From: owner-onlyjoni-digest@smoe.org (onlyJMDL Digest) To: onlyjoni-digest@smoe.org Subject: onlyJMDL Digest V2013 #330 Reply-To: joni@smoe.org Sender: owner-onlyjoni-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-onlyjoni-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk Website:http://www.jonimitchell.com Unsubscribe:mailto:onlyjoni-digest-request@smoe.org?body=unsubscribe onlyJMDL Digest Tuesday, August 27 2013 Volume 2013 : Number 330 ========== TOPICS and authors in this Digest: -------- RE: JMDL Digest V2013 #1199 Joni influence [Mary Morris ] Re: JMDL Digest V2013 #1199 Joni influence [Anita ] Re: Attention Joni chronology geeks - Joni and the dulcimer [Steve Dulson] RE: laura allen ["Susan E. McNamara" ] Laura Allan and Joni and dulcimers [kbhla@fastmail.fm] Re: JMDL Digest V2013 #1199 Joni influence [Catherine McKay ] RE: Laura Allen Inspiring Joni [Barbara Sullivan ] Re: JMDL Digest V2013 #1199 Joni influence [Catherine McKay ] Laura Allan [kbhla@fastmail.fm] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2013 10:11:08 -0700 From: Mary Morris Subject: RE: JMDL Digest V2013 #1199 Joni influence I am in awe of the general postings involving Laura Allan. Never heard of her. Yes.....that's the Joni of The North, as someone said. Awesome, awesome, awesome. Thank you JMDL. I agree that Buffy St. Marie is an influence, Joni has said so, back in the day. Did someone say Joni may have Cree blood ? I remember her once describing herself as a prairie mutt - so maybe that's what she meant. If her family didn't acknowledge that part of the tree, that would be painful. I have a dulcimer too. Never quite learned how to play it. I've had it a long, long time. It is sitting prettily in my living room. After I heard Blue, I sent off to California for one. I have the Lapidus book too. Hearing Laura Allan play makes me want to revisit it. It is such a lovely instrument & not hard to play, so I need to get to it. I won't be able to replicate Joni's crazy tunings, but I can still make music. And really sorry to hear of Ronstadt's plight. I remember she & Joni and maybe others were in a People magazine, or something like that, long ago as trailblazing women rockers. GREETINGS FROM THE TRIPLE M Down a gravel road, where the barb wire meets the sky. MARY M. MORRIS > Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2013 03:00:03 -0400 > From: owner-joni-digest@smoe.org > To: joni-digest@smoe.org > Subject: JMDL Digest V2013 #1199 > > > JMDL Digest Monday, August 26 2013 Volume 2013 : Number 1199 > > > > ========== > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Date: Sun, 25 Aug 2013 15:40:59 -0400 > From: jlhommedieu@insight.rr.com > Subject: Re: JMDL Digest V2013 #1198 > > Thanks to everyone who brought up this influence again. I guess i missed it when Paul posted the first time. I guess I missed it when reading Sheila Weller's book too. It seems strange that I missed it because I thought I paid close attention to the JMDL. > > In the past year, I learned that Joni seems heavily influenced by Buffy St. Marie and Laura Allen. Too bad she didn't give the props when Hear Music asked about her influences for that compilation disc. > > Combining these influences, it makes sense that Lakota, and Cherokee Louise came from the same muse. > > I think I understand better why Joni feels strongly about the health of First Nation issues. > > Some long held questions got answered this year, for sure. > > Jim L. > > > > Shari, thanks to Paul Castle posting this to the JMDL awhile ago....... > > > > Laura Allen.....like Joni singing > > > > Native American Ceremonial Song > > > > http://www.flyingsnail.com/Podcast/LauraAllan.mp3 > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Sun, 25 Aug 2013 14:22:15 -0400 > From: jlhommedieu@insight.rr.com > Subject: Linda Ronstadt update, njc > > This week I read on Facebook that Linda Ronstadt has Parkinson's disease. It is so severe that she cannot sing and she uses a wheelchair, when she's not using crutches. > > Thoughts and prayers go out to her. > > Jim L ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2013 23:24:14 -0400 From: jlhommedieu@insight.rr.com Subject: Laura Allan's influence I hear Laura Allan in Joni's "I Had A King" and "Eastern Rain". The way she slipped into those freaky minor chords. She didn't get that from Joan Baez! Jim > I'm sure Joni may have learned a lot about the dulcimer from her but