Don't have mine yet, either. Sniff. Likely to be taking a long drive to the
hot springs tomorrow, and I wanted it for the drive.  Sniff.
I realize it's hard to feel bad for me, though, living two hours away from
the snow and hotsprings, in a beautiful place, where day use is only EIGHT
BUCKS! So you folks with your early-mail copies of MOTM think of us
late-mail losers while you listen in bliss, and I'll think of all of you as
I soak.....
trying to imagine how the CD sounds, of course.
Toodles, Brownies!
Tami
----- Original Message -----
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Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2002 6:15 PM
Subject: [GBrown-L] Re: MOTM


>      Mine's not here yet.  :/
>
>      I'm gonna be campin' out by the mailbox for the next few
> days. . .
>
> Shelley
>
>
> --- In GBrown-L@y..., VA <mertensiavirginiana@y...> wrote:
> > It's here and I've played it through once.  I feel a
> > little dizzy...I must not be breathing quite
> > right....always a good sign.
> >
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I'm pretty darn sure if the universe is working the way I think it
does, I'll find my MOTM in the mailbox this afternoon.  I'll stock up
on fixin's for some slow food, settle in for the winter wonderland on
it's way through the midwest and turn up the music box. I'll allow
my heart to use that boy's music to sort out this roller coaster of a
week and pinch myself every now and then.  Love the anticipation.
Love you guys...you've increased my daily quota of smiles.

Any news re bubba's back?  All our loving vibes must be better than
ice.

BeBe

well folks, what can i say?  we got another great record from the man. but hey,
i said that about Covenant and about 3 of you agreed with me. so what do i know?
not much. i wondered how greg was gonna fit a song that sounds like Lull it By
onto the record and now i know. he opens with it!  VERY cool. great to hear Pete
& Greg jam on Let Me be Your Gigolo. but really, the whole record has a feel
more
like Further In. The title song, Ashamed of your Love and the finally recorded
Never So Far are simply sublime. enjoy y'all and i envy all of you that will get
to see Greg during the upcoming months. there ain't a chance in hell that he'll
make it down here to the swamps. great work by karen, pete & john. and when
t-bone
plays that accordion it makes me weak in the knees. the usual kudos to Red House
for being hip enough to let the artists record what they want and presenting to
the world.

Ramcey tCH

http://www.wvgazette.com/news/Beat/2002022830/

The word is the thing in Greg Brown's music

Thursday February 28, 2002

By Michael Shannon Friedman
FOR THE GAZETTE

Next Wednesday's "Mountain Stage" show in Huntington probably sold out so
quickly on the popularity of pop diva Natalie Merchant, formerly of 10,000
Maniacs. But the show's highlight may well be the first "Mountain Stage"
appearance of this century by Greg Brown, who is performing live again
after a yearlong hiatus.

Though Brown continues to live in his native Iowa and to record on the
small, independent Red House label, he has a wide national following,
thanks in part to his semi-regular appearances on Public Radio's "A Prairie
Home Companion."

And while it seems perfectly natural that Brown, with his rugged,
gravel-road voice and country-blues-based acoustic guitar style, would be
embraced in folk music circles, he has also been profiled by tony, upscale
publications like The New Yorker.

"I don't really know what it is," Brown says, speaking by phone from his
home in Iowa City in advance of the show at the Stephenson auditorium on
the Marshall University campus. He was responding to a question about his
songwriting and its effect on an ever-expanding circle of admirers.

"All I'm really doing," he says after a pause, "is being part of a relay
team. It came from my family, and from people like Little Walter, Hank
Williams Sr., [the late Chilean poet] Pablo Neruda, Bob Dylan - an endless
list of some incredibly beautiful stuff, and I just try to catch a bit and
pass it on."

Brown first remembers "catching" a bit of music and poetry from his
schoolteacher mother.

"When I was a little boy, she would recite 'The Highwayman' and other poems
to me, and there were always books of poetry around the house. Early in
life, I was fascinated with sound and rhythm, what you can do with words."

In addition to her gift of words, Brown's mother taught young Greg to play
guitar at the age of 12.

