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From: boyajian@ruby.enet.dec.com (The fox so cunning and free)
Newsgroups: rec.music.folk
Subject: Re: Question about Clannad album "Anam"
Date: 9 Apr 92 08:20:29 GMT
Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation

In article <4XHHBWCH@cc.swarthmore.edu>, irilyth@cs.swarthmore.edu (Joshua Smith) writes...

} In a prior article, Amy McNulty (amy@vineland.pubs.stratus.com) writes:

}} My local, usually-very-reasonably-priced folk music store was selling
}} the CD for $25! It looked good, but I couldn't force myself to pay that
}} much. Is this typical for this album? The high price made me think it
}} might be a foreign release....

It *is* a foreign release. At least my copy is a British issue.

} Strange contradiction, though: they said it was on TARA, which might be
} an import label as far as I know--but other Clannad CDs from TARA are in
} Elderly's usual $12.50 or $13.25 categories. Any ideas as to why the
} higher price for the newer album?

I'm not sure what the scoop is on Tara. I suspect that they may be both
a label and a distribution company. My copy of ANAM is a British release
on the RCA/BMG label.

Others of Clannad's Tara releases have been released in the US by
Shanachie, and thus are priced the same as other Shanachie releases.

-- 

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	 Downright Twainian in a Hitchcockian sort of way."


--- jayembee (Jerry Boyajian, DEC, "The Mill", Maynard, MA)

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From: voyager@treff.zer.de (Roland Gorisch)
Newsgroups: rec.music.folk
Subject: REQUEST: CLANNAD + ALTAN
Date: Wed, 8 Apr 92 04:45:02 GMT

Hi Folks,

does anyone in this area have a complete listing of all albums/cds Clannad
made until now? I am also interested in Altan, what are their most popular
albums?

Thanks in advance,

Roland


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From: lonewolf@wheaton.edu (LoneWolf)
Newsgroups: rec.music.folk
Subject: Re: Question about Clannad album "Anam"
Date: 8 Apr 92 01:52:46 GMT
Organization: Wheaton College, IL, USA

dxc4@po.CWRU.Edu (David Condon) writes:

>I saw a tape of this album in the store the other day, had never heard of
>it before. It's on Tara. There was no date on the outside of the package.
>Anybody know whether this is a very new album or a very old one re-released?

I pretty sure it's a new one.  Pol Brennan isn't on this one.  Probably got
embarrassed by a name like Pol and didn't want to be heard from again.

>Anybody heard it?

Heh heh.  The joys of producing an international music show for my college's
radio station -- Tara sent this CD to the station free, so I've had a chance
to listen to it.  It has more of a jazzy feel than their older albums, but a
couple of the tracks are as good as ever with Maire's mesmeriizing vocals
and the rest of the tracks aren't bad.  I probably won't get it in favour of
one of their albums from the middle period.

>		Full frontal nudity? Yes, I'd do it if it was
>		valid ... er, if the money was valid ... and
>		if it were a small part.

Well, you'd know best if it was a small part, wouldn't you?

Alan
-- 
"Ever since philosophers decided that they ought to clarify language,
           I haven't understood a thing they've said."  -- me
LoneWolf         Wheaton College, IL         alight@david.wheaton.EDU
From: lburns@hpcupt3.cup.hp.com (Lisa Burns)
Date: Mon, 13 Apr 1992 18:13:22 GMT
Subject: Want to buy speakers
Organization: Hewlett Packard, Cupertino
Newsgroups: rec.music.folk

Musicians in the Bay Area:
Does anyone have a pair of SHURE or other speakers they would like to sell?
We need ones which are under 3 feet tall or lower.  Please
reply to my email:  lburns@cup.hp.com.

--Lisa Burns

From: skurz@hpdmd48.boi.hp.com (Jan Skurzynski)
Date: Fri, 10 Apr 1992 15:21:18 GMT
Subject: Re: Newport Folk Fest info???
Organization: Hewlett Packard - Boise, ID
Newsgroups: rec.music.folk

Well, I'm kind of discouraged at this point.  The replies I've received 
E-Mail (admittedly only two) exactly mirrored this analysis.  So I guess
since I'm coming a long way for what I hoped was a cooperative, partici-
pative event that I ought to rethink that strategy.  

So...a new question.