I don't see a comparison in their singing or musical style at all! But that's just me. :-)> ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2013 21:42:51 -0700 From: Laurie Antonioli Subject: Re: JMDL Digest V2013 #1202 Greetings everyone, I've just joined this email list and it's very exciting to see all this information about Joni! Laura Allen - never heard of her until now. There is a distinct similarity in how they both play the instrument and also use their voices. Even the writing style has similarities. Intriguing. Thanks for this! Laurie Antonioli On Mon, Aug 26, 2013 at 9:26 PM, JMDL Digest wrote: > > JMDL Digest Tuesday, August 27 2013 Volume 2013 : Number 1202 > > > > ========== > > TOPICS and authors in this Digest: > -------- > Laura Allan and Joni and dulcimers [ > kbhla@fastmail.fm] > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2013 21:26:22 -0700 > From: kbhla@fastmail.fm > Subject: Laura Allan and Joni and dulcimers > > All I previously ever really knew about Laura Allan was that she was one > of the good friends who participated on Crosby's "If I Could Only > Remember My Name" and I recall her being mentioned very favorably in > some of the related CSNY biographies. Really enjoyed listening to the > music clips of her and also was amazed at the dulcimer playing which > seemed so similar to Joni's style. > > I had assumed she was part of the Laurel Canyon crowd but on further > investigation, it seems that she was from Northern California and maybe > part of the later Marin County crowd when Crosby and Nash moved up there > for awhile. She was also very young at the time - only 18 years old in > 1970 - so it does seem unusual that she could have so greatly influenced > Joni on the Blue album. Not too much in depth about her out there on > the net and wish there was more. > > Love hearing the dulcimer stories. As soon as Blue came out I bought > the songbook and saw those photos of Joni strumming that fantastic > instrument. Told my parents that all I wanted for any birthday, > Christmas whatever was a dulcimer. My mom kept trying to find one > somewhere to no avail. If only we'd thought of McCabe's in Santa > Monica! I was away in college at the time and found a little shop in > Phoenix with an elderly Mexican man who hand made guitars. I actually > took the songbook to him, showed him the photos and asked if he could > make me something like that dulcimer. He shook his head "no." > Eventually my parents gave up and handed me $30 to go to Tijuana to find > a good inexpensive guitar - haha!. I did find a gorgeous, rosewood > Flamenco guitar there and later took it to the elderly man to see what > he thought of it. He offered me $250 (in 1971 dollars) on the spot for > it! It has been beat up and repaired a million times but I still have > it. My mom occasionally still says "I always remember how all you > wanted was a dulcimer." I'm going to tell her how one of my Joni > friends had a dad who actually made her one, Anita! ;-) > > Kakki > > ------------------------------ > > End of JMDL Digest V2013 #1202 > ****************************** > > ------- > To post messages to the list, sendtojoni@smoe.org. > Unsubscribe by clicking here: > mailto:joni-digest-request@smoe.org?body=unsubscribe > ------- ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2013 20:54:34 +0100 From: Anita Subject: Re: JMDL Digest V2013 #1199 Joni influence Hi Mary and Cat, Does it this mean it's time for us to start our band! "The Dulcimer Duo" - it has a certain ring don't you think? Mmmmm, perhaps not.it leaves one of us out. The Duelling Dulcimers? Dead End Dulcimers? Dream Dulcimers? Anita On 26 Aug 2013, at 20:35, Catherine McKay < > > I also have a dulcimer, thanks to another jmdler who found it for me and arranged to send it to me. I must get playing it (or anything) again. I challenge you to a dulcimer-off! > _______________________________ >> From: Mary Morris >> I have a dulcimer too. