New England Music Scrapbook Newsletter
Alan Lewis, Editor

Our Corner of the Rock 'n' Roll Life

February 23, 2008
Issue 2008:263

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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 21 - Last weekend or early this week, one of
the national radio news broadcasts had a short segment about the
anniversary of The Station nightclub fire in Rhode Island. In a
delayed reaction, on Wednesday, Feb. 20, thinking of this newsletter,
I asked myself, "How long HAVE I been doing this anyway?" So I
checked our first-ever issue and found that this irreverent little
publication has been at it for five years as of Saturday, February 23,
2008. Gee, wouldn't that be ... today?

We have been doing this for five years? Really? Can you believe it?!

Time flies by, I guess, when you're rocking and rolling. But time is
not flying by at the moment. We have been stopped in our tracks and
brought face to face with our fifth anniversary.

Scary.

Five years is a really long time for a music publication of this
nature. Yet I believe Maria McLaughlin's run with the original Weekly
Band E-Mail was longer. And compared to the overall history of Boston
Groupie News, we are just getting warmed up. So I guess we will count
ourselves as having reached some middle ground.

Miss Lyn's Boston Groupie News is an exceptional example of how much
people can get done when they love what they are doing. I hope a lot
of our readers check in often at the BGN website.

http://www.bostongroupienews.com/

Mickey O'Halloran's Boston Rock and Roll Museum newsletter - a prime
inspiration for us - presented a tremendous amount of information and
gave lots of pleasure to a very large number of people.

We have had a great time, so far, doing this.

But not all of it has been fun.

The first issue of this newsletter, about the music which brings joy
and brings much that is positive to our lives, led off with an item
about The Station tragedy.

There is no telling what our future holds or how much future we may
have. This operation could fold tomorrow, just as it could have
folded after Issue 2 or after Issue 200.

The Hutchinson Family liked to sing, "Thus far the Lord hath led us
on." In that spirit, we will take heart in having gotten as far as we
have.

We do not have much of anything planned out any too far into the
future. We will simply keep on putting one foot ahead of the other.
We will post one issue of our newsletter and then start thinking ahead
to the next issue and let the future beyond that take care of itself.

I have no idea how common a phrase this may be, but mythology scholar
Joseph Campbell once spoke of a role of journalists as one of learning
in public. I think learning in public is a thing we do.

In the remainder of this newsletter issue, and in the next issue, and
in whatever comes after that, we can all learn together about some
really fantastic music coming out of these northeastern United States.

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SPECIAL THANKS TO THE STAFF of Brooks Memorial Library at
Brattleboro, Vermont. Every week and in countless ways, they help
make this newsletter possible.

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We received about as much mail as usual this week, but a good deal
smaller percentage of the messages that came in included news of the
sort we typically post here. So, this issue may run a little short.

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Ordinarily we take only a short excerpt from the mailings we use. But
like just about everything else in life, this practice does not always
work equally well. So sometimes, instead, we post mailings in whole
or close to it, much the same as we do with many press releases. We
have more messages than usual, posted in whole or nearly so, at the
end of this newsletter issue. For a lot of our readers, the place to
start would be the extensive mailing from Dwight Ritcher and Nicole
Nelson. Though their piece leads off with material that is now out of
date, the bulk of their message connects with a special February 23
Regattabar show that Dwight and Nicole fans are not going to want to miss.

On your marks.

. . Get set.

. . . . Scroll down!

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RACHAEL SAGE
At Folk Alliance

Since Rachael Sage is at the Folk Alliance Conference, it could mean
that the Folk Alliance Conference is going on right now. It's just a
guess. I wonder whether Folk Alliance has a mailing list and we ought
to be on it...

A number of artists whose endeavors are in some way represented here
are outstanding in at least one category. In the Best Dressed
category, Rachael cannot be beat. No one looks better in tinsel,
sparkles, and hand-painted clothing than Rachael Sage. Did I forget
to mention painted hair?

Here is some of the latest news from the MPress Express:

"** RACHAEL AND MPRESS AT FOLK ALLIANCE CONFERENCE:
FEB 20-24 **

"Rachael and her label-mates will be returning to Memphis, Tennessee
to attend one of their favorite annual conferences, where thousands of
acoustic musicians gather not only to be closer to Elvis, but to share
countless new songs, jam, and generally immerse themselves in live
music over the course of four days/nights."

