From: owner-trajectory-digest@smoe.org (trajectory-digest) To: trajectory-digest@smoe.org Subject: trajectory-digest V5 #20 Reply-To: trajectory@smoe.org Sender: owner-trajectory-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-trajectory-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk trajectory-digest Thursday, May 3 2001 Volume 05 : Number 020 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Field Study [meredith ] New tour dates [meredith ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 02 May 2001 20:11:21 -0400 From: meredith Subject: Field Study Hi, My copy of _Field Study_ finally arrived! Yay!!! I've listened to it twice through, both times through headphones, and I would recommend that. There are things going on in a few of the songs that you probably won't hear otherwise. Overall it's a very understated album, focusing mainly on the piano. I was expecting this since I knew she had recorded the piano and vocals in live performance last December. I had heard 5 of the songs on a sampler, and honestly wasn't sure if I was looking forward to the whole thing, but with everything in context it works wonderfully. It's a beautiful piece of work. Veda continues to be a master at telling stories with her songwriting, in particularly the stories of other people ("Yukon Ho!"). Even her little stepdaughter shares a writing credit, on the relatively bombastic "Evolver". The liner notes are great, and come complete with footnotes. I don't like the packaging (digipak, ugh), but that's a minor thing. I found myself wondering as I listened to it, where on earth I would file it if I owned a record store. You don't see too many "brilliant conceptual art" sections nowadays. I would imagine it would go into a bin with Robin Holcomb and Christine Fellows, labeled "gorgeous slightly twisted piano soundscapes". I'm sure I'll have more coherent things to say about it once it's had more of a chance to sink in. For those who have gotten theirs already -- what do you all think? ======================================= Meredith Tarr New Haven, CT USA mailto:meth@smoe.org http://www.smoe.org/meth "things are more beautiful when they're obscure" -- veda hille ======================================= Live At The House O'Muzak House Concert Series http://www.smoe.org/meth/muzak.html ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 02 May 2001 22:44:28 -0400 From: meredith Subject: New tour dates Hi, New tour dates recently posted: May 12, Winnipeg: West End Cultural Centre May 15, Vancouver: The Waterfront Theatre (w/Mascall Dance, performance of the Emily Carr dance piece) July 10, Quebec City: Festival d'ete July 14, Vancouver: Vancouver Folk Music Festival July 21, Fort MacLeod, AB: South Country Fair The complete listing is on Veda's tour page, and will be up on the Trajectory news page shortly. ======================================= Meredith Tarr New Haven, CT USA mailto:meth@smoe.org http://www.smoe.org/meth "things are more beautiful when they're obscure" -- veda hille ======================================= Live At The House O'Muzak House Concert Series http://www.smoe.org/meth/muzak.html ------------------------------ End of trajectory-digest V5 #20 *******************************