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2013 22:08:54 -0700 From: David Gizara Subject: Re: JMDL Digest V2013 #1203 http://lauraallan.virtual-memorials.com/ Laura died of cancer, here is her memorial. David Gizara On Aug 26, 2013, at 9:43 PM, JMDL Digest wrote: > > JMDL Digest Tuesday, August 27 2013 Volume 2013 : > Number 1203 > > > > ========== > > TOPICS and authors in this Digest: > -------- > Re: JMDL Digest V2013 #1202 [Laurie Antonioli >] > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2013 21:42:51 -0700 > From: Laurie Antonioli > Subject: Re: JMDL Digest V2013 #1202 > > Greetings everyone, I've just joined this email list and it's very > exciting > to see all this information about Joni! Laura Allen - never heard > of her > until now. There is a distinct similarity in how they both play the > instrument and also use their voices. Even the writing style has > similarities. Intriguing. Thanks for this! > > Laurie Antonioli > > > On Mon, Aug 26, 2013 at 9:26 PM, JMDL Digest >wrote: > >> >> JMDL Digest Tuesday, August 27 2013 Volume 2013 : >> Number 1202 >> >> >> >> ========== >> >> TOPICS and authors in this Digest: >> -------- >> Laura Allan and Joni and dulcimers [ >> kbhla@fastmail.fm] >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2013 21:26:22 -0700 >> From: kbhla@fastmail.fm >> Subject: Laura Allan and Joni and dulcimers >> >> All I previously ever really knew about Laura Allan was that she >> was one >> of the good friends who participated on Crosby's "If I Could Only >> Remember My Name" and I recall her being mentioned very favorably in >> some of the related CSNY biographies. Really enjoyed listening to >> the >> music clips of her and also was amazed at the dulcimer playing which >> seemed so similar to Joni's style. >> >> I had assumed she was part of the Laurel Canyon crowd but on further >> investigation, it seems that she was from Northern California and >> maybe >> part of the later Marin County crowd when Crosby and Nash moved up >> there >> for awhile. She was also very young at the time - only 18 years >> old in >> 1970 - so it does seem unusual that she could have so greatly >> influenced >> Joni on the Blue album. Not too much in depth about her out there on >> the net and wish there was more. >> >> Love hearing the dulcimer stories. As soon as Blue came out I bought >> the songbook and saw those photos of Joni strumming that fantastic >> instrument. Told my parents that all I wanted for any birthday, >> Christmas whatever was a dulcimer. My mom kept trying to find one >> somewhere to no avail. If only we'd thought of McCabe's in Santa >> Monica! I was away in college at the time and found a little shop in >> Phoenix with an elderly Mexican man who hand made guitars. I >> actually >> took the songbook to him, showed him the photos and asked if he could >> make me something like that dulcimer. He shook his head "no." >> Eventually my parents gave up and handed me $30 to go to Tijuana to >> find >> a good inexpensive guitar - haha!. I did find a gorgeous, rosewood >> Flamenco guitar there and later took it to the elderly man to see >> what >> he thought of it. He offered me $250 (in 1971 dollars) on the spot >> for >> it! It has been beat up and repaired a million times but I still >> have >> it. My mom occasionally still says "I always remember how all you >> wanted was a dulcimer." I'm going to tell her how one of my Joni >> friends had a dad who actually made her one, Anita! ;-) >> >> Kakki >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> End of JMDL Digest V2013 #1202 >> ****************************** >> >> ------- >> To post messages to the list, sendtojoni@smoe.org. >> Unsubscribe by clicking here: >> mailto:joni-digest-request@smoe.org?body=unsubscribe >> ------- > > ------------------------------ > > End of JMDL Digest V2013 #1203 > ****************************** > > ------- > To post messages to the list, sendtojoni@smoe.org. > Unsubscribe by clicking here: > mailto:joni-digest-request@smoe.org?body=unsubscribe > ------- ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2013 10:59:26 -0400 From: Steve Dulson Subject: Re: Attention Joni chronology geeks - Joni and the dulcimer Good catch on the Estrella quote, Lesli! It's interesting that, in several places on-line that Laura looked to Joellen as a mentor both in playing and building dulcimers. I did find (duh!) the great interview Wally Breese did with Joellen back in 1997: http://www.jonimitchell.com/library/view.cfm?id=1361 Lots of history in there - in that Joellen says the first meeting took place in "'68 or '69". I guess I should just contact Joellen and ask if Joni had another dulcimer. I'm confused about Estrella saying that Laura built the dulcimer Joni used on Blue. I've certainly never heard that before, but, who knows? All the best! Steve - ---- shadows and light wrote: > And then there's what