-- MPress Records, "Rachael Sage: CD News, UK,
Folk Alliance and More," February 19, 2008

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RACHEL McCARTNEY
At Toad
Wednesday, February 27

Rachel McCartney is a singer I admire, but I do not recall ever
posting anything about her music and career. That could change, now
that we have been added to her mailing list. Since getting added,
this is the first item we have received:

"Thanks for the great turnout at Passim last month.
I want to invite you to Toad on Feb 27th at 7pm. Free entry, free
sonic lovin, good beer!"

http://www.rachelmccartney.com/

-- "Rachel McCartney News," February 16, 2008

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SESSION BRITANNICA

Lizard Lounge
Tuesday, February 26

For a veritable encyclopedia of British rock, consider this item,
which was sent to us by the UK-wise

DENNIS BRENNAN:

"SESSION BRITANNICA at the Lizard Lounge, Tuesday, February 26.

"Join mates Session Americana, Dave Champagne, Everyday Visuals, Bill
Janovitz, John Powhida, Rose Polenzani and meself performing the best
of the Brits. Or at least, a bit of the best.

"Tix $5 in advance; $10 at the door.

"Groovy, baby."

-- Dennis Brennan Mailing, February 18, 2008

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PATTY LARKIN
Singing for Thee
With Emily Elbert
At the Me and Thee Coffeehouse
Friday, February 29

The Me and Thee Coffeehouse has interesting programming set for next
month. But immediately before the blessed month of March - a month
which is marked by days getting longer at a blistering pace - comes
the appearance of a known favorite among our readership,

PATTY LARKIN.

We get a lot of e-mails about rock bands; but in the world of
contemporary folk, Larkin could be tops.

Here are the Me & Thee Coffeehouse announcement details:

COMING UP THIS WINTER:

Feb. 29 Patty Larkin / Emily Elbert opens

http://www.pattylarkin.com/

http://www.emilyelbert.com/

I have never heard any of the music of

EMILY ELBERT.

In fact, I actually don't recall having ever seen her name. If you
have heard her live or on record and would be willing to send us your
impressions - or don't do an impression of her, just tell us what you
think of her music - please e-mail us by way of the following Web page:

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


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BRIEF ITEMS :

TOM RUSH
Forthcoming Album

Some of our readers were not yet born when Tom Rush started talking
and writing about how work on his next studio album was running a
little behind schedule. The 1970s led into a couple other winning
decades and, ultimately, into a new century and even a new millennium.
So where is the darned record this guy has talked so much and so long
about?

I wonder.

For my own part, I stopped believing what Rush said about his next
album long, long ago. But...

call me crazy...

I think he means it this time.

By Tom Rush/next album standards, what we have here is fairly
concrete. Judge for yourself. The following came at the end of the
latest Tom Rush mailing:

"Oh! And one other little thing. I'm in serious discussions with
Appleseed, a really cool, gutsy little label, about doing that studio
album I've been talking about under my breath for years. (My last
studio album was 'Ladies Love Outlaws' for Columbia, in 1975. I don't
like to dash headlong into these things.) [Trust me - like babies love
stray dogs - this talk has not been under his breath. - Ed.] Mr. Jim
Rooney, mentioned above, will hopefully be doing the production in
Nashville sometime in the next six months or so. I'll let you know as
the plans firm up."

-- "A Note From Tom Rush," February 21, 2008

SEE? Appleseed Records, the fantastic Jim Rooney, Nashville, the next
six months or so ... I do not recall such detailed and numerous
details in and among Tom Rush's past utterances about his next studio
album. This time, I'm buying it. - Ed.

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RACHAEL SAGE

Singer-songwriter Rachael Sage sent a remarkably newsy mailing. Here
is her brief preamble:

"Welcome to an exciting season of pre-release plans for Rachael's
eighth CD, 'Chandelier,' as well as some jubilant jaunts to the FOLK
ALLIANCE CONFERENCE in Memphis, back to the UK for a LONDON MINI-TOUR,
and a slew of SPRING TOUR DATES - including an appearance at Joe's Pub
and a showcase at SxSW."

