New England Music Scrapbook News
Our Corner of the Rock 'n' Roll Life
May 26, 2007
Issue 2007:223

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We've got Thrills, chills, Dirty Water
What more do you need?
When the big beat hits ya
Comin' from your transistor
Like the T at full speed
When the big beat hits ya...

-- "Boston Lullaby," Dudick/Naihersey.
Copyright c. 1980 by Camaraderie Music, BMI.
All rights reserved. Used with permission.


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NO TIME TO PROOFREAD and edit this. I've got to run ... literally.
Sorry for any and all rough spots.

Have a glorious long holiday weekend!


THIS HAS BEEN ANOTHER SLOW WEEK for local music news. Anyone who
finds time this busy holiday weekend to scroll all the way to the
bottom will find that deaths did not slow down along with everything
else. This issue includes links to four Boston Globe obituaries,
covering an unusually wide range of styles. I, personally, was unsure
whether I recognized the name of the gentleman who played violin for
the Boston Symphony over a period of nearly a half century, but I am
quite certain I know his face. Take a look. You may recognize him,
too. Not only was he a musician playing on a very high level, but he
was also an avid golfer. My nearly year-round golfing Italian uncle
out of Medford Mass. may have known him.


THE MAIN ITEM IN THIS ISSUE, easily, is my Vermont summer-season
music preview. Since most subscribers are, in one way or another,
involved in the music business, this piece ought to be of fairly broad
interest. For reasons of demographics that we can go into some other
time, a lot of Northeast music tours are routed around Vermont instead
of through it, and I have learned that this state is a major mystery
to many artists and bookers. (To my mind, it is a very serious problem
that a lot of bookers don't know what to do about this state.) It
seems to me that these season previews, which are something like
snapshots of Vermont's music scene, shed a lot of light, of some
general interest, on this corner of New England.

These pieces are made up of many really short items, and even items
about the most featured acts are still quite short. But this is not
to say that there are not feature items here, and a few may interest
fans currently or even formerly based in other parts of the region.

I tried to cross the stateline, so to speak, more often this time than
in the past to spice things up a bit for many readers.

Strange to say, though the Vermont Guardian has ceased publication as
a weekly newspaper, this season preview is still likely to be
published in the cyber-pages of the Guardian next week. Be that as it
may, the announced shutdown of the Guardian may hurt the readership of
this notice. If there is anything you could do to get it into wider
circulation, I would greatly appreciate it. For instance, you could
forward this issue to friends, family, and colleagues or e-mail them
our newsletter's main Web address,

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/uridfm/

Once this piece is posted at the Vermont Guardian's website, e-mailing
the Guardian version's direct Web address would be another option.
With your help, this piece could potentially reach a very large
readership. Without your help, its circulation may be much more limited.

I didn't receive nor find anywhere near enough information about
anticipated New England summer record releases (that's right, New
England as opposed to just Vermont) to include such information in
this preview issue. If you know of promising records which are
expected to be out before fall and you would be willing to share your
information, please e-mail us by way of the following Web page:

http://www.geocities.com/nemsbook/fred.htm

As it is, this summer season preview is, if anything, long. I assure
you, there is a lot in it already. Saving anticipated record releases
for later may not be such a bad idea.


THE NEIGHBORHOODS

THE RUDDS

THE MYSTERY TRAMPS

My friend Maria McLaughlin pulled together this item about an upcoming
engagement that is sure to interest many of our readers.

June 2, 2007

The Neighborhoods, The Rudds, and The Mystery Tramps

Newport Blues Cafe
286 Thames Street, Newport, RI
http://www.newportblues.com

We heard from the Rudds' bassist, Tony Goddess, that Chris Blue is the
band's new guitarist, replacing Brett Rosenberg who recently relocated
to Nashville. The 'Hoods' drummer, Johnny Lynch, has played with the
Rudds on various occasions and has also been the drummer when members
of the Rudds have played as the Bebe Buell Band. They're excited to
be playing with The Neighborhoods again, and there are rumors of the
Rudds' leader, John Powhida, guesting with his heroes, the 'Hoods. He
used to see them in Albany and said that they were huge there back in
the day, not to mention a very big influence.

http://www.therudds.net
http://www.themysterytramps.com
http://www.myspace.com/neighborhoods
http://www.johnnyrocklynch.com


PRINTING HARDCOPY FROM THIS NEWSLETTER

Printing hardcopy from this newsletter could be more complex than you
think. It is definitely more complicated than I thought. A tip or
two on how to get a better printed copy appears toward the bottom of
this issue.