Estra Estella Berosini wrote: "When people listen to > Joni Mitchell's "Blue" album, they think they're listening to > quintessential Joni. What people do not realize is that Joni was emulating > our good friend, Laura Allen. Joni wrote those amazing words, but they were > laid upon Laura Allen's style fingerprint. Laura not only made the dulcimer > Joni plays on this album, but Laura taught Joni how to play it in the style > Laura had developed. From that moment onward, Laura graciously smiled at > all comparisons made of her to Joni, but, it was the other way around. Joni > never evaded this fact, and often spoke of Laura Allen, giving credit where > credit is due, but, Joni's fans didn't want to hear that. When I first met > Laura at Joni's house, in 1970, it was obvious, and Joni made it clear, who > originated that particular song writing style. Even the song, Blue, which > Joni wrote on the piano, is written in Laura Allen's distinctive style. RIP > Laura Allen, you were so original, prolific, and endearing." *************************************************** Steve Dulson Costa Mesa CA FAR-West (Folk Alliance Region - West) tinkersown@ca.rr.com www.far-west.org ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2013 15:40:01 +0000 From: "Susan E. McNamara" Subject: RE: laura allen Another interesting JMDL find ... like when you told me about Judi Sill last year. Laura Allan is very meditative and I would put her in the ambient category (I'm not a big fan of the term New Age). I'm sure Joni may have learned a lot about the dulcimer from her but I don't see a comparison in their singing or musical style at all! But that's just me. :-) Susan Tierney McNamara email: sem8@cornell.edu - -----Original Message----- From: owner-joni@smoe.org [mailto:owner-joni@smoe.org] On Behalf Of shadows and light Sent: Sunday, August 25, 2013 1:43 AM To: JMDL; Anita Tedder Subject: laura allen anita wrote: "I wonder, are there any links to Laura, Lesli?" on youtube, andy monheit has posted 11 songs from the whole earth festival in davis, circa 1970. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0lcAvPWyew&list=TLZxExyp1ocAw there are 10 more. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2013 21:26:22 -0700 From: kbhla@fastmail.fm Subject: Laura Allan and Joni and dulcimers All I previously ever really knew about Laura Allan was that she was one of the good friends who participated on Crosby's "If I Could Only Remember My Name" and I recall her being mentioned very favorably in some of the related CSNY biographies. Really enjoyed listening to the music clips of her and also was amazed at the dulcimer playing which seemed so similar to Joni's style. I had assumed she was part of the Laurel Canyon crowd but on further investigation, it seems that she was from Northern California and maybe part of the later Marin County crowd when Crosby and Nash moved up there for awhile. She was also very young at the time - only 18 years old in 1970 - so it does seem unusual that she could have so greatly influenced Joni on the Blue album. Not too much in depth about her out there on the net and wish there was more. Love hearing the dulcimer stories. As soon as Blue came out I bought the songbook and saw those photos of Joni strumming that fantastic instrument. Told my parents that all I wanted for any birthday, Christmas whatever was a dulcimer. My mom kept trying to find one somewhere to no avail. If only we'd thought of McCabe's in Santa Monica! I was away in college at the time and found a little shop in Phoenix with an elderly Mexican man who hand made guitars. I actually took the songbook to him, showed him the photos and asked if he could make me something like that dulcimer. He shook his head "no." Eventually my parents gave up and handed me $30 to go to Tijuana to find a good inexpensive guitar - haha!. I did find a gorgeous, rosewood Flamenco guitar there and later took it to the elderly man to see what he thought of it. He offered me $250 (in 1971 dollars) on the spot for it! It has been beat up and repaired a million times but I still have it. My mom occasionally still says "I always remember how all you wanted was a dulcimer." I'm going to tell her how one of my Joni friends had a dad who actually made her one, Anita! ;-) Kakki ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2013 12:35:29 -0700 (PDT) From: Catherine McKay Subject: Re: JMDL Digest V2013 #1199 