From: owner-shindell-list-digest@smoe.org (shindell-list-digest) To: shindell-list-digest@smoe.org Subject: shindell-list-digest V8 #50 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 Monday, April 3 2006 Volume 08 : Number 050 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Re: [RS] texas ranger [Gary Martin ] RE: [RS] Lexington MA, 4/1 show ["Adam Plunkett" ] [RS] Rutland show -- terrific! ["Greg Dennis" ] [RS] Tom Russell [B Gallagher ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 03 Apr 2006 06:58:36 -0400 From: Gary Martin Subject: Re: [RS] texas ranger On 4/3/06 4:55 AM, "shindell-list-digest" wrote: > Date: Sun, 2 Apr 2006 10:21:13 -0400 > From: > Subject: [RS] texas ranger > >> Texas Rangers (trad?) > > > I'm intrigued... anyone know what song this is? Hope it's included in his > Godfrey Daniels set list. It's been far too long since Godfrey's was graced > with Richard's presence, and I'm glad to see that show is sold out. (Hey,in > the blatant plugs department I'll be there with his former Razzy bandmate Russ > Rentler, who also has a great new CD out! www.russrentler.com) > > I always loved cowboy songs (with personal favorite discs in that genre being > Marty Robbins "gunfighter ballads and trail songs" and the Tom Russell ones.) It was some version of this. I don't recall how different it was. This version came from Tom Aley of Ozark, MO in 1969, collected by Max Hunter and can be heard here: http://www.missouristate.edu/folksong/MaxHunter/0695/index.html Come all you Texas Rangers Wherever you may be I'll tell you of some troubles That happened unto me My name is noth'in extra So that, I will not tell And here's to all you Rangers I'm sure I wish you well Was at the age of seventeen I joined that jolly band We'd marched from San Antoinio Down to the Rio Grande Our Captain, he informed us Perhaps he thought it right, Before you reach th station, boys You'll surely have to fight I saw th Indians come'in I heard 'em give a yell My feelings at that moment No human tongue can tell I saw their glittering lances Their arrows 'round me flew And all my spirit left me And all my courage, too We fought for nine hours fully Before th fight was o'er Th likes of dead an' wounded I never saw before And when th fight had ended An' the Indians, they had fled We loaded up our rifles An' counted up our dead And all of us were wounded Our noble Captain slain Th sun was shining sadly Across that bloody plain Sixteen of bravest rangers As ever rode th west Were buried by their comrades With arrows in their breast An' now my song is ended I guess I've sung enough Th life of any ranger You see, is very tough And if you have a Mother That don't want you to roam I'd advise you from experience You better stay at home ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 03 Apr 2006 09:28:59 -0400 From: "Adam Plunkett" Subject: RE: [RS] Lexington MA, 4/1 show First, I would like to apologize for all the misspellings in my last post! From the details Chris gave and the show I attended, it looks like the new RS CD should be a good one. Over the last two albums he has covered seven or eight songs and I have liked all of the tunes. That would be close to a full album if all of those are on it. Of course, there is all the covers he has been singing over the years too. many of the performers Richard mentioned on the new record I have lots of respect for especially Tony Trishka (sp?), Victopr Krauss and Greg Anderson. To the question of Texas Ranger: The traditional version that I know is the one that Gary posted and when reading the lyrics it seemed similar but not exact to what Richard sang. (My memory of what Richard sang could be foggy since I only heard it once while I have multiple recordings of the song Texas Ranger.) >From: "Chris Foxwell" >Reply-To: shindell-list@smoe.org >To: "Shindell List" >Subject: [RS] Lexington MA, 4/1 show >Date: Sun, 2 Apr 2006 00:26:07 -0500 > > >Here is the set list, with a few comments: > >1. Lawrence, KS (on bouzouki) >2. Fenario (on acoustic) ... very, very sharp guitar work here, it sounded >incredible >3. Waist Deep (acoustic) >4. Acadian Driftwood (bouzouki) ... confirmed that this would be on the >new >album, as Adam mentioned from the previous night's show. Sounded amazing >as >always. >5. Reunion Hill (electric guitar) ... for the first time that I've heard, >Richard played the full fiddle/violin part on the electric, to great >effect. In the past, I've only ever heard him start into that lick, while >playing with the ending and making it into something simpler. >6. Che Guevara T-shirt (electric) >7. Cancion Sencilla (acoustic), with usual intro and translation >8. There Goes Mavis (acoustic) >9. Senor (bouzouki) >10. Fishing (electric), sung