-- MPress Records, "Rachael Sage: CD News, UK,
Folk Alliance and More," February 19, 2008

And here is another Rachael-ism from the same mailing:

"** RACHAEL TO CELEBRATE FIRST RADIO SINGLE IN THE UK: FEB 26-28! **

"This month Rachael will be officially launching her first UK Single,
'Angel in My View,' and returning to London for three special
performances. She'll be playing The Cobden Club, 12 Bar & The
Bedford, and available for Press interviews & Radio meet-and-greets
before and after each show."

-- MPress Records, "Rachael Sage: CD News, UK,
Folk Alliance and More," February 19, 2008

THERE WAS A FAMOUS English political figure named Richard Cobden, who
was a Member of Parliament and, as I recall, stood strongly in
opposition to the Corn Laws, a primitive form of oppression that was
still in force in the 1840s. I wonder whether The Cobden Club was
named for him. - Ed.

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NOAM WEINSTEIN
NYC Venue Debut

"A week from Friday I'll be playing for the first time at the Abrons
Arts Center, part of the Henry Street Settlement on the Lower East
Side. It should be a fun show in a neat space, and I'll be opening
for a friend named Tim Robinson who sings deeply poetic songs with an
awesome band."

-- Noam Weinstein, "Special Show Next Friday
(Feb. 29).

CHARLEY WHITE, A MAN WHO was a very important figure in New York City
popular entertainment in the 1850s and beyond, made his NYC debut just
a very short distance down Grand Street from the spot where Weinstein
is booked. A lot of big names in popular music, comedy, variety, and
theater were, at one time or another, connected with Charley White.
Let's see whether the Grand Street magic rubs off on Noam Weinstein. - Ed.

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ELLIS PAUL
Family-Friendly Singer-Songwriter

"It has been a little over a month since the release of 'The Dragonfly
Races,' Ellis' first endeavor into the family genre and the reviews
are coming in with positive accolades. The reviews are posted on his
website: click the following link to read what The Boston Globe, The
Washington Post and others have to say...

http://www.ellispaul.com/index.php?page=news

"Ellis is adding a limited amount of family shows to his 2008 touring
schedule and is really enjoying performing the songs from 'The
Dragonfly Races' live with his newly acquired younger fans!"

-- Ellis Paul Mailing, February 22, 2008

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TOM RUSH
Success Promoting a
New England Music Classic

"'Baby Let Me Follow You Down' by Eric von Schmidt and Jim Rooney is
still selling nicely (which is a huge relief – I got UMass Press to
get it back in print by, basically, placing a huge order)."

-- "A Note From Tom Rush," February 21, 2008

I HAVE READ BOOKS ABOUT American music on broad topics going back as
far as the fa-sol-la singing schools of the Colonial and Early
Republic periods. And "Baby, Let Me Follow You Down" is easily among
the best of the American music books I have seen. If you have never
read this gem, do yourself a favor...

-- Ed.

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YAHOO NEWS HEADLINE
Friday Morning, February 22, 2008

Monopoly game sparks controversy
over Jerusalem's status

This is what we need, isn't it: a board game fanning the flames of
Middle East unrest.

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Another
YAHOO NEWS HEADLINE

Bright, mysterious hazes appear, disappear
on Venus

I AM RUNNING THIS HEADLINE for no reason other than that I really
like it, and I am hoping some of our readers will like it, too.

It is great of the planets to put on a little show every now and then.
The recent total lunar eclipse was another nice touch.


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DWIGHT RITCHER AND NICOLE NELSON
February 21, 2008

*This Thursday 2/21 @ Banjo Jim's, NYC, with special guests Jessie Dee
& Brendan Hogan!

*This Saturday 2/23 @ Regattabar, Cambridge, MA ~ Celebrating Ray
Charles & Betty Carter!

*Splash Magazine Feature!

Hey guys!

* NYC folks - Tomorrow night our friends Jessie Dee & Brendan Hogan
will be making our familiar trek from Boston to New York for our
Songwriters in Blue series at Banjo Jim's (700 9th street & ave C).
Be prepared to throw down, and check out a review of one of our recent
shows there, blogged @ www.myspace.com/dwightandnicole

* New England folks - This Saturday, 2/23 is our anticipated Ray
Charles & Betty Carter Celebration at the Regattabar (The Charles
Hotel, Harvard Square, Cambridge) There are two shows 7:30 and 10:00
(the first one is nearly sold out, so early birds please order soon!)

