From: owner-shindell-list-digest@smoe.org (shindell-list-digest) To: shindell-list-digest@smoe.org Subject: shindell-list-digest V3 #471 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 Wednesday, December 19 2001 Volume 03 : Number 471 Today's Subjects: ----------------- [RS] lucika [jim colbert ] [RS] Buenos Aires strife [eric ] [RS] Buenos Aires ["Greg Z" ] [RS] [Fwd: [FM] review of Richard Shindell's CD "Courier"] [Lisa Davis & ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 19 Dec 2001 16:33:34 -0500 From: jim colbert Subject: [RS] lucika > I love the men that Lucy Kaplansky chose to sing with her....her harmonies make the richard live record. > I like the different covers on his cd. Couldn't agree with you more on all the above. I think lucy is a wonderful addition on harmony for most anyone...she reminds me of emmy lou harris back in the old days in this respect. And I think richard's covers are often the definitive versions of the songs; cases in point be darkness darkness and calling the moon. (Heck, I may finally even be able to trade in my copy of waiting for columbus that I saved solely for willin'...) And speaking of sonora's death row, any of you gorka fans have a tape of him doing it? I'd love to hear that some time. (I've been told he did used to do it sometimes, that's not just an idle wish, btw.) Anyone else do this besides Kottke, Keen and Russell? jpc counting down the minutes till five cause he is absolutely craving a dose of the Simpsons tonight ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2001 19:23:28 -0800 From: eric Subject: [RS] Buenos Aires strife It's always a tough call when "events" strike a large city (i had friends who worked downtown on September 11, and was in moscow myself when gorbachev bombed the russian parliament building to oust the putsch conspirators), but the following item caught my attention. I am hoping and praying that richard and his family are safe and unaffected: >State of Siege Declared in Argentina > >By Kevin Gray >The Associated Press >Wednesday, December 19, 2001; 5:43 PM > >BUENOS AIRES, Argentina -- President Fernando De la Rua signed an order >declaring a state of siege Wednesday, seizing special powers after a day >of looting and violence engulfed recession-racked Argentina, a ranking >government official said. >De la Rua will address the nation Wednesday evening to explain why he was >taking special steps to quell violence in the capital and in major cities >across the country, the official told The Associated President on >condition of anonymity. >) 2001 The Associated Press any word, charlie? - - eric ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 19 Dec 2001 23:30:24 -0500 From: "Greg Z" Subject: [RS] Buenos Aires I was watching CNN earlier and they showed what looked like a riot. It was darn ugly down there. Stay safe, RS. Greg Z - --- "I'll put this cloud behind me, that's how the Man designed me I'm no stranger to the rain"... Keith Whitley - -- You Win! We Donate. Register to win $10,000 and Lycos will donate $1 to the Children's Wish Foundation (up to $20,000 in total). Limit of one registration per person. Go to http://shop.lycos.com/holidays/sweeps/ ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 19 Dec 2001 22:53:48 -0500 From: Lisa Davis & family Subject: [RS] [Fwd: [FM] review of Richard Shindell's CD "Courier"] Did you folks see this? - -------- Original Message -------- Subject: [FM] review of Richard Shindell's CD "Courier" Date: Sun, 16 Dec 2001 20:10:08 -0800 From: celtic-folk@surfnetusa.com Reply-To: folkmusic@grassyhill.org To: folkmusic@grassyhill.org CC: celtic-folk@surfnetusa.com Below is my review of Richard Shindell's CD "Courier". To see the review nicely formatted in your web browser, please view the version on my web site at: http://www.surfnetusa.com/celtic-folk/fr-RichardShindell2.htm To go to my CD review index: http://www.surfnetusa.com/celtic-folk/index.html - ------------------------------------------------------------------- A Review of the CD "Courier" by Richard Shindell - ------------------------------------------------------------------- "Courier" by Richard Shindell copyright 2001 SIG 1270 Signature Sounds Records http://www.signaturesounds.com ph: (800)-694-5354 http://www.richardshindell.com This review is written by Kevin McCarthy, 12/01 "Kevin's Celtic & Folk Music CD Reviews" http://www.surfnetusa.com/celtic-folk/index.html mailto:celtic-folk@surfnetusa.com My guess is Richard Shindell never received the toy of his dreams as a child. What else can account for his apparent love of trucker and truck driving songs? Especially for an ex-seminarian who, by his own admission, has never set foot in such a vehicle. Three of the fifteen cuts on his new, live release are