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krj
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response 14 of 157:
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Jul 27 20:34 UTC 2001 |
resp:11, resp:12 :: it doesn't beg the question, it expresses an
opinion on its lack of importance.
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dbratman
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response 15 of 157:
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Jul 30 17:31 UTC 2001 |
If that's what Ian Anderson meant, Ken, then the only possible response
to him is an adaptation of a famous line of Tom Lehrer's: "When people
have nothing to say, the very least they can do is to shut up."
What gets put in various bins is of great importance, because - I can't
believe I have to explain this - bins are where customers look for
things. That's not to say that the bins are necessarily accurate
representations of the variety of the music - indeed, it's the conflict
between the bin-map and the reality-map that makes the question a
matter of concern.
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gelinas
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response 16 of 157:
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Aug 4 03:12 UTC 2001 |
I don't buy much music. But when I do, I find any particular store's
bin arrangement to be largely irrelevant. Mike Oldfield *may* be in any
of New Age, Pop, Rock, or maybe "Instrumental." Roger Whitaker may be in
Pop, Folk, or "vocal". Ignore the bins and labels, wander around looking.
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dbratman
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response 17 of 157:
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Aug 7 18:50 UTC 2001 |
"Wander around looking." Joe, looking for what? How do you know what
to look for? Most people look in bins, either physical or virtual. If-
you-like-X,-try-Y, for instance, is a bin. And are you implying that,
having found Mike Oldfield in one bin or other, you've never even
considered buying something else you leafed through in the same bin?
Bins are important.
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gelinas
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response 18 of 157:
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Aug 8 01:56 UTC 2001 |
I don't do a lot of impulse buying. If I go into a store, it's to get
something specific. But yeah, I'll look at the other things filed with
the thing I was looking for. Sometimes, I've seen things that look
interesting. Can't say I've gone back for them, though.
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krj
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response 19 of 157:
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Sep 20 20:18 UTC 2001 |
A note for Mickey: Fledg'ling Records of Britain has reissued yet another
Shirley Collins album. This one dates from 1959 and the publicity notes
say the Smithsonian let them use the original master tapes from the
Folkways Records archives. Title is "False True Lovers" and
the record company's web page is at:
http://www.thebeesknees.com/bk-fr-ct.html
They also have a new accordion album from John Kirkpatrick, yum.
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krj
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response 20 of 157:
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Sep 20 20:30 UTC 2001 |
and a shopping note for myself: There is a new Swan Arcade CD
compiling the old albums TOGETHER FOREVER and DIVING FOR PEARLS --
the latter one is the one Swan Arcade album we never got.
This was an old acapella trio, similar in sound to The Young Tradition.
Old, old favorites in our house.
Eeek, and more Peter Bellamy reissues....
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dbratman
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response 21 of 157:
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Sep 21 03:52 UTC 2001 |
Ah, those good old acquired tastes ...
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krj
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response 22 of 157:
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Sep 26 22:24 UTC 2001 |
A couple of notes on new CD reissues from The Old Dinosaurs:
Steeleye Span's "Gone to Australia" live CD, mostly from the early 1980s,
should be out. It's listed for just $15 at amazon.com; it's on
the Australian Raven label, which is usually carried by Borders.
http://www.peterknight.net, which is probably the main official source
for Steeleye Span news these days, is down at the moment. However,
a Usenet posting reported that the web site carried a note from
Peter Knight about his decision to put together yet another version
of the band. I'll let you know when I get a chance to read it myself.
Two Fairport issues are coming out: supposedly remastered, with
bonus tracks. These are the FULL HOUSE and HOUSE FULL albums.
FULL HOUSE was Richard Thompson's final studio album with the group,
from 1970; HOUSE FULL (revised) will be the third go-round for
the live tapes recorded in Los Angeles in 1970, again with Thompson.
