From: owner-shindell-list-digest@smoe.org (shindell-list-digest) To: shindell-list-digest@smoe.org Subject: shindell-list-digest V4 #1 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 Tuesday, January 1 2002 Volume 04 : Number 001 Today's Subjects: ----------------- [RS] Ramblin Still [RockinRonD@aol.com] [RS] 2001 [Phueber@aol.com] Re: [RS] 2001 [patrick t power ] [RS] Fave Cd's ["alan.teather" ] RE: [RS] 2001 [Katrin.Uhl@t-online.de (Katrin Uhl)] RE: [RS] 2001 ["alan.teather" ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 1 Jan 2002 09:16:26 EST From: RockinRonD@aol.com Subject: [RS] Ramblin Still In a message dated 1/1/2002 4:56:42 AM Eastern Standard Time, Jim Colbert surmised about Ramblin Jack: >>> think of any other real links to the Guthrie-era "old > school" folk music scene still around playing... probably Dave Van Ronk > would be the closest thing I can think of, but that's mostly just because > he preceded the dylan folk era. > Am I overlooking someone?<< Well I guess we'd count Tom Paxton, at least peripherally, perhaps Patrick Sky, who still plays around and certainly Odetta and even Joan Baez to a degree. I might also count ol' Vince Martin in this group. And while I just can't seem to locate this terrific singer/songwriter (he also sang as a duo with Fred Neil in the late 60's I believe) I know he's still out there. In fact, I'd LOVE to be able to contact him again as we became friends while I was a student at the University of Florida in Gainesville. I always thought Richard could do a great job with Vince's minor hit, "If the Jasmine Don't Get You, The Baybreeze Will"--written about Coconut Grove. The more vintage members on this list may also remember Vince's only commercial hit, "Cindy, Oh Cindy" that even predates yours truly. Anybody know where Vince Martin is? I understand he suffers from terrible back problems, but he did play a Florida folk festival in the last year somewhere. Last I heard he was living in New York again. Happy New Year! RonD ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 1 Jan 2002 11:33:46 EST From: Phueber@aol.com Subject: [RS] 2001 Okay, the year is finally over and I can finish up my best of list, albeit a month behind everyone else..... Jeffrey Foucault - Miles From The Lightning Everything you have heard from Kerry and Katrin is true. This is a stunningly good CD. RS - Courier Brilliant, as always. I love the slower version of Reunion Hill, and Nora still gets me every time. Eric Taylor - Scuffletown Great songwriting. Cool voice. Steve Earle/Townes Van Zandt/Guy Clark - Together At The Bluebird Cafe I'm glad I waited until the end of the year to do this list because I just got this CD for Christmas. I would have loved to have been there for this show. Marah - Kids In Philly Okay, this actually came out in 2000 but I just heard it this past year. Best rock and roll album I have heard in ages. Dougie MacLean - Live I've always loved his writing and am surprised he isn't more popular on this side of the pond. I guess it would help if he'd tour over here a little more often. Robert Randolph and The Family Band - Live At The Wetlands Imagine Duane Allman at a funky, hot gospel revival. This CD absolutely smokes. ~~~~~~ Not bad but starting to get a little old... Gillian Welch - Time (The Revelator) ~~~~~~ Biggest disappointments... Buddy and Julie Miller As much as I love her songwriting and his playing, this album really left me flat. I thought the best song was Rock Salt And Nails, a Utah Phillips cover. John Gorka - Company You Keep Hard to believe this is the same guy who wrote the songs on Land Of The Bottom Line and Jack's Crows but this is still an improvement over his last album. Happy New Year, everyone. Paul ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 1 Jan 2002 12:01:08 -0500 From: patrick t power Subject: Re: [RS] 2001 Paul wrote: <> I hate to be the raincloud with regard to this particular parade, but as a measure of balance, this is a very sombre (Hi, Kerry!), bleak CD. While the writing is exceptional, and Jeffrey's voice and phrasing is *very reminiscent of Peter Mulvey's, the mood of the CD is *very* low-key. It hasn't grabbed me by the throat just yet (although I fear a certain Canadian friend of mine might!). <> As Sally alluded to in her post yesterday, I think . . . Richard's voice (nasal qualities asaide) really makes this CD great. As much as the interpretations of the songs aren't significantly different (in most cases) that the original verisions, Richard's vocal improvization makes the songs *seem* new. "Sandy" is very definitely a highlight; that it was learned on a whim and done so well after only a few (I assume) rehearsals is amazing. Lucy has also cemented her reputation (with me, at least) as one