New England Music Scrapbook Newsletter
Alan Lewis, Editor

Our Corner of the Rock 'n' Roll Life

February 9, 2008
Issue 2008:261

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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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BRATTLEBORO, VT, February 7 - The Great 2007 New England Music
Community Slowdown is over. Scenemakers are back at making the scene.
All is well in the world. Things really have picked up lots more
than I would have imagined.

Nothing is for everyone, and our newsletter items interest me to
varying degrees. But a good percentage of the material in the last
three, four, or even five newsletter issues is exactly the sort of
thing I would look forward, myself, to reading. It seems to me that
anyone who often looks through, say, our newsletter and similar or
related publications - in particular, the Boston Groupie News home
page - can come away with a tremendous amount of diverse information
about what is happening in the field of popular music here in New
England. I hope a lot of you are enjoying it as much as I am.

By the way, though it is a very different sort of publication, I would
include Pete Weiss' occasional production newsletter in my list of
really basic periodicals about New England's pop music scene.

We received far more news by e-mail this week than I have time to
compile and put into what is our standard form. The items that come
immediately to mind include Aimee Mann's booking into the Bonnaroo
Festival, a couple items from folk-guitar virtuoso Brooks Williams (I
think one has to do with him writing for a Mel Bay publication), and
we even received an important press release about a filmed opera. And
there is lots, lots more. A busy spell is upon us. But I am fast
running out of time, I have kin in briefly from Portland, Oregon, and
I need to get cracking on arranging a rendezvous, and I generally just
need to get cracking.

It is hard to say what next issue will look like. This operation is
unfortunately dependent almost solely on my own efforts and my own
resources, and this coming week I know in advance that I am going to
have several Internet-access outages, hot on the heels of two 'Net
outages on Thursday and Friday this past week. So while I won't know
for sure until Wednesday, Thursday, or even Friday, I may need to
scale back next issue for lack of online time. Time will tell.


SQUEEZE BOX
All Keyed Up in Northampton, Massachusetts

"On Sunday, February 10th, 2PM at the Academy of Music Theater,
Northampton, MA - The Northampton Arts Council presents The Big
Squeeze (a part of the 4 Sundays in February series), bringing
together some of the finest accordion players in the world and uniting
them with a local accordion community rich in accordion traditions.

"The Big Squeeze features accordionists Ivan Milev and the Ivan Milev
Ban (Balkan), Guy Klucevsek (experimental), Jeremiah McLane and David
Surette (Franco-American, Celtic and Jazz) The Horowitz-Segelstein Duo
(Klezmer), The Button Box Concertina Band (Concertna makers unite to
perform) and Joey Dziok (Polka Wunerkind)."

-- Drunk Stuntmen, "The Big Squeeze,"
February 8, 2008

CELTIC BANDS WHICH WERE INFLUENCED by the Boys of the Lough convinced
me, long ago, that the accordeon is a far better instrument than I
once thought. It seems to me I have read that development of the
accordion (too hurried at this point to check the spelling) and the
harmonica were related. I believe, at an early date, the harmonica
was called a "mouth accordion." A future member of the Alleghanians,
the nineteenth-century music group I am vigorously researching, was a
pioneer in English concertina playing. He was called Frank Stoepel.
So Northampton's "The Big Squeeze" is a show that a lot of our Pioneer
Valley readers might want to give thought to attending. - Ed.


ME & THEE COFFEEHOUSE

WE ARE A BRAND NEW ADDITION, strange to say, to the Me & Thee
Coffeehouse's mailing list. There was a time, going WAY the heck
back, when the main Boston Globe writers about folk music were Ernie
Santosuosso and newcomer Steve Morse. It may have been that far back
when I first learned of the Me & Thee, which is at the Unitarian
Universalist Church, 28 Mugford Street, Marblehead, Massachusetts.
Going entirely on memory, it seems to me the person in charge at the
Me & Thee at that time was a latter-day member of almost certainly the
most legendary group in all American folk music history, The Weavers.