Get tickets at http://www.regattabarjazz.com or by calling 617.395.7757

Expect to some great cuts off of the 1961 Album, Ray Charles & Betty
Carter, as well as a couple of their individual hits + some surprises
(including guests appearances by some special friends of ours!) There
will definitely be some D&N songs in there too...

We are so fortunate to have the finest lineup of musicians: Marty
Richards-Drums, John Lockwood-Bass, Tom West-Piano, Scott
Aruda-Trumpet, John Aruda-Tenor Sax, Jeff Gallindo-Trombone...

And DON'T FORGET - we are recording the night. Those of you who would
like to help us capture it on video - please WRITE ME BACK and let me
know! (And many thanks to you who have offered already) If we post
any of your video, we will send you a package with: Free tickets, a
T-shirt (that's right - I said T-Shirt... we'll be debuting our new
shirts at the R-Bar!) and a Dwight & Nicole CD.

* Also we are featured this month in Splash magazine. Thanks to
Angela Ambrosini for the great article! Check it out online at

http://www.splashmagazinesworldwide.com/

Click on Entertainment & Culture.

We are looking forward to seeing all of you!

Dwight & Nicole

www.myspace.com/dwightandnicole

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The Boston Sound
BOSSTOWN AT AGE 40

In a recent exchange of e-mails, Blowfish recalled that this is the
40th anniversary of "The Boston Sound," a major-label promotion that
took on the better-known name

BOSSTOWN.

This is a topic Blowfish knows quite well, and he has postings on the
subject, such as a list of concerts at the classic late-1960s rock
music hall, the Boston Tea Party.

http://www.punkblowfish.com/BostonTeaParty.html

"The Boston Sound," itself, was a strictly commercial affair: an
effort to instill in the minds of album-purchasing music fans a sense
that Boston had a characteristic rock 'n' roll sound and was ready to
elbow out San Francisco. The promotion fizzled big-time and in a
major hurry and gave Boston's rock community a serious black eye.

In the early going, before it became apparent that the "Boston Sound"
promotion was doomed, major label recording contracts were being given
out really freely. Many of the bands were not ready, and some of the
musicians were not very good. But altogether too much has been made
of this. Bosstown-era acts included some serious talent, and a number
of the musicians went on to have big success and make major
contributions as singers, producers, songwriters, and pickers. My
favorite examples are mandolinist David Grisman, who was then with a
wonderful Boston psychedelic band, Earth Opera, and Donna Summer, lead
singer of The Crow, who was involved in a novel kind of psych-rock at
such places as Boston's Psychedelic Supermarket. Soon enough, Donna
Summer would become one of the world's greatest dance music stars of
the era.

A sharp distinction should be made between the "Boston Sound"
promotion, that went nowhere fast, and the actual Boston rock
community, which gave us a really fun time and a lot of great music.

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MOBY
On the New-to-Us RCRD LBL

A recent Moby mailing included information about RCRD LBL, an
enterprise which is new to us. We have since received an inquiry.
Here are the most relevant passages from the Moby newsletter:

"MOBY ON RCRD LBL:

"I love the fact that as the old/traditional infrastructure of the
music business is breaking down it's being replaced by new and more
compelling institutions like RCRD LBL. The vice-grip hegemony of the
corporate labels and corporate radio stations is loosening every day,
which can only be seen as a good thing for music and listeners.

"WHAT RCRD LBL IS:

"RCRD LBL is an online record label releasing exclusive and completely
free music from emerging and established artists. In addition to its
in-house label, the RCRD LBL network includes a curated roster of
independent record labels offering free MP3 downloads and multimedia
content in blog format. RCRD LBL's in-house artists, as well as their
partner labels are paid for having their music up on the site. The
site is a joint venture between Downtown Music (Gnarls Barkley, Cold
War Kids, Justice) and online media pioneer Peter Rojas (Engadget,
Weblogs Inc.)"

http://rcrdlbl.com/

http://rcrdlbl.com/artists/

http://rcrdlbl.com/labels/

-- Brendan Telzrow, "Moby Previews Upcoming Album
on RCRD LBL, February 14, 2008

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JOAN BAEZ

Lebanon Opera House
Tuesday, March 25

I PERSONALLY DO NOT RECALL the folks at the Iron Horse Entertainment
Group promoting a show so far up the Connecticut River from their
Northampton, Massachusetts base.

That is the first surprise.

