From: owner-onlyjoni-digest@smoe.org (onlyJMDL Digest) To: onlyjoni-digest@smoe.org Subject: onlyJMDL Digest V2014 #170 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 Sunday, May 18 2014 Volume 2014 : Number 170 ========== TOPICS and authors in this Digest: -------- Retro Covers Volume 107 [Bob Muller ] Re: JMDL Digest V2014 #747 [SusanBTaylorBand ] RE: JMDL Digest V2014 #749 ["Nina Pileggi" ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sat, 17 May 2014 05:58:02 -0700 (PDT) From: Bob Muller Subject: Retro Covers Volume 107 So last night I finished putting together Volume 207, and today I'm back-pedaling 100 volumes to re-broadcast #107. I'm listening to it at the moment and am truly enjoying it. Lots of instrumentals which are always nice. Dre Pallemaerts with IHAK, Paul Booth with a LOVELY BSN, Ren Takada from Japan does California on dobro, and if you haven't heard Angus Stone's incredible take on River...well, you are just leading an unfulfilled life, that's all I can say. I could go on and on but I won't as it's a beautiful day here and I'm excited to go out for a long run. Oh but I do have to also chime in on Dave Browne's ACOY...gorgeous. Oh, and Climate Control...OK Bob, shut up, no one is even reading this far. Zzzip it: http://ow.ly/wXjKn 1. Dre Pallemaerts - I Had A King 2. Rosana Eckert with Terry Haskins - Both Sides Now 3. Exit 9 - Big Yellow Taxi 4. Zoom - River 5. Dave Browne - A Case Of You 6. Paul Booth Quintet - Both Sides Now 7. Ren Takada - California (live) 8. Liley - River 9. Okkervil River - Blonde In The Bleachers 10. Parker High School Swingin' Broncs Pep Band - Both Sides Now 11. Climate Control - The Hissing of Summer Lawns 12. Angus Stone - River 13. Eddie Nuenning & Lara Schallenberg - Urge For Going 14. Valli McGavin Orchestra - Both Sides Now 15. Julie Christensen and Stone Cupid - Woodstock 16. Misty Boyce - The River 17. Charly Records Studio Group - Big Yellow Taxi 18. Norman Yemm - Both Sides Now 18 songs, 18 hits. Enjoy. Bob NP: Liley, "River" ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 16 May 2014 08:52:19 -0500 From: SusanBTaylorBand Subject: Re: JMDL Digest V2014 #747 You all probably know this: I listened to an interview with Joni years ago and she said that many times when writing a new song, she would go to the woods and tune her guitar to whatever notes the birds were singing. I hope she goes into more details like this in the new book. Sent from my iPad > On May 16, 2014, at 2:00 AM, owner-joni-digest@smoe.org (JMDL Digest) wrote: > > > JMDL Digest Friday, May 16 2014 Volume 2014 : Number 747 > > > > ========== > > TOPICS and authors in this Digest: > -------- > Re: Malka Marom Interviews Joni in The Library [kbhla@fastmail.fm] > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Date: Thu, 15 May 2014 23:20:47 -0700 > From: kbhla@fastmail.fm > Subject: Re: Malka Marom Interviews Joni in The Library > > Hi Garrett, > > I think it is about Joni's creative process and not a bio. I just > imagine Joni writing copious volumes of her long-awaited bio over the > past several years and maybe has already written a lot of material on > her creative approaches that she might use in connection with working > with Marom on the book. Pure speculation but we all know how she loves > to relate lots of stories, thoughts and opinions on everything under the > sun. Maybe discussion of those processes might naturally include some > small amount of biographical detail with regard to other artists she > worked with/contributed to her music over the years, e.g., Guerin, > Mingus, Klein and more. I'm looking forward to this one. > > Kakki > > >> Does it sound like this book is less the story of Joni's life and more >> the >> story of Joni's evolving creative process? I'm now less interested in a >> straightforward biography and more interested in getting a sense of the >> artist. The longitudinal element is very appealing. I have not >> pre-ordered >> anything for years. Being a friend of Joni's, the author would be >> unlikely >> to be sensationalist. Really, the music speaks for itself. A good book >> would be welcome. >> Garret > > ------------------------------ > > End of JMDL Digest V2014 #747 > ***************************** > > ------- > To post messages to the list,sendtojoni@smoe.org. > Unsubscribe by clicking here: > mailto:joni-digest-request@smoe.org?body=unsubscribe > ------- ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 16 May 2014 15:29:10 -0400 From: "Robert Sartorius" Subject: RE: Hejira pronunciation Was cleaning up my mailbox today when I ran across this old one. I do think I recall Joni telling the story of Hejira, the dictionary, and the "dangling J" in the "Painting with Words and Music" concert. From: Susan E. McNamara [mailto:sem8@cornell.edu] Sent: Thursday, June 27, 2013 10:01 AM To: Robert Sartorius; joni@smoe.org; onlyjoni-digest@smoe.org Subject: RE: Hejira pronunciation Wow, Bob, this brings me on a quest to find a video interview where she pronounces it. It must be in Woman of Heart and Mind at least. Not sure. I was also reminded of the word Haj - another word describing the holy pilgrimage to Mecca. Susan Tierney McNamara email: sem8@cornell.edu From: Robert Sartorius [ mailto:bobsart48@aol.com] Sent: Wednesday, June 26, 2013 9:49 PM To: joni@smoe.org; onlyjoni-digest@smoe.org Cc: Susan E. McNamara Subject: RE: Hejira