NEW ENGLAND MUSIC SCRAPBOOK NEWSLETTER
A Long-Standing Publication
in Search of a Title

This newsletter has never had a truly official name. I commonly call
it the New England Music Scrapbook newsletter. I also refer to NEMS
News because our full name is almost universally shortened to NEMS.
Sometimes it is best to give in.

We are now up to Issue No. 223. And while we hate to rush matters,
maybe it would not be too early to start thinking about what to call
this publication.

If we should arrive at a name for this newsletter, NEMS should be no
more than ornamental: it should not be an essential part of the name.
NEMS is almost certainly a registered trademark of the greater
Beatles organization or is protected under some similar sort of
English and international law.

It has been a long time since I have read any Beatles literature, but
in their NEMS name, "N" stands for Northern, "E" stands for Eastman as
in Linda Eastman, "M" stands for Mal who was an important part of the
Beatles traveling show, and "S" stands for "She Loves You." This is
way too awkward when spelled out in full, hence NEMS is just a
four-letter word, but it is probably still a registered trademark or
some such thing.

A name for this newsletter would need to not infringe on anyone's
copyright. Titles, though, are not subject to copyright protection.
So, borrowing a fitting title would be at least a possibility.
Choosing "Dirty Water" as a name might be thought to be a really bad
idea, but picking that title off The Standells single would not be
illegal to the best of my knowledge.

We might stray away from using an already-used and known title, but
who knows. These judgments require specific examples.

If we were to use a Google service instead of Yahoo, we could call
this newsletter the Weekly Band GMail...

(heh heh)


VERMONT SUMMER MUSIC PREVIEW

Vermont's music community rocked in spring 2007, being lifted
much moreso than usual by late bookings. By contrast to spring, this
summer it is much easier to look ahead at what's up. And summer 2007
is looking to be a thrill.

The season gets off to an intense start with Mieka Pauley at
South Burlington's Higher Ground on Friday, June 1, in a gig that
makes up for a postponed engagement. In an April interview, Pauley
said, "I'm very excited about the new music I'm working on." Speaking
of her Higher Ground appearance she said, "I'll be selling a couple
new tracks." With luck, maybe some of those new songs that have her
enthused will make it onto her set-list. That same night, Friday,
June 1, admired singer, songwriter, and folk-guitar marvel Brooks
Williams is at Bradford's Middle Earth Music Hall.

Blues inspired singer-songwriter Louise Taylor may always have
Brattleboro, her hometown, in her heart, but these days she has Hawaii
in her postal address. Yet she is surfing back to southern Vermont
for a concert at Brattleboro's The Loft, Saturday, June 2, during
Stolling of the Heifers Weekend.

Maia Sharp lately has scored Triple-A radio hits, taken a 21-city
tour with Bonnie Raitt, and had several original songs recorded by
music industry stars. Flushed with success, she visits Higher Ground,
Tuesday, June 5.

The big Fred Eaglesmith Weekend, Roots on the River, flows
through Bellows Falls from June 7 to June 10. The Thursday lineup is
strong with in-state talent, the Sandra Wright Band being an
especially unusual FredFest booking. Look for the dazzling Wright to
turn a few Fredhead heads.

Make no mistake about it, Fred Eaglesmith and the Flying
Squirrels is the star attraction of this annual meeting of the Fred
faithful, but probably lots of folks in Saturday's crowd will be there
to hear Iris Dement.

If the weather holds, Roots on the River could be among the best
outdoor get-togethers in Vermont this summer.