Anyone know of *any* festival taking place during the week of August 6-10
that can boast an open, jamming-in-the-evening, lots of good music in the
day, lots of fun people wandering around enjoying being there kind of
atmosphere?  One reply mentioned the Philly Folk fest as being this sort
of event, but I'm not sure when it is held.  Unfortunately (or fortunately,
depending on your point of view :-)) we have only a few weeks that we can
do this sort of thing, so date is important.

Thanks for any help you can offer...

Jan Skurzynski
From: mcclosk@cats.ucsc.edu (James McCloskey)
Newsgroups: rec.music.folk
Subject: Re: REQUEST: CLANNAD + ALTAN
Summary: new Altan recording
Date: 10 Apr 92 08:09:51 GMT
Organization: University of California, Santa Cruz



Altan's `Harvest Storm' is a new release---recorded in Dublin
last September (produced by P.J. Curtis again, who in my opinion,
has done better than any previous producer in capturing their
live sound). It has a lot of original compositions (thoroughly
traditional in spirit all of them, though). It was released
a month or so ago, I think.

The most interesting thing about it is that it is (I think)
their first recording with their new (additional) fiddle-player,
Ciaran Tourish. Ciaran is a very young fiddle-player from Donegal
and he's brilliant. So now it's three fiddles and flute plus guitar
and bouzouki. Unfortunately they hardly ever get to play in the
US with the full line-up. Mark Kelly and Paul O Shaughnessy are
missing from the current tour, for instance. Of course, Mark's
absence is more than made up for by Daithi Sproule's presence,
(on guitar),

Jim McCloskey

Newsgroups: rec.music.folk
From: kojohnso@prodigy.javelin (Kory Johnson)
Subject: Discount strings
Organization: A 12 letter word.
Distribution: usa
Date: Tue, 7 Apr 1992 20:15:43 GMT

A friend that lives in NH gave me the name of a company that will sell
strings for $24/(dozen sets).  I would appreciate any comments on the 
company, as I am VERY interested in pursuing it.

Euphonon _______ 
Box 100
Orford, NH  03777

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From: gp0o+@andrew.cmu.edu (Glenn Platt)
Newsgroups: rec.music.folk
Subject: HEAR Catalog (was: David Wilcox)
Date: 15 Apr 92 16:47:06 GMT
Organization: Doctoral student, Industrial Administration, Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA


Since so many asked here is the address for the HEAR Catalog:

HEAR Music Catalog
37 Walnut Street
Wellesley Hills, MA
02181

They rule, so write for it.

Glenn
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From: wcsanil@alfred.carleton.ca (Anil Prasad)
Newsgroups: rec.music.folk
Subject: Live Steeleye Span album?
Date: 15 Apr 92 19:00:55 GMT
Distribution: World
Organization: Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada



I've read that a new Steeleye Sppan *live* album was released
recently in the UK. I'd really like to get more info on this
thing. If anyone has it, or has any info/titles/etc.. please
post it or reply to:

Anil Prasad
wcsanil@ccs.carleton.ca
Newsgroups: rec.music.folk
Subject: Plastic Jesus
From: goose@dion.gac.edu (Peter James Gausmann)
Date: 10 Apr 92 13:05:23 -0600
Distribution: all

I found a copy of the music to a little ditty called "Plastic Jesus" in  
The Coffehouse Songbook, published in the 1960's.  A footnote to the song  
said "There are many more irreverent verses to this song, but this is a  
family publication and we are unable to print them."  Does anyone know any  
more verses to "Plastic Jesus"?  

The first verse is this, to refresh your memory.

Well I don't care if it rains or freezes,
' Long as I have my plastic Jesus,
riding on the dashboard of my car,
Through all trials and tribulations,
we will travel every nation.
Me and plastic Jesus will go far.  

And the rest of the song goes on to describe the adventures of the  
magnetic dashboard plastic Jesus.  Thanks, anyone, for your help.


Peter Gausmann   			gausmann@gac.gacvax1.edu
Xref: sparky rec.music.folk:3166 rec.music.misc:14001
From: eric@milton.u.washington.edu (Eric Hirst)
Newsgroups: rec.music.folk,rec.music.misc
Subject: Re: Michelle Shocked "Arkansas Traveller". Rave. CD singles?
Date: 10 Apr 92 18:02:43 GMT
Organization: University of Washington

I picked it up yesterday.  It's at least an hour long, and was $13.  But
price per minute isn't really what we're looking for here, now is it?

