From: owner-shindell-list-digest@smoe.org (shindell-list-digest) To: shindell-list-digest@smoe.org Subject: shindell-list-digest V2 #100 Reply-To: shindell-list@smoe.org Sender: owner-shindell-list-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-shindell-list-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk shindell-list-digest Sunday, June 4 2000 Volume 02 : Number 100 Today's Subjects: ----------------- [RS] In Praise of Peter & Chris [RockinRonD@aol.com] [RS] Re: My take... [Graham Gudgin ] [RS] In Praise of Peter & Chris [katie stohlmann ] [RS] The List [Vanessa Wills ] Re: [RS] The List [Vanessa Wills ] [RS] FRFF showcase [Vanessa Wills ] [RS] John Denver. [Rongrittz@aol.com] Re: [RS] John Denver. [SMOKEY596@aol.com] Re: [RS] John Denver. [Steeleye77@cs.com] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sun, 4 Jun 2000 07:48:00 EDT From: RockinRonD@aol.com Subject: [RS] In Praise of Peter & Chris In a message dated 6/4/2000 4:59:20 AM Eastern Daylight Time, Jeff writes: <> Hightone Records this summer will issue "Live As I'll Ever Be," a compilation of live performances Chris Smither has given over the last year. Since I've been fortunate to have had an advance copy of this record, I can confidently recommend that this be your introduction to the artistry of Chris Smither. In my view, except for Kelly Joe Phelps, there is no better guitar player alive today. Period. And seeing Chris live is a treat indeed. This record truly captures the spirit and intensity of his live shows and is one of the best live albums I've ever heard. For my review of a recent Smither performance, surf onto Music Matters Review Online (mmreview.com) and click Concert Reviews. As for Peter Mulvey, his newest record, "The Trouble With Poets" is a small masterpiece but his music goes well beyond the folk idiom. It is very progressive, but his writing is terrific and he is one hell of a percussive style guitar player. I would begin with the album I just mentioned and move onto his earlier work if you like what you hear. But don't expect anything traditionally acoustic--Mulvey can rock. Hope this helps. Ron ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 04 Jun 2000 09:45:11 -0400 From: Graham Gudgin Subject: [RS] Re: My take... Jeff said: >Date: Sat, 3 Jun 2000 10:47:57 EDT >From: HEYJC01@aol.com >Subject: Re: [RS] My take... >Can you recommend a few choice albums for a beginner of their music? I would >love to find another diamond in the rough. I will restrict my recommendation to Peter Mulvey, as I'm only just beginning to appreciate Chris Smither's work (after many failed attempts!). I would say that 1995's "Rapture" is really classic Mulvey. If you like live albums, I would really recommend "Glencree" too. Additionally, you can listen to sound samples (and order CDs) from www.petermulvey.com Cheers, Graham. ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 04 Jun 2000 09:41:58 -0700 From: katie stohlmann Subject: [RS] In Praise of Peter & Chris and if you like to hear Chris Smither live, he's going to be at the Kate Wolf Festival which is less than a month away. Woohoo! And i get to go all three days this year!! Hope to see some people there. I'll be the one selling popsicles, or raffle tickets, or my soul. Who knows. See ya there!! Speaking of Richard Shindell, I think tickets for his show in Sebastopol are on sale. At least it's being heavily promoted on the radio. Check the local record stores. It's going to be another fun show. You'll probably be able to buy stuff from me that night too since they always make me sell stuff at KRCB events. take care, katie stohlmann http://userwww.sfsu.edu/~stohlman ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 04 Jun 2000 19:43:04 -0400 From: Vanessa Wills Subject: [RS] The List Hi, this is Vanessa, back to her constant yammering inanity spiced with the (very) occasional somewhat relevant insight. I was listening to "Wisteria" yesterday at work, and an idea came to me--well, you can figure it out, I drew up this little list, since the whole thing seemed to have such a high and therefore, desirable procrastination quotient :-). *** - -Most heartrending song about a plant: Richard Shindell, "Wisteria" - -Hippest song about soup: The Nields, "Superhero Soup" - -Most urgently engaging song about choking on a piece of chicken: The Tragically Hip, "Little Bones" - -Catchiest song about death and dying: Leonard Cohen, "Who by Fire?" - -Best song title lifted from an elevator door: Duncan Sheik, "Out of Order" - -Most disturbing song about obsession with a flightless bird: Lyle Lovett, "Penguins" *** BTW, if people tend to concur with RockinRon's opinion (and I think "Reunion Hill" would be a darn cool name for CampRichard, even if I do say so myself) I'll be glad to make a big ol' sign and plant it right outside Fort Vanessa, so you all know which tent to avoid. ;-) I am sooo psyched about FRFF! Any tips are very welcome, please e-mail me privately if there's some food I just have to try, or some part of the campsite that I must avoid, you get the idea. :-) Peace, Love, and