From: owner-onlyjoni-digest@smoe.org (onlyJMDL Digest) To: onlyjoni-digest@smoe.org Subject: onlyJMDL Digest V2014 #543 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 Wednesday, March 11 2015 Volume 2014 : Number 543 ========== TOPICS and authors in this Digest: -------- Photos from the Tribute in Ithaca ["Susan E. McNamara" ] RE: Review of 6th Annual Joni Mitchell Tribute, Ithaca, NY ["Susan E. McN] Re: Hurray for the Riff Raff [Phyliss ] Re: JMDL Digest V2014 #1866 ["Susan E. McNamara" ] Re: Review of 6th Annual Joni Mitchell Tribute, Ithaca, NY [Bob.Muller@Fl] Re: JMDL Digest V2014 #1866 [Lynne Florio ] RE: Review of 6th Annual Joni Mitchell Tribute, Ithaca, NY ["Susan E. McN] RE: JMDL Digest V2014 #1860 [Rebecca Alexander ] New Boxed Set [Lynne Florio ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 10 Mar 2015 21:37:53 +0000 From: "Susan E. McNamara" Subject: Photos from the Tribute in Ithaca Photos were just posted on the JM Tribute site on Facebook ... https://www.facebook.com/events/1591114924439609/ Sue Tierney McNamara Email: sem8@cornell.edu ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 10 Mar 2015 19:31:51 +0000 From: "Susan E. McNamara" Subject: RE: Review of 6th Annual Joni Mitchell Tribute, Ithaca, NY It was really wonderful Anita. I was really getting into how great some of the piano players were. This year's mood was a lot more experimental, which I loved. We have a lot of talented musicians in Ithaca. Sue Tierney McNamara Email: sem8@cornell.edu - -----Original Message----- From: Anita Gabrielle [mailto:lawntreader@googlemail.com] Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2015 3:29 PM To: Susan E. McNamara Cc: joni@smoe.org Subject: Re: Review of 6th Annual Joni Mitchell Tribute, Ithaca, NY Wow,Sue that sounds just amazing! That must have been quite an eclectic mix and Ephemera sounded particularly intriguing from your review. What a fantastic night it sounds, Anita > On 10 Mar 2015, at 17:39, Susan E. McNamara wrote: > > Dear friends, > > Actually our tributes started much earlier than 6 years ago, and > Ithaca LOVES Joni Mitchell. Patti Witten, my friend, and a wonderful > singer/songwriter, came up with an idea all those years ago to have an > Only Joni Open Mic at a local coffee shop called Juna's Cafe. To make > a long story short, the first open mic was standing room only with > people having to be turned away for signups. The first person to > perform pretty much set the stage for the next several years of Joni > Mitchell tributes in Ithaca. Joe Gaylord, a local blues musician, > played The Wolf That Lives In Lindsay in the correct tuning, and > insisted on audience participation during the wolf howling section. > What a night! So here we are, two open mics and 5 annual tributes under our belt to March 7, 2015. Again, a full house. > > Joe Gaylord is now our impresario, and has coordinated all of the Joni > Mitchell tributes at the Community School of Music and Arts. All > proceeds go to their scholarship fund for music and art students at the school. > > The performances this year were all solid, with deep tracks and crowd > favorites, but the theme to me this year was harmonies. Here is the setlist: > > > 1. Joe Gaylord, voice and guitar - Rainy Night House and Moon At The > Window. Joe always captures the soulful feel of Joni's songs, and I > love that he jazzed it up on MATW. Beautiful tune! > > 2. Me! Sue Tierney McNamara, voice and guitar - I played in FFCGAC > tuning. I Don't Know Where I Stand and an unreleased tune, Go Tell > The Drummer Man written around 1966-67. > > 3. Joannalyn Delacruz, piano - Joannalyn played a medley of Come In From > The Cold and All I Want. An emotional and creative performance. > > 4. Kara Eaton, voice and piano, with Donald, bass - Kara is one of our > courageous students of Joni's music and played The Boho Dance from > Hissing of Summer Lawns. Donald backed her up with a great driving bass line. > > 5. Laura Peters, voice and Sergio Pedro, guitar - Laura and Sergio > performed the crowd pleasers Both Sides Now and