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krj
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response 50 of 73:
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Aug 17 19:43 UTC 2000 |
And this is for Happyboy: From the September Ark schedule:
Altan with Tannahill Weavers, at the Michigan Theatre, Tuesday
September 19. Tickets $21-$31. ((Heh, I did say they might
be too popular to book into the Ark any more.))
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happyboy
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response 51 of 73:
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Aug 17 21:28 UTC 2000 |
awesome!
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eeyore
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response 52 of 73:
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Aug 18 05:31 UTC 2000 |
I picked up tix for a friend for the Altan concert....and a week after the
tix went on sale, I got front row. So you probably can still get good tix.
Anybdoy know whats playing at the Ark in September? They have nothing posted
as of late last week....
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eeyore
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response 53 of 73:
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Aug 18 06:52 UTC 2000 |
Never mind, got on tonight, and they have postings through mid November.
Meg's Tix wishlist:
September 24: Lucy Kaplansky. I just know her from Cry Cry Cry, and
have been wanting to sample her stuff for awhile.
October 3: Karan Casey. Ex singer for Solas. Would be worth seeing
live, even though I wasn't all impressed with the last time I saw her. She
was also sicker than a dog!
October 27: Karen Savoca with Katrina and Nerissa Nields. Doesn't that
just sound like a whole bunch of fun??? :)
November 5: Natalie McMaster. At this point, you all know I like the
Irish stuff. Fiddling, step dancing...how canm I go wrong???
October 19: The Drovers. Duh. :)
September 27: Mary Jane Lammond. I've seen her live before, and she
absolutely rocked. But their timing is a little pissy....she's playing at
the Ark the same night Altan is playing at Michigan Theatre. I really think
that she's going to get screwed out of ticket sales. But this is the concert
that I'll be at. :) She's a lot of fun on stage, too. ("We might as well
just call them Songs about Death and Dying")
*whimper* I KNOW that I'll not be able to afford them all....but the Solas
and GBS get first priority. Then Mary Jane Lammond.....
Wait a second....Dar is supposed to be playing on the 27th.....It's gotta be
Mary Jane Lammond on the 19th, not the 27th. It better be the 19th....I can't
go on the 27th!!!
(meg wanders off to think nasty *want tix* thoughts at the Ark boxoffice)
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krj
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response 54 of 73:
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Aug 18 22:31 UTC 2000 |
September 27 is Dar Williams at the Michigan Theatre and Mary Jane Lamond
at the Ark. Sorry, meg!
I'm not sure how I'll begin to pick things out of the October
schedule.
Meg, have you considered volunteering to get into some of your shows
for free?
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eeyore
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response 55 of 73:
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Aug 18 22:47 UTC 2000 |
The only thing is my work scheduale....I have to work a lot of nights.
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orinoco
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response 56 of 73:
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Sep 8 16:08 UTC 2000 |
Yikes. I don't catch any shows all summer, and then those two show up _the
day after_ my classes start. Not fair....not fair...
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krj
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response 57 of 73:
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Sep 10 00:10 UTC 2000 |
Dar Williams has an official web page at: http://darwilliams.com
Digging down to get the tour schedule, there is a Chicago show listed
for September 29 at The Vic. (I'm assuming orinoco is still going
to classes in Chicago?)
I haven't found the Mary Jane Lamond tour schedule yet.
In general, I expect to find most artists playing a Chicago show within
a few days of their Ann Arbor or Detroit appearances.
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orinoco
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response 58 of 73:
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Sep 11 00:34 UTC 2000 |
Yay!
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sspan
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response 59 of 73:
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Sep 24 14:52 UTC 2000 |
Grey Eye Glances will be playing at the Ark on Tues. Oct. 31
(here's your chance to see them krj <g>) A thoroughly enjoyable band, mark
this one on your calendar. They'll also be at Schuler's in Grand rapids for
an all ages show on Nov. 3 and at Shuba's in Chicago Nov. 5.
All the info is on their website, www.greyeyeglances.com
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krj
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response 60 of 73:
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Sep 27 17:53 UTC 2000 |
I'll have to see if I can make that. I did pick up a used GEG cd on
my last trip to Philadelphia, but it didn't get played before the house
swallowed it up.
Mary Jane Lamond, Gaelic singer from Cape Breton, at the Ark tonight.
I hope to be there.
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eeyore
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response 61 of 73:
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Oct 5 04:20 UTC 2000 |
*whimper*
How was she?
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krj
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response 62 of 73:
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Nov 13 21:58 UTC 2000 |
Still hoping to write something about Mary Jane Lamond in the Celtic music
item.
Wednesday, November 15, the Ark is hosting Kate Rusby. Rusby is one of the
most prominent young folksingers in Britain, and this is her first
American tour. I'm looking forward to a great concert.
Rusby's American record company has a web page for her at:
http://www.compassrecords.com/rusby.htm
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krj
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response 63 of 73:
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Jan 21 00:29 UTC 2001 |
Coming up on Tuesday is Kitka, a group of American women singing
Balkan material. Right now they're appearing on Prairie Home Companion,
and Garrison Keillor must love them: they got three songs in the first
half, plus the background music for a story. We hope to be at their
Ark show.
