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anderyn
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response 150 of 228:
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Jun 27 23:44 UTC 1998 |
Well, *I* like it! Um. It's called _Spine_ and it's very aggresively
acoustic, very aggresively American folk, and it's just fantastic. I
was a little disappointed that they decided to go for a few more
instrumentals than has been the case on previous albums, and that they
didn't do any ballads, but they did do some very amazing shape-note
hymns, and two exceedingly bawdy songs, that have to be heard to be
believed. If you don't like your voices rather sharp-edged, then you
won't like Cordelia's Dad, though.
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raven
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response 151 of 228:
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Jun 28 17:56 UTC 1998 |
I'm listening to Spine, now. I suspect after several listenings I will
like it, but I'm suprised how tradational folk it is considering
everything else Albini has produced. I like the tracks with intensive
fiddling and/or vocal harmonies. I like the almost troubador quality to
some of the (perhaps they are modal tunings?) songs, some of it however
has a flat dragged out quality to my ears.
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krj
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response 152 of 228:
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Jun 29 16:31 UTC 1998 |
(way back in resp:1 & resp:2 of this item I wrote a quickie
history of Cordelia's Dad.)
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raven
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response 153 of 228:
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Jun 29 18:20 UTC 1998 |
Actually the CD *is* growing on me. I guess I'm figuring out a new way of
listening kind of like when I first got Bartok (only different in this
case). There is a sublime simplicity to this album that at first sounded
kind of like leaden celtic to me. The vocal harmonies are amazing and
the song "Granite Mills" about 300 people dieing in a mill fire is chilling.
Their web site http://world.std.com/~steeple/cordelia.html is worth
checking out as well for some interesting liner notes with a lot of music
history.
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krj
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response 154 of 228:
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Jul 3 06:21 UTC 1998 |
Since we were discussing Martin Carthy up a few responses.... a disc
in heavy rotation this week has been the Albion Country Band/BATTLE OF
THE FIELD. This is an early 1970s recording which just got reissued
on CD last year, and when I was playing the old vinyl 20+ years ago
I did not register how much Carthy sings on it; he's the lead voice
on almost every track. This is at least as good as Carthy's
Steeleye Span albums as an electric folk work. The rest of the band
is Simon Nicol, from a period when his guitar work was most influenced
by his association with Richard Thompson; accordion player John Kirkpatrick,
who would go on to become a key part of the Thompson ensemble; leader
Ashley Hutchings, who was starting his third electric folk band;
and rounded out with Sue Harris (on oboe!) and a drummer who is
either Dave Mattacks or Gerry Conway -- damn, I can't recall without
fishing out the jacket. So fans of Steeleye, Fairport, Carthy,
and Richard Thompson's folkier side really need to get acquainted
with this album.
I've played through half of the new Cordelia's Dad disc and it is
excellent, probably tying HOW CAN I SLEEP as their best album.
And the traditional half of the Maddy Prior disc is exceptional, too,
at least as good as Steeleye Span's TIME album and probably better.
Prior is at the Ark on Tuesday, July 7.
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mziemba
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response 155 of 228:
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Jul 3 12:17 UTC 1998 |
Cool, thanks for more details on Martin Carthy...
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krj
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response 156 of 228:
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Jul 14 14:57 UTC 1998 |
I have an unconfirmed report that the next Gillian Welch CD is due out
July 28. The Schoolkids staff person I talked with could not confirm
the date, but she did say that the Welch cd was definitely on the way.
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mziemba
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response 157 of 228:
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Jul 14 20:23 UTC 1998 |
Cool. I'll spin the last one while I wait...
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katie
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response 158 of 228:
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Jul 15 01:55 UTC 1998 |
She`s on the Horse Whisperer soundtrack, too, along with many other woderful
artists. Also, she`s in Hope Floats.
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happyboy
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response 159 of 228:
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Jul 15 02:01 UTC 1998 |
whoa...the horseflies are one of my fave
bands...i think i own every release of
theirs including a side they did with the
chicken chokers...
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raven
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response 160 of 228:
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Jul 15 03:15 UTC 1998 |
Is there more than just Human Fly & the other one that I have only seen called
something like Gravity Dance? I know some members of the Horseflie played with
Tony Triscka in a band called farm report.
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happyboy
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response 161 of 228:
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Jul 15 19:38 UTC 1998 |
let's see...
"where rivers flow north," which is a movie soundtrack (awesome
movie by the way!)
Human Fly
Gravity Dance
Old Time Music with the Chicken Chokers...really fun trad appalachian stuff,
especially their rendition of Benton's Dream
their fiddle player is Dick Hyman's daughter Judy Hyman btw.
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krj
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response 162 of 228:
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Apr 17 19:35 UTC 1999 |
Time to kick this long dormant item... One incentive to get up for the
Saturday morning Grexwalks is that I get to listen to some of the
Folk Show on WCBN, which runs from 10 am to 1 pm Saturdays, and is followed
by a country music show. Today on the drive to the Grexwalk I heard
some fine bluegrass from Del McCoury; on the drive from the walk to lunch
there was a good Wolfstone instrumental set which I probably own
but had completely forgotten about. Driving home after downtown we
were into the country show, and I (finally!) got to hear some Stompin'
Tom Connors. The show played two Stompin' Tom songs: one about streaking
in honor of the upcoming Ann Arbor event, and the other about a woman
who wanted her husband, the narrator, to pawn his guitar to buy her stuff.
