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NEMS News #319 - March 21, 2009

New England Music Scrapbook Newsletter
Alan Lewis, Editor

Our Corner of the Rock 'n' Roll Life

March 21, 2009
Issue 2009:319
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BRATTLEBORO, VT, March 21 - You folks are very popular. Did you know? Lots and
lots of music business professionals would like to reach you, and they are
sending us growing numbers of press releases, fan newsletters, and
announcements, as the young Elvis would say, tryin' to get to you.

The news e-mails we received this week were far, far in excess of what I could
find time to look through. So, judging by the senders' names and subject lines,
I guessed as to which messages would be newsiest. Guessed. And this week I
guessed wrong every single time. Not one of the e-mails I opened in the late
going had any news at all of the sorts we normally post here. Maybe I will do
better next time.

Fortunately, by that point I had some items pulled together already.

Here they are...
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READ WHAT INTERESTS YOU, scroll right past whatever doesn't.
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RECORD RELEASES THIS WEEK
Listed by Newbury Comics and Excerpted by Us

<> CD New Releases Available Tuesday, March 17th

FAITHFULL, MARIANNE-Easy Come, Easy Go-$11.88
FLEETWOOD, MICK-Blue Again-$12.88
LOWE, NICK-Quiet Please (2 CD)-$11.88
LOWE, NICK-Quiet Please (2 CD/DVD)-$17.99

NELSON/HAGGARD/PRICE-Last Of The Breed Tour-$16.99
<> If this album would be of interest to you, you may also be interested in our
query, below, about country music song classics.

RETURN TO FOREVER-Returns (Live 2008)-$12.88
SAW DOCTORS-Live At The Melody Tent-$12.88
SOUNDTRACK-TWILIGHT (Special Edition CD/DVD)-$19.99

STATIC-X-Cult Of Static-$9.99
<> Popular 1990s act.

SUM 41-All The Good Sh*t-$14.99
<> A hits/best of collection: hence, the title.

TRAVIS, RANDY-I Told You So: Ultimate Hits Of Randy Travis-$16.99
<>
Featured DVD New Release Available Saturday, March 21st

Twilight for $19.99 2-DVD set

SOURCE: Newbury Comics, "March 16 Newbury Comics Sales and New Releases," March
16, 2009.

THERE MAY HAVE BEEN MORE . . possibly lots more . . notable records among this
week's releases. These are just the ones we know something about.

:: marianne faithful, mick fleetwood of fleetwood mac, merle haggard, nick
lowe, willie nelson, price [ray price?], static x, randy travis ::

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MIKE G AND ASSOCIATES
TWANG 'EM HIGH
Saturday, March 21, 2009
At Mulhearn's Irish Pub
East Providence, Rhode Island

<> "Next Saturday - 3/21/09 - local modern roots-rock quartet MIKE G &
ASSOCIATES (www.myspace.com/mikegsolo) return to rock down Mulhearn's Irish
pub, 507 North Broadway, East Providence, RI.......along with very special
guests....TWANG EM' HIGH (www.myspace.com/twangemhigh) .......each band playing
TWO electrifying sets in rotation!!
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"The fun begins at 9pm sharp.......with Twang Em' High opening ....from South
Shore Massachusetts."
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DETAILS:

Mike G & Associates with Twang Em' High

Saturday - 3/21/09 - 9pm sharp.....21+.....FREE!

: : : Mulhearns Irish Pub
: : : 507 North Broadway
: : : East Providence, RI

http://www.myspace.com/mikegsolo
http://www.myspace.com/twangemhigh

SOURCE: Mike Gendron, "Mike G and Associates Rock Mulhearn's, East Providence,
Rhode Island," March 14, 2009.

THIS SOUNDS LIKE AN INTERESTING PAIRING. . . Have you heard either of these
acts?

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BANJO DAN AND THE MID-NITE PLOWBOYS
Fire in the Sugarhouse Tour
Starting March 27, 2009

"Fire in the Sugarhouse," the latest release, is one of the better albums by
Banjo Dan and the Mid-Nite Plowboys.

[Note: Why didn't these guys have sense enough to spell the last word in the
band name, "Ploughboys"?]

It's most striking quality, though, is how much the CD is in keeping with early
Banjo Dan albums. The new record, in fact, reminds me of the second Mid-Nite
Plowboys LP.