Big Yellow Taxi. > Laura's voice was lovely and Sergio was faithful to Joni's guitar style. > > 6. Christine Evans, voice, Timothy, guitar, and Eric Miller, piano. > Christine and Eric are regulars at the Tributes and are fondly > remembered for their authentic version of Woodstock a couple of years > ago. Eric brought his beautiful Wurlitzer electric piano to simulate > the sound from the Ladies of the Canyon version. This year they > played See You Sometime, with Eric superb on piano, and Amelia, with > Timothy doing an incredible job on electric guitar, reminiscent of Pat > Methany from Shadows and Light. Christine's voice was just like a bell as usual. So happy they were here again for this year's concert. > > 7. Five 2 consists of Uniit Carruyo, Charisse Lucente, and Yvette > Lucente. This trio of amazing women sang Circle Game and Carey with > some of the most beautiful harmonies I have ever heard. They really > hit it out of the park. > > 8. Molly MacMillan, jazz pianist and also a regular at the Tribute > concerts, always performs yeoman duties of backing up many of our > artists on piano. Kudos to Molly for doing that, but her own > performances are also very memorable. This year she played Trouble > Child and a fantastic version of The Jungle Line with audience > participation of ughs and ohhs led by Sue Terwilliger. Colleen Kattau also helped out with harmonies on Trouble Child. > > 9. Joe Crookston, a wonderful folk/bluegrass musician from Ithaca was > invited by Joe Gaylord to participate in this year's event. Joe won > Album of the Year by the International Folk Alliance in Memphis, TN. > Joe played a stirring version of Woodstock on dobro. He mentioned > later that "Joni Mitchell is hard!" I've heard many a seasoned > musician express the same sentiment after preparing for our tributes! > > 10. Rachel Ozols is a senior in vocal performance from Ithaca College and > appeared in the opera, "Little Women" as Jo at Ithaca College in February. > Rachel performed I Had A King with piano accompaniment. Her voice was > spectacular! > > 11. Patti Witten returned to the Tribute after a two year absence and > brought with her cellist Sera Smolen to do a haunting rendition of > Hejira. We were traveling with Patti and Sera ... > > 12. Alice Saltonstall, a wonderful singer, and another regular at the > Tribute sang one of my favorite songs, I Think I Understand. One of > many performances on this night that recalled Joni's admonition that > you must "sing in character." Alice achieved this exquisitely. Sera > Smolen added cello and Molly MacMillan on piano to add to the suspense. > > 13. I think the most creative act of the night was Ephemera. This group of > women perform improvisational jazz a cappela and they mentioned in > their introduction that they attended a workshop with Bobby McFerrin. > They opened their improvisational piece with Shadows and Light and > improvised through about 5 more songs, including Come In From The > Cold, Woman of Heart and Mind, and Chelsea Morning (i'm forgetting a > couple others). So creative and powerful. > > 14. Colleen Kattau, another regular performer, played guitar and was > accompanied by Mike Brandt on bass as they sang the two bookends of > the album Hejira; Coyote and Refuge of the Roads. Colleen always > plays in the correct alternate tuning and actually thanked the Joni > Mitchell Database authors for their work! Mike really channeled Jaco > Pastorius in this set. Great songs, great musicians. > > 15. Sally Ramirez is a very accomplished singer and actress (she revealed > that she was a nurse on the Young and the Reckless!) and she > graciously helped Joe Gaylord and I advertise the Tribute on the > Nonesuch folk radio show on WVBR the week before the Tribute. Sally sang amazingly on Blue and Carey. > > 16. Sue Terwilliger, a wonderful guitarist, closed the show with a beautiful > version of River, and called up Molly, Colleen and a member of > Ephemera to do harmonies on the finale, Tea Leaf Prophecy. The > audience joined in with the refrain "study war no