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krj
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Detroit Festival of the Arts 2001
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Sep 6 17:08 UTC 2001 |
The Detroit Festival of the Arts is an outdoor world music festival
and art show held around the Detroit Institute of the Arts and the
Wayne State University campus. This year's festival is scheduled for
September 14-16, Friday-Sunday.
Last year a number of Grexers went down to see the Swedish electric-folk
band Hedningarna and we had lots of fun with the whole festival, so
this year I'm trying to encourage more people to come out for the shows.
A web site, including maps and schedules, is at
http://www.detroitfestival.com
So far it looks like my picks for the festival will be around dinner
time Sunday. The Latvian folk/folk-rock band Ilgi will play at 5:30;
Ilgi produced what will almost certainly be my favorite album from 2001.
And then at 7:30 there will be a performance by Spanish bagpiper
Susana Seivane. (Whoever is picking the musicians for the festival
is doing a very good job of it!)
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krj
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response 1 of 25:
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Sep 13 02:28 UTC 2001 |
In light of the attacks, I don't know what is going to happen with
the Detroit Festival of the Arts.
The band I most want to see is the Latvian band Ilgi. Their website
is at http://www.ilgi.lv . The tour info on their site is apparently
being kept up to date: shows in Washington DC, New York and New Jersey
listed for Sept. 13, 14 and 15 are listed as CANCELLED.
The Detroit Festival of Arts appearance for Sept. 16 is not listed as
cancelled; neither is their Grand Rapids appearance on Tues. Sept. 18.
If the band made it into the USA before the attacks, maybe one or both
of these shows will happen. If the band is not in the USA yet, I expect
the tour will not happen.
Spanish Galician bagpiper Susana Seivane is scheduled for the Ark on
Monday, Sept. 17. Again, no idea if she's already in the USA, or able
to move within the country.
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krj
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response 2 of 25:
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Sep 13 02:42 UTC 2001 |
I found a tour schedule for Susana Seivane on a cached Google page.
Her tour was to begin on Sept. 15 in Chicago, so I have to assume
it will not happen.
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krj
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response 3 of 25:
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Sep 13 18:06 UTC 2001 |
I called the Detroit Festival of the Arts, having gotten their number
from the Green Linnet tour page. The woman who answered seemed prepared
for my questions. She said: The Festival will be held. They do not
know if Ilgi or Susana Seivane will appear; they have heard neither
a reconfirmation nor a cancellation. The world music artists who
were in the country before Tuesday's attack are expected to appear,
as well as lots of local musicians. I didn't ask for a full list.
Ilgi's web page has been updated since I looked at it yesterday
(resp:1) :: the shows which were listed as cancelled yesterday are
now totally deleted from the listings. So, I have some hope that
the band will make it to Detroit, since that show is still listed.
Ilgi is also listed for a Kalamazoo show at the end of September.
I'm trying to call the contact listed for Ilgi's Grand Rapids show,
but I have not been successful.
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krj
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response 4 of 25:
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Sep 14 16:59 UTC 2001 |
Today Ilgi's web page has the news:
ILGI on tour 2001?
ILGI still in Europe till Monday
Transatlantic flights to USA still on hold.
Detroit show cancelled.
Please check back regularly.
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krj
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response 5 of 25:
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Sep 14 19:53 UTC 2001 |
The Ark website has the news that Monday's Susana Seivane show is
cancelled, as she is still outside of the US. Obviously this means
she won't be at the Detroit Festival either. The Ark adds that
Tuesday's show with guitarists Pierre Bensusan and John Renbourn
is also cancelled.
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krj
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response 6 of 25:
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Sep 14 20:19 UTC 2001 |
The Festival web site http://www.detroitfestival.com has been updated
since the attacks. They show cancellations of many of the world
music performers, but their list of cancellations is not complete because
they still have Ilgi listed as appearing.
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krj
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response 7 of 25:
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Sep 16 06:16 UTC 2001 |
The yoyo continues. Ilgi's web site says that as of Friday night,
the band expected to be on a Lufthansa flight, and the Detroit show
was on again. Argh! And we'd settled on not going... now I just
don't know.
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dbratman
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response 8 of 25:
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Sep 17 21:47 UTC 2001 |
And think of how the band must feel about it.
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krj
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response 9 of 25:
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Sep 17 22:11 UTC 2001 |
Ilgi made the Detroit Festival of the Arts show; they got a
Saturday night flight into a DC area airport (presumably Dulles)
and then drove all night to make the 5:30 pm Detroit show.
More on the festival later...
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krj
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response 10 of 25:
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Aug 3 17:54 UTC 2002 |
I'll borrow this item to mention that the schedule is up for the 2002
Detroit Festival of the Arts, in mid-September. I think the URL is
http://www.detroitfestival.com.