"High Time" (LP, Philo, Fretless Records FR 129, 1977)

It is terrific to hear these guys sounding so much like the band that interested
us in the first place. Not that the Plowboys have sounded at all bad in
betweentimes: just different. In fact, some really fine musicians have been
part of one lineup or another of this group over the years.

Anyway, let's let BDan speak.

<> "Greetings from Banjo Dan Central. It's still frigid here in Central Vermont
, but things are looking up: sugaring season is just around the corner. To
celebrate the time of sap and syrup Banjo Dan and the Mid-nite Plowboys are
launching their 2009 season with the Fire in the Sugarhouse Tour. It's a series
of three special Vermont concerts, one south, one central and one north, in some
of Vermont's finest theatres. It all begins this month, so get out your muck
boots and read on!

"March 27: Hyde Park Opera House, Hyde Park , Vermont , 7:30 PM . This
beautiful little opera house is one of the most charming spaces I've ever seen.
It sits on the quiet main street of a little town a bit north of Montpelier ,
just across from the Second Congregational Church. And get this: all tickets
are just $10, at the door. It's our kickoff show for the year, and we can't
wait to hit the stage. The show is sponsored by radio station WLVB 93.9, and
will include a guest appearance by radio rep Mark Struhsacker, another fine
Vermont bluegrass man.

"April 18: Latchis Theatre, Brattleboro, Vermont, 7:30 PM. This is a classic,
classy concert hall we've been wanting to play for years. A terrific place to
hear live music, the Latchis is located at the corner of Main and Flat Streets
in downtown Brattleboro . You can get advance tickets for $13 at the Latchis
Hotel (same location) or through Brattleborotix.com, or at the door for $15.
We'd love to see a roomful of our VT, MA and NH friends at this one.

"May 9: Enosburg Opera House, Enosburg Falls, Vermont, 7:30 PM. Finally, we
head north to another fine old hall for our Fire in the Sugarhouse finale. The
Plowboys have always been hot in Franklin County , and this is another excellent
renovated opera house we love. You might be able to shed the mucks by May, so
pull the buckets and come join us for this one."

SOURCE: Dan Lindner, "Fire in the Sugarhouse Tour," March 6, 2009.

I AM NOT EQUALLY FAMILIAR . . with all of these venues. But if the others are
at all comparable to the Latchis Theater, this tour, though short, is a big one
for the Banjo Dan crew. - Ed.

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LISSA SCHNECKENBURGER
At the Down East Country Dance Festival
Including Lecturing About the
New England Traditional Song Repertoire

<> "I've ... got a weekend in Maine coming up with Sue and Bruce Rosen (Phantom
Power) at the Down East Country Dance Festival. They've convinced me to host a
lecture at the festival on New England traditional song repertoire: my first
ever. Should be interesting."

Friday, March 27
Down East Country Dance Festival
at the Topsham Middle School, Topsham, ME
With Phantom Power and Sue Rosen March
http://www.starleft.org/decdf/ for more information

Saturday, March 28
Down East Country Dance Festival
at the Topsham Middle School, Topsham, ME
With Phantom Power and Sue Rosen
http://www.starleft.org/decdf/ for more information

Sunday, March 29, 2:30 PM
Down East Country Dance Survivor's Dance
Wescustogo Grange Hall, North Yarmouth, ME
With Sue Rosen and Phantom Power
Driving directions will be available at the Festival.
http://www.starleft.org/decdf/ for more information

Lissa Schneckenburger
http://www.lissafiddle.com/

SOURCE: LissaFiddle At GMail Dot Com, "Arlington Split Bill With Annalivia,"
March 1, 2009.

LISSA SCHNECKENBURGER IS CURRENTLY WORKING . . one of the best recent albums out
of New England: her "Song" CD. It is a classic traditional folk recording and
ought to be earning her a lot of new fans. She also has a hometown gig coming
up soon, in Brattleboro, Vermont, which is right about here.

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DOMINIQUE EADE
At Amazing Things
Framingham, Massachusetts
Saturday, March 28, 2009

<> "I am happy to let you know that I will be performing in Framingham at the
Amazing Things Arts Center on Saturday, March 28 with my pals Jon Wheatley and
John Lockwood. I'm looking forward to this evening of music and hope you can
join us."

Dominique Eade
Voice

Jon Wheatley
Guitar

John Lockwood
Bass

: : : Amazing Things Arts Center
: : : 160 Hollis Street
: : : Framingham, Massachusetts
: : : Tickets & Info (508) 405-2787

http://www.amazingthings.org/

SOURCE: Dominique Eade, "Dominique at Amazing Things," March 17, 2009.