of my favorite harmonists ever -- her voice is indeed wondrous throughout the CD. <> I saw Eric for the first time last year after wanting to hear him for a long time . . . he definitely is one of our better songwriters, but the bulk of his work is also dark and moody. <> Hmmm . . . I've appreciated his last two CDs more than the couple that preceded them. "Oh Abraham" is one of my all-time favorites of his. In any event, he's simply got one of the finest voices I've ever heard . . . particularly in concert. I would like to add Dave & Tracy's CDs as one of my favorites for the year, as well as Eddi Reader's "Simple Soul" -- now talk about great voices!! Pat ___ ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 1 Jan 2002 18:42:47 -0000 From: "alan.teather" Subject: [RS] Fave Cd's Hi folks, My excuse for late "best of" is having just joined the list. I like to list the albums that are new to me in this last year rather than released in the last year so here goes in no particular order. RS.....Somewhere near Paterson Probably the best album I've ever heard, and a new name as in fact are all these below. A very close second was the new one by Tom Paxton and Anne hills called Under American Skies. I've not been acquainted with early 60's type protest folk etc but this album really gets to hit the button Especially Manzanar. I first played this album the day that the brit government introduced internment in the so called "Fight against terrorism" and Manzanar is much the same. Dave & Tracy..... Drum Hat Buddha Rodney Crowell... The Houston kid John Gorka.... The Company you keep This has been a revelation to me as I'd never heard of him before meeting another RS fan called Neil, Thanks Neil. I especially like the song "Let them In" When ever I hear this I think of the people in the towers especially the emergency crews. Suzanne Buirgy.....The View From Here Not everyone's cup of tea but definatly a real favourite with me. Gretchen Peters....Gretchen Peters Alison Krauss & Union Station. New Favourite For out and out rocking I like Shannon Curfman.....Loud Guitars, Big Suspicions Pat Buchanan & the idle jets .....Atomic fireball. Will Kimbrough was another good buy. The list could go on and on as this year has been good to me and my cd buying but I'll close it there. Hope you all like it. I've not yet heard Eric Taylor but apparently he is very similar to one of my all time hero's .....Tom Pacheco so I must check him out soon. Ron D, This website http://www.acousticguitar.com/dear.html#Players mentions Fred Neil and Vince Martin. It also has an email address to ask questions. Take care, Alan T ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 1 Jan 2002 20:22:43 +0100 From: Katrin.Uhl@t-online.de (Katrin Uhl) Subject: RE: [RS] 2001 > Paul wrote: > > < heard from Kerry and Katrin is true. This is a stunningly good CD.>> and then Pat commented: > this is a very sombre (Hi, Kerry!), bleak CD. While > the writing is exceptional, and Jeffrey's voice and phrasing is *very > reminiscent of Peter Mulvey's, the mood of the CD is *very* > low-key. oh yes, I agree. Very sombre, very low key. And I love it for that. One should think when a 20ish guy (or woman for that matter, so let's say: person)- most of the songs on the album were written in his early 20s) sets out to write darkish songs, they could easily be full of post teenage angst-weltschmerz (is that used in English? If not, I'll look up a translation), the world is such a bitter place ... lyrics. But they are not. These lyrics are brilliant in their darkishness. Inteligent, surprising. Sombre. But in the best possible way. It would be interesting to see what a happy Jeffrey Foucault song would sound like. Are there any outside this album, Kerry (or anybody else in the know)? Katrin ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 1 Jan 2002 20:01:28 -0000 From: "alan.teather" Subject: RE: [RS] 2001 out to write darkish songs, they could easily be full of post teenage angst-weltschmerz (is that used in English? If not, I'll look up a translation), Not sure this term is used in England the world is such a bitter place ... lyrics. But they are not. These lyrics are brilliant in their darkishness. Inteligent, surprising. Sombre. But in the best possible way. It would be interesting to see what a happy Jeffrey Foucault song would sound like. Are there any outside this album, Kerry (or anybody else in the know)? Katrin I've just been onto Jeffrey's site and downloaded one of the MP3's......This is a must have album. I can see this year being the same as last, more quality albums from mainly unknown artists. Thank you all for introducing me to him. Alan ------------------------------ End of shindell-list-digest V4 #1 *********************************