more." > > Alas, my favorite night of the year was over, but I loved every minute > and so did the sold out crowd. Thanks to Joe Gaylord for doing the > heavy lifting to get this Tribute off the ground year after year. The > Joni Mitchell fans in Ithaca are forever grateful. > > > Sue Tierney McNamara > Email: sem8@cornell.edu ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 10 Mar 2015 15:11:16 -0400 From: Phyliss Subject: Re: Hurray for the Riff Raff The drummer for Hurray for the Riff Raff is the son of a good friend of mine. Spent time with the whole family and band when they played here last year. I am embarrassed to say I was unaware of the cover! Gonna check it out now though.... Phyliss > On Mar 10, 2015, at 1:38 PM, onlyJMDL Digest wrote: > > onlyJMDL Digest Tuesday, March 10 2015 Volume 2014 : Number 541 > > > > ========== > > TOPICS and authors in this Digest: > -------- > New Library item: Dancing to a Different Tune [TheStaff@JoniMitchell.com] > Re: Hurray for the Riff Raff [Bob Muller ] > Re: Joni and her Yosemite Sam [Jeff Clark ] > Re: Joni SF [Jack Merkel ] > Hurray for the Riff Raff [Michael Paz ] > Re: Joni and her Yosemite Sam [Anita Gabrielle Re: Joni SF [Jack Merkel ] > SFJazz Joni [] > Re: Joni and her Yosemite Sam [Dave Blackburn ] > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Date: Tue, 10 Mar 2015 10:22:28 -0700 (MST) > From: TheStaff@JoniMitchell.com > Subject: New Library item: Dancing to a Different Tune > > Title: Dancing to a Different Tune > Publication: American Way (Magazine) > Date: 2015.2.0 > > http://jonimitchell.com/library/view.cfm?id=2937 > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Sun, 8 Mar 2015 14:05:20 -0400 > From: Bob Muller > Subject: Re: Hurray for the Riff Raff > > 2013 to be exact. Yep, all over it. > > Bob > > NP: radiohead, "subterranean homesick alien" > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Mar 8, 2015, at 1:57 PM, Michael Paz wrote: >> >> Hey Bob >> Have you heard Hurray for the Riff Raff's cover of River? I can't imagine that you have not by this time cause it came out last year. >> >> >> Pazeaux >> >> NP-River-Hurray for the Riff Raff > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Sun, 8 Mar 2015 15:57:32 +0000 (UTC) > From: Jeff Clark > Subject: Re: Joni and her Yosemite Sam > > <> > I'll have to pick up the HDCD of STAS, (sorry for all the acronyms Catherine, but it helps reduce JRCTS (Joni-Related Carpal Tunnel Syndrome). All this 60's talk reminds me of another album thats been on my mind, Sprit's "Twelve Dreams of Dr. Sardonicus" I used to have nearly everything from back then, its mostly gone, but thats one I have to pick up again for nostalgic sake. I understand its produced by David Briggs on the recommendation of Neil Young who did Neils early albums. David apparently picked Neil up hitchhiking in '68. What a scene it must have been.JeffNP: Joni TSATM (That Song About the Midway) > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Sun, 8 Mar 2015 11:21:07 -0500 > From: Jack Merkel > Subject: Re: Joni SF > > I'm just saying... There's no way I'm paying 2,500 bucks for a Joni Tribute if Robin Adler, Dave Blackburn and those love able Mutts aren't part of the deal! > > Jack > > Sent from my iPad > >> On Mar 6, 2015, at 3:10 PM, JMDL Digest wrote: >> >> Date: Fri, 6 Mar 2015 21:10:06 -0000 >> From: "John E McGloin" >> Subject: JM SF >> >> From Brian Blade's FB page. >> Bit too far and a bit too expensive for me! >> >> >> SFJAZZ Gala 2015 To Honor Joni Mitchell >> >> Joni Mitchell is an icon. Her innovative, far-ranging vision has influenced >> countless musicians across all genres. We honor her in an all-star tribute >> at the SFJAZZ Gala on May 8, where Ms. Mitchell will make a rare public >> appearance to accept the SFJAZZ Lifetime Achievement Award. >> >> The Gala concert, curated by Joni Mitchell herself and led by longtime >> collaborator Brian Blade and keyboardist Jon Cowherd, will feature a >> preeminent line-up interpreting her groundbreaking work. Following the >> concert, guests at the Masters