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krj
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response 64 of 73:
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Jan 24 06:09 UTC 2001 |
... and it was a very fine show. Kitka's material comes from (check the
CD) Bulgaria, Russia, Ukraine, Georgia, Macedonia, and Hungary; I also
recall some songs credited as from Bosnia and Croatia. Eight women,
dressed in a black (faux?) ethnic style for the first half of the
concert, and San Francisco blue and purple dresses and shawls for the
second half -- the outfits reminded me of stuff Leslie orders from
clothing companies in the Bay Area. :)
All unaccompanied harmonies, except for one song where one stringed
instrument was plucked. Gorgeous work. I stole down into a much
closer seat for the second set so the sound could wrap around me.
I think their original inspiration was from the Philip Koutev Choir of
Bulgarian women ("Le Mystere Des Voix Bulgares") and I recognized one
song as a Koutev setting from that classic album. They said they draw
material from recordings, printed music and touring singers, and
often they do their own arrangements. Musicologically they are
probably closer to folk-informed art song than real folk traditions,
though I think all the songs are traditional; the Koutev choral style
was developed as an expression of Communist nationalism.
Kitka are based in Oakland and they have a web page at http://www.kitka.org
and I wish that some of you whose arms I tried to twist could have been there.
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krj
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response 65 of 73:
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Jan 24 06:23 UTC 2001 |
The February Ark schedule doesn't leave me too excited. There's a few
shows which might be fun but which I'm not going to preach about.
Greg Brown, for example, usually bores me on CD but I've found him very
fascinating as a live performer. Then there's Ladysmith Black Mambazo
from South Africa -- for $35 a ticket!!
The two shows which interest me the most are at the end of the month:
Sun Feb 25 -- Patrick Street -- Irish (mostly) supergroup with Ged Foley (
(House Band), Andy Irvine (Planxty),
Kevin Burke (Bothy Band) and Jackie Daly
(De Dannan). I'm hoping Irvine will bring
along copies of his new self-released
CD which is getting rave reviews and is
not sold in normal retail channels.
Wed Feb 28 -- International Accordion Night -- with an Irish player, an
English player, and a French Canadian player,
all of whom I've heard of before.
I *love* accordions.
In March, the must-see show will be Irish accordion star Sharon Shannon,
touring to promote her new crossover album.
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anderyn
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response 66 of 73:
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Jan 24 12:13 UTC 2001 |
Hmmm. I am going to try to see Patrick Street in February, as well as my
personal fave, Garnet Rogers, appearing with Connie Kaldor. Garnet is
one of the most enjoyable and charismatic performers (at least when he's not
pissed off at someone -- there was one *memorable* Ark show when he was, and
it wasn't pretty... ow. My ears still bleed when I think of it!) I know, and
his voice is somewhat indescribable -- because I melt when I hear it.
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mcnally
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response 67 of 73:
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Jan 24 22:16 UTC 2001 |
I wasn't aware Ladysmith Black Mambazo was still together and performing.
The last I heard they'd lost an important member when he was killed in a
carjacking or something like that.
I wouldn't begrudge them their $35 per ticket if you like their music.
They're a fairly large group and they've got to travel from South Africa.
Since it's been years since the peak of their fame in the USA (just after
'Graceland') I wouldn't expect them to draw huge crowds, so I doubt they'll
be making a fortune even at that price.
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eeyore
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response 68 of 73:
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Jan 25 05:46 UTC 2001 |
I'm planning to see Sarah Harmer on the 18th, but that's about it. Nothing
else really looks interesting. I was kinda dissappointed.
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krj
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response 69 of 73:
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May 9 17:30 UTC 2001 |
Some Ark shows coming up I should see but will probably skip:
Tonight: Nickel Creek, hot new young Bluegrass band.
Thursday May 10: Buddy and Julie Miller, the sorta-kinda alt.country duo
who draw comparisons to Richard & Linda Thompson, except that this time
the wife writes the better songs. Buddy has a steady gig as
Emmylou Harris' guitar player. Last year's show was fantastic.
I read somewhere that the Tarbox Ramblers, another great group, opens
for them, but that's not listed on the web page. I may actually
shake off my lethargy for this one.
Friday May 11: John Roberts & Tony Barrand: British folk singers long
resident in the USA.
Dar Williams is next week, but I'd imagine that show is sold out already.
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happyboy
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response 70 of 73:
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May 9 18:43 UTC 2001 |
again...what the fuck is alt.country?!
as a banjo player i find that offensive,
APOLOGIZE NOW!!!
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krj
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response 71 of 73:
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May 9 20:58 UTC 2001 |
It's a marketing description, you'll have to live with it.
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tpryan
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response 72 of 73:
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May 9 21:50 UTC 2001 |
happyboy is sounding like punk.country!
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happyboy
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response 73 of 73:
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May 12 15:21 UTC 2001 |
no no no
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