At 18, he won a contest to open a show for the then-famous Eric Andersen,
who encouraged him to head east. Brown landed in New York City, hosting
hootenannies at the legendary Gerde's Folk City club, where Bob Dylan and
many others had cut their teeth.

After years of traveling the country, Brown made his recording debut in
1981 with "The Iowa Waltz," a lovely homage to his home state.

While neither Brown nor his music have ever really left behind their rural
Midwestern roots, his most noteworthy achievement is to have found a way to
articulate his basic values - how to love and respect land, family and
community - while at the same time endowing his lyrics with a
soul-searching, at times dazzling intellectual sophistication.

At their frequent best, Brown's lyrics provide reassurance and comfort even
as they dash our most cherished expectations, as in "Rexroth's Daughter,"
Brown's tribute to the late poet Kenneth Rexroth:

"She used to come and see me but she was always there and gone/even the
very longest love does not last too long/she'd stand there in my doorway
smoothing out her dress/and say, 'this world is a thump-ripe melon, so
sweet and such a mess.'"

Of course, making these obviously erudite literary references can be
problematic when an audience doesn't really know everything the artist
does, but Brown welcomes the challenge.

"The cool thing is that those questions do get asked - people come up and
want to know who Rexroth is, and I get to answer them."

In fact, Brown came to terms with this literary background early in his career.

In 1986, he recorded an entire album of lyrics written by the legendary
18th century British romantic poet William Blake.

Blake has long been the subject of serious academic scrutiny, but Brown
refuses to worry about how academics react to his work.

"Anybody who loves Blake, except maybe for a few real tight asses, has to
appreciate anybody getting his work out there, and I found it gratifying to
introduce his poetry to people who had never heard of him."

And even though it took a while, Brown's decision to carry Blake's torch
resulted in a sweet correspondence with another famous poet.

"I had a real nice experience with all that," Brown recounted. Bob Feldman,
who runs Red House Records, sent that album to fellow Blake disciple Allen
Ginsberg (who passed away a few years ago), Brown said. "We never heard
back, but just recently Ginsberg's secretary sent me a manuscript Allen
wrote based on that record."

While Brown's lyric sensibility is what ultimately distinguishes him from
the many other talented singer-songwriters currently plying their trade, he
has developed into a fascinating musician as well.

In the mid-1990s, Brown began working with fellow Iowan and blues guitar
wizard Bo Ramsey, whom Brown credits with expanding his musical vision.

"Before that, [my records] were all jam sessions. Bo taught me how to love
making records, how to play and record better. I'd always loved the country
blues, but he really taught me how to make it effective on record."

Together, Brown and Ramsey created what might be called the "Greg Brown
Sound," an earthy, at times down-and-dirty folk-blues-rock combination that
honors the best aspects of Mississippi John Hurt and mid-'60s Dylan while
also finding a smooth, urbane vibe that is unique to Brown.

Ironically, Ramsey does not play on Brown's latest album (he was busy
touring with Lucinda Williams), but Brown's latest CD "Milk Of The Moon"
(in stores March 12) has the feel of a classic Brown-Ramsey colloquy. Brown
credits guitarist Pete Heitzman and percussionist/vocalist Karen Savoca,
both of whom he has known for years, with keeping the sound similar to his
past few outings.

As compelling as the music is, however, the essence of any Greg Brown
record is in the words, and "Milk Of The Moon" does not disappoint.

Those seeking a helping of Brown's cosmic-yet-backyard poetry need look no
further than "Telling Stories." Like the finest Brown compositions, this
song begins with a simple, even mundane human experience, rubs it like a
genie's magic lamp, and transforms the pedestrian into the profound:

"We only have one life, but we remember others
as we go from sea to sea, glimmer to ashes
our hands are very small, our eyes are very big
as we sit around the fire telling stories."



To contact Michael Shannon Friedman, send e-mail to msf92165@....

>>>" [the late Chilean poet] Pablo Neruda..."

As opposed to that other, living, non-Chilean ditty-smith, Pablo Neruda. I get
those two mixed up all the time.