table/ticket level and above will be treated >> to a late-night supper and entertainment. >> >> The mission of SFJAZZ is to celebrate jazz as a living art form, built on a >> constantly evolving tradition. No artist better embodies constant evolution >> than Joni Mitchell. Her collaborations with jazz artists such as Charles >> Mingus, Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Jaco Pastorius, Tom Scott, and Pat >> Metheny are a hallmark of iconic sensibilities that transcend pop and jazz >> music. >> >> We are currently offering table packages starting at $25,000 and Individual >> Concert + Supper tickets starting at $2,500. Later in March, a very limited >> number of $1,000 Concert-Only tickets will go on sale, based on >> availability. > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Sun, 8 Mar 2015 12:57:44 -0500 > From: Michael Paz > Subject: Hurray for the Riff Raff > > Hey Bob > Have you heard Hurray for the Riff Raff's cover of River? I can't imagine that you have not by this time cause it came out last year. > > > Pazeaux > > NP-River-Hurray for the Riff Raff > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Sun, 8 Mar 2015 16:49:24 +0000 > From: Anita Gabrielle > Subject: Re: Joni and her Yosemite Sam > > Joni Mitchell's Song To A Seagull. In 1968, aged 14, simply the most beautiful and unusual music I had ever heard in my life. Nothing has changed for me in relation to that in the past forty seven years. I know I always say that, but there, I say it again! > > Croz may have been smashed when he got a Joni to sing into the piano, there may be distortion and hiss and poorly mastered, but the music on that record changed my life. I am not alone in that, I know. That scratchy original Dawntreader will be played at my funeral and 'twill be astounding and as beautiful as it always is! > Anita > > > >> On 8 Mar 2015, at 06:18, Dave Blackburn wrote: >> >> We should probably allow for this record having been made in the 60s. Distortion was commonplace, awful tape hiss over an AM radio just blended in, drastic echo and reverb were part of the groovy head trip and mono gramophones in peoples bedrooms didnbt reveal much. Once FM came along and there was wider frequency bandwidth you could sort of tell a good recording from a bad one. What we are accustomed today, mp3s notwithstanding, is pretty deep bass, clear open treble and absence of artifacts like tape noise and distortion. STAS is, to be fair, not much worse sounding than plenty of 60s records - listen to Bridge Over Troubled Water again and check out the massive echo chamber and distorted mellotron strings. >> >> >>> On Mar 7, 2015, at 6:44 PM, Jim L'Hommedieu wrote: >>> >>> I'll add these comments. >>> >>> I think it was in David Crosby's autobiography that he said that there WAS no recording engineer. That he barely knew how to press Record and didn't even set a level. He said that is why the masters have lots of tape. He also said that he recorded some vocals with a mic INSIDE a piano because it might yield an interesting effect from the sympathetic ringing. >>> >>> >>> >>> We're lucky that they didn't have to start over. >>> >>> Anyway, I don't think the sound is bad at all. Not nearly as bad as "Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs". >>> >>> I think the principals have exaggerated the problems! >>> >>> Jim > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Sun, 8 Mar 2015 11:21:07 -0500 > From: Jack Merkel > Subject: Re: Joni SF > > I'm just saying... There's no way I'm paying 2,500 bucks for a Joni Tribute if Robin Adler, Dave Blackburn and those love able Mutts aren't part of the deal! > > Jack > > Sent from my iPad > >> On Mar 6, 2015, at 3:10 PM, JMDL Digest wrote: >> >> Date: Fri, 6 Mar 2015 21:10:06 -0000 >> From: "John E McGloin" >> Subject: JM SF >> >> From Brian Blade's FB page. >> Bit too far and a bit too expensive for me! >> >> >> SFJAZZ Gala 2015 To Honor Joni Mitchell >> >> Joni Mitchell is an icon. Her innovative, far-ranging vision has influenced >> countless musicians across all genres. We