pronunciation Sue stated: "I've always pronounced it Heh-jeer-a ... and I think that's the way Joni pronounces it. I've heard many variations so I go with the way she says it." I think that's how Joni pronounces it, too, but I cannot pinpoint where I came to that conclusion. Can anyone else confirm? As "widely known" here on the list, the word does not appear in the song's lyrics - just the title. My "bible" (er, dictionary) has been the Random House Unabridged. I own the second Edition, which is copyrighted in 1987, and so is now 26 years out-of-date. Still, it is a magnificent tome, with exquisite dissertations on nuances of related words, to answer essentially every question that has ever come up in my conversations. Said "bible", inexplicably, does not list as one of its definitions (u.c., natch) "a masterpiece album and song by Joni Mitchell". They define(d) it as "hegira - def. 2", with a preferred pronunciation of " hi JEYE ruh" (i.e., short i in first syllable, long I in second syllable, accented). This is the pronunciation that I have used since I first "looked it up".The alternate pronunciation is "HEJ uhr uh", short e in first syllable, accent on first syllable. The pronunciation of Hegira is the same. The primary definition under Hegira (also, hejira) is "Islam. Hijra". The second definition is "any flight or journey to a more desirable or congenial place". Hijra (HIJ ruh) short i in first syllable, accent on first syllable, in turn, is 1. The flight of Muhammad from Mecca to Medina to escape persecution A.D. 622, regarded as the beginning of the Muslim Era. 2. The Muslim Era itself. Also, Hegira, Hijrah (the latter of which is suggested as the Arabic source word). The Muslim Era is defined as the period since the flight of Muhammad from Mecca in AD 622 - also known as Hijra. Of course, similar loops could be constructed from any other dictionary, with numerous variations, no doubt. And, with the increase in the frequency of usage of Islamic terms in written and spoken English over the past 26 years, there has no doubt been some evolution since then. If this were Joni's name, I would argue that she gets to make the call. [For example, my wife's maiden name is Rosenbaum, and she pronounces the last syllable as "bomb" - which, it has been decreed, is her prerogative ;-)] But Joni admits she stole her title from her dictionary, so it seems to me that her dictionary's pronunciation should control, no? All Joni needs to do is to produce the one she consulted in 1975, and I will be happy to change the way I pronounce Hejira ;-) Bobsart ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 17 May 2014 08:20:58 -0700 From: "Nina Pileggi" Subject: RE: JMDL Digest V2014 #749 Bob, this is the first time I have listened to your compilations of covers. They are fabulous! Thanks for sharing. Yes, I did read the whole thing. Nina Pileggi Director, Sunset Yoga Center www.sunsetyoga.com - -----Original Message----- From: owner-joni-digest@smoe.org [mailto:owner-joni-digest@smoe.org] Sent: Saturday, May 17, 2014 6:00 AM To: joni-digest@smoe.org Subject: JMDL Digest V2014 #749 JMDL Digest Saturday, May 17 2014 Volume 2014 : Number 749 ========== TOPICS and authors in this Digest: - -------- Retro Covers Volume 107 [Bob Muller ] - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sat, 17 May 2014 05:58:02 -0700 (PDT) From: Bob Muller Subject: Retro Covers Volume 107 So last night I finished putting together Volume 207, and today I'm back-pedaling 100 volumes to re-broadcast #107. I'm listening to it at the moment and am truly enjoying it. Lots of instrumentals which are always nice. Dre Pallemaerts with IHAK, Paul Booth with a LOVELY BSN, Ren Takada from Japan does California on dobro, and if you haven't heard Angus Stone's incredible take on River...well, you are just leading an unfulfilled life, that's all I can say. I could go on and on but I won't as it's a beautiful day here and I'm excited to go out for a long run. Oh but I do have to also chime in on Dave Browne's ACOY...gorgeous. Oh, and Climate Control...OK Bob, shut up, no one is even reading this far. Zzzip it: http://ow.ly/wXjKn 1. Dre Pallemaerts - I Had A King 2. Rosana Eckert with Terry Haskins - Both Sides Now 3. Exit 9 - Big Yellow Taxi 4. Zoom - River 5. Dave Browne - A Case Of You 6. Paul Booth Quintet - Both Sides Now 7. Ren Takada - California (live) 8. Liley - River 9. Okkervil River - Blonde In The Bleachers 10. Parker High School Swingin' Broncs Pep Band - Both Sides Now 11. Climate Control - The Hissing of Summer Lawns 12. Angus Stone - River 13. Eddie Nuenning & Lara Schallenberg - Urge For Going 14. Valli McGavin Orchestra - Both Sides Now 15. Julie Christensen and Stone Cupid - Woodstock 16. Misty Boyce - The River 17. Charly Records Studio Group - Big Yellow Taxi 18. Norman Yemm - Both Sides Now 18 songs, 18 hits. Enjoy. Bob NP: Liley, "River" - ------------------------------ End of JMDL Digest V2014 #749 ***************************** - ------- To post messages to the list,sendtojoni@smoe.org. Unsubscribe by clicking here: mailto:joni-digest-request@smoe.org?body=unsubscribe - ------- ------------------------------ End of onlyJMDL Digest V2014 #170 ********************************* ------- Post messages to the list by clicking here:mailto:joni@smoe.org Unsubscribe by clicking here: mailto:onlyjoni-digest-request@smoe.org?body=unsubscribe