The Me & Thee has just had what looks to me like a most inventive booking:

Chris Trapper of the Push Stars
opening for Vance Gilbert

THAT is a pairing I wouldn't mind catching sometime.

The Me & Thee Coffeehouse has a blog

http://meandthee.org/blog/txp/

that could be of a good deal of interest to many of our readers.
According to a February 2, 2008 e-mail from the Me & Thee's Kathy
Sands-Boehmer, "I try to do one to two interviews per week and they
are with performers who are playing at the Me & Thee OR other
musicians who I want to give a little free publicity." A worthy effort.

www.meandthee.org

www.myspace.com/meandtheecoffeehouse

The Me & Thee Coffeehouse brings many things richly to mind. I am
quite certain that one of my all-time favorite songwriters,
Cambridge's Elmer Hawkes, used to play there often. In recent years,
Elmer's energies seem to have been more directed toward his role as a
world traveler; but we will not soon forget the many great songs he
has given us. And also, speaking of Boston Globe coverage of folk
music, does anyone know what became of the Globe's circa-1980 folk
music columnist and critic Jeff McLaughlin? (No relation to Maria, I
guess.) I have long wondered.

Again, I am going entirely on memory, but it seems to me that the Me &
Thee Coffeehouse has always been located at a Unitarian Universalist
Church in Marblehead. Elsewhere in this newsletter issue, no less a
bawdy band than the Boston Babydolls makes reference to a man who I
imagine was the single most famous Universalist in American history,
Bridgeport, Connecticut's P.T. Barnum. Barnum made a lot of money in
his career, and he rarely if ever missed an opportunity to provide
financial support for his beloved Universalist church.


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BRIEF ITEMS :


THE STROLLING WONDER REVUE
Word From an Inside Source

The soon-to-be-named Song Caravan got started Monday, February 4 at TT
the Bear's Place in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Since it is not unlike
the early 1970s Rolling Thunder Revue, perhaps it could be called the
"Frightening Lightning Tour." The "Channel Panel"? Maybe we will
stick with the

"Strolling Wonder Revue"

for now. This presentation stars a good number of favorites around
here including Sal Baglio, "Mr. Curt, Jon Macey & Steve Gilligan, Bird
Mancini & T Max. [It is] An evening of songs, solo and together."

-- InfoMan, "Hello," February 2, 2008


GREETINGS FROM AREA CODE 207 VOLUME 7
And a Most Notable Etcetera

We received some really fantastic Maine news from Charlie Gaylord of
Cornmeal Records (etc.). First, there is a new volume of the

GREETINGS FROM AREA CODE 207

series. I learned about GFAC207 from probably my single favorite
source: Steve Morse, writing in the Boston Globe. A lot of people
who, like me, have followed this CD-compilation series for years,
really love it.

We will see (or, I guess, hear) what the new set sounds like.

Meanwhile, Gaylord also said there is a new disc from Darien Brahms.

Darien is a very important artist for us. First, she is great in her
own right. All of her records are good, but "Little Bundle of Sugar"
(2000) is one of my favorite albums ... ever.

Darien also first told us about The Coming Grass, which has gone on to
become one of my favorite bands, easily. (TCG's "Beauty of a Heart" CD
is a real treasure!) This is a group that I'd bet Eileen Rose would love.

A local fellow, who caught a Darien Brahms show in this town, rarely
misses an opportunity to ask me what she is doing and when is she
coming back. I think he may have liked her show.

So, for these and plenty of other reasons, news of a new Darien Brahms
album is big news hereabouts.


WINTERPILLS
West Coast Tour

"winterpills are excited to announce a west coast tour. we'll be
opening the whole tour for our labelmate Kris Delmhorst. (we are also
backing her up during her set.) for those who have asked, we are
generally expecting to play full sets."

-- "Winterpills Announce West Coast Tour,"
February 5, 2008


GORDON STONE BAND
Twiddling and Fiddling
With the Banjo

"Gordon and the band have been working on recording a few tracks in
the hopes of releasing a new recording in early summer this year so
stay tuned! ...

"You can also check out Gordon's work with a hot new group called
Twiddle and his collaboration on double banjos with Tony Trischka
coming up in March!"