Very nice article. I also resonate to Telling Stories. It's sort of like he
mixed up If I Had Known with Cheapest Kind and Billy From the Hills. Except
different.

Bryan

> In 1986, he recorded an entire album of lyrics written by the
> legendary 18th century British romantic poet William Blake.
>
> Blake has long been the subject of serious academic scrutiny, but
> Brown refuses to worry about how academics react to his work.
>
> "Anybody who loves Blake, except maybe for a few real tight asses, has
> to appreciate anybody getting his work out there, and I found it
> gratifying to introduce his poetry to people who had never heard of
> him."

Tight asses in academe?  Surely you jest.  I can't speak for all
academics, but all my colleagues in the English Dept. at the
University of Central Arkansas ("the Harvard of the Mid-South--well,
okay, The Harvard of Faulkner County") love this album.  In fact,
imagine my pleasure while teaching an Intro to Fiction class
yesterday morning (we were doing "The Things They Carried") at
hearing the dulcet tones of Greg's version of "The Chimney
Sweeper" drifting over from the English Lit class next door.  So if all
do their duty they need not fear harm . . .

Tight assed in Arkansas,
Mike Schaefer

Who do I have to pay off to get a look at what Allen had to say about what
Greg did with old Wm. Blake?  My favorite bards in colloquy!

Is it a poem?  An essay?  an erotic-political rant?  Will we ever know?

I am still waiting for my copy of MOTM, but I feel hopeful that it will be
in my mailbox when I get home.

Margot in Seattle


**********************
"I had a real nice experience with all that," Brown recounted. Bob Feldman,
who runs Red House Records, sent that album to fellow Blake disciple Allen
Ginsberg (who passed away a few years ago), Brown said. "We never heard
back, but just recently Ginsberg's secretary sent me a manuscript Allen
wrote based on that record."
************************




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Grrrr!  I could use a day at a spa!!  >:<   Well, Tami, if it
makes you feel better, I don't have my copy of MOTM yet
either. . .and I don't live near a hot spring!  So I'm a real loser.

      Oh, wait, I didn't check the mail yet today. . .lemme go down to
the lobby right now an' do that!  <:) <------ hopeful look

      Did anyone else hear that Fox Television has a new series coming
soon?  Called "Greg the Bunny"!  Seriously!!

      Oh and did you know that there's a record store out on Long
Island, NY, called "The Slipped Disc"?  Hehehehe!

      Aren't I just delightful with my jokes tonight??  Ok
I'll go away now. . .

Shelley



--- In GBrown-L@y..., "Tami Roniger" <taminatr@a...> wrote:
> Don't have mine yet, either. Sniff. Likely to be taking a long
drive to the
> hot springs tomorrow, and I wanted it for the drive.  Sniff.
> I realize it's hard to feel bad for me, though, living two hours
away from
> the snow and hotsprings, in a beautiful place, where day use is
only EIGHT
> BUCKS! So you folks with your early-mail copies of MOTM think of us
> late-mail losers while you listen in bliss, and I'll think of all
of you as
> I soak.....
> trying to imagine how the CD sounds, of course.
> Toodles, Brownies!
> Tami
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: shelle357 <Shelle357@a...>
> To: <GBrown-L@y...>
> Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2002 6:15 PM
> Subject: [GBrown-L] Re: MOTM
>
>
> >      Mine's not here yet.  :/
> >
> >      I'm gonna be campin' out by the mailbox for the next few
> > days. . .
> >
> > Shelley
> >
> >
> > --- In GBrown-L@y..., VA <mertensiavirginiana@y...> wrote:
> > > It's here and I've played it through once.  I feel a
> > > little dizzy...I must not be breathing quite
> > > right....always a good sign.
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Hi all....have been lurking for quite a while...luv Greg and hoping to see him
soon in Eugene Or.  Glad your out there!


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--- In GBrown-L@y..., "shelle357" <Shelle357@a...> wrote:
>      Did anyone else hear that Fox Television has a new series
coming
> soon?  Called "Greg the Bunny"!  Seriously!!

