Azeem [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>Arthur, I have just seen your potted biog in the JMDL gallery, and notice
>that you like Kiki Dee
I'll second Azeem (Hi there!) on Kiki Dee - particularly her recent
collaborations with superb acoustic guitarist, Carmelo Luggeri. A
recent show at the Jazz Cafe was great. Apart from her own stuff -
'Amoureuse' is a classic - she has some great covers in her live set -
and on her live album 'Almost Naked http://www.tickety-boo.com/kiki/.
This is what she says about a couple of Canadian songwriters:-
'Carey'
"What can I say, I really like this Joni Mitchell song. Part of me thinks
I shouldn't cover her because she's so good, but for the live album it
was fun, and the more I sing it, the better I get. It is possible to make
a song your own if you don't just copy the original."
And this is what she says about her Jane Siberry covers:
Miss Punta Blanca: "She is a fine Canadian singer-songwriter and we
put this song in the set one night because its funny and very different
from anything else I was singing at the time. The first time I sang it on
the tour I was feeling my way and I remember the audience being a bit
bemused by it. Needless to say it has to be sung with real confidence
because its so quirky and so Jane Siberry. The song is about a girl
observing another girl win a beauty contest - I wonder where the idea
evolved?"
Calling All Angels: "Last but not least a brilliant song from Jane Siberry
which I really love. I think you should listen to this song if you get the
chance
and see what you think."
Talking of the wonderful 'Sib', I see from her museletter that she'll be
singing two songs as part of the 'Bluebird North' Songwriters Series
at the Rivoli Club in Toronto, Canada next Tuesday - March 27. Other
people playing that night (all new to me) are Wendell Ferguson,
Violet Ray, Lisa Patterson, Dean McTaggart, Andy Maize and,
Josh Finlayson (Skydiggers), hosted by Tom Wilson from Junkhouse.
PaulC