DOMINIQUE EADE MAKES WONDERFUL USE . . of her creamy, highly flexible voice.
Like the venue of this occasion, her singing is an Amazing Thing. - Ed.

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KRIS DELMHORST
Presented by the
Mark Sandman Project
March 29, 2009
The Center for Arts at the Armory
Somerville, Massachusetts

<> This show announcement is much, much longer than most; but it is likely to
interest many of our readers. So a far more extensive representation of the
full message from Hi-N-Dry Studio appears below, after the Brief Items section.

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COUNTRY MUSIC STANDARDS

<> One of our favorite e-mail correspondents has been asking friends and
acquaintances if they know of recent classic country music songs that have
become or, I guess, are becoming standards. The latest example that came to
mind for him - a country classic by any reckoning - is twenty-five years old or
more.

Personally, I am not aware of any country songs which are more recent and which
have already become, or are on their way to becoming, C&W standards, though I
would certainly like to know of some.

It would not be at all hard to think of songs in the past couple of decades that
SHOULD have become country standards. My musical hero Ian Tyson, up in Canada,
has written several.

It would be easy to picture "Win Again" by Boston's Swinging Steaks being sung
in country bars and in big concerts all across the country and around the world
... if only the people who perform in those places had ever heard it. Same for
"Wild and High," a spirited number, as you might guess from the title, by
Cambridge's John Lincoln Wright. But...

As for songs that ACTUALLY have become country music standards in recent years,
no examples are coming to my mind.

If you go to lots of country concerts or hang out in honky tonks and can name
recent songs that are covered really widely and often, please write in and set
me straight by way of

: : : FredRemainsLost At Yahoo Dot Com

of course converting this into an all-lowercase, conventional e-mail address.

AT A NEARBY SUPERMARKET . . I lately heard a country record that caught my
fancy. Apparently this cut is quite well known, but it was brand new to me. It
runs to the effect, Everybody wants to go to heaven, nobody wants to go now.

A 1970s song written by a folkie leaving New Hampshire for the US Southwest, for
me, could be a fantastic country classic. It is called "White Mountain
Goodbye."

And Boston's Didi Stewart - normally not the first hillbilly gal to come to mind
- nonetheless wrote a real country kicker. I can't get at the record at the
moment, but it seems to me it may be called "Something Wicked."

Great country is great music.

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SLAID CLEAVES
More About His Forthcoming
"Everything You Love Will Be Taken Away" CD

<> "It's been five years since Texas-based, New England-raised Slaid Cleaves
released an album of original material. Though he's never been described as
'prolific', Slaid has once again delivered an album full of uncommonly
fine-tuned songs built to stand the test of time. The new batch of songs on
'Everything You Love Will Be Taken Away,' Music Road Records, will hit the
streets April 21...."

SOURCE: Lisa Shively, "Songwriter of Grit and Grace, Slaid Cleaves Returns With
New CD," March 13, 2009.

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SPECIAL EFFECTS
The First Generation

<> I HAVE BEEN READING A LOT . . about the arts and entertainment fields of the
mid-60s.

That's right, the EIGHTEEN-sixties.

Because so much of the special effects of our own times are quite high-tech and
may rely heavily on computers, it might come as a great surprise that special
visual and sound effects were a big, important, and popular part of theater and
other performing arts way back in time a century and a half ago and more. This
is easier to understand when one knows that among the main visual effects back
then was fire.

The good news is that fire is a visual effect that could be done very well even
in the early nineteenth century.

The bad news is that this is one prime reason why a lot of theaters burned down.
The visual effect could be fantastic, while safety efforts were often less
successful.

A way was found, in the 1860s, to project the appearance of a ghost onto a
theater stage, creating quite a spectacle; and plays featuring ghosts became all
the rage. One notice of the first in this series of NYC dramatic ghosts called
this deceased fellow Professor Pepper.

An 1850s English musician/showman whose New York City entertainments were HUGE
needed a certain sound effect for one of them, so he arranged, in advance, for a
noisy parade to pass by the concert hall at just the right moment in his
program.

Possibly, though, the greatest mid-nineteenth-century special effect I have read
about was created by a scenic artist and, one might imagine, a costumer. In a
scene of Shakespeare in which a character is supposed to walk away and disappear
into the gloom, the actor actually did seem to vanish right before the eyes of
members of a delighted audience.
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LYDIA WARREN
Professor of the Blues Guitar

<> "Hey guys! Just a quick note to say that I am now offering guitar lessons!
All levels are welcome, from beginning to advanced students. The lessons can be
done at my rehearsal room outside of Boston or at your home. For details, email
info@....