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krj
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response 23 of 157:
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Sep 28 18:07 UTC 2001 |
The note at Peter Knight's web site says simply, "It is with great
pleasure that I can now announce that Steeleye Span will be touring
in 2002." In the website's Q&A section, Knight says the new Steeleye
lineup is set, but the details will be kept under wraps until a
promotional push in early 2002. He says there will be a female singer.
There's also a mention of a planned Steeleye Span convention in
Philadelphia sometime in 2002.
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dbratman
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response 24 of 157:
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Sep 30 06:47 UTC 2001 |
Well, good luck, but it won't be the same ...
A convention. Hmm. Philadelphia. Double hmmm.
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krj
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response 25 of 157:
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Oct 17 18:30 UTC 2001 |
This is mostly a note for Twila and myself. The band Little Johnny England
is playing Mickey Finn's Pub in Toledo on November 9. Hmm.
Anyplace called a "pub" might be too smoky for Twila to tolerate.
The band's website is http://www.littlejohnnyengland.co.uk
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krj
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response 26 of 157:
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Nov 4 16:33 UTC 2001 |
Musikfolk's email announcement of new releases includes yet another
Maddy Prior Christmas album, for release November 26:
>Maddy Prior & The Carnival Band - Gold Frankincense & Myrhh - CD - Stg 13.50
I'm starting to question my need for an annual Maddy Prior holiday
CD...
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dbratman
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response 27 of 157:
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Nov 4 17:26 UTC 2001 |
Why? Are you getting tired of her Christmas carols?
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krj
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response 28 of 157:
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Nov 4 19:03 UTC 2001 |
I'm just not sure how many I need. This will be the fourth or fifth
Christmas album from Maddy, depending on how you count BALLADS AND
CANDLES. Christmas albums have only a six-week window of exposure
in our house, and it is already impossible for us to play our
favorites every year, because we have too many.
Of course Maddy did a non-Christmas album this year too, and I'm
sure the Christmas stuff wouldn't pour out so generously if it
didn't sell well, so I should stop carping.
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dbratman
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response 29 of 157:
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Nov 6 00:41 UTC 2001 |
Alert: Christmas carols (not by Maddy) in the bookstore today.
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tpryan
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response 30 of 157:
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Nov 6 03:16 UTC 2001 |
/drift
I complained about Christmas carols in the store
between Nov 1 and Xgiving. Enough people did an the muzak
was changed. Just too soon.
/still more drift
I hate shopping in this time between Halloween and
Thanksgiving. Just too much early push.
/end more drift
/end drift
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krj
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response 31 of 157:
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Nov 26 20:00 UTC 2001 |
Assorted items...
Amazon.co.uk offers a track list for the new Maddy Prior Christmas
album mentioned above, and it's odd enough that I might have to order it.
I don't think I've heard of any of these songs.
> Track Listings
> 1. Gold, Frankincense & Myrrh
> 2. The Carnal and the Crane
> 3. The Oxen
> 4. Hark! Hark! What News
> 5. Bethlehem Down
> 6. Entre Le Bouef et L'Ane Gris
> 7. Rorate Coeli de Super
I feel a little bad about ordering it from giant Amazon instead of the
small folk supplier I had been using. But the small folk supplier wants
14 pounds for it, plus shipping. Amazon wants 12 pounds; they gave me
a coupon for three pounds; and Amazon refunds the VAT, which is usually
another pound or so. Once we start talking a price differential of
4-6 US dollars per album it's hard to stay with the small company.
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Here's another item. The US alt-country(?) semi-supergroup(?) the
Continental Drifters has put out an EP of Richard Thompson and Sandy
Denny covers. So far this seems to be a UK only issue, titled
"Listen Listen":
> Track Listings
> 1. Listen listen
> 2. I want to see the bright lights tonight
> 3. Poor ditching boy
> 4. You're going to need somebody
> 5. I'm a dreamer
> 6. Matty Groves
> 7. Meet on the ledge
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There's a closet folkie laboring under cover at the mass-market Time Warner
magazine "Entertainment Weekly." This week there is a highly favorable
short review of the new June Tabor album mixed in among the pop and
rap reviews.
