From: owner-trajectory-digest@smoe.org (trajectory-digest) To: trajectory-digest@smoe.org Subject: trajectory-digest V3 #48 Reply-To: trajectory@smoe.org Sender: owner-trajectory-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-trajectory-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk trajectory-digest Saturday, May 15 1999 Volume 03 : Number 048 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Re: Friends of... uh... Veda? [meredith ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 14 May 1999 21:14:22 -0400 From: meredith Subject: Re: Friends of... uh... Veda? Hi! So, did NO ONE go see Veda open for Alanis??? I'm disappointed in you people. ;) I'm dying to find out how it went! John inquired: > Okay, do we have any info of any kind, any >projected dates or what-have-you, on Veda's next >album? Recording should be getting pretty close to wrapped up by now, if not already - it was pretty far along when she was out this way in March. My guess is that it's in the mixing stage by now. Last plan was for a September release. When asked what the title is going to be, Veda refused to divulge. I'm not even going to begin to speculate. >I'm unfortunate to be a fan of Veda, in that I >live in the South and so I only have real access to >"Spine", which I've had for almost a year and have >been steadily obsessed with. I can't see her pay live >or get her older albums or any of that, since they're >all-in-all unknown everywhere I look... I *could* >order that "Women in (e)Motion" thing, but I don't >have a credit card... life sucks... You can order from Veda directly - she takes checks. Or I'm sure some kind soul located in Canada would probably be willing to pick them up for you. > ...but anyhow, here's my main point: I was >recalling that Veda had that little organization put >together while she was making "Spine" called, >surprisingly, 'Friends of "Spine"', which I assume >helped her raise money to get the album pressed and >recorded and stuff... and if there's such an >organization started for this new album, I'd be happy >to donate a couple hundred to Veda's artistic >well-being if she needs it. There isn't anything like that for this one, at least that I'm aware of. Unlike the initial release of _Spine_, this new album is going to be released on a label, Bottom Line Records in the U.S. One guesses that is helping the financial situation somewhat. I also know that Veda got a grant (Canada Council, I think) to go off to an island off the coast of British Columbia for pretty much the entire month of February 1998 and write most of the songs for the new album. If there were a "Friends of ", I'm sure we'd know about it by now. And I'd participate for sure! There's something to be said for holding in your hands an album that you know you had a direct part in producing. (Ingrid Karklins' _Red Hand_ was made possible by fan contributions, and I was all too happy to donate to that cause. It's a brilliant piece of work.) But think about it - if you've bought a new copy of _Spine_ and/or any of Veda's other releases, and if you've attended any of her live performances over the past year and a half or so, then you have helped make the new album possible. We're all part of the circle. :) +==========================================================================+ | Meredith Tarr meth@smoe.org | | New Haven, CT USA http://www.smoe.org/~meth | +==========================================================================+ | "things are more beautiful when they're obscure" -- veda hille | | *** TRAJECTORY, the Veda Hille mailing list: *** | | *** http://www.smoe.org/meth/trajectory.html *** | +==========================================================================+ ------------------------------ End of trajectory-digest V3 #48 *******************************