honor her in an all-star tribute >> at the SFJAZZ Gala on May 8, where Ms. Mitchell will make a rare public >> appearance to accept the SFJAZZ Lifetime Achievement Award. >> >> The Gala concert, curated by Joni Mitchell herself and led by longtime >> collaborator Brian Blade and keyboardist Jon Cowherd, will feature a >> preeminent line-up interpreting her groundbreaking work. Following the >> concert, guests at the Masters table/ticket level and above will be treated >> to a late-night supper and entertainment. >> >> The mission of SFJAZZ is to celebrate jazz as a living art form, built on a >> constantly evolving tradition. No artist better embodies constant evolution >> than Joni Mitchell. Her collaborations with jazz artists such as Charles >> Mingus, Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Jaco Pastorius, Tom Scott, and Pat >> Metheny are a hallmark of iconic sensibilities that transcend pop and jazz >> music. >> >> We are currently offering table packages starting at $25,000 and Individual >> Concert + Supper tickets starting at $2,500. Later in March, a very limited >> number of $1,000 Concert-Only tickets will go on sale, based on >> availability. > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Sun, 8 Mar 2015 09:42:33 -0700 > From: > Subject: SFJazz Joni > > Herebs the event page for those who are interested. Myself, thinking about > volunteering is available. > peace, gene > > http://www.sfjazz.org/jonimitchell > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Sat, 7 Mar 2015 14:38:06 -0800 > From: Dave Blackburn > Subject: Re: Joni and her Yosemite Sam > > There is much debate as to whether Crosby was to blame for the production problems of STAS. There seem to be three directions the blame gets pointed in: > > Some sources (stevehoffman.tv) say the original engineer did a lousy job tracking and then fell ill and was replaced by an Elektra staff engineer. > > > Another comment on rateyourmusic.com has this to say: > > > And then again, Crosby may, just may, have been stoned out of his gourd and went for some psychedelia with the rather icy gothic reverb and that bloody banshee wail! > > If the master tapes are in Jonibs possession, it bogglers the mind why she doesnbt just hire a mix engineer to study the tapes and see what can be done. Does she really think it would be that expensive to remix a vocal/acoustic guitar album? Practically any engineer, myself included, would do it for free! She has the money if it did cost and she could restore a fine debut work to her approval, for her legacy. > > I will also say that Clouds suffers from rather awful engineering and that was certainly nothing to do with David Crosby; it was Henry Lewybs first album with her. > > Dave > > > > >> On Mar 7, 2015, at 1:35 PM, kbhla@fastmail.fm wrote: > > >> >> Michael, >> >> Awful to hear of your fall but glad you were up to writing that great >> post! >> >> I was around 14 when I heard her first album and thought it was >> completely magical with a haunting feel to it. Later many of us learned >> that Crosby had messed up the sound and it was a wreck but if one didn't >> know about the mistakes, one could still think that was the way it was >> supposed to sound. It is definitely unique and one of my favorites "as >> is" but maybe it would be even more awesome if it was somehow fixed. >> >> As for Crosby and Joni, even though we've read about their past >> relationship, I've always felt that they were mostly just really good >> buddies who had a lot of synergy and affection at the time. I never >> could see him as one of her "true loves." He is brutally honest about >> her and she is the same about him. It is kind of funny - like the >> Bickersons, haha! Also, Anita is right about how assessments of >> personal relationships can change and evolve with the passage of time. >> >> Really love your beautiful poem and think it is brilliant. >> >> > The heart she kept herself, that answers all. >> For here was someone who lived all her life >> In the most fierce and open light of the sun, >> Wrote letters freely, did not guard her speech, >> Listened and talked with every sort of man, >> And kept her heart a secret to the end >> From all the picklocks of biographers.