-- Gordon Stone Mailing, February 8, 2008

INTRIGUING TONY TRISCHKA reference. This is a thing I would like to
know more about. - Ed.


DAVID JOHNSTON
Catching a Break ...
or Taking One

"we will be taking a break from our Tuesday residency at Toast
beginning this first week of February.
stay tuned."

-- David Johnston, "Holiday," February 4, 2008

I REMEMBER THE FIRST TIME I HEARD of David Johnston - or at least the
first time I was aware of hearing his name - as if it was yesterday.
It has actually been a long time, though, and his residencies have
been an important fixture along the New England music club circuit.
We assume there will be a residency resumption later, and we
anticipate posting further word on the subject.


CARLA RYDER
"Lonesome Town" an International
Songwriting Competition Finalist

"I just got some really good news. 'Lonesome Town,' off 'Til the End
of Counting,' has placed as a finalist in the International
Songwriting Competition. This is a big deal as there were over 15,000
entries - and it's now down to only 15 contestants in my category. In
the next few weeks judges including Loretta Lynn, Tom Waits, Nelly
Furtado and Amy Ray (Indigo Girls) will be listening and deciding who
wins. They have also opened up a people's choice category."

-- Carla Ryder, "Lonesome Town Is a Finalist,"
February 5, 2008


FRANK CRITELLI

WE FIRST LEARNED ABOUT Frank Critelli from one of my all-time
favorite girls. What kind of girl is she? A cowgirl. Connecticut's
finest. Alright, America's finest. She is Lys Guillorn, a one-woman
Cowgirl Hall of Fame.

Critelli sent this:

"Frank Critelli's new disc is called 'Waltzing Through Quicksand.'
It's ready for public consumption here:

http://www.independisc.com/frankcritelli.htm

"IndepenDisc is run safely and securely by our good
friend Gary Vollono. Go over and listen to a few
clips. See if you like it.

"Thank you for supporting independent music and arts.

"Spread the word!"

-- Frank Critelli, "The New CD," February 2, 2008

SOME READERS MAY RECALL, last issue I think, that a member of Session
Americana gave a cryptic critique of a club the band is playing. (The
Lizard Lounge?) Musician descriptions of clubs and concert rooms and
their accounts of events centered on performances can make for really
interesting reading. I tried like crazy to recall who was the source
of my favorite such account and description, and it turned out to be
our cowgirl friend, Lys Guillorn. She told Kathleen Cei of the New
Haven Advocate about her April 28, 2004 Soundworks Series concert at
Artspace. That New Haven Advocate column is no longer available for
free online, or at least not at the same old direct Web address; but
the way I remember it, Lys described being on stage and looking out
through a huge plateglass window at traffic seemingly driving straight
at her. I have thought of this often when out running. There are
times when it looks as though I am running head-first into killer
traffic. There are other times when I actually AM running head-first
into killer traffic. When running for exercise, it is important to
learn not to be too quick to give ground to vehicular traffic even
when massive trucks have you at a certain disadvantage. If one is
quick to give ground, many drivers will make you give lots more; and
you can work yourself into a difficult and even seriously dangerous
spot by flinching too fast. Winning popularity contests with drivers
has long since ceased to be among my goals.

Anyway, we thank Lys Guillorn for her wonderful description of the
view from the ArtSpace stage and for making us aware of Frank Critelli
(and The Sawtelles and - what was the name of that other group - The
Rafterbats?).


CHANGES AT WBOS

I got this second-hand. It was originally circulated or posted by the
New England Blues Society. I have not been in a position to look into
this because of time considerations, and I know in advance that next
week may be much worse. So I am copying this here, as is, without
comment.

1. WBOS changes - and Holly's show is gone ...

From: raccoonblues

1. WBOS changes - and Holly's show is gone...

Posted by: "raccoonblues" raccoonblues@... raccoonblues

Sat Feb 2, 2008 3:35 am (PST)

The Boston radio messageboards are buzzing because WBOS FM 92.9 has
flipped from "adult album" to "classic alternative" - alternative rock
hits from the 80s and 90s. And there's bad news: According to

http://www.bostonradiowatch.com

"(The) Station's weekday and weekend DJ airstaff has been dismissed.
Station's veteran jock George Knight will continue with his Sunday
morning show but the long-running Sunday night blues show with Holly
Harris is gone."

