From: owner-shindell-list-digest@smoe.org (shindell-list-digest) To: shindell-list-digest@smoe.org Subject: shindell-list-digest V3 #70 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 Friday, March 2 2001 Volume 03 : Number 070 Today's Subjects: ----------------- [RS] Re: In Tune? [Rongrittz@aol.com] [RS] open tunings [jcolb ] [RS] RE-Updated Tour Schedule ["Michaela O'Brien" ] [RS] Intel Digital Audio Player (Mulvey, Shindell, etc) [Kerry Bernard ] [RS] Dar Williams in East Lansing [patrick t power ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2001 06:26:20 EST From: Rongrittz@aol.com Subject: [RS] Re: In Tune? << could someone out there tell poor ignorant me (who can, in a pinch, play the number organ, but that's pushing it), what an open tuning is. Are regular tunings closed tunings? Does Richard use them? Is there a song of his that uses them that I can listen to? >> Guitars are usually strung in what's called standard tuning: EADGBE from the sixth string to the first. There are standard chords that you play in this tuning, ya know, C, F, G, A, etc., and this is how most people play guitar. Open tunings are when you retune the strings to different notes, making the guitar sound, well, different. Basically, what you're doing is tuning the guitar TO an actual chord, leaving the fingers on your left hand free to do more interesting things. An "Open D" tuning, for example, is DADF#AD, which means the guitar is tuned to the sound it would make if you were actually FRETTING a D chord. You can tune a guitar (but you can't tuna fish) to almost any "open chord." Open G and Open C are two other popular ones. The one that Richard uses most often is called DADGAD, a rich, Celtic-sounding tuning that I've grown to love. For a complete listing of the songs Richard does in the three tunings he uses (standard, Open D and DADGAD), go to his website, www.richardshindell.com, go to the "Stuff to Read" section, and to the "Tunings" section. There's a full listing there. Some of the songs he does in Open D are "May," "Summer Wind/Cotton Dress" and "Arrowhead." Some of the DADGAD songs are "Next Best Western," "Wisteria," "Calling the Moon," "Reunion Hill," "Mary Magdalene," "Darkness Darkness" and "My Love Will Follow You." Hope that helps. RG ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 02 Mar 2001 08:33:48 -0500 From: jcolb Subject: [RS] open tunings Tom said; > musicians keep talking about how intricate and wonderful his opening tunings > were. Now I > know that Joni Mitchell uses them too, but could someone out there tell poor > ignorant me (who can, in a pinch, play the number organ, but that's pushing > it), what an open tuning is. RG, feel free to correct or embellish on my statements: Standard 6-string guitar tuning is EADGBE, fat strings to skinny strings. Now, it's my understanding that there is a difference between alternate and open tunings, although they're often used interchangeably. An alternate tuning would be any deviation from EADGBE- for instance, a pretty common option is dropped-D tuning- where the low E string is taken down to D to give a little extra bass oomph with that lower note. DADGAD, which rs often uses, is a fairly popular tuning for traditional irish music. A true open tuning means that all six strings, when played with no fretting or fingerwork, will play a chord in itself- which was very popular with slide and blues guitar players, for instance. (And jules shear, banging away on the original mtv unplugged series...when it was actually interesting and, well, unplugged!) A few examples: ARROWHEAD Open D (DADF#AD); DARKNESS, DARKNESS DADGAD Capo V; WISTERIA DADGAD Capo V.... IMHO, alternate tunings can add a lot of texture and interesting voicings to fairly straightforward chords when fingerpicked. Sometimes, fingerings can be much simpler too- 3 of the chords in darkness darkness are really just one finger chords in their basic formation. (Of course , rs also embellishes these with some frills and patterns dancing alongside the chord, but you can plod through most of it in skeletal form with just one finger should you choose. I know- i do it!) (And for those of us with alternatuning phobias, darkness darkness is a great place to start...) Ron's excellent web site has transcriptions, tunings, capo info and playing tips for a whole bunch of rs songs. It's even worth a look simply from a songwriting point of view for non-players... http://members.aol.com/rongrittz/page2/shindell.htm Jim Colbert Somewhere near Bellefonte PA ...and heading to nj late tonight ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 02 Mar 2001 10:53:49 -0500 From: "Michaela O'Brien" Subject: [RS] RE-Updated Tour Schedule A few new dates came through yesterday: RICHARD SHINDELL - TOUR (* = with band) 3/9 The Ark, Ann Arbor, MI, 734-763-8587 3/10 Canal Street Tavern, Dayton, OH, 937-461-9343 3/11 Mountain Stage, Charleston, WV, 304-558-3000 3/14 *Iron Horse Music Hall, Northampton, MA, 