Is his nickname 'Bubba the Bunny?'

Anyways, I've been glued to the tv, watching 'Greghead Survivor' -
that show where they put a bunch of good-looking hillbillies out in
the middle of nowhere - some place called Hacklebarney. Needless to
say, it's a really exotic locale. I just worry about two of the
people on the show who sustained some minor dance-related injuries,
otherwise I think they all did well at fly fishing. I mean they
looked good. I don't know if they caught anything.

- karen

Richard Thompson on the Prairie Home show.  More than 15 years ago
Greg started lobbying with GK to get the "other" Richard Thompson on
the show!

ALL Gregheads, as well as HISSELF, should just move HERE, or closer TO the
hotsprings. We could perhaps BUILD our LITTLE VILLAGE right there and all
live and soak happily ever after......
It was lovely, wound up staying overnight and just got home..... caught up
on all my reading for this class I'm taking - PHEW!
Got home AND.....AND.....AND.....
It STILL isn't here!!!!!!>:(
LIST-LOVIN' Tami
PS - Shelley, I really like your "hopeful look". Hope it paid off and your
CD was waiting downstairs for you :-).T
----- Original Message -----
From: shelle357 <Shelle357@...>
To: <GBrown-L@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Friday, March 01, 2002 5:31 PM
Subject: [GBrown-L] Re: MOTM


>      Grrrr!  I could use a day at a spa!!  >:<   Well, Tami, if it
> makes you feel better, I don't have my copy of MOTM yet
> either. . .and I don't live near a hot spring!  So I'm a real loser.
>
>      Oh, wait, I didn't check the mail yet today. . .lemme go down to
> the lobby right now an' do that!  <:) <------ hopeful look
>
>      Did anyone else hear that Fox Television has a new series coming
> soon?  Called "Greg the Bunny"!  Seriously!!
>
>      Oh and did you know that there's a record store out on Long
> Island, NY, called "The Slipped Disc"?  Hehehehe!
>
>      Aren't I just delightful with my jokes tonight??  Ok
> I'll go away now. . .
>
> Shelley
>
>
>
> --- In GBrown-L@y..., "Tami Roniger" <taminatr@a...> wrote:
> > Don't have mine yet, either. Sniff. Likely to be taking a long
> drive to the
> > hot springs tomorrow, and I wanted it for the drive.  Sniff.
> > I realize it's hard to feel bad for me, though, living two hours
> away from
> > the snow and hotsprings, in a beautiful place, where day use is
> only EIGHT
> > BUCKS! So you folks with your early-mail copies of MOTM think of us
> > late-mail losers while you listen in bliss, and I'll think of all
> of you as
> > I soak.....
> > trying to imagine how the CD sounds, of course.
> > Toodles, Brownies!
> > Tami
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: shelle357 <Shelle357@a...>
> > To: <GBrown-L@y...>
> > Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2002 6:15 PM
> > Subject: [GBrown-L] Re: MOTM
> >
> >
> > >      Mine's not here yet.  :/
> > >
> > >      I'm gonna be campin' out by the mailbox for the next few
> > > days. . .
> > >
> > > Shelley
> > >
> > >
> > > --- In GBrown-L@y..., VA <mertensiavirginiana@y...> wrote:
> > > > It's here and I've played it through once.  I feel a
> > > > little dizzy...I must not be breathing quite
> > > > right....always a good sign.
> > > >
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Dear Everyone,
    I have a ticket for the March 10-02 Mill concert and one for the
Cedar Rapids Greg, Karen and Pete show March 19-02 that I can't use.
Please email me off list if you are in need . The tickets are 15
dollars and 25 dollars which is what I paid for them.
Take Good Care
Mary:-)

At 08:31 AM 2/28/02 -0600, Bryan wrote:

>On to the CD. The cover is reminiscent of many of Greg's other CD covers,
>which is to say it's sort of moody and ethereal. Pieta gets the credit for
>this one. I wonder if the barn is the one from Barn Aid?

No, it isn't.  It's an Iowa barn.  The Barn Aid barn is (as we know) in
Wisconsin.