> >> >> Kakki > > ------------------------------ > > End of onlyJMDL Digest V2014 #541 > ********************************* > > ------- > Post messages to the list by clicking here:mailto:joni@smoe.org > Unsubscribe by clicking here: > mailto:onlyjoni-digest-request@smoe.org?body=unsubscribe ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 10 Mar 2015 22:47:56 +0000 From: "Susan E. McNamara" Subject: Re: JMDL Digest V2014 #1866 That sounds great Lynne! If we are true to form, the next concert will be the closest Saturday to March 8th 2016, International Women's Day! :-) Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 10, 2015, at 6:19 PM, "Lynne Florio" wrote: > > I would love to attend this next year Sue. Sounds like an amazing event. Thanks for sharing the details and a heads up about next years' date would be much appreciated! My little one horse town in NJ (yes they still exist!) can't be too far of a drive to Ithaca! > > Lynne > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Mar 10, 2015, at 5:38 PM, JMDL Digest wrote: >> >> >> JMDL Digest Tuesday, March 10 2015 Volume 2014 : Number 1866 >> >> >> >> ========== >> >> TOPICS and authors in this Digest: >> -------- >> Photos from the Tribute in Ithaca ["Susan E. McNamara" ] >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> Date: Tue, 10 Mar 2015 21:37:53 +0000 >> From: "Susan E. McNamara" >> Subject: Photos from the Tribute in Ithaca >> >> Photos were just posted on the JM Tribute site on Facebook ... >> >> https://www.facebook.com/events/1591114924439609/ >> >> Sue Tierney McNamara >> Email: sem8@cornell.edu >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> End of JMDL Digest V2014 #1866 >> ****************************** >> >> ------- >> To post messages to the list,sendtojoni@smoe.org. >> Unsubscribe by clicking here: >> mailto:joni-digest-request@smoe.org?body=unsubscribe >> ------- ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 10 Mar 2015 15:38:53 -0400 From: Bob.Muller@Fluor.com Subject: Re: Review of 6th Annual Joni Mitchell Tribute, Ithaca, NY Sounds like an amazing event, Sue - thanks for sending all the details. I love the variety and hope that Upstate SC can similarly represent over Labor Day. 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McNamara" > Subject: Photos from the Tribute in Ithaca > > Photos were just posted on the JM Tribute site on Facebook ... > > https://www.facebook.com/events/1591114924439609/ > > Sue Tierney McNamara > Email: sem8@cornell.edu > > ------------------------------ > > End of JMDL Digest V2014 #1866 > ****************************** > > ------- > To post messages to the list,sendtojoni@smoe.org. > Unsubscribe by clicking here: > mailto:joni-digest-request@smoe.org?body=unsubscribe > ------- ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 10 Mar 2015 19:43:31 +0000 From: "Susan E. McNamara" Subject: RE: Review of 6th Annual Joni Mitchell Tribute, Ithaca, NY I'm sure they will Bob. It's amazing the talent that flocks to these shows. It really is a testament to Joni's art. Sue Tierney McNamara Email: sem8@cornell.edu From: Bob.Muller@fluor.com [mailto:Bob.Muller@fluor.com] Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2015 3:39 PM To: Susan E. McNamara Cc: joni@smoe.org Subject: Re: Review of 6th Annual Joni Mitchell Tribute, Ithaca, NY Sounds like an amazing event, Sue - thanks for sending all the details. I love the variety and hope that Upstate SC can similarly represent over Labor Day. Bob NP: The Bright Light Social Hour, "Sweet Madeline" - ------------------------------------------------------------ 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 and all computers and other devices. 