On Friday, June 8 Kris Delmhorst and Danny Barnes share a bill at
Brattleboro's Hooker-Dunham Theater, Iris Dement draws fans to Higher
Ground, and the intriguing pairing of Chick Corea and Bela Fleck make
melodeous magic at Burlington's Flynn Center. The following night,
Saturday, June 9, the Tarbox Ramblers take their distinctive sound to
the Middle Earth.

The Sweetback Sisters take the stage at Brattleboro's
Hooker-Dunham Theatre, Saturday, June 9. This is an interesting tour
stretch for the Sweetbacks, starting with a band birthday party for
this one-year-old outfit at Freddy's Bar and Backroom in Brooklyn,
Wednesday, June 6. Then the party backs sweetly up the Connecticut
River, with stops at the Pioneer Valley School of Performing Arts,
Friday, June 8, TBA later that same day, and Brattleboro on the 9th
before taking it on home.

A high point in Rebecca Padula's summer is to be an appearance at
DemocracyFest at the Wayfarer Inn in Manchester, New Hampshire,
Saturday evening, June 9. "This year," said Padula, "the presenting
sponsor will be Democracy for New Hampshire, an organization who
helped make the most amazing thing happen: they turned New Hampshire
blue!"

The once extinct Dinosaur Jr, now reunited with Lou Barlow,
should make a little noise at Higher Ground, Sunday, June 10.

"Big Old Life," a very cool new album by Rani Arbo and Daisy
Mayhem, is a diverse set with a sparkling live sound. Guitarist Anand
Nayak's fascinating rethinking of Bob Dylan's "Farewell, Angelina"
could have you wondering why the song was not originally written this
way. Arbo and the band hold a CD-release event at Joe's Pub in New
York, Tuesday, June 12, and another much closer to home with a
Hilltown Folk show at Memorial Hall in Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts,
Saturday, June 16.

Just when it seemed as though Toots and the Maytals couldn't get
any higher, the group won a 2005 Grammy Award for best reggae album.
Toots and company will get some bodies moving in the crowd at Higher
Ground, Saturday, June 16. Rocker Rickie Lee Jones may do likewise at
the same nightspot on Monday, June 25.

Kate Schrock is a familial connection of a great, rootsy Maine
band, The Coming Grass. Schrock is also a recording and touring
artist in her own right, and she has a new album, "Invocation." She
plays Borders Books and Music in Burlington, Sunday, June 17. This is
a stop along a tour of Borders stores and other spots. Schrock, in a
recent fan mailing, advised, "Stay tuned for teaser cuts and lots of
promo madness this summer!"

Vermont star Patti Casey is excited, and well she should be.
"BIG NEWS!" she exclaimed. "I just found out a couple days ago that
I'm one of ten national finalists - international, really - in the
Telluride Bluegrass Festival's Troubadour Contest. I'm so psyched,
you wouldn't believe it. I go out there in late June to 'compete' -
which always seems kind of funny to me, when you're talking about art
- but anyway, I'll take it! I get to play in front of tons of people,
and if I win I get an awesome $9K Shanti guitar and lots of other
goodies." Patti Casey is so amazing it's spooky. Best of luck to her
at Telluride!

The Vermont Symphony continues to prove that a small state's
orchestra can work wonders. The VSO's summer tour, called "Passion
Trend," is a "tribute to living life on a grand scale." The program
selections are suitably wide ranging including, among other works,
Dvorak's "Slavonic Dance," Rachmaninoff's "Vocalise," and selections
from Bernstein's "West Side Story." Andrew Massey of Montgomery is
the guest conductor. This panoramic tour runs from June 28 to July 8.

Wilco, out of Chicago, has a new album, "Sky Blue Sky," and a
concert date at the Shelburne Museum, Friday, June 29. Boston veteran
Johnny A has done a marvelous job of turning himself into a
contemporary Triple-A radio guitar star. He is set to make his
six-string sing at Higher Ground, Saturday, June 30.

July gets started with a couple colorful veterans. Bob Dylan
growls, mumbles, and sings songs that changed the world of rock 'n'
roll at the Champlain Valley Expo on Sunday the 1st. Roy Book Binder
mixes blues with his own sense of mirth at the Middle Earth, Saturday,
July 7.

