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A friend recently introduced me to Alela Diane and her album To Be Still:



She's influenced by Appalachian folk music and has a simply stunning voice - here's the video for 'White as Diamonds' from YouTube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-_-l_NaDcw

Wow...nice to surprise to come here and see Alela Diane,i just saw her Wednesday night,great gig,her voice was amazing live,lovely woman too,very sweet,she started off with just herself and one of her buddies(as she refered to her i think)on the first two songs then her band joined her(including her Dad)really enjoyed it,she played for about 70 minutes but i could have taken another hour,i bought an album after the gig and shook her hand....which i may have broken shes so bloody small!

Shes touring your part of the world soon


25 Jul 2009 20:00
Camp Bestival Dorset
26 Jul 2009 20:00
Glatt & Verkehrt Krems
28 Jul 2009 20:00
Old Market Brighton
29 Jul 2009 20:00
Arts Centre Norwich
30 Jul 2009 20:00
Cambridge Folk Festival Cambridge
1 Aug 2009 20:00
Pickathon Portland
14 Aug 2009 20:00
Union Hall w/ Sharon Van Etten Brooklyn, New York
15 Aug 2009 20:00
Philadelphia Folk Festival Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
6 Sep 2009 20:00
Great Wide Open Vlieland
9 Sep 2009 20:00
Junction Cambridge
10 Sep 2009 20:00
St. Georges Bristol
11 Sep 2009 20:00
The Gate Cardiff
12 Sep 2009 20:00
End Of The Road Festival Dorset
13 Sep 2009 20:00
Phoenix Exeter
15 Sep 2009 20:00
Memorial Hall Sheffield
16 Sep 2009 20:00
Townhall Birmingham
17 Sep 2009 20:00
Shepards Bush Empire London
19 Sep 2009 20:00
Leffinge Leuren Festival Leffinge
20 Sep 2009 20:00
Tollhaus Karlsruhe
22 Sep 2009 20:00
Steinbruch Duisburg
23 Sep 2009 20:00
Frits Philips Eindhoven
24 Sep 2009 20:00
Open House Festival Belfast
26 Sep 2009 20:00
Sodra Teatern Stockholm
28 Sep 2009 20:00
Loppen Copenhagen
30 Sep 2009 20:00
Passionskirche Berlin
1 Oct 2009 20:00
Wuk Vienna




Np

dharma wrote:Just been listening to the song "Blanchard" from Hope Sandoval's new album due out in September - it's been a long wait.

http://www.myspace.com/hopesandoval



Tickets for Hope's gig at the Festival Hall in November go on sale this coming Monday.

And there's a new Mazzy Star album in the pipeline...

I just bought a ticket to see her yesterday ......look forward to her new stuff,only got into her/Mazzy Star a few months ago

Thanks for the info table top joe, I'll try and catch her in London in September - sounds like a great show, hope you haven't damaged her hand

Been watching Bones again!! They do have some good music on there, trouble is it can be quite difficult to find out who the heck it is because they don't credit the music.

Anyway, I finally found her name on an obscure site on Google. This is the song on YouTube, Miranda Lee Richards - 'Life Boat' - there are 2 versions, the first I believe is the studio version -

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-sEgEHcffs

and then this one which is live

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKvx1R0xXV0

They are both beautiful. Some of her other stuff is also very good.

Evie B

By the way, Evie - I found that Neil Diamond version of "If You Go Away" you mentioned some time ago. Interesting; different, to say the least... But the same album had a version of "Suzanne" by Neil, and - well - not sure, but - hmm - I am not too fond of it... What do you think?

Wow Table top Joe, you are posting all the music i love there. I love the tindersticks ( hence my name lol) And bonnie prince billy is a close second to Leonard in my opinion.

Womanfromaroom wrote:By the way, Evie - I found that Neil Diamond version of "If You Go Away" you mentioned some time ago. Interesting; different, to say the least... But the same album had a version of "Suzanne" by Neil, and - well - not sure, but - hmm - I am not too fond of it... What do you think?

Hi Womanfromaroom, I used to own that album, somehow I lost it, but it did have both those tracks I remember. "Suzanne" I agree with you Neil's voice not really suited to that song, most particularly when you have heard the original. "If you go away" was better, but still not very special. Love Neil Diamond though, favourites are "Play Me", "Stones" and "Forever in Blue Jeans". Have replaced the album now with a double cd but Suzanne is absent. He was on at Glastonbury last year an hour or so before Leonard , Goldfrapp separated them - here on YouTube singing "Happiness", I couldn't stop singing Happiness bababa bababa love real love for weeks.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MhrqaNWWqKY
- bet Leonard thought he was back in the 60s listening from backstage!

Evie B

Evie B wrote: Hi Womanfromaroom, I used to own that album, somehow I lost it, but it did have both those tracks I remember. "Suzanne" I agree with you Neil's voice not really suited to that song, most particularly when you have heard the original. "If you go away" was better, but still not very special. Love Neil Diamond though, favourites are "Play Me", "Stones" and "Forever in Blue Jeans". Have replaced the album now with a double cd but Suzanne is absent. He was on at Glastonbury last year an hour or so before Leonard , Goldfrapp separated them - here on YouTube singing "Happiness", I couldn't stop singing Happiness bababa bababa love real love for weeks.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MhrqaNWWqKY
- bet Leonard thought he was back in the 60s listening from backstage!

Evie B

Hehe, Evie - nice, but have you got any clue what those costumed figures ("dancers", if you like) are supposed to be?

No, I don't know what the flappy dance creatures were meant to be, but they become more and more endearing with each glass of wine I drink. Alison Goldrapp looks like she was wearing some of those plastic strip hanging screen things that used to be for keeping flies out when you had a door open, can't remember what they were called. She always likes to look different, I thinks she successfully achieves that at Glastonbury. The other memorable outfit a few years ago at Glastonbury was the fella in Scissor Sisters' knitted outfit that started to unravel! Knowing him it was probably on purpose. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9swFIrBsnBg

Evie,

thanks for the video link - great!!
However, above all, I suppose I should have some of the wine you are having...

tinderella wrote:Wow Table top Joe, you are posting all the music i love there. I love the tindersticks ( hence my name lol) And bonnie prince billy is a close second to Leonard in my opinion.

I saw Tindersticks for the first time last year,fantastic show,mainly played "The Hungry Saw" but i love that album so it was fine with me



Now playing my favourite album

YOu have impeccable taste , if I may say so