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mcnally
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response 32 of 157:
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Nov 26 22:23 UTC 2001 |
"Listen Listen" sounds interesting.. Let us know how it sounds, please..
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krj
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response 33 of 157:
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Dec 17 03:45 UTC 2001 |
resp:26 and subsequent: OK, I now take back every rude thing I said about
the prospect of Yet Another Maddy Prior Christmas Album.
Maddy Prior & The Carnival Band, "Gold, Frankincense & Myrrh."
As the title suggests, the opening 8-song suite is a
Christmas pageant, just like the one I saw my little niece perform in at
her church, but with much better music. These songs were all newly
written for the album by Maddy and the Band.
It first struck me as corny, but I've been playing it a lot and loving it.
The first three tracks introduce the three kings -- the first two with
middle eastern motifs, the third with an African motif which sounds
like "Maddy Sings The Lion King." These are my favorite tracks on the
album.
Then there is the journey across the desert, and a song for the animals
in the stable, and a lullaby for baby Jesus, and then a song for the
angels.
The balance of the album is old Christmas songs which
the performers dug up from heaven knows where. I have never heard of
a single one of them. "The Oxen" is by Hardy, and "Bethlehem Down"
is by Blunt and Warlock, and I'm guessing they are old English poets.
(Thomas Hardy?)
The Carnival Band takes a much bigger role this time, with lots of singing;
instead of Maddy and a backup band, it's more Maddy as a part of the band.
Maddy is completely absent from several of the tracks.
It's going to be odd putting a Christmas album on the Year's Favorite List.
But this is unreservedly recommended to Maddy Prior fans.
I think I'm going to grab a copy of the Carnival Band's one Maddy-less
album, just because I enjoy their instrumental work here so much.
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orinoco
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response 34 of 157:
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Dec 18 01:30 UTC 2001 |
("Blunt and Warlock" would be a good name for a psychedelic band.)
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gelinas
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response 35 of 157:
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Dec 24 20:58 UTC 2001 |
What year is this? Still 2001? So I'm not as crazy as I feel. ;/
While at Borders today, I looked for that Maddy Prior disk. The clerk
expressed surprise that she had a new one out. The only Christmas disk
in the online catalog was from 1991.
Is it likely to be available in the US, Ken?
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anderyn
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response 36 of 157:
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Dec 25 02:29 UTC 2001 |
It's really a cool disc.
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krj
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response 37 of 157:
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Dec 25 04:56 UTC 2001 |
Park Records (the label for Maddy Prior and Steeleye Span) has been
pretty good about getting copies into the US stores. However, I have an
unconfirmed report that their US distributor just went bankrupt.
So I don't know how likely it is that this disc will turn up in Ann Arbor
any time soon. The disc was only released at the end of November;
I got mine from amazon.co.uk.
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micklpkl
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response 38 of 157:
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Dec 27 19:16 UTC 2001 |
I third the recommedation of GOLD FRANKINCENSE & MYRRH, and I really hope to
see it in local CD stores sometime. Many many thanks to Ken for the minidisc.
It's been a big hit in my house, this Season. Highlights for me: Thomas
Hardy's (1840-1928) THE OXEN, which sounds brilliant set to music, MELIMA,
and the ballad THE CARNAL AND THE CRANE. Oh, and I can't forget to mention
the SONG OF THE ANIMALS, which starts off so hokey (I always begin laughing
when I hear "Moooo!" being sung) but then ends up in a creative little round
of ox, ass, sheep and camel. The last song, BETHLEHEM DOWN by Blunt & Warlock
has an interesting history. It seems that Peter Warlock was a "Satanic
sobriquet" for Philip Heseltine, who composed a group of songs and choral
works using texts by his friend/drinking companion Bruce Blunt. Blunt alleged
that BETHLEHEM DOWN was rattled off at high speed to raise Christmas beer
money.
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