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JMDL Digest Tuesday, March 10 2015 Volume 2014 : Number 1860 ========== TOPICS and authors in this Digest: - -------- Re: Review of 6th Annual Joni Mitchell Tribute, Ithaca, NY [Anita Gabriel] - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 10 Mar 2015 19:28:40 +0000 From: Anita Gabrielle Subject: Re: Review of 6th Annual Joni Mitchell Tribute, Ithaca, NY Wow,Sue that sounds just amazing! That must have been quite an eclectic mix and Ephemera sounded particularly intriguing from your review. What a fantastic night it sounds, Anita > On 10 Mar 2015, at 17:39, Susan E. McNamara wrote: > > Dear friends, > > Actually our tributes started much earlier than 6 years ago, and Ithaca LOVES > Joni Mitchell. Patti Witten, my friend, and a wonderful singer/songwriter, > came up with an idea all those years ago to have an Only Joni Open Mic at a > local coffee shop called Juna's Cafe. To make a long story short, the first > open mic was standing room only with people having to be turned away for > signups. The first person to perform pretty much set the stage for the next > several years of Joni Mitchell tributes in Ithaca. Joe Gaylord, a local blues > musician, played The Wolf That Lives In Lindsay in the correct tuning, and > insisted on audience participation during the wolf howling section. What a > night! So here we are, two open mics and 5 annual tributes under our belt to > March 7, 2015. Again, a full house. > > Joe Gaylord is now our impresario, and has coordinated all of the Joni > Mitchell tributes at the Community School of Music and Arts. All proceeds go > to their scholarship fund for music and art students at the school. > > The performances this year were all solid, with deep tracks and crowd > favorites, but the theme to me this year was harmonies. Here is the setlist: > > > 1. Joe Gaylord, voice and guitar - Rainy Night House and Moon At The > Window. Joe always captures the soulful feel of Joni's songs, and I love that > he jazzed it up on MATW. Beautiful tune! > > 2. Me! Sue Tierney McNamara, voice and guitar - I played in FFCGAC > tuning. I Don't Know Where I Stand and an unreleased tune, Go Tell The > Drummer Man written around 1966-67. > > 3. Joannalyn Delacruz, piano - Joannalyn played a medley of Come In From > The Cold and All I Want. An emotional and creative performance. > > 4. Kara Eaton, voice and piano, with Donald, bass - Kara is one of our > courageous students of Joni's music and played The Boho Dance from Hissing of > Summer Lawns. Donald backed her up with a great driving bass line. > > 5. Laura Peters, voice and Sergio Pedro, guitar - Laura and Sergio > performed the crowd pleasers Both Sides Now and Big Yellow Taxi. Laura's > voice was lovely and Sergio was faithful to Joni's guitar style. > > 6. Christine Evans, voice, Timothy, guitar, and Eric Miller, piano. > Christine and Eric are regulars at the Tributes and are fondly remembered for > their authentic version of Woodstock a couple of years ago. Eric brought his > beautiful Wurlitzer electric piano to simulate the sound from the Ladies of > the Canyon version. This year they played See You Sometime, with Eric superb > on piano, and Amelia, with Timothy doing an incredible job on electric guitar, > reminiscent of Pat Methany from Shadows and Light. Christine's voice was just > like a bell as usual. So happy they were here again for this year's concert. > > 7. Five 2 consists of Uniit Carruyo, Charisse Lucente, and Yvette > Lucente. This trio of amazing women sang Circle Game and Carey with some of > the most beautiful harmonies I have ever heard. They really hit it out of the > park. > > 8. Molly MacMillan, jazz pianist and also a regular at the Tribute > concerts, always performs yeoman duties of backing up many of our artists on > piano. Kudos to Molly for doing that, but her own performances are also very > memorable. This year she played Trouble Child and a fantastic version of The > Jungle Line with audience participation of ughs and ohhs led by Sue > Terwilliger. Colleen Kattau also helped out with harmonies on Trouble Child. > > 9. Joe Crookston, a wonderful folk/bluegrass musician from Ithaca was > invited by Joe Gaylord to participate in this year's event. Joe won Album