released at roughly the same time. Any significance? Thanks. Name: Robert Lavioux email: lavioux@earthlink.net ------------------------------ End of onlyJMDL Digest V2009 #122 ********************************* ------- Post messages to the list by clicking here: mailto:joni@smoe.org Unsubscribe by clicking here: mailto:onlyjoni-digest-request@smoe.org?body=unsubscribe