The CD is, in my opinion, fantastic.  Each song is recorded in a different
location with a different set of backup musicians, a roster that looks like
a who's who in folk and bluegrass.  I remember the names Norman & Nancy Blake,
Taj Mahal, Doc Watson, and The Red Clay Ramblers.  There is also an Australian
group and an Irish group, whose names I recognized but can't remember.

"Strawberry Jam," "Prodigal Daughter," and "Blackberry Blossom" stand out
after 1 listening, but there's a whole lot more, including a great rendition
of the traditional "Over the Waterfall."  My girlfriend, not a fan of bluegrass,
didn't like some of the first half of the CD, but I know she'll like the
folkier sounds that show up a little later into it.

Eric Hirst
eric@milton.u.washington.edu
Newsgroups: rec.music.folk
From: gerry@macadam.mpce.mq.edu.au (Gerry Myerson)
Subject: Re: Songs about taxes
Organization: ceNTRe for Number Theory Research
Date: Sun, 12 Apr 92 00:19:13 GMT

In article <92101.152430GD9@psuvm.psu.edu>, GD9@psuvm.psu.edu writes:
> 
> I am doing a Folk Music Show on Wed. April 15th and would like to
> know if you know of any songs about taxes or paying taxes or not
> paying taxes.  I would like the name of the singer and the album it
> is on, if possible.  Thanks!        Carol

The Beatles (remember the Beatles?) did a number called Taxman on their 
record (remember records?) Revolver. A little out of date, what with its 
references to Wilson and Heath, but still a serviceable little number. Here, 
I'll sing you a few bars (from memory; accuracy not guaranteed): 

This is the way that it will be 
    TAXMAN! 
Just one for you, nineteen for me 
    TAXMAN!
Cuz I'm the taxman, oo-oo, I'm the taxman, yeah. 

Gerry Myerson

Newsgroups: rec.music.folk
From: Iskandar Taib <ntaib@silver.ucs.indiana.edu>
Subject: Golden Bough
Organization: Indiana University
Distribution: rec
Date: Wed, 15 Apr 1992 21:39:46 -0500

Has Golden Bough done anything recently? I have their "Boatman's 
Daughter" CD and find myself listening to it a lot. I like their
rendition of "The Blind Harper of Lochmaben", and "Follow Me Down"
most. Margie Butler has a fine voice. (kind a like the looks of
the harp on the cover too...)

Anyone have any of their other CDs?


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From: rmura@world.std.com (Ron Mura)
Subject: Re: Loudon Wainwright
Organization: The World
Date: Wed, 15 Apr 1992 20:37:33 GMT

I responded to Colm by e-mail as he requested but I thought others might
also be interested in this rare Loudon Wainwright song, which is about
the colors of dog shit that he discovers on the streets of New York...

>   has anybody heard Colours in any shape of form?a   maybe it was from an
>   earlioer LP i don't know about

Yes, I've heard the B-side from the single you mention and tapes
of the song from a couple of different shows.  It was never on an
album.  At one show Loudon says that they're going to do a "major
video" for the song!

While at a LW show last December, I met a guy from Dublin who told me
about a show he attended there in the mid-'80s.  It was a folk
festival much of the audience was into "pure" folk music rather than
Loudon, so they weren't being too appreciative.  They were even
throwing things at the stage.  He had to end his set early, but before
he did he said, "I want to do a special song now and dedicate it to
all of you.  It's called 'Colors.'"  Most of the audience were
probably imaging a song about rainbows when Loudon jumped into his
song, "The shit on the streets of our town..."
-- 
- Ron Mura, Boston, Massachusetts              rmura@world.std.com
From: rost@rgb.dec.com (My name is Brian Rost)
Newsgroups: rec.music.folk
Subject: Looking For NEFFA Schedule
Date: 10 Apr 92 18:21:10 GMT
Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation

I've heard that the NEFFA festival will be held in MA gain this month
(4/24-4/26).  Has anyone seen a schedule of what's happening when?  Anyone want
to *post* it, or portions of it?


					Brian Rost @rgb.enet.dec.com

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From: landauer@morocco.Eng.Sun.COM (Doug Landauer)
Newsgroups: rec.music.folk,rec.music.misc
Subject: Re: Michelle Shocked "Arkansas Traveller".  Rave.  CD singles?
Date: 10 Apr 92 00:46:23 GMT
Organization: Sun Microsystems, Mt. View, Ca.
NNTP-Posting-Host: morocco

> ... the new Michelle Shocked album "Arkansas Traveller" [is] out ...
> ... it's a return to the folkier styles of "Short Sharp Shocked" ...