of > the Year by the International Folk Alliance in Memphis, TN. Joe played a > stirring version of Woodstock on dobro. He mentioned later that "Joni > Mitchell is hard!" I've heard many a seasoned musician express the same > sentiment after preparing for our tributes! > > 10. Rachel Ozols is a senior in vocal performance from Ithaca College and > appeared in the opera, "Little Women" as Jo at Ithaca College in February. > Rachel performed I Had A King with piano accompaniment. Her voice was > spectacular! > > 11. Patti Witten returned to the Tribute after a two year absence and > brought with her cellist Sera Smolen to do a haunting rendition of Hejira. We > were traveling with Patti and Sera ... > > 12. Alice Saltonstall, a wonderful singer, and another regular at the > Tribute sang one of my favorite songs, I Think I Understand. One of many > performances on this night that recalled Joni's admonition that you must "sing > in character." Alice achieved this exquisitely. Sera Smolen added cello and > Molly MacMillan on piano to add to the suspense. > > 13. I think the most creative act of the night was Ephemera. This group of > women perform improvisational jazz a cappela and they mentioned in their > introduction that they attended a workshop with Bobby McFerrin. They opened > their improvisational piece with Shadows and Light and improvised through > about 5 more songs, including Come In From The Cold, Woman of Heart and Mind, > and Chelsea Morning (i'm forgetting a couple others). So creative and > powerful. > > 14. Colleen Kattau, another regular performer, played guitar and was > accompanied by Mike Brandt on bass as they sang the two bookends of the album > Hejira; Coyote and Refuge of the Roads. Colleen always plays in the correct > alternate tuning and actually thanked the Joni Mitchell Database authors for > their work! Mike really channeled Jaco Pastorius in this set. Great songs, > great musicians. > > 15. Sally Ramirez is a very accomplished singer and actress (she revealed > that she was a nurse on the Young and the Reckless!) and she graciously helped > Joe Gaylord and I advertise the Tribute on the Nonesuch folk radio show on > WVBR the week before the Tribute. Sally sang amazingly on Blue and Carey. > > 16. Sue Terwilliger, a wonderful guitarist, closed the show with a beautiful > version of River, and called up Molly, Colleen and a member of Ephemera to do > harmonies on the finale, Tea Leaf Prophecy. The audience joined in with the > refrain "study war no more." > > Alas, my favorite night of the year was over, but I loved every minute and so > did the sold out crowd. Thanks to Joe Gaylord for doing the heavy lifting to > get this Tribute off the ground year after year. The Joni Mitchell fans in > Ithaca are forever grateful. > > > Sue Tierney McNamara > Email: sem8@cornell.edu - ------------------------------ End of JMDL Digest V2014 #1860 ****************************** - ------- To post messages to the list,sendtojoni@smoe.org. Unsubscribe by clicking here: mailto:joni-digest-request@smoe.org?body=unsubscribe - ------- ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 10 Mar 2015 22:55:45 -0400 From: Lynne Florio Subject: New Boxed Set As a newbie to this group I just have to say I'm loving Joni's new boxed set (though many of you are craving something new from her.) I was raised on a top 40 musical diet so many of these songs are unfamiliar to me. If you've never heard the term "ear worm" before well it's a song that gets stuck in your head that won't go away. "Rays Dads Cadillac" is my ear worm now - can you imagine that crawling around in your head for days? Great job by Joni pulling this together and sharing the back stories to some of these songs. I'd really like to see it become a ballet! Lynne from jersey Sent from my iPhone ------------------------------ End of onlyJMDL Digest V2014 #543 ********************************* ------- Post messages to the list by clicking here:mailto:joni@smoe.org Unsubscribe by clicking here: mailto:onlyjoni-digest-request@smoe.org?body=unsubscribe