"Learn...

*blues- all styles, from West Side Chicago to today's blues-rock
*how to play and sing at the same time
*how to enhance your songwriting skills
*how to play better with a band
*skills to promote your band, like how to make a great press kit and how to book
gigs
*tips and tricks gigging musicians rely on

http://LydiaWarren.com/

SOURCE: Info At LydiaWarren Dot Com, "Lydia Now Offering Guitar Lessons," March
15, 2009.
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TOM RUSH
More About His New
"What I Know" CD

<> "The new album ... seems to be going gangbusters. We're on the Americana
radio charts (not sure what kind of radio Americana is exactly, but I've been
away for a while). And the reviewers have been very, very kind - we've set up a
page at the website for you to peruse what the pundits are saying. You can't
believe everything you read, of course, but in this case I choose to. One of
the nicest parts is that each reviewer seems to have picked different cuts as
their favorites, confirming my feeling that we have 15 strong songs here. And
several have referred to me as feeling like 'an old friend,' which I like
because that's just how I feel."

SOURCE: Tom Rush, "A Note From Tom Rush," March 12, 2009.
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RACHAEL SAGE
Billboard World Song Contest
Dance Category Winner

"'ANGEL IN MY VIEW' NAMED WINNER IN BILLBOARD SONGWRITING CONTEST

<> "Rachael has been named a winner in the Dance Category of the 16th Annual
Billboard World Song Contest. Her song, 'Angel In My View,' was remixed by the
talented producer/remixer Lior Magal, and will appear on her forthcoming remix
EP, 'FREEMIXED: Vol. 1.'"

SOURCE: MPress Records, "Rachael Sage: SxSW, Spring Shows, Billboard and More,"
March 13, 2009.
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BAY STATE ROCK COMPILATION LP

<> While researching a reader inquiry as to how to get recorded music by the
mid-1960s Massachusetts band, The Improper Bostonians, we found that Gemm.com
was listing, at that time, four copies of the old, essential "Bay State Rock"
compilation LP for sale. It seems highly likely this availability will interest
others among our readers. Cuts by either Teddy and the Pandas or The Ramrods
alone would make this vinyl disk well worth owning. We have received recent
inquiries - plural - about "Set You Free This Time" by the Improper Bostonians,
which is on this various artists album. And personal favorites also on "Bay
State Rock" include "Bright Lit Blue Skies" by The Ramrods and "The Lovelight"
by Teddy and the Pandas.

http://www.gemm.com/

This is some REALLY good stuff.
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BROOKS WILLIAMS
Brooks W Goes YTube

"YouTube

<> "There are some wonderful new clips of Brooks on YouTube. There is the Lost
DVD from Davis, Oklahoma (5 Feb 09) - you've gotta see it! - and the Valentine's
Day show in Minden, Nebraska (scroll down to find the 14 Feb 09 clips). Check
'em out!"

SOURCE: Brooks Williams, "Red Guitar Blue Music Newsletter," March 3, 2009.
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GUSTER
New Album Still in the Works

<> "As for the album we spent 2008 writing and 2009 recording, we are still
working on it, and it will definitely be the best group of songs we've released
yet. I make no promises as for release dates..."

SOURCE: Guster, "Ready or Not..." March 9, 2009.
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THE MAPS
"I'm Talking to You" b/w "My Eyes Are Burning"
(45, self-published, 1979)

<> In response to another reader inquiry we found a Gemm.com listing for the
"I'm Talking to You" single by the circa-1980 Boston band, The Maps. This item
easily meets my definition of the word, "expensive," but judge for yourself.

Maps

I'M Talking To You/My Eyes Are Burning (7")

Maps I'M Talking To You/My Eyes Are Burning 7"
Label:
Made In: USA
Media: 7"
Condition: VG++/VG+
Release: ?
Description: 1979 Pre-CHRISTMAS kbd sounding punk with girl singer
Seller: STOOPIDREC
Rating: Seller Performance
From: USA
GEMM Green Shield Payment Guaranteed

$97.75

Did I mention, Judge for yourself?

http://www.gemm.com/

THE "GIRL SINGER" REFERENCED . . in the catalog listing copied above is Judy
Grunwald who, if anything, may have been better known for her great
1980s/early-1990s band, Salem 66: one of my favorite groups of those years.
These Maps also appeared on the Billy Ruane album, "Billy's Revue." Among
several other notable names in the credits are Mark Andreasson of La Peste,
musician/rock journalist Nathaniel Freedberg, and Lori Green of The Dangerous
Birds.