No blues on the new "Radio 92.9" ... sad.

THE NEW ENGLAND BLUES SOCIETY is not to be confused with the Boston
Blues Society. The New England Blues Society, it seems to me, is
physically located in that region of Rhode Island which borders on
Louisiana. That's right, Providence. James Montgomery has been
involved in this organization - for a very long time, I believe. - Ed.


JOHN LINCOLN WRIGHT
Query Regarding CD Reissues

If you know whether there is any prospect of CD reissues of John
Lincoln Wright's early records, please e-mail us about it by way of
the following Web page:

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

When we receive inquiries about JLW CD reissues, I often find the
vinyl equivalent at such Web stops as Gemm.com. But "Takin' Old Route
One" seems particularly hard to come by; and anyway, many of our
correspondents have their hearts set on CDs.

I often offer the opinion that Wright has scored a reputation for
going right past low-tech to NO-tech, and that I doubt he puts CD
reissues on a high priority. It is an opinion well grounded in fact
(and legend), but it is still an opinion.

If you actually KNOW, one way or the other, we would love to hear from
you.

Last I knew, Wright did not have an e-mail account. And since the
beginning of time, he has only answered one of my letters: I was one
of those fans who WAY pre-ordered "You Can't Get There From Here," and
he did answer my letter when I ordered the LP.


H. WILEY HITCHCOCK

A Celebration of the Life of
H. Wiley Hitchcock (1923-2007)

H. Wiley Hitchcock was one of the giants in the study of American
music. Without researching the question extensively, I could not even
begin to list the many, many published works I have used that were in
some way his responsibility. But, for instance, he was one of the two
main editors of "The New Grove Dictionary of American Music," a big,
four-volume set which includes a truly massive amount of high-quality
information, much of which would interest many of our readers.

The Institute for Studies in American Music at the Brooklyn College
Conservatory of Music is presenting "A Celebration of the Life of H.
Wiley Hitchcock 1923-2007" at Saint Peter's Church, Lexington Avenue
at East 54th Street, New York, Saturday, March 8, 2008 at five
o'clock, which I take to mean 5 p.m.

This should be a grand old time.

I have not yet figured out how to copy and paste from a hardcopy
postcard, so I hope the information I have transcribed here does not
contain any typographical errors.

The postcard which was sent to announce this Wiley Hitchcock
celebration makes not even the slightest concession to the Information
Age. It is totally devoid of Web addresses and e-mail addresses.
Except for the event's date and the ZIP Code in the Institute's return
address, this card reads as though it just as easily could have come
out of the 1890s. When the Institute for Studies in American Music
sends old-fashioned postcards, they mean business.


35TH PARALLEL
Commissioned New or Forthcoming Works

I arrived in Vermont in December 1970, so I have been here a really
long time: possibly longer than the average native Vermonter, when you
think of it. And in all that time, one of my favorite Vermont bands is

35TH PARALLEL.

It is not for lack of competition, either. Phish, for instance, made
it HUGE from this state; and the Jazz Mandolin Project is an
exceptional ensemble. This is not even to mention Music From Marlboro
in the classical world.

What I am saying is, the guys in 35th Parallel are REALLY good. They
are not "serious" as in "grim" or anything like that, but the two guys
at the heart of 35th Parallel are tremendously serious about their
music and their instruments, and it shows. And speaking of shows...

35th Parallel has a big and intriguing one coming up.

"FLYNN CENTER COMMISSION IN MAY

"35th Parallel returns to the [Burlington, Vermont] Flynn Center for
the Performing Arts for a special commissioned show on Friday, May 16.
We'll be composing new pieces to debut at this performance, and will
be joined by some special guest artists: Evren Ozan on Native American
flute, Paul de Jong on cello and arpeggione, Beth Bahia Cohen on
violin and yayli tanbur, and Todd Roach on darbouka, riq, and
framedrums. Not to be missed!"