Second, we have long been on the Lebanon Opera House mailing list and
we got ourselves added to the Joan Baez list a few weeks ago. But we
did not hear about this show from either of them: we heard about it
from the Iron Horse.

Did I get us added to the Iron Horse mailing list? Gee, I don't
remember doing it.

Third, while I am not at all surprised at whom JB is endorsing for the
presidency, I am more than a little surprised that she has never
endorsed a presidential candidate before this. Between Bobby Kennedy,
Eugene McCarthy, and George McGovern, I would have thought at least
one of these folks would have been fairly up her line.

This gal is full of surprises.

Here you go. - Ed.

Iron Horse Presents an evening with Joan Baez at the Lebanon Opera
House on Tuesday, March 25 at 7:30PM

Joan Baez just won the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2007 Grammy
Awards and her 50th anniversary tour is underway, including a stop at
the Lebanon Opera House in Lebanon, New Hampshire, on Tuesday March
25th at 7:30.

Text Box: For the first time ever, Joan Baez has decided to endorse a
candidate running for the office of President of the United States.
She has chosen to endorse Senator Barack Obama. Her statement
regarding her endorsement can be read here. [Where?]

Joan has been busy working on her next album. She spent time in
Nashville in December working with producer Steve Earle, and the album
should be out by late summer/early fall.

For tickets call Lebanon Opera House Box Office at 603-448-0400 or buy
online at LebanonOperahouse.org

A JOAN BAEZ/STEVE EARLE RECORDING STUDIO team sounds pretty
interesting to me. The next JB album may very well come with a
serious kick.

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ROBERT HELLER
Magician Extraordinaire

My research into nineteenth-century music and related questions has
involved tracking several buildings which have been of special
importance in the history of American entertainment. But in the case
of one building I am tracking, I hit on it totally by mistake: a
mental error on my part. Yet this hall's history was so interesting
over a period of a few decades that I have stuck with it. Though the
building and its principal rooms went by a variety of names, almost
everyone among the citizenry of New York and environs called it by its
street address,

444 BROADWAY.

A number of big-name entertainers in the fields of music, minstrel
comedy, variety, and theater were intimately connected with 444
Broadway at one time or another. Robert W. Butler was probably the
best-known person for managing this establishment. I am researching
him and his family right now in nineteenth- and twentieth-century
issues of the United States Census.

A really interesting guy, whose operation was based at 444 Broadway
for maybe a couple years, is one I never heard of, as far as I recall,
but clearly I should have. He went by the stage name,

ROBERT HELLER,

and clearly he was one of the greatest magicians in American history.

We can congratulate ourselves all we want for our technology, but
there remains much we do not know. The planet Venus lately seems to
have been exploring just this question. I will have to get back to
you on the goddess Venus, but the greatest magicians, much like
scientists, look deeply into the abyss of what we do not yet know.

Heller was not the only stellar magician of the day. A Scotsman, who
was billed as the Great Wizard of the North, was another of the giants
of nineteenth-century magic. He had that most characteristic of
Scottish family names. That's right, Anderson. John Henry Anderson
of Scotland was the Great Wizard of the North. And when his
contemporaries called him Great, they were not kidding.

[Spooky. Minutes after writing this, I took off for our town's public
library. The first thing I did there is look through "Amusements"
advertisements in some of the earliest-ever issues of the New York
Times. And the very first advertisement I came to promoted a personal
appearance by Professor John Henry Anderson, the Great Wizard of the
North! Coincidences of this sort kinda get one's attention...]

By the way, if you do not think of Anderson's family name as
characteristically Scottish, I will meet you in the extreme north of
Scotland, on the Island of Lewis, and we can talk the whole thing over.

As for Robert Heller, many of his contemporaries did not hesitate to
compare him to the legendary Harry Houdini.

Heller was also an accomplished pianist and a gifted comic. And this
may be a big part of the reason why he is not better remembered today.
A fine point was never put on any one aspect of his act. He was a
generalist - a one-man variety show - though billed mostly as a
magician. As far as I can tell, his combination of magic and comic
talents made him something like the mythological figure, the
trickster. But Heller's presentation of second sight was the high
point of his art. And there seem to have been people - probably a lot
of them - who thought he actually had second sight like Merlin, as
opposed to creating the ILLUSION of having second sight.