Speaking of "Short", her first three CDs averaged about 31 minutes
each (just about fit all three onto a 90-minute cassette), even
including the "secret" tracks.  Is the new one as short?

> ... after the disappointment of "Captain Swing".

Well, I liked it.  But I also liked the earlier, folkier style ...
-- 
Doug Landauer -- landauer@eng.sun.com                     _
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Xref: sparky rec.music.folk:3072 rec.music.misc:13582
From: ajw@cbnews.cb.att.com (andrew.j.whitman)
Newsgroups: rec.music.folk,rec.music.misc
Subject: Re: John Prine/Cowboy Junkies
Date: 6 Apr 92 17:35:41 GMT
Organization: AT&T

In article <1992Apr6.145201.17959@athena.mit.edu> thomasl@mtl.mit.edu (Thomas J Lohman) writes:
>I went to see the Cowboy Junkies and John Prine this past Saturday night
>at the Orpheum Theater in Boston.
>Having never seen Prine before I was impressed, even though some of the
>crowd suffered from the "Richard Thompson is God" disease which has been 
>going around in variant forms.  

What is the "Richard Thompson is God" disease, and how would it apply
to John Prine?  If Richard has indeed attained godhood, then he's
done it through his guitar playing.  Prine's playing is workmanlike, but 
hardly spectacular.  What am I missing here?

>I would say that Prine put on a better
>show than the Junkies, which I had seen twice before.  
(lines deleted) 
>If you like John Prine, go see him because he was damn good and played
>for about 1 1/2 hours.  If you like the Junkies then go see them but
>don't show up late because Prine is worth at least 15 of the 25 I paid
>for the ticket.  If you like both, then you know what to do.

I've seen Prine five or six times, ranging from the early seventies,
when he held forth at The Earl of Old Town in Chicago, through 
his tour with Arlo Guthrie a few years ago.  I think he's a great
songwriter and a potentially entertaining performer, but much depends 
on his (at least relative) abstinence from alcohol.  When he's sober
he's witty, funny, and a decent guitarist and singer.  When he's
not, he's both obnoxious and musically worthless.  The last time I
saw him he seemed to have cleaned up his act.  Here's hoping that
that's still the case.  I'd hate to see yet another talented 
musician sacrificed to the Great Romantic God of Self-Destruction.

>--tom

Andy Whitman
AT&T Bell Laboratories, Columbus, Ohio
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Newsgroups: rec.music.folk,rec.culture.celtic
From: sharen@iscnvx.lmsc.lockheed.com (Sharen A. Rund)
Subject: Re: Willie Clancy Irish music Fest (Ireland)
Keywords: Irish music fest, Milltown Malbay, July?
Organization: Lockheed Missiles and Space Co.
Date: Thu, 16 Apr 92 19:50:25 GMT

In article <sc8m4INNck1@cs.utexas.edu> horne@cs.utexas.edu (Patrick J. Horne) writes:
>
>I need to find out the dates of the Willie Clancy Music Fest that
>is held in Milltown Malbay, Ireland each year.  It is usually the 
>first or second week of July, but I can't find any information as
>to when it is scheduled for this year.  Any help would be greatly
>appreciated.
>
>Thanks,
>Pat
>
>
>-- 
>---
>I like boats and bicycles, they're healthier than Valium.
>Pat Horne       CS Dept, Network Manager/Shop Supervisor/Hardware Guru
>(512)471-9517   Univ of Texas, Austin TX 78712   UUCP:cs.utexas.edu!horne


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Newsgroups: rec.music.folk
From: martin@lyra.cis.umassd.edu (Gary Martin)
Subject: Re: Songs about taxes
Organization: University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Date: Sat, 11 Apr 1992 04:29:42 GMT

In article <92101.152430GD9@psuvm.psu.edu> GD9@psuvm.psu.edu writes:

   I am doing a Folk Music Show on Wed. April 15th and would like to
   know if you know of any songs about taxes or paying taxes or not
   paying taxes.  I would like the name of the singer and the album it
   is on, if possible.  Thanks!        Carol

On the Short Sister's latest, A Planet Dancing Slow, they do a Pete
Seeger song called Calendar.  If you don't have the Short Sister's
version, maybe you can find someone else doing it.