Joni influence I had never heard of Laura Allan either. I do get a bit of early Joni with a bit of Laura Nyro too in her vocal style. She seems much more the quintessential hippie/earth-goddess girl with the themes of her songs and the ambient sound of her music. I think Joni may have said that she may have some Sami blood (indigenous people of Norway, Sweden and Finnland, aka Lapps). I also have a dulcimer, thanks to another jmdler who found it for me and arranged to send it to me. I must get playing it (or anything) again. I challenge you to a dulcimer-off! >________________________________ > From: Mary Morris >To: JONIMITCHELL DISCUSSION LIST >Sent: Monday, August 26, 2013 1:11:08 PM >Subject: RE: JMDL Digest V2013 #1199 Joni influence > > >I am in awe of the general postings involving Laura Allan. Never heard of >her. Yes.....that's the Joni of The North, as someone said. Awesome, >awesome, awesome. Thank you JMDL. > >I agree that Buffy St. Marie is an influence, Joni has said so, back in the >day. Did someone say Joni may have Cree blood ? I remember her once >describing herself as a prairie mutt - so maybe that's what she meant. If her >family didn't acknowledge that part of the tree, that would be painful. > >I have a dulcimer too. Never quite learned how to play it. I've had it a >long, long time. It is sitting prettily in my living room. After I heard >Blue, I sent off to California for one. I have the Lapidus book too. Hearing >Laura Allan play makes me want to revisit it. It is such a lovely instrument & >not hard to play, so I need to get to it. I won't be able to replicate Joni's >crazy tunings, but I can still make music. > >And really sorry to hear of Ronstadt's plight. I remember she & Joni and >maybe others were in a People magazine, or something like that, long ago as >trailblazing women rockers. > > > > GREETINGS FROM THE TRIPLE M Down a gravel road, where the barb wire >meets the sky. MARY M. MORRIS ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 25 Aug 2013 15:18:09 -0600 From: Lori Renee Fye Subject: Re: JMDL Digest V2013 #1198 > She also believes she is Cree. Some members of her family didn't or won't take on the association. Joni may very well be part Cree. It's not uncommon for people to deny their First Nations heritage. I worked for an American Indian tribe in California and lots of its older members were taught to deny their Coast Miwok or Pomo heritage, and many did so for a very long time. It's common, but very sad that people felt they had to do this in order to "pass" for white. Lori ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 24 Aug 2013 20:03:13 -0400 From: Barbara Sullivan Subject: RE: Laura Allen Inspiring Joni Holy Cow...Laura Allen singing?? Joni had a mentor here. She kinda sounds like Laura Nyro too. At first II thought that was Joni, very very simalar voice and style. Just a colorful addition to the box of paints our dear Joan lives within..Delightful! Thanks!! B Have a Grrr8...phenomenal day! BARBEARUH > Date: Sat, 24 Aug 2013 18:14:49 -0500 > From: est86mlm@ameritech.net > To: joni@smoe.org; shari@sharieaton.com > Subject: Laura Allen Inspiring Joni > > Shari, thanks to Paul Castle posting this to the JMDL awhile ago....... > > Laura Allen.....like Joni singing > > Native American Ceremonial Song > > http://www.flyingsnail.com/Podcast/LauraAllan.mp3 > > Laura ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2013 13:40:40 -0700 (PDT) From: Catherine McKay Subject: Re: JMDL Digest V2013 #1199 Joni influence The Dulcinutters. - ----- Original Message ----- > From: Anita > To: Catherine McKay > Cc: Mary Morris ; JONIMITCHELL DISCUSSION LIST > Sent: Monday, August 26, 2013 3:54:34 PM > Subject: Re: JMDL Digest V2013 #1199 Joni influence > > Hi Mary and Cat, > > Does it this mean it's time for us to start our band! "The Dulcimer > Duo" - it has a certain ring don't you think? Mmmmm, perhaps not.it > leaves one of us out. The Duelling Dulcimers? Dead End Dulcimers? Dream > Dulcimers? > > Anita > > On 26 Aug 2013, at 20:35, Catherine McKay < >> >> I also have a dulcimer, thanks to another jmdler who found it for me and > arranged to send it to me. I must get playing it (or anything) again. I > challenge you to a dulcimer-off! >> _______________________________ >>> From: Mary Morris >>> I have a dulcimer too. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2013 22:00:18 -0700 From: David Gizara Subject: Re: JMDL Digest V2013 #1203 Thought I'd send this. David Featuring the L.A. Cats .... She started to sing and make up songs while learning how to walk and talk and it wasn't long before it was time to find this little girl an instrument she could express herself on. Mother, Nadine, bought her a guitar for her seventh birthday and I guess the rest is history. She played in some of the folk clubs in So. California as early as age nine & ten, accompanied by teacher and folk recording artist, Joyce James, and by the time she was in her early teens, Laura found herself singing lead in in a Motown soul band all the way over in Heidelberg, Germany, where she attended school for a year. Shortly after returning to the states, with her new individual sense of the world, she had the oportunity to meet up with the likes of Joni Mitchell, David Crosby & Jackson Browne. She began to make musical instruments at this time with early mentor, Joellen Lapidus and was allowed by her parents to travel to the Big Sur Folk festival where Lapidus sold Joni Mitchell her first dulcimer. A little later on she was invited to play on David Crosby's first solo album ... Allan's picture appears on this classic. Her Zither playing on "Traction on the Rain" is the first thumbprint in vinyl for this bright young talent who would spend the next two and a half decades dedicating her life to the pursuit of creativity through her music, song writing and artistic achievements. With a debut album of original songs released on Elektra/ Asylum in 1978, backed by a "who's who" of the best musicians from that era (Jeff Porcaro, Leland Sklar, Jim Keltner, Billy Payne, Chuck Rainy and so on) she moved to New York City and followed with a prolific run at writing songs for other artists that were covered by the likes of Kenny Rogers ("Dream Dancing"), Lynne Anderson ("Come As You Are") and Bill Champlin ("Hold On"). She even had artists as far away as China singing her songs in Mandarin and Cantonese. Allan sang back-up vocals on abums by Bette Midler, Bonnie Raitt and Eric Carmen, and even reappears on a couple Crosby & Nash LPs with some more Zither playing. Another vinyl album to this woman's credit is a New Age first , entitled "Reflections" (1980), which features Paul Horn on flute and Allan on vocals and multiple stringed instruments. Words and picture from the official website. Laura Allan - Laura Allan "The debut album" The Tracks are: Opening Up To You, Slip And Slide, Come As You Are, Hole In My Bucket, One Way Ticket, So Fine, Love Can Be, Promises, Yes I Do, Sunny Day & Starway. Musicians on the Laura Allan album: Laura Allan, Rick Marotta, Jim Keltner, Jeff Porcaro, Bob Glaub, Lee Sklar, Chuck Rainey, Abraham Laboriel, Jay Winding, Craig Doerge, Bill Payne, Bill Elliott, Waddy Watchel, Ernie Watts, Kim Hutchcroft, Larry Williams, Jerry Hey, Arnold McCuller, David Lasley, Bill Champlin, Wendy Waldman & Valerie Carter. Available from Elektra Records/Original release year: 1978 Laura Allan - Reflections "2nd album" The Tracks are: As I Am, Waterfall, Nicasio & Passage. Musicians on the Reflections album: Laura Allan and others. Available from Gramavision/Original release year: 1980 Laura Allan - Hold On To Your Dream "Back again after 16 years" The Tracks are: Say It Again, Stage Name, Our Love, Let It Go, Sweet Surrender, Enchanti, Hold On To Your Dreams. Storm Song, Be Strong, Every Beat Of My Heart, Back Door, Hour Of Darkness, Your Christmas Day & Starway. Musicians on the Hold On To Your Dream album: Laura Allan, Scott Gordon, Stewart Killen, Michael Sterlacci, Mark Gould, Laurence Juber, George Falbo, Robert Layne, Joel Bernstein, Brian Hatzer, Darryl Jensen, Guy Babylon, Trance Thompson, Christopher Spinks & Robert Walker. Available from Skyline Entertainment/Original release year: 1996 Laura Allan - Telegraph "Smooth album from Laura Allan" The Tracks are: Telegraph, Slip & Slide, Gone, Next To You, Take A Walk, Emily, Baby Blue, Long Way To Hell, Sweet Lovemaker, Day To Day World & Broken Dreams. Musicians on the Telegraph album: Laura Allen, Billy Lee Lewis, Jono Brown, Dave Simon Baker, Derol Caraco, Mark Gould, Phil Mignaud, Segovia Bader, Klyph Black, Kin McNulty, Leland Sklar, Brian Hatzer, Trance Thompson, Rick Quinn, Jono Brown, Leslie Chew & Danny Simon. Available from Skyline Records/Original release year: 1999 On Aug 26, 2013, at 9:43 PM, JMDL Digest wrote: > > JMDL Digest