Accidentally discovering someone with the astonishing powers of a
Robert Heller is a wonderful happening. Witnessing his art in person,
back in the nineteenth century, must have been a once in a lifetime
experience.

If you ever get a chance to witness a twenty-first-century counterpart
of Robert Heller, be prepared to be astonished.

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HARVEY REID
Solo

Maine songwriter and stringed-instrument virtuoso Harvey Reid will
appear in solo concerts at

* Wed Mar 5 - Good Times Cafe- Hinesburg VT
802-482-4444/482-4304 -8pm
EMAIL: captvapp@...
Downtown

* Fri Mar 7 - Palmer Street Coffeehouse - Plattsburgh NY
518-561-9418 - 7:30pm
EMAIL: jody1053@...
http://www.uuaplattsburgh.com
4 Palmer Street

* Sat Mar 8 - BluSeed Studios- Saranac Lake NY
518-891-3799 - 8pm
EMAIL: carolmarie@...
http://www.bluseedstudios.org
24 Cedar Street

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This will be Reid's first show in this part of VT in 2 years, and his
first time in the Saranac/Plattsburgh area in 9 years. Harvey Reid is
gaining a worldwide reputation as one of acoustic music's finest
songwriters, instrumentalists & performers. A National Fingerpicking
Guitar and International Autoharp champion, he has released twenty
critically-acclaimed recordings. Acoustic Guitar Magazine chose his
"Steel Drivin' Man" as one of Top 10 Folk CD's of all time, and GUITAR
PLAYER Magazine has called him "a giant of the steel strings."

Expect his usual mix of thoughtful originals, rocking & traditional
songs & dazzling instrumentals on acoustic & slide guitars and
autoharp. He has just released his landmark 20th CD after almost a
year of work. "The Song Train" (http://www.songtrain.net) is a
56-song, 4-CD set with an 80 page color hardback book, and the critics
and fans have been jumping up and down in praise of it...

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The Woodpeckers
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-- Harvey Reid Mailing, February 20, 2008

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First Annual
SALEM FILM FESTIVAL

February 29 - March 6

"I thought you all might be interested in spending some time with us
in Salem at the city's first annual Salem Film Fest. The event will
take place February 29th thru March 6th, with most screenings on the
weekend.

"I was in charge of recruiting films for this event and am thrilled to
have been able to put together a really strong group of award winning
documentaries from around the U.S. and the world. In many instances
the makers of these films will be on hand to lead post-screening
talks. It should be a fun, entertaining and enlightening event. All
screenings will take place at CinemaSalem (One East India Square)
which is within a couple minutes walk of many restaurants, shops and
the Peabody Museum. Parking in the garage above the theatre and in
the lot behind it will be free during the festival.

"A complete schedule, as well as information on all the films, is
available on the festival website:

http://www.salemfilmfest.com/

"Tickets can also be purchased there for single screenings and passes
can be obtained for each day or for the complete program.

"The hope is to grow this event each year – diversifying the program,
adding more venues, speakers and related events. We want to present
an interactive program of films and discussion – content that
challenges and engages and is usually unavailable in this area.

"I hope you can join us and help spread the word to your family and
friends."

-- Joe Cultrera, "Salem Film Fest," February 20,
2008

SOME OF YOU, NO DOUBT, will recall that I graduated from the
University of Maine in the same class as Stephen King.

Now, there is this local guy who I used to have occasion to talk with
who is dyslexic. One day I mentioned being a Stephen King classmate;
and as the conversation unfolded, it became perfectly clear to me that
when I spoke of King as a writer, to this dyslexic guy "writer" meant
"film maker." Except in some abstract way, it hardly even occurred to
this guy that many, many people knew Stephen King from reading his books.

Probably you had to be there to appreciate it, but this was one
hilarious conversation. But it was serious, too. Little could better
illustrate the point that we are all different and that we experience
the world differently from one another.

We can love music all we want, but film, too, is important.

And so is the theatrical stage.

And sculpture.

And Salem's Peabody Essex Museum.

And the list goes on and on.

We hope the Salem Film Fest folk put on an awesome show in crowded halls.

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this issue, please forward this newsletter to them. Thanks! We
believe this is one of the main ways we pick up readers.


As a rule, we do not post SHOW LISTINGS. The reason is quite
simple. Though 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.

In the very few, truly exceptional instances where we post show
listings...


... 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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Issue 2008:263

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

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