Hi Rose, trust you to stir that Scots blood in me somewhere :o) Willy wrote<<<<<<. Is there any record of where Joni went in Scotland? I vaguely remember her saying something about heavy drapes and mustiness. That would be around the early time when she was with Larry Klein.>>>>>> Having a genuine interest in genealogy (my own goes back to 1066 and all that ) and Scots history. I've been fascinated about any Joni links with Scotland. Since her very early days when I realised her maiden name was Anderson, which is a very common name in Scotland and also a large downtown area in my home town of Glasgow. But it was really based on no facts at all. ( as it turns out Joni's dad, and the "Anders' son" name,came from Norway) It wasn't until the mid 90's that I came upon an interview tape of Joni, stating that she owed a lot of her songwriting skills to her Irish and Scottish ancestry. That made me perk up a bit. Then Brian Hinton's book came out in 96 and explained quite a bit about her links with Scotland. It seems that Joni's maternal grandmother, Sadie McKee (nee Henderson), who Joni dedicated her "Clouds" LP to, had quite an influence on Joni. Joni is quoted as saying " My maternal grandmother, was a classical trained musician who came East when the prairies opened up by train. She was Scottish-French and a poetand musician, but she still kicked the kitchen door off it's hinges out of her frustration at being trapped in the role of a housewife" Quite a bit of "fire" in the Joni-genes then ;~) along with some surprising details. Joni reckons she "got the bard" from Sadie " who wrote poetry in a thick Scottish brogue like Robert Burns, about the lifestyles of the French and Indian traders. Sleekit cowerin timerous beastie......... Joni ?????? I don't think :o)))) It also turns out that Sadie's great grandfather had once been employed by Sir Walter Scott, the Scottish novelist and also a renowned collector of Scots ballads. It seems Sadie's g-grandfather was given a medal by Sir Walter for "ploughing the fastest furrows in the shortest time" All in all it looks like our Joan is a real "earth mother" way back in her roots. And I'm sure all the French/Irish/Swedish genes have helped too in that great big melting pot that is North America, making her the extremely talented individual we all love. Willy wrote <<<<<<. Is there any record of where Joni went in Scotland? I vaguely remember her saying something about heavy drapes and mustiness. That would be around the early time when she was with Larry Klein. >>>>>>>> Not to my knowledge. But I do remeber her giving an interview when recording part of "Chalkmark" at Peter Gabriel's house in England that she and Larry Klein had taken a short trip to Scotland. I reckon there would be no shortage of sights to see not least Sir Walter Scott's magnificent home, Abbotsford, which could well be the <<< heavy drapes and mustiness. >>>>>>>>>. Hope that's a help, Willy,,,,,<<<<<<<. she did pay us Scots a braw compliment.>>>>> <<<<< And I threw my drink - must be the Irish blood.Willy the Shake>>>>> Jings ,crivvens and help ma boab.......Willy the Shake, an Irish Scotsman ;o) You'll be tellin us rabbie Burns is American next...........LOL Back to lurkdom.........Steve..........the impossible dreamer