-- 35th Parallel Mailing, February 6, 2008

I, TOO, AM THINKING this show is not to be missed. - Ed.


DROPKICK MURPHYS
Swinging in England
Like a Pendulum Do

"The UK tour has been going great! We're having a blast and Tim and
Jeff are really tearing it up."

-- Dropkick Murphys Mailing, February 4, 2008


SAL BAGLIO
"Memory Theatre" CD
Can't Press 'Em Fast Enough

A recent message says that Sal Baglio's "'Memory Theatre' is SOLD OUT.
We are awaiting a second pressing."

-- InfoMan, "Hello," February 2, 2008


UPDATE

Last issue I brought up a ballot initiative here in Brattleboro,
Vermont because a related Yahoo News headline is an excellent, current
example of the sorry state of news reporting. The Yahoo News headline
said that our town wants the president and vice president arrested,
when this town actually has taken no such position.

Some parties, who evidently believe the constitution has been
seriously violated, wrote and circulated a petition calling for a
nonbinding ballot question as to whether the president and vice
president should be arrested for constitutional crimes. To actually
get on the ballot, this effort required further approval of our
selectboard, which came in the form of a three-to-two favorable vote.
This only places the question on the ballot, allowing voters to
express an opinion either way, and otherwise endorses nothing.

The response to the selectboard's decision was strongly negative.
However, things do change.

By this point, responses are roughly two-thirds favorable and
one-third unfavorable, with most of the negative messages coming the
first day.

This is a new twist that I would not have anticipated.

Thus, this update seems in order.


SUPER BOWL

According to our radio news, this year's Super Bowl was the
second-most-watched broadcast in television history, after the final
episode of "MASH." If the radio folk got this straight, it is just
perfect. Our Patriots lost a Super Bowl which, a short time before,
seemed a thing they could not be denied. And now we have the MASH
"Suicide Is Painless" theme running through our heads. This is just
what we need.


THE FINAL FRONTIER

Yahoo News headline, Friday afternoon, February 8, 2008:

Astronauts check space shuttle for damage

Well, gee ... how does this get to be news? Who did they think would
be out there in space to check the space shuttle for damage?


end BRIEF ITEMS


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BOSTON BABYDOLLS
Keepin' Hearts Beatin'
at TT's

Carnaval d'Amour
Thursday, Feb. 14, 9 p.m.

The Pernicious Lovebug

It's burlesque re-imagined by P.T. Barnum! Join The Boston Babydolls,
stiltwalkers, jugglers, swordswallowers, object manipulators, hula
hoopers, The 8-Corner Globe Museum of Oddities, and the circus sounds
of Cirkestra for an evening of love under the big top! Spend
Valentine's Day with The Boston Babydolls! Tickets are $10 in
advance, $15 on the day of the show, and going fast!

T.T. the Bear's Place

10 Brookline St.
(Central Square)
Cambridge, MA 02139

-- "Boston Babydolls in February," February 5,
2008


MIMI FISHMAN FOUNDATION CHARITY AUCTION

Madison House Publicity
For Immediate Release
February 7, 2008

MIMI FISHMAN FOUNDATION LAUNCHES NEW ON-LINE CHARITY AUCTION

The Mimi Fishman Foundation has launched another in their continuing
series of on-line charity auctions.

The auction, which concludes February 21, 2008, includes rare and
signed memorabilia donated by Phish, Oysterhead, moe., Michael Kang
(The String Cheese Incident), and artist Scramble Campbell.

A sample of items include:

* Signed Oysterhead poster (Trey Anastasio, Stewart Copeland of
the Police, and Les Claypool)
* Signed Trey Anastasio Band poster
* Hand written lyrics from Michael Kang of the The String Cheese
Incident
* Original artwork by Scramble Campbell
* Signed poster and more from moe.
* Signed Page McConnell (Phish) poster
* Rare Phish shirts (Coventry,
20th Anniversary show)

To view and/or bid on the auction, as well as read about the charities
the auction supports, please visit the Mimi Fishman Foundation Auction
Page.