Gregory Douglass lucks out on Friday, July 13, when he plays his
first solo acoustic feature at Higher Ground. It is his only 2007
booking so far in Burlington. "I'm intending on creating the set
around fan requests who email me in advance with the songs they'd like
to hear, so this show will be more 'for the people' if you will," he
explained in a recent mini-interview. Douglass, splitting a bill with
his friend Syd said, "[I]t's always a pleasure to share an evening
with him."

Bill Morrissey, one of today's most finished crafters of songs,
saves gas and wear on his car by playing really close to home at the
Middle Earth, Friday, July 13. Gifted New Mexico singer-songwriter
Boris McCutcheon, a one-time Rutland resident, brings excellent
original material to the Middle Earth, Saturday, July 14.

Not to be missed is this year's Green River Festival, near
Brattleboro, in Greenfield, Massachusetts. Greenfield Recorder
"Sounds Local" columnist Sheryl Hunter recalled, "It started out as a
balloon fest with the music just something in the background. Now the
music is in the forefront but the hot air balloons are still there."
And those balloons make for a stunning sight.

Like many festivals and annual music events, Green River comes
with pre-festival shows. This year, one such happening features Eilen
Jewell, who played last year's festival. "It was in a beautiful
setting and the crowd was very enthusiastic," said Jewell. "Two
little 8-year-old girls even had me sign my autograph on their arms
with a marker." As for this year, she said, "We'll have a new album
available - our second one, entitled 'Letters from Sinners and
Strangers' - and will be playing some new material off of it."
Jewell, who is also on 2007's FredFest roster, splits this Green River
Kick-Off Concert with a personal favorite stringband, Crooked Still.

Asked about those beautiful balloons, Jewell said, "If anyone
offers to take me on a hot air balloon ride, and I have the time, for
the record I would love to do it. That's something I've never done
before, and I'll try almost anything once." Keep a watchful eye for a
singer in the sky.

The Green River Festival's Saturday show, starring the great
Buddy Guy, is strikingly varied and loaded with talent. Saturday,
July 21 could be the single best day in Green River Festival history.

David Grisman plays mandolin lines - some simply scorching - that
you are not likely to soon forget. He alone is reason enough to take
in the David Grisman Quintet show at the Shelburne Museum, Saturday,
July 21. Danny Barnes and Vermont's versatile and clever Anais
Mitchell share the bill, as does the Bluegrass Gospel Project whose
"Makes You Strong" is easily among the best independent New England
C&W albums this New England country boy has ever heard.

35th Parallel members take their artistry very seriously. But
this is no excuse for leaving your dancing shoes at home when heading
on over to the Middle Earth, Friday, July 27, for a 35th Parallel
World Music Dance Party. This show should swing.

Singer-songwriter Vance Gilbert got this hilarity thing figured
out long ago, and his website says that recently he has been playing
amazing rooms with George Carlin. Mercy! Imagine the stories Gilbert
will tell when he reaches the Middle Earth, Friday, August 3.

The Champlain Valley Folk Festival is on from August 3 to August
5. This is one of the great yearly events of Vermont's music
calendar. The roster of talent at the 2007 festival is quite long.
The most remarkable booking must be Peggy Seeger, one of the folk
music pioneers out of the Putney School. Some favorites at this
year's festival include Josh Brooks, The MacArthurs, John Roberts and
Tony Barrand, and Jeff Warner.

For Banjo Dan and the Mid-Nite Plowboys, the summer peaks in July
with a hot time in the cool state of Maine. The trad-bluegrass
pickin' Plowboys jam five shows into four days while enjoying "ferry
rides, lobsters, etc." Banjo Dan himself said, "On August 25 we'll be
returning to our absolute favorite concert hall, the Haskell Opera
House in Derby Line. With half the audience sitting in Canada, we're
looking for a full house of Vermonters and Quebecois."