related to this mode of transport: "The Next Best Western," "Willin'," and "The Kenworth Of My Dreams." However, as with most Shindell songs, there is subtext. These offerings are not necessarily about triple axles and double loads. Shindell focuses on the state of the driver behind the wheel. The second verse of "The Next Best Western" is such an example: "...Did he who made the Lamb Put the tremble in the hand That reaches out to take my quarter I look him in the eye But there isn't any time Just time enough to pass the tender The highway takes its toll The green light flashes go And it's welcome to Ohio..." Alongside subtext is Shindell's magnificent use of metaphor and his distinct way of looking at and portraying people, places and events. His songs are akin to musical short stories, with the depth and nuance of such. Of a courier on the battlefield in the title cut "Courier," he sings: "...Guardian of the word Hand him all you've seen Hand him all you've heard Hand him all your pearls..." "Fishing" employs the grandest use of metaphor. With an immigration agent pressing a detainee for names and identifications of others, Shindell sings: "...It's easy to bite, you just take the bait You can't snap the line, don't fight the hook Hurts less if you don't try to dive..." In "Reunion Hill," he portrays a war widow still holding out hope for her husband's return: "...Alone there in a sea of blue It circles every afternoon A single hawk in God's great sky Looking down with God's own eyes He soars above Reunion Hill I pray he spiral higher still As if from such an altitude He might just keep my love in view..." The last verse in "A Summer Wind, A Cotton Dress," is yet another example of Shindell letting the listener form the picture by connecting the dots. Of two people attracted to each other but married to others, he sings: "...The kids are fine, they're six and nine I think you'd probably like my wife But the kitchen light seems much too bright For what I find myself thinking tonight..." Also to be found are many other masterpieces: "Arrowhead," "Nora," "On A Sea Of Fleur-De-Lis," "The Ballad Of Mary Magdalen (with Mary voicing that great line about her relationship with Jesus, "It was his career or mine") and the marvelous "Transit." Even in "Are You Happy Now," a seemingly simple tune about the breakup of a relationship around Halloween time, he still manages to shine with: "...The children peered into the room A cowboy shivered on the porch Cinderella checked her watch A hobo waited in the street An angel whispered trick or treat But what was I supposed to do But to sit there in the dark I was amazed to think that you Could take the candy with you too..." This could appropriately be called a 'Greatest Hits' release (if there is such applicability to folk singers) since most, if not all, of Shindell's best material is included (there are also cuts by Lowell George and Bruce Springsteen). It's wonderful to finally have a collection of all this marvelous music on one CD. Given the chance, one listen will cement the wizardry of Shindell, both his songwriting and presentation, into the mind of most any music fan. Shindell on vocals and guitar, is assisted by Lucy Kaplansky on vocals; Lincoln Schleifer on bass; Denny McDermott on drums; John Putnam on electric guitar; Greg Anderson on bouzouki, cittern and guitar; Lisa Gutkin on violin; Rad Lorcovic on accordion and Larry Campbell on violin. Track List: * Courier * Memory of You * Next Best Western * Willin' (Lowell George) * The Kenworth Of My Dreams * Arrowhead * Reunion Hill * Nora * Fishing * A Summer Wind, A Cotton Dress * On A Sea Of Fleur-de-Lis * The Ballad Of Mary Magdalen * Are You Happy Now? * Transit * 4th Of July, Asbury Park (Bruce Springsteen) All songs by Richard Shindell, unless otherwise noted. Ownership, copyright and title of this folk music CD review belongs to me, Kevin McCarthy. Ownership, copyright and title are not transferable or assignable to you or other parties regardless of how or if you or other parties use, copy, save, backup, store, retrieve, transmit, display, publish, modify or share the CD review in whole or in part. Please read the "Terms, Conditions and Disclaimer" section on my web site for additional information about using, quoting, or reprinting this CD review. Send inquiries to: celtic-folk@surfnetusa.com. ================================================ Kevin McCarthy mailto:celtic-folk@surfnetusa.com Celtic & Folk Music CD Reviews http://www.surfnetusa.com/celtic-folk/index.html _______________________________________________ folkmusic mailing list folkmusic@grassyhill.org http://grassyhill.org/folkmusic ------------------------------ End of shindell-list-digest V3 #471 ***********************************