Tuesday, August 27 2013 Volume 2013 : > Number 1203 > > > > ========== > > TOPICS and authors in this Digest: > -------- > Re: JMDL Digest V2013 #1202 [Laurie Antonioli >] > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2013 21:42:51 -0700 > From: Laurie Antonioli > Subject: Re: JMDL Digest V2013 #1202 > > Greetings everyone, I've just joined this email list and it's very > exciting > to see all this information about Joni! Laura Allen - never heard > of her > until now. There is a distinct similarity in how they both play the > instrument and also use their voices. Even the writing style has > similarities. Intriguing. Thanks for this! > > Laurie Antonioli > > > On Mon, Aug 26, 2013 at 9:26 PM, JMDL Digest >wrote: > >> >> JMDL Digest Tuesday, August 27 2013 Volume 2013 : >> Number 1202 >> >> >> >> ========== >> >> TOPICS and authors in this Digest: >> -------- >> Laura Allan and Joni and dulcimers [ >> kbhla@fastmail.fm] >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2013 21:26:22 -0700 >> From: kbhla@fastmail.fm >> Subject: Laura Allan and Joni and dulcimers >> >> All I previously ever really knew about Laura Allan was that she >> was one >> of the good friends who participated on Crosby's "If I Could Only >> Remember My Name" and I recall her being mentioned very favorably in >> some of the related CSNY biographies. Really enjoyed listening to >> the >> music clips of her and also was amazed at the dulcimer playing which >> seemed so similar to Joni's style. >> >> I had assumed she was part of the Laurel Canyon crowd but on further >> investigation, it seems that she was from Northern California and >> maybe >> part of the later Marin County crowd when Crosby and Nash moved up >> there >> for awhile. She was also very young at the time - only 18 years >> old in >> 1970 - so it does seem unusual that she could have so greatly >> influenced >> Joni on the Blue album. Not too much in depth about her out there on >> the net and wish there was more. >> >> Love hearing the dulcimer stories. As soon as Blue came out I bought >> the songbook and saw those photos of Joni strumming that fantastic >> instrument. Told my parents that all I wanted for any birthday, >> Christmas whatever was a dulcimer. My mom kept trying to find one >> somewhere to no avail. If only we'd thought of McCabe's in Santa >> Monica! I was away in college at the time and found a little shop in >> Phoenix with an elderly Mexican man who hand made guitars. I >> actually >> took the songbook to him, showed him the photos and asked if he could >> make me something like that dulcimer. He shook his head "no." >> Eventually my parents gave up and handed me $30 to go to Tijuana to >> find >> a good inexpensive guitar - haha!. I did find a gorgeous, rosewood >> Flamenco guitar there and later took it to the elderly man to see >> what >> he thought of it. He offered me $250 (in 1971 dollars) on the spot >> for >> it! It has been beat up and repaired a million times but I still >> have >> it. My mom occasionally still says "I always remember how all you >> wanted was a dulcimer." I'm going to tell her how one of my Joni >> friends had a dad who actually made her one, Anita! ;-) >> >> Kakki >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> End of JMDL Digest V2013 #1202 >> ****************************** >> >> ------- >> To post messages to the list, sendtojoni@smoe.org. >> Unsubscribe by clicking here: >> mailto:joni-digest-request@smoe.org?body=unsubscribe >> ------- > > ------------------------------ > > End of JMDL Digest V2013 #1203 > ****************************** > > ------- > To post messages to the list, sendtojoni@smoe.org. > Unsubscribe by clicking here: > mailto:joni-digest-request@smoe.org?body=unsubscribe > ------- ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2013 22:58:38 -0700 From: kbhla@fastmail.fm Subject: Laura Allan Wow, David - thanks for more great information that really ties it all together! I had been wondering how Laura could have been so well known and influential at such a young age and figured she must have been a child prodigy. Indeed she was! Good stuff and sorry that she is no longer with us. Kakki ------------------------------ End of onlyJMDL Digest V2013 #330 ********************************* ------- Post messages to the list by clicking here:mailto:joni@smoe.org Unsubscribe by clicking here: mailto:onlyjoni-digest-request@smoe.org?body=unsubscribe