Shirley

At 10:49 AM 2/28/02 -0800, Troy wrote:

>BTW, is it pronounced Pee-Sha, or Pee-et-a? The visual layout of the CD is
>very good.  Pieta did another great job.

The latter pronunciation is correct.

Shirley

At 10:57 PM 3/1/02 +0000, Margot wrote:
>Who do I have to pay off to get a look at what Allen had to say about what
>Greg did with old Wm. Blake?  My favorite bards in colloquy!
>
>Is it a poem?  An essay?  an erotic-political rant?  Will we ever know?
>**********************
>  Brown said. "We never heard
>back, but just recently Ginsberg's secretary sent me a manuscript Allen
>wrote based on that record."
>************************

  From my understanding of what Greg says about it, that last statement is
wrong.  Greg has said that Ginsberg was working on a book (didn't say what
sort) about Blake when he died.  He listened to Greg's record, but he was
not writing about the record or Greg at all.  He asked his secretary to
send a copy of the unfinished manuscript to Greg, which was done by way of
Red House.  Since Greg and Ginsberg's secretary have the two copies we know
about of the manuscript, I guess they'd be who to pay off.

Shirley

At 06:05 PM 3/1/02 +0000, BeBe wrote:

>Any news re bubba's back?  All our loving vibes must be better than
>ice.

Better every day, I hear.  Expects to make it to West Virgina to do
Mountain Stage on Wednesday without any problem.

Shirley

Hi, all, I guess everyone is like me, just too busy listening to MOTM
to write anything about it.  Ours arrived on Friday, my husband put a
big bow on the cardboard and waited for me to get home from work to
open it and listen.  And listen we have!  We've heard it several
(many) times each day, and it seems like an old friend already.  I
always love a new song, and there are so many I hadn't heard on this
CD.  Milk of the Moon is just beautiful, I love the mind pictures I
get listening. Hope everyone has their copy now and are enjoying as
much as we are.
Betty Ann

Hey all,
Just driving my blue car this afternoon, playing MOTM on my silly little 'plugs
in the cigarette lighter' CD player. If I hit enough bumps, the connection falls
out. Then it is A: climb down and shove it back in, reset volume and start over
or B: listen to radio. I chose B today, KANU from the University of Kansas.
"Next up, Greg Brown from his new MOTM!"
Of course, it's not really next up. Being almost home, I have to slow down and
drive the scenic route to not miss it.  Finally, NEVER SO FAR.

Hoping Fern, Tami, Shelley and the rest of ya get it soon!!
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----------
>From: "Ramcey" <ramcey@...>
>To: <GBrown-L@yahoogroups.com>
>Subject: [GBrown-L] MOTM
>Date: Fri, Mar 1, 2002, 2:59 PM
>

>>ramcey said: well folks, what can i say?  we got another great record from
>the man. but hey,
>i said that about Covenant and about 3 of you agreed with me.
>
Say what? Not many listers liked Covenant? Now that's a surprise. Too
bluesy/electric for folks? Covenant pushed me to really explore Greg's
stuff, although I still don't have everything (that American/Canadian
currency thing isn't helping these days). Covenant's my fave, hands down.
Looking forward to MOTM - Pete's guitar work with Greg in the Solid Heart
show (just got the video) was impressive. I wondered how non-Bo
accompaniment would stack up - well, there ain't another Bo but Pete's
licks and fills complement Greg's stuff most admirably.

John McPhee
blowin' in the wind and rain in Nova Scotia

The Empress said:

Better every day, I hear.  Expects to make it to West Virginia to do >
Mountain Stage on Wednesday without any problem.>

My own back feels better already, just from reading this! :-) Thanks for the
update, Ms. Cottle -- the best of news! Fern, who is STILL waiting for her
copy.....:-(





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>>>Say what? Not many listers liked Covenant?

I don't know how this ugly rumor got itself started, but I'm here to tell you
it's an untruehood. I think it's great. Most of the people who still talk to me
think it's great. I can only imagine that the majority of gblisters think it's
great, too.