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krj
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response 163 of 228:
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Apr 19 15:39 UTC 1999 |
Well, here's a disappointing news report from Usenet.
There's a report that Bok Muir & Trickett say their current tour will be
their final one.
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krj
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response 164 of 228:
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Apr 21 02:45 UTC 1999 |
Kate and Anna McGarrigle did a gorgeous concert at the Ark tonight.
Alone they have such odd quavery voices, but when they sing together the
harmonies are glorious. I'd hoped that their children would be along
for the tour, as the promotional material had suggested, but Kate & Anna
said their offspring were singing on the West Coast. Backing them up
were a fiddler and an electric bass player, and Kate and Anna swapped
around on melodeon, banjo, guitar and piano. They played some old classics
-- "Heart Like A Wheel," "Talk to Me of Mendocino," "Complainte pour Ste.
Catherine" -- and the new ones, "Matapedia" and "Going Back to Harlan."
Gosh. Such gem-like songs. Such a sweet evening. Kate is struggling with
reading glasses, and they both have grey hair. We're all getting old
together.
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mcnally
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response 165 of 228:
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Apr 21 05:14 UTC 1999 |
Darn. I would've gone to see that, had I known they were performing
locally.
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krj
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response 166 of 228:
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Apr 21 15:09 UTC 1999 |
OK, I kick myself for not mentioning it ahead of time. I meant to, just
never got around to it, *sigh*
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gnat
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response 167 of 228:
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Jun 18 22:45 UTC 1999 |
I guess this is the right place to post this... I'm doing a radio show
devoted to the music of Nick Drake on Sunday, June 20, from 6am-9am.
(Drake's birthday is on the 19th, so the show is in honor of that.)
For those who don't know about Drake, he was an excessively talented
British singer-songwriter who unfortunately died at the age of 26 in
1974. He was a brilliant guitarist and worked with such luminaries
as Richard Thompson and John Cale from the Velvet Underground.
If you want to know more, you can listen to my show at 88.3, WCBN
Ann Arbor, or tune in via RealAudio at www.wcbn.org.
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mcnally
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response 168 of 228:
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Jun 20 04:06 UTC 1999 |
Hmmm.. I'll have to try tuning that in if I remember..
I really like "Pink Moon" but wasn't crazy about "Bryter Later"
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gnat
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response 169 of 228:
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Jun 20 22:32 UTC 1999 |
There's some great songs on "Bryter Layter" (e.g. the John Cale
collaborations) but it's a little patchy. Try "Five Leaves Left"
instead.
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dbratman
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response 170 of 228:
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Jun 24 22:43 UTC 1999 |
I wish I were geographically placed to hear your Nick Drake show.
I've only heard his work a couple times, and it didn't really do
anything for me - I strongly suspect I was missing something, or
just wasn't in the right mood.
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gnat
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response 171 of 228:
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Jun 25 04:12 UTC 1999 |
Yeah, it is sort of music you have to be in the mood for. Very
low-key, melancholy, gentle sort of music - and very British.
Sometimes a little too precious for its own good. There's a good
compilation called "Way To Blue" which is worth picking up, if
you want a sampling.
You could have listened to the show on the WCBN website... :)
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dbratman
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response 172 of 228:
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Jul 2 21:48 UTC 1999 |
Natalie - I'll take a note of that Nick Drake compilation.
Alas, listening to web broadcasts is _way_ too technologically
advanced for me.
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krj
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response 173 of 228:
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Aug 6 08:10 UTC 1999 |
Something called The National Folk Festival is landing in East Lansing,
Michigan, Friday August 13-Sunday August 15. It's all free, says
the postcard! Concerts are in the afternoons and evenings at two
outdoor locations in East Lansing, Valley Court Park and the
Albert Avenue parking lot.
Names I recognize include Cephas and Wiggins, Natalie MacMaster,
Bill Kirchen (who was just in Ann Arbor for Top of the Park),
Marcia Ball, bluegrass singer Lynn Morris and Irish fiddler
Eileen Ivers.
For details, see their website at www.nff.net. The Elderly Instruments
web site at www.elderly.com also has some information.
Unfortunately this festival is the same weekend Leslie gets back
from her extended stay in Austria, so I'll probably just make it
to Natalie MacMaster's Friday night performance.
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krj
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response 174 of 228:
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Aug 7 18:50 UTC 2000 |
Wow, it's been a year since this item had any activity.
Once again it's time to give a little plug to the National Folk Festival
in East Lansing, Friday August 11 - Sunday August 13. Their web site
is at http://www.nff.net. Performers I'm interested in include
New Orleans jazz piano wizard Henry Butler, cajuns Beausoleil, and the
Irish-American band Solas.
I can see Henry Butler and Beausoleil if I stay in East Lansing
after work Friday, so I might just do that and skip driving up on
Saturday or Sunday, unless Twila wants to twist my arm really hard.
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