These days, the Plowboys' Dan and Willie Lindner team up as The
Sky Blue Boys. Says Banjo Dan, "[W]e're pleased to be playing at the
always-fascinating Vermont History Expo in Tunbridge on June 24,
featuring songs from our latest CD plus some fun new material."

Banjo Dan's own "Mystery and Memories" CD is a career high point,
as well as being one of Vermont's best 2006 releases.

Emmylou Harris, a country music treasure, is at the Shelburne
Museum, Monday, August 6. Northern Lights takes over at the Middle
Earth, Saturday, August 11.

Vermont's hottest band, Grace Potter and the Nocturnals, has a
major label release, "This Is Somewhere," coming out August 7. The
Higher Ground website advises that, when the Nocturnals play the Lake
Champlain Maritime Festival at Burlington's Waterfront Park, Sunday,
August 19, fans can expect a "dynamic collection of electric and
acoustic rock and roll" drawn from the new disc as well as from the
prior "Nothing But the Water."

The Lonesome Brothers seem like an obvious fit with the Middle
Earth, so it is remarkable that it took a very long time for the band
to make its debut at the popular Bradford club. A return engagement
came much faster, so evidently that first gig did the job. See why
when the Lonesomes bring alternative-country and unique, sometimes
strange and wonderful points of view to the Middle Earth, Friday,
August 24.

With warm weather here at last, look for a sizzling summer of
music. Get in the flow and take in a show.


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BRIEF ITEMS :


THE KIRKLAND CAFE
Mr. Curt on the Club's Closing

"'Tis a shame that the Kirkland Cafe is closing after 40 years,
especially since the last 14 have been nurtured so adroitly by the
wonderful Mr. Mickey Bliss. I can vividly remember (and some not so
well) many gigs played there in the old room [Club Bohemia] with my
ole group, The EXI's, trying to bring some acoustic-pop civility to
the place. Opening for a very young Slide or the very merry olde
soul, Kenne Highland, we found a wayward home on the Boston music
trail. And, in the subsequent years, all of my various groups were
welcomed with an open heart. Well, the wagons are being drawn up one
last time for a major blow-out weekend. The music is non-stop for two
days. There'll be food and beer. There'll be memories and tears.
What a deluge! Please join us (Sunday - 5/27 - 3pm) and many of your
local fave raves for a tremendous send off. Best wishes always: Mr. C."

-- Curt Naihersey E-Mail Message, May 20, 2007


MUSIC FOR MIDDLESEX

"Save the date!

"Music for Middlesex V is coming soon ... June 23 is just around the
corner."

-- Music for Middlesex Mailing, May 25, 2007

THIS IS A CAUSE WE WOULD LOVE TO SUPPORT, but this mailing is quite
possibly the least helpful one we received all week. If you have
something in simple, plain text you could send, giving details
including a list of performers, it would be much appreciated.


THREE DAY THRESHOLD

"WBZ TV (one of the major TV stations in Boston) has nominated my band
for 'Best Stage Presence.'"

-- Three Day Threshold, "WBZ-TV Nominates 3DT,"
May 23, 2007


BROOKS WILLIAMS
Update

The following, though originally intended as a lead-in to a show
announcement, gives a recent, interesting

BROOKS WILLIAMS

career update:

"After wowing the near capacity crowd at New Hampshire Public Radio's
first Colonial Theater concert in Keene, New Hampshire earlier this
week, plus two tours of the UK in three months, and shows from Texas
to Nebraska to Missouri, Brooks Williams rolls into the Middle Earth
Music Hall on Friday, June 1, 2007 for his first concert of the Summer
season."