Am I wrong?

Bryan in Duluth

Bryan French wrote:
>
> Am I wrong?
>

no.

Graham

*sigh!*  My copy of MOTM hasn't come yet, either!  Course I
ordered it the last week of February, so it might not come for a few
days. . .

      Yes, it's great news that Hisownwonderfulness is feelin' better
and gonna get up an' go again.  It does feel good to be able to get
back to normal after bein' down for a while.

Still waitin' for MOTM,

Shelley

--- In GBrown-L@y..., fanniemac@a... wrote:
> The Empress said:
>
> Better every day, I hear.  Expects to make it to West Virginia
to
do >
> Mountain Stage on Wednesday without any problem.>
>
> My own back feels better already, just from reading this! :-)
Thanks for the
> update, Ms. Cottle -- the best of news! Fern, who is STILL waiting
for her
> copy.....:-(
>
>
>
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Unfounded rumor!  It is one of my personal favorites.  Gets lots of air time
in our house.

Becky


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>>>Say what? Not many listers liked Covenant?
>
> I don't know how this ugly rumor got itself started, but I'm here to tell you
it's an untruehood. I
> think it's great. Most of the people who still talk to me think it's great. I
can only imagine that the
> majority of gblisters think it's great, too.
>
> Am I wrong?



well, so far, 3 or 4 have spoken up about liking Covenant. and i surely don't
mean to start
any "ugly" rumors, especially about Greg's music. but go back and check the
archives at the
time when the record came out and read the reviews if you don't believe what i
said. of course,
i'm sure that Covenant has grown onto many, as good music always does. i said it
the week it
came out, and i'll say it again, it's a brilliant record. at the same time i
totally realize
why the strong blues influence on the record caught some off guard. being as
that i'm a big
time blues fan (as greg is) i just totally dug it. and still do. and glad i'm
not alone!  :-)

Ramcey tCH

> Hi, all, I guess everyone is like me, just too busy listening to MOTM
> to write anything about it.  Ours arrived on Friday, my husband put a
> big bow on the cardboard and waited for me to get home from work to
> open it and listen.  And listen we have!  We've heard it several
> (many) times each day, and it seems like an old friend already.  I
> always love a new song, and there are so many I hadn't heard on this
> CD.  Milk of the Moon is just beautiful, I love the mind pictures I
> get listening. Hope everyone has their copy now and are enjoying as
> much as we are. Betty Ann

Mine arrived on Wednesday, but I didn't get a chance to listen to it
until Friday evening, at which point the following profound
conversation took place (all dialogue verbatim):

Me (as "Oh You" faded out): Gee-zus, how many incredible songs
has that guy got in him?

Lynn, my wife: Quite a few, apparently.

Mike Schaefer

I'll speak up for Covenant too. It's a wonderful record, album, unit,
whatever that has grown on me after loving it from the start.

To me, what sets it apart from most of Greg's other work is that it's
something to be listened to at a particular time of day. In this
case, about 10:30 at night. His other stuff I love to listen to any
time, but Covenant seems to be a late-night raga, something to be
performed at that particular time of day.

Now I'm getting a little worried, as 10:30, which once upon a time
was past my bedtime, seems to be getting past my bedtime again. Uh oh.

Win

Maybe this has been posted. But maybe not. This is GB's part of a feature the IC
Press-Citizen did last Thursday on 50 famous Iowa Citians:
http://www.press-citizen.com/progress2002/arts/brown.htm

And this is Bo's: http://www.press-citizen.com/progress2002/arts/ramsey.htm

And this is Bob and Kristi Black's (Bob played on Over and Under, and I
believe--but don't know for sure--he will be on GB's Trailer release of
traditionals we've heard about for so long):
http://www.press-citizen.com/progress2002/arts/blacks.htm

Nic

I sent that link around about the "Famous 50" of Iowa City, as the local rag
calls them (if only they'd gone to 53--sigh--thwarted again). Anyway, be sure to
check out the caricatures accompanying them--GB's is really quite cute. Perhaps
Ron could talk them into letting him put it on the site?

Nic