For more information contact
Madison House Publicity Ph: 303 413.8308
Carrie Lombardi – carrie@...
Amy Cummins – amy@...

-- Madison House Publicity, "New Mimi Fishman
Foundation Charity Auction," February 7, 2008


NATHANIEL PEABODY ROGERS
Abolitionist, Music Lover, Mentor
and Wonderful Writer

I personally have a Master's degree from New Hampshire's Plymouth
State University. So I take great pride in noting here that PSU (it
was PSC in my day) has a program coming up on the 14th in celebration of

NATHANIEL PEABODY ROGERS.

Rogers was notable for a variety of reasons. First, he was the best
writer among the early abolitionists. Well, it would have been
between him and John Greenleaf Whittier, I guess. N.P. Rogers was a
marvelous writer, and one of his favorite topics was popular music.
In fact, among the abolitionists he also may have had the most
wide-ranging interests.

Nathaniel P. Rogers was a mentor for two parties who really matter
here. First was the Hutchinson Family group of antislavery singers.
After their own brother, Joshua Hutchinson, and their mother, Mary
Leavitt Hutchinson, Rogers was the most nurturing individual in the
Hutchinson Family's early days.

Rogers also served as a mentor for another party, a really sad
character named Henry Clapp, who, nonetheless, would probably be of
greater interest to many of our readers. Lots of people believe - and
I think this is right - that Clapp's 1860s publication, which as I
recall was titled the Saturday Review, was the start of the
alternative press.

I call Clapp a sad character. As far as I can tell, he spent the last
10 years or so of his life drinking himself to death. (And he being a
former temperance lecturer!) This is why, I think, that, though he
accomplished a tremendous amount such as translating the work of
Fourier into English, he managed to make himself nearly totally
forgotten today. But launching the alternative press is reason
enough, all by itself, for us to take an interest in Henry Clapp. And
his mentor and the mentor of the Hutchinson Family singers, Nathaniel
Peabody Rogers, is soon to be celebrated in Rogers' old hometown,
Plymouth, New Hampshire.


JOHNNY RIVERS
Press Release
January 28, 2008

"Johnny Rivers will sit down for an interview at the
2008 South by Southwest Music Conference, which is to take place in
Austin, Texas, March 12-16. Other confirmed featured speakers include
keynote speaker Lou Reed, Daryl Hall, Thurston Moore and Seymour Stein.

"Summarized by Dan Epstein in the liner notes to the recently released
anthology 'Secret Agent Man - The Ultimate Johnny Rivers Anthology' on
Shout! Factory records, "He's sold more than 30 million records in the
course of a career that's spanned five decades. Along the way Johnny
Rivers had time to jam with Elvis, party with Keith Moon, ride
motorcycles with Steve McQueen, and perform for U.S. troops in
Vietnam. He was one of the founders and initial financiers of the
1967 Monterey Pop Festival, where he also performed.

"Of course, there's far more to the Johnny Rivers story. Years before
it was fashionable for artists to do so, Johnny started his own record
label, Soul City. The label's early roster included soul singer Al
Wilson and soul-pop group The 5th Dimension; Rivers produced the
latter's debut album, 'Up, Up and Away,' which took home Grammy Awards
for Record and Song of the Year. 'Up, Up and Away''s title track was
penned by Jimmy Webb, another Rivers discovery, who was one of the
first songwriters signed to Rivers Music Publishing.

"Johnny's drive, persistence and business savvy have all contributed
to his success, but ultimately it came down to his music. Like no
other artist before or since, Johnny Rivers cherry-picked the tastier
elements of Brill Building pop, Delta blues, Crescent City R&B and
Nashville twang and fused them together with a touch of Hollywood
sunshine. In the process he created a soulful sound unique to its
original era and one that still resonates deeply today."

"Johnny is busy recording his upcoming album, which will be released
later this year.

-- David Bartlett, 525 Worldwide Press Release,
January 28, 2008


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