May, May the flowers bloom.
A June wedding, an empty room.
July was very warm-o, lilo, lilo, lilo.

August we beat the heat;
Fled the suburbs for the beach.
September back to school-o, lilo, lilo, lilo.

October red and gold.
November turning cold.
December round the tree-o, lilo, lilo, lilo.

January brought the snow.
February skiing all did go.
March, my god, how did the wind blow, lilo, lilo, lilo.

April cruel sweet April, now they send to us the bill
For the killing of the children,
For the killing of the children,
Lie low, lie low, lie low.

--
Gary A. Martin, Assistant Professor of Mathematics, UMass Dartmouth
Martin@cis.umassd.edu
Newsgroups: rec.music.folk
From: sharen@iscnvx.lmsc.lockheed.com (Sharen A. Rund)
Subject: Re: bluegrass around the world
Keywords: bluegrass ireland etc
Organization: Lockheed Missiles and Space Co.
Date: Thu, 16 Apr 92 19:48:10 GMT

In article <sc8cvINNc5q@cs.utexas.edu> horne@cs.utexas.edu (Patrick J. Horne) writes:
>
>While planning a bicycle trip through Ireland this summer I found mention
>of a Bluegrass festival to be held in July.  I thought "Gee, this would
>be great to see".  Then I started thinking, Is this the same "Bluegrass"
>that we have here in the states, or is it something different that goes 
>by the same name?
>
>What are your thoughts about bluegrass around the world?  is it the  same,
>similar or totally different from country to counry?
>
go for it - Christy will probably be there - it's in Listunvarna (sp??) -
and the turnout is like Woodstock....

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From: irilyth@cs.swarthmore.edu (Joshua Smith)
Newsgroups: rec.music.folk
Subject: Elderly Instruments
Date: 9 Apr 92 03:46:25 GMT
Organization: Swarthmore College CS Dept.
Originator: irilyth@ilium

In a prior article in another thread, I (irilyth@cs.swarthmore.edu) write:
> The folks at Elderly Instruments (see prior article re: Clannad for raves
> about this mail-order music place) [...]

I lied; the "prior article" was in fact a post to alt.music.enya (flames re:
my reading of that group to /dev/null; yes, there signal/noise is
depressingly low, but there is still some signal); here it is for those of
you who don't read that group (sorry for not crossposting in the first
place).
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Elderly Instruments, somewhere in Michigan, carries most of Clannad's
earlier stuff. They don't have the self-titled first album (last time I
checked, which was admittedly a while ago), but they do have Clannad 2,
Crann Ull, Dulaman, and Fuaim. Their phone number (for orders, information,
etc--an automated routing system gets you to the right dept.) is (517)
372-7890, they have reasonable shipping (though it may be more to Canada),
no credit card surcharge, very reasonable rates (most CDs are $12.50 or
$13.25), and offer a 10% discount on orders of $75 or more. You might want
to call and ask for a catalog, so you can pass it around to your friends and
get together a big order (shipping peaks at $6.25 above a certain
price--don't remember what offhand, but it's below the $75 discount
minimum--and the discount makes their prices downright cheap). They have a
lot of stuff that only exists on tape and LP, but probably around two thirds
of their catalog is on CD as well. They carry a wide variety of music,
mostly small-label folk-type stuff, but ranging from British and Celtic to
traditional African to Bulgarian dance music to modern American a capella.

I have no affiliation with Elderly except as a _very_ satisfied customer.
Oh, they also have a books and videos catalog, as well as new and used
instruments catalogs, if either of those suits your fancy. Good luck!
-- 
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From: judym@col.hp.com (Judy Miller)
Newsgroups: rec.music.folk
Subject: Re: Re: Michelle Shocked "Arkansas Traveller".  Rave.  CD singles?
Date: 10 Apr 92 23:02:16 GMT
Organization: HP Colorado Springs Division

> ... the new Michelle Shocked album "Arkansas Traveller" [is] out ...
> ... it's a return to the folkier styles of "Short Sharp Shocked" ...

I just got Texas Campfile Tapes.  Awesome raw talent.

Was she really undiscovered at that time and just sang into a Sony Walkman
out there in the woods?
(If not, I'm really naive ... I believed it)

Judy