-- Brooks Williams, "Concert Announcement,"
May 25, 2007


end BRIEF ITEMS


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THREE DAY THRESHOLD
Hi-n-Dry
Against the Grain
16-song CD

So, I was wondering what I wanted to review this month, and I
started praying to the Lord, and I said, “God, please send me
something that just plain kicks ass, nothing fucking twee or
pretentious, something with a healthy dose of sturm und twang, perhaps
reminiscent of Jason and the Scorchers when they were more country
than rock, or a lighter-hearted version of the Gun Club’s first
album, but that still recognizes the Scots-Irish roots of country/
bluegrass, and I’d like the playing to be fucking top-notch, but not
so perfect that it sounds sterile, something that still feels like a
shit-kickin’ porch hootenanny. I want the slow songs to make me cry
and the fast ones to make me wish I owned cowboy boots to walk across
a rough-floored saloon to buy the band a drink, I’d like it to have
plenty of songs and I’d really like one of those songs to be called
“Chicken Shack,” and if you could throw in a recipe for BBQ
sandwiches, well, Lord, that’d just be real nice of you.” And,
because I live a good life, God said okay. (Tim Emswiler)

I IMAGINE IT IS OKAY to copy this notice here, since this is a copy
of Three Day Threshold's copy; and, as I recall, Kier Byrnes of 3DT is
an editor of The Noise

http://www.thenoise-boston.com

this piece's original publisher.


GIRL AUTHORITY
Press Release

For Immediate Release

PORCHLIGHT ENTERTAINMENT AND ROUNDER RECORDS ANNOUNCE MULTI-PLATFORM
DEAL FOR GIRL AUTHORITY�

Strategic Marketing and Branding Initiative Debuts at Licensing Show

Los Angeles, CA � May 23, 2007 � Boston's tween princesses of pop,
Girl Authority, are "�ready for big time" according to Billboard and
that time has come as it was announced today that PorchLight
Entertainment has partnered with Rounder Records (the group's label)
to co-develop TV series, specials, website and direct-to-video
programming, merchandising and original book series for the
tween-targeted singing group sensation. Entertainment attorney Elaine
Rogers, Esq. of Boston's Fish & Richardson P.C. negotiated the deal
for Rounder. PorchLight, known globally for its family and
advertiser-friendly programming, will begin expansive marketing,
branding and PR efforts at this year's Licensing Show.

Capitalizing on the group's growing fan base, PorchLight and Rounder
are developing a range of television, DVD and feature film concepts to
introduce Girl Authority to a wider audience and generate an even
greater fan loyalty and brand longevity.

According to William Baumann, PorchLight's COO, "Clearly, Girl
Authority is a brand that young girls and tweens strongly identify
with. We've seen it in the sale of the group's CD's, the sizeable
audiences at their live shows, as well as the tremendous activity on
their website. The group's message to be yourself while treasuring
friendships obviously resonates with young girls."

"As a family friendly company, Porchlight Entertainment is a perfect
fit for the Girl Authority brand. Its success in broadcasting, home
video and consumer products will be instrumental in taking Girl
Authority to the next level" said Girl Authority manager and President
of Reach Media, Michael Pagnotta.

Girl Authority is a group of nine girls (ages 10-15) each with an
individual "identity" that ties in with their personalities: Tarr
(Rock-n-Roll Girl), Alex (Fashion Girl), Jacqueline (All-Star Girl),
Carly (Glamour Girl), Jess (Boho Girl), Gina (Urban Girl), Crystal
(Country Girl), Kate (Party Girl) and Zo� (Preppy Girl). They go to
school, are Girl Scouts, cheerlead, play sports, play instruments,
have fun sleepover parties and�just happen to make hit records in
their spare time (100,000 copies sold, and counting, of their
eponymous 2006 CD). For more information visit www.girlauthority.com.

Caren Shalek, Senior Vice President of Consumer Products for
PorchLight, added, "The members of Girl Authority project a positive
and optimistic image. They're a group of `real' girls that are
talented as well as having a young fashion sense. We're excited about
presenting Girl Authority at the New York Licensing Show next month."


IF YOU SHOULD PRINT HARDCOPY
FROM THIS NEWSLETTER...

Since this year's Vermont summer-season music preview is running in
this newsletter issue, I tried printing from last issue to see whether
items from this newsletter could print up well enough to be
presentable in the collection of my articles that I might want to show
around. What I found might interest one or two of you, if you don't
know already.

From the public-access computers at our town's library, I printed an
excerpt from the copy of last issue which was sent to one of my e-mail
accounts.