Mischief, Vanessa P.S. John Denver means "Take me home, country road" and that country-momma song to me. Both of which I like, but I feel bad that that's all I know him as. Any suggestions for good Denver albums, I guess from the early years? One of my roomies this year was absolutely in love with his stuff. Always heard his voice sort of wafting out of her room. np: The Nields, "Play" Oh, and a special :-P to all of you who pooh-pooh The Nields. ;-) They were my introduction to the world of folk music, and they still bring me back to my high school years, driving around with my cool friend Mira as she blasted them out of the car windows. :-) "Greta" is still my favorite album by them. :-) I could never play them in my dorm room this year--Katryna's voice practically gave my roomie seizures. Nearly drove that poor girl to madness. :-( ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 04 Jun 2000 19:53:23 -0400 From: Vanessa Wills Subject: Re: [RS] The List I just realized these are the same song. Oh, well, I'm worse off than I thought. ;-) - --Vanessa > P.S. John Denver means "Take me home, country road" and that country-momma song > to me. np: The Nields, "If You Lived Here You'd be Home Now" ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 04 Jun 2000 20:06:49 -0400 From: Vanessa Wills Subject: [RS] FRFF showcase Sorry, I couldn't find the exact e-mail, but someone asked about when Falcon Ridge would respond to showcase applicants. Maybe this would be helpful--I quoted it from the FRFF homepage. It would probably be best to contact them with any specific questions you have. :-) From the site: "Submissions are accepted up to February 1st. We log in all submissions and send postcards stating that materials were received and we will call if interested. We cannot respond personally to each submitter but all materials received by the postmark deadline of February 1st are considered and comments are recorded in a database. Booking is complete by mid-March. Festival flyers are printed at the end of March." - --Vanessa ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 4 Jun 2000 20:08:28 EDT From: Rongrittz@aol.com Subject: [RS] John Denver. << Any suggestions for good Denver albums, I guess from the early years? >> Unfortunately (and strangely, for such a popular artist), most of Denver's early stuff has not been released on CD. In particular, "Rhymes & Reasons," "Take Me To Tomorrow, "Whose Garden Was This" and "Aerie" are still sitting in RCA's vaults somewhere, as is one of his best middle-period releases, "Windsong." However, a 2-CD compilation that came out around the time of his death, "The Rocky Mountain Collection," has just about everything you'd want to hear from him . . . 39 tracks that comprise his best stuff. JD will always hold a special place in my heart, as he's pretty much the reason I play guitar. Lyrics from "This Old Guitar" are featured on the liner notes to my CD: This old guitar taught me to sing a love song Showed me how to laugh and how to cry Introduced me to some friends of mine Brightened up some days Helped me make it through some lonely nights What a friend to have on a cold and lonely night . . . RG ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 4 Jun 2000 20:54:09 EDT From: SMOKEY596@aol.com Subject: Re: [RS] John Denver. I think I already told how I came to find John Denver at an early age. I would recommend the "Country Roads" 4 CD set. You can probably pick one up on eBay (like I did) at a reasonable cost. The songs are in chronological order, so in my opinion CDs 1 and 2 are the best...his early, folkier stuff. I saw John Berry perform last night. He's always such great performer and seems to have such a good time onstage. He told a very wonderful story about how his wife took him to Atlanta to surprise him with a John Denver show. JD's music had always been an influence on him and meant so much to him. And then he told where he was when he heard John had died. It was very moving, and then he sang a lovely rendition of "Annie's Song". SMOKEY Hello, Mr. Bureaucrat. You pick who's thin -- you pick who's fat. Now what makes you so fit for the shoes you walk in? In an office space you get a taste For paper money and paper waste. Now who gets what depends on who is talking... -Ellis Paul ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 4 Jun 2000 21:59:16 EDT From: Steeleye77@cs.com Subject: Re: [RS] John Denver. (Unfortunately (and strangely, for such a popular artist), most of Denver's early stuff has not been released on CD. In particular, "Rhymes & Reasons," "Take Me To Tomorrow, "Whose Garden Was This" and "Aerie" are still sitting in RCA's vaults somewhere, as is one of his best middle-period releases, "Windsong.") TO RG: Aerie was available on CD (possibly still is) as a Japanese Import, as was Rhymes & Reasons. Also, if I remember correctly, the songs from "Whose Garden Was This" were recently made available as bonus tracks on the reissues of "Spirit" & "JD" Arno Runne ------------------------------ End of shindell-list-digest V2 #100 ***********************************