in the "hushed" style. >11. Mercy Street (acoustic), by Peter Gabriel >12. Next Best Western (acoustic) >13. AYHN (acoustic) ... as Adam mentioned, this was a really pretty >rendition, played softly but with great sincerity and heartfeltness. >Richard also threw in some really pretty octave jumps when singing the >final >words of each line, starting with the second verse. I really liked this. >14. Northbound 35 (electric), gorgeous. Richard confirmed that this >would >be on the album. >15. Transit (electric), played nearly flawlessly. > >16. The first encore song was Springsteen's "Born in the USA", on >bouzouki. It was very interestingly arranged. First time I've heard him >do >this. >17. A Donde Van, by Silvio Rodriguez. > >All in all, an excellent excellent set. > >--Chris > >-- >"We were born in a dark age out of due time (for us). But there is this >comfort: otherwise we should not know, or so much love, what we do love. I >imagine the fish out of water is the only fish to have an inkling of >water." >-- J.R.R. Tolkien _________________________________________________________________ On the road to retirement? Check out MSN Life Events for advice on how to get there! http://lifeevents.msn.com/category.aspx?cid=Retirement ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 3 Apr 2006 09:32:10 -0400 From: "John McDonnell" Subject: [RS] Re: Concert Season Hey All, Very excited to see the set lists from the first two concerts--makes me anticipate the two I'm going to (Huntington and Irvington) even more. Would love to hear his take on Born in the USA, as I think this song entered the popular consciousness for may of the wrong reasons (btw, Springsteen is quite an accomplished folk singer :-) ). Not thrilled about the prospect of the bouzouki, but on Acadian Driftwood it lends the song a stark quality that fits very well. John McD. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 3 Apr 2006 09:48:48 -0400 From: "Greg Dennis" Subject: [RS] Rutland show -- terrific! I had the pleasure of seeing Richard on the first night of this current tour, last Thursday, at the Paramount Theatre in Rutland, Vt. (a cool place to see a performance if you ever get the chance -- nicely restored, century-old). No bouzuki on this show, but some terrific guitar playing on his Martin (which appears to be a concert grand-style of some kind, may be in the D-16 series). He also played his Taylor electric, which I believe is a T-5. Cool-looking guitar, though at least on this first show he seemed to be looking to figure out what he could play best on it. Richard was in excellent voice, maybe the best I've ever heard him, and it seems like his guitar playing has gone to yet another level. Very clean and resonant. He was sitting throughout the entire show and brought along his songs in a folder, leafing through it between each song to decide what to play. Very informal, sitting-in-his-living-room effect. Another highlight was the terrific versions of the cover songs he did. Here's the set list: Mustang Horses, Champagne Glasses (really good Jeffrey Foucault song, which he said would be on the new album) Fenario Reunion Hill ??? Waist Deep in the Big Muddy (really stirring version) Che Guevara T-Shirt Mavis (a silly song IMO, but appealing guitar part) Lawrence, Ks. (Josh Ritter song, also coming on the new album) Fishing Hazel Cold Missouri Water Last Fare of the Day You Stay Here Mercy Street (haunting version) Transit (surprised to see him still closing with this, but it does make a good closer) Encore: Darkness Darkness (on the electric) AYHN Glad to hear folks enjoyed Anais Mitchell opening for Richard (though she did not open for the Rutland show, regrettably). She's a local girl for us Vermonters, and she's got a future in the business. Her albums aren't yet her strong suit, but she's really good live. And Richard is still the best. - -- Greg ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 03 Apr 2006 10:53:03 -0400 From: B Gallagher Subject: [RS] Tom Russell > Jim C said: I always loved cowboy songs (with personal favorite discs in that genre being Marty Robbins "gunfighter ballads and trail songs" and the Tom Russell ones.) - ----- Well pardner, Tom Russell will stroll into the University Cafi at Stony Brook 'bout two hours after High Noon on April 23rd. We're a mostly friendly bunch and ya can sit comfortable with yer back to the door. He'll be chewin', jawin' & spittin' with Cowboy Charlie Backfish startin' 'bout 10:00 am. Ya can listen live over the ether on WUSB 90.1 FM or by way of that new fangled telegraph if yer so wired - www.wusb.fm Pony Express me if ya need more info. Black Bart ------------------------------ End of shindell-list-digest V8 #50 **********************************