Do you know how this works? You highlight the passage you want to
print. Then when you start the print job, you check the box for
"Selection," or "Selective," or "Selected," or whatever the wording is
on your own printing setup. Then you click "Print," or "Okay," or
whatever; and if all goes for you the way it worked for me, only the
passage you highlighted will print, along with your system's standard
headers and footers. It's pretty neat.

Anyway, the copy I made looked as ratty as I feared. So, on a whim, I
visited our Yahoo Group's site at

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/uridfm/

I then clicked on the latest newsletter and printed my selected
passage the same way. It came out looking far, far, far better. In
fact, it actually looked to me a lot like the Boston Globe, as that
paper is posted on the Web.


IF YOU SHOULD HAVE REASON to visit our newsletter's Yahoo Groups Web
page, please note that the "Most Recent Messages" heading comes with a
"View All" option. Normally, links to the latest four or five
newsletter issues appear on the screen. But this (Saturday) morning
when I clicked on "View All," Yahoo Groups displayed messages 19-48,
according to their numbering system (as distinct from our numbering
system). If you are interested in refreshing your memory for a back
issue or are looking for one that, for one reason or another, was not
delivered, this would be one way to do it.


REST IN PEACE :

Ben Weisman, 85; wrote songs for Elvis Presley
By Associated Press | May 24, 2007

http://www.boston.com/news/globe/obituaries/articles/2007/05/24/ben_weisman_85_w\
rote_songs_for_elvis_presley/


Elizabeth Bradford, 101; bell ringer, teacher
By Amanda Bergeron, Globe Correspondent | May 21, 2007

http://www.boston.com/news/globe/obituaries/articles/2007/05/21/elizabeth_bradfo\
rd_101_bell_ringer_teacher/

Both just before and just after the Civil War, handbell ringing was
quite the rage among many American music fans. Elizabeth Bradford is
said to have been adept at English bell-ringing, and Boston's big
bell-ringing act, the Peak Family, was described in one ad as
Lancashire bell-ringers. Swiss-style bell-ringing was probably much
better known on these shores. Either way, a touch of the color of
life in 19th-century America probably died with this woman, and it is
our loss, too.


Leo Panasevich, was violinist with BSO for 46 years; at 85
By Bryan Marquard, Globe Staff | May 20, 2007

http://www.boston.com/news/globe/obituaries/articles/2007/05/20/leo_panasevich_w\
as_violinist_with_bso_for_46_years_at_85/


Chief Stephen Osita Osadebe, 71, titan of highlife music
By Jocelyn Y. Stewart, Los Angeles Times | May 20, 2007

http://www.boston.com/news/globe/obituaries/articles/2007/05/20/chief_stephen_os\
ita_osadebe_71_titan_of_highlife_music/


BOSTON GLOBE OBITUARIES TABLE OF CONTENTS :

http://www.boston.com/news/globe/obituaries/


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As a rule, we do not post SHOW LISTINGS. The reason is quite
simple. Our readers are spread out all over the map. Though our name
is the NEW ENGLAND Music Scrapbook, we have readers all across the
southern tier of states - with large numbers in Florida generally, the
Atlanta area, and Greater Los Angeles. Even within the Northeast, we
have readers in each of the six New England states and many in New
York and New Jersey. The great majority of show listings would be of
no interest at all to most 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.

We also make a few exceptions for shows in the immediate Boston
area. Our single biggest concentration of readers, as far as we know,
is in and around Boston. We understand from e-mails we receive that
we are able to help turn out an audience to many entertainments in the
Boston area. But even in the case of Boston shows, we make few
exceptions.

So, the general rule of thumb is that we don't post show
listings. In the very few, truly exceptional instances where we do...


... Shows can be canceled, sold out, or even moved to another
date or location. We recommend checking the Web, calling ahead or
otherwise confirming details.


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address field, which is probably toward the top of your browser
screen. Some addresses are so extremely long that they may have to be
pasted in two or more pieces.


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Issue 2007:223

Published no less often than monthly.
We're guessing eventually we'll settle
into an every-other-week schedule.

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