Those were great times.
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YAHOO NEWS HEADLINE
Sunday Afternoon

: : : Study: Northeast U.S. to suffer most
: : : from future sea level rise

CONSTRUCTION IS UNDERWAY . . for the buildings that will circle Framingham
Harbor. - Ed.
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YAHOO MUSIC NEWS HEADLINE AND LEAD-IN
South by Southwest Booming

Recession? Texas festival SXSW bigger than ever Reuters - Fri Mar 20, 6:12 PM
ET

AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - The U.S. economy is in the grip of recession, but you
wouldn't know it from attending the South by Southwest Festival in Austin,
Texas, a 10-day music, film, and interactive industry networking marathon fueled
by massive quantities of beer and barbecue.
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YAHOO MUSIC NEWS HEADLINE AND LEAD-IN

Metallica welcomes new "Guitar Hero" fans Reuters - 36 minutes ago

AUSTIN, Texas (Billboard) - Signing on for a "Guitar Hero" game was a "no
brainer," according to Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich.
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Mark Sandman Project Presents

KRIS DELMHORST

March 29, 2009
The Center for Arts at the Armory
Somerville, Massachusetts

We are proud to bring our friend Kris Delmhorst to our new space at The Center
for Arts at the Armory in Somerville, MA.

With a back catalog that includes two darkly rollicking roots records produced
by our own Billy Conway and recorded at Hi-n-Dry (2001's' Five Stories' and
2003's 'Songs For a Hurricane'), as well as the 2006 release 'Strange
Conversations', a vibrant collection of Americana songs inspired by the work of
famous poets and 2008's lo-fi 'Shotgun Singer', Kris Delmhorst has built a
thriving career and a devoted following from the ground up, without major label
hype. The same independence of spirit that led Delmhorst to spend some early
years working on subsistence farms, cooking on a schooner off the coast of
Maine, or hitch-hiking the back roads of Ireland with a fiddle on her back, is
evident in the arc of her musical evolution: a willingness to work on her own
terms and her own time. Along the way, she's parlayed a decade of successful
cross country and Trans-Atlantic touring into one of the most distinct voices in
American music.

Long-loved in the Boston/Cambridge/Somerville area, and often accompanied by
mutual friends , Kris will be performing at the "new" Hi-n-Dry to help raise
much needed funds for the Mark Sandman Music Project.

The Mark Sandman Music Project, partnering with Hi-n-Dry, is in the new Armory
Arts Center in Somerville. We are working on creating opportunities for young
people to play and record music together. Participation in music is a
community-building experience that also builds the self. We are striving to
provide kids the means, the place, the mentors, and the materials to play. Our
theory is simple: creative collaboration creates community. When we help kids be
creative, we seed the community with creative thinkers. We think that's
important and we hope you do, too!!

We look forward to you coming to see Kris play, as well as joining us in our new
space. The show is March 29, 2009, with doors at 4pm and the show beginning
around 4:30pm. Tickets are 30. with a portion of the proceeds to benefit the
Sandman Music Project. Dinner is included and will be served immediately
following the show.

Tickets are available IN ADVANCE ONLY at
https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/58562.
As this beautiful space is small, tickets are quite limited so do follow through
on your desires and purchase early!

More information about Kris can be found at Krisdelmhorst.com

More information about the Mark Sandman Music Project can be found at
Myspace.com/Marksandmanmusicproject.

questions? email springerkaren@...
or chipsmithproject@...

thanks for your support!

the mark sandman music project
617.440.3991
191 highland ave.
somerville, massachusetts

SOURCE: Hi-N-Dry, "The Mark Sandman Project Presents Kris Delmhorst," March 2,
2009.
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our name is the NEW ENGLAND Music Scrapbook, probably an easy majority of our
readers are based outside the six New England states. The great majority of
show listings would be of no interest at all to the great majority of our
readers.

We make exceptions when show listings are part of an item of more general
interest. CD-release events are great examples. For us, the main point of an
item of this sort is that an act has a new record. The show being announced is
of secondary interest to us - if that - as far as the contents of our newsletter
goes.

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... Shows can be canceled, sold out, or even moved to another date or location.
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