413-586-8686 3/15 *The Paradise, Boston, MA, 617-423-NEXT 3/16 *Emelin Theatre, Mamaronek, NY, 914-698-0098 3/17 *Emelin Theatre, Mamaronek, NY, 914-698-0098 5/2 Godfrey Daniels, Bethlehem, PA, 610-867-2390 5/3 Makor, New York, NY, 212-601-1000, 2 shows 5/4 Inter-Media Art Center, Huntington, NY, 631-549-9666 5/5 Stone Soup Coffeehouse, Pawtucket, RI, 401-781-7504 5/8 Java Joe's, San Diego, CA, 619-523-0356 5/10 Freight & Salvage, Berkeley, CA, 510-548-1761 Take care, Michaela ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2001 14:19:08 -0500 From: "Brian Williamson" Subject: Re: [RS] Re: In Tune? Tom, I think the open tuning part of your question got answered by Ron. I want to address your last sentence where you say one of your greatest disappointments is that you can't play music. Would you be offended if I ask why? brian. - ----- Original Message ----- From: To: Sent: Friday, March 02, 2001 12:40 AM Subject: [RS] Re: In Tune? > I am reading a bio of Nick Drake (and trust me, I have been a Nick Drake fan > since the early 1980s--long before the Volkswagon ad) and musicians keep > talking about how intricate and wonderful his opening tunings were. Now I > know that Joni Mitchell uses them too, but could someone out there tell poor > ignorant me (who can, in a pinch, play the number organ, but that's pushing > it), what an open tuning is. Are regular tunings closed tunings? Does Richard > use them? Is there a song of his that uses them that I can listen to? As you > can probably tell, one of my greatest disappointments is that I can't play > music. LOL. > Thanks! > Tom ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 02 Mar 2001 14:51:14 -0500 From: Kerry Bernard Subject: [RS] Intel Digital Audio Player (Mulvey, Shindell, etc) Heh... Check out: http://www.intel.com/home/audio/index.htm?iid=prodinfo2+otheraudioplayer& And then look in the little greenish/blue screen of the picture. Notice the song title? The new Intel Digital Audio Player, in its ads, is apparently playing "The Trouble with Poets". Although we knew the song was going to be included on the sampler CD that comes with the player (along with songs by Chris Smither, Richard Shindell, Lucy Kaplansky, Fred Eaglesmith, Brooks Williams, Louise Taylor, Guy Davis, and more), we didn't know Peter would get to be in the ads (the picture is apparently running in various magazines). Ha! This comes only a few months after my folks bought me the Sony/Nike MP3 player that has Richard and Lucy songs featured in the User's Manual. Apparently our music is big with MP3-gadget-making types! Don't know who was responsible for the Sony one but Bill Rathbone is the one we all have to thank for the Intel inclusion. Pretty cool, huh? Kerry :) =========================================================== Kerry Bernard kerry@younghunter.com Young/Hunter Management 781.643.2773 (ph) 350 Mass Ave, #230 781.643.0416 (fax) Arlington, MA 02474 http://www.younghunter.com =========================================================== ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2001 15:12:42 -0500 From: Elwestrand Subject: Re: [RS] RE-Updated Tour Schedule Well gosh if he's in San Diego on the 8th and Berkeley on the 10 then naturally he's in LA on the 9th. Right? RIGHT? You wouldn't just pass over LA in such a cruel fashion. I am confident of it! Hopeful-E ________________________________________________ Get your own "800" number Voicemail, fax, email, and a lot more http://www.ureach.com/reg/tag - ---- On Fri, 02 Mar 2001, Michaela O'Brien (michaela@younghunter.com) wrote: > A few new dates came through yesterday: > > RICHARD SHINDELL - TOUR (* = with band) > 3/9 The Ark, Ann Arbor, MI, 734-763-8587 > 3/10 Canal Street Tavern, Dayton, OH, 937-461-9343 > 3/11 Mountain Stage, Charleston, WV, 304-558-3000 > 3/14 *Iron Horse Music Hall, Northampton, MA, 413-586-8686 > 3/15 *The Paradise, Boston, MA, 617-423-NEXT > 3/16 *Emelin Theatre, Mamaronek, NY, 914-698-0098 > 3/17 *Emelin Theatre, Mamaronek, NY, 914-698-0098 > > 5/2 Godfrey Daniels, Bethlehem, PA, 610-867-2390 > 5/3 Makor, New York, NY, 212-601-1000, 2 shows > 5/4 Inter-Media Art Center, Huntington, NY, 631-549-9666 > 5/5 Stone Soup Coffeehouse, Pawtucket, RI, 401-781-7504 > 5/8 Java Joe's, San Diego, CA, 619-523-0356 > 5/10 Freight & Salvage, Berkeley, CA, 510-548-1761 > > Take care, > Michaela ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2001 16:32:30 -0500 From: patrick t power Subject: [RS] Dar Williams in East Lansing Just doing my duty as a proselytizer of music . . . Dar Williams will be presented by the Ten Pound Fiddle Coffeehouse at Michigan State University's Wharton Center (East Lansing, Michigan) on Friday, March 16. Tickets can be ordered by phone at 800-WHARTON. For more information, visit the Fiddle website at www.tenpoundfiddle.org or call 517-337-7744. Pat ------------------------------ End of shindell-list-digest V3 #70 **********************************