It looks like most of the international artists who were forced to cancel
last year in the wake of the September 11 attacks have been rescheduled
for this year. Susana Seivane has a slot on Sunday night.
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krj
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response 11 of 25:
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Sep 13 05:32 UTC 2002 |
The Detroit Festival of the Arts is this weekend.
I have to miss it due to my injury -- no way I can cover several
blocks on foot. Bleah. I didn't bother trying to get other
people to go this year.
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krj
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response 12 of 25:
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Sep 10 00:07 UTC 2003 |
And again, for 2003, the Detroit Festival of the Arts is this weekend.
I was sort of looking forward to going to see the Swedish folk band
Gjallarhorn, but I'm just not feeling up to another weekend mostly away
from home, the rest of the lineup is not appealing to me this year.
http://www.detroitfestival.com
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mcnally
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response 13 of 25:
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Sep 20 07:49 UTC 2003 |
After a long, long boat trip I wound up down in the Seattle area
just long enough to do a bit of shopping for some things I can't
easily find in the small Alaska island town I'm now living in.
While I was in a West Seattle record store I noticed that they
had a poster promoting an upcoming Gillian Welch performance in
October, which I would assume means she's touring to promote her
new album.
I saw her in Seattle last summer and would say that she and her
musical partner David Rawlings put on quite a good show. Anybody
who likes neo-traditionalist country-folk might check them out.
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happyboy
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response 14 of 25:
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Sep 21 17:21 UTC 2003 |
i've heard them, they're pretty good
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krj
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response 15 of 25:
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Sep 21 19:31 UTC 2003 |
I dunno, somehow the idea of taking a boat ride from Alaska to Seattle
just to do a little CD shopping strikes me as a bit over the top. :)
Is Amazon really *that* hard to deal with? :)
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orinoco
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response 16 of 25:
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Sep 21 20:01 UTC 2003 |
I liked Gillian Welch's first two (?) albums. The new one I'm less
enthusiastic about -- it just doesn't have the same energy as the other ones.
But I imagine she must put on a damn good live show.
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mcnally
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response 17 of 25:
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Sep 22 01:12 UTC 2003 |
She's done four albums at this point, plus assorted work on other projects
(such as the "O Brother Where Art Thou?" and "Songcatcher" soundtracks.)
They are (in order of release):
Revival
Hell Among the Yearlings
Time (the Revelator)
Soul Journey.
"Time (the Revelator)" is my favorite of the bunch, followed by "Revival".
The new album is growing on me, but I don't expect to wind up liking it more
than those two, however I already prefer it to "Hell Among the Yearlings".
"Revival" is probably the one that would most appeal to fans of "O Brother"-
type stuff.
Album opinions aside, I have no reservations about recommending Welch and
Rawlings's live shows..
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orinoco
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response 18 of 25:
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Sep 22 16:44 UTC 2003 |
Ah, okay, I missed one. I also loved "Time," and liked the earlier one that
I've heard. (I think it was "Hell Among the Yearlings" -- the one with
"Orphan Girl" on it.)
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mcnally
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response 19 of 25:
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Sep 22 18:17 UTC 2003 |
("Orphan Girl" is on "Revival")
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orinoco
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response 20 of 25:
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Sep 23 02:19 UTC 2003 |
Damn. Two strikes. :)
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krj
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response 21 of 25:
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Sep 23 20:34 UTC 2003 |
As long as we're meandering, "Orphan Girl" is the song that brought
Gillian Welch to people's attention, when Emmylou Harris covered it on
her "Wrecking Ball" album.
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mcnally
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response 22 of 25:
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Sep 23 21:02 UTC 2003 |
Somewhat misleadingly there's a song on "Soul Journey" (Welch's new album)
entitled "Wrecking Ball." Prior to purchase I assumed Welch had covered
the same Neil-Young-penned "Wrecking Ball" that Emmylou had used as the
title song for her album. The "Wrecking Ball" on Welch's latest, however,
is a wholly new song (and a pretty good one at that..)
Continuing the meander, I'd like to state once again what a wonderful album
Emmylou Harris's "Wrecking Ball" was -- easily one of my top ten favorites
of the last few years and a bold and brilliantly accomplished new direction
for Emmylou.
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krj
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response 23 of 25:
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Jun 1 03:55 UTC 2004 |
Detroit Festival of the Arts has moved from its September dates to
June 11-13. Sigh. I could maybe get a little interested in some
of the music lineup -- Hugh Masekela, Clark Terry, Thornetta Davis --
but I see fewer national/international performers, and no European
folk bands, and it conflicts with the opening of Top of the Park in
Ann Arbor, so I'm just gonna skip it (again) this year.
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tpryan
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response 24 of 25:
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Jun 2 18:01 UTC 2004 |
The Juggernaut Jug Band, now also known as The Juggernauts
will be perforning this year. Stop listening so seriously and
give you ears a fun break.
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