I'm glad to see so many fans of Miss Merchant on the board! She is so beautiful, and I hope she tours again soon!
drivingrl: "Will I ever get to meet Gwen Stefani?"
kevinbeetle: "Yes. When her career washes up and her and Gavin move to Galveston, you will meet her at Hot Topic shopping for a Japanese cheerleader outfit.
seen her with the maniacs twice and solo twice ONLY
and i'm an old dude, been seeing shows for 30+years and i have never missed a local show of hers and live in a big city!
whats up with that?
really?
it's disappointing being a fan
When Frances Foster contacted me with the plan to transform this collection of songs into a picture book for children I was intrigued. But when she suggested that Barbara McClintock be the illustrator, I was thrilled. Her work has delighted and charmed me for many years; it is of the greatest technical quality yet deeply soulful. I've always had a love for picture books; their illustrations, poems and stories create and preserve an enchanted place of innocence we move through as children but can return to as adults. My hope is that this collaborative book of poems, pictures and music will provide many enchanted hours to children eager for beauty and the sort of adventure that happens between the pages of a book and the words of a song.
Athens 2006 / Milton Keynes 2014 / London 1&2 2022 / Seattle 1&2 2024 / Dublin 2024 / Manchester 2024 / London 2024
When Frances Foster contacted me with the plan to transform this collection of songs into a picture book for children I was intrigued. But when she suggested that Barbara McClintock be the illustrator, I was thrilled. Her work has delighted and charmed me for many years; it is of the greatest technical quality yet deeply soulful. I've always had a love for picture books; their illustrations, poems and stories create and preserve an enchanted place of innocence we move through as children but can return to as adults. My hope is that this collaborative book of poems, pictures and music will provide many enchanted hours to children eager for beauty and the sort of adventure that happens between the pages of a book and the words of a song.
This is so beautiful... Thanks Pap. Natalie Merchant is such an incredible woman.
We are excited to announce that on November 13th a beautiful picture book based on Natalie Merchant's album Leave Your Sleep will be in bookstores nationwide. Illustrated by award winning children's book artist Barbara McClintock and published by Frances Foster Books, this full-color, hard cover, 48-page, book will include a CD with 19 songs.
My hope is that this collaborative book of poems, pictures and music will provide many enchanted hours to children eager for beauty and the sort of adventure that happens between the pages of a book and the words of a song. Natalie Merchant
I was reading Dan W. Deluca's The Old Leather Man, when in page xi I came across this Mother Goose's beautiful little poem called "One Misty, Moisty Morning", 1785:
One misty, moisty morning,
When cloudy was the weather,
I chanced to meet an old man
Clothed all in leather.
He began to compliment,
And I began to grin,
How do you do?
And how do you do?
And how do you do again?
Illustration from Little Mother Goose Rhyme Book.
Leroy F. Roberts collection, publisher unknown, early 1900s.
It instantly reminded me of Natalie's The Man in the Wilderness adapted by the homonymous Mother Goose's British poem (dates unknown):
The man in the wilderness asked of me,
"How many strawberries grow in the salt sea?"
I answered him, as I thought good,
As many a ship as sails in the wood.
The man in the wilderness asked me why
His hen could swim and his pig could fly.
I answered him as I thought best,
"They were both born in a cuckoo's nest."
The man in the wilderness asked me to tell
All the sands in the sea and I counted them well.
He said he with a grin, "And not one more?"
I answered him, "Now you go make sure."
For most English speakers, poetry most likely makes a first appearance in the cradle or on our mother's knee through Mother Goose rhymes. With the lines of these simple popular verses, all logic is suspended: women live in shoes or pumpkin shells, a husband is no larger than a thumb, blackbirds are baked in pies, dishes dance with spoons, pretty maids grow in rows, and a cow jumps over the moon. We all recognize the cast of characters - Old Mother Hubbard, Little Boy Blue, Wee Willie Winkie, Jenny Wren, Miss Muffet, Jack Sprat, and poor Solomon Grundy. A bygone world is preserved in these nonsense rhymes where gentlemen sport topknots and velvet waistcoats; ladies wear stockings and bonnets. Both master and mistress sup on pease porridge, halfpenny loaves, gooseberry pie, and current wine. Their villages teem with butchers and bakers and candlestick makers with carving knives, pokers, and tongs. They pay farthings for cakes and ale and dance to pipers on bandy legs and leave empty pudding bags behind. They give sore beatings and paper plasters, then sleep curled in the straw or tucked warm in trundle beds. "The Man in the Wilderness" is one of the inhabitants of my shadow world of childhood rhyme. I can remember being frightened by his sudden appearance in the dark wood. I didn't trust him and his riddles made me uneasy; they still do today. - From the Leave Your Sleep CD booklet
Mother Goose illustration by Joseph Martin Kronheim courtesy of the Baldwin Library of Historical Children's Literature.
Girls and boys, come out and play,
The moon doth shine as bright as days;
Leave your supper, and leave your sleep,
And come with your playfellows into the street.
- Mother Goose
Athens 2006 / Milton Keynes 2014 / London 1&2 2022 / Seattle 1&2 2024 / Dublin 2024 / Manchester 2024 / London 2024
Friday, April 12, 2013 - Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra, Ft. Worth, TX http://bit.ly/MiO7i2
Saturday, April 13, 2013 - Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra, Ft. Worth, TX http://bit.ly/MiO7i2
Sunday, April 14, 2013 - Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra, Ft. Worth, TX http://bit.ly/MiO7i2
Also, don't miss the concert protest film, "Dear Governor Cuomo" featuring musical performances and interviews with Natalie along with other artists, scientists and activists all calling for the governor of New York State to ban the controversial gas drilling technique of hydraulic fracturing.
Here is a list of upcoming screenings:
December 5 -- SUNY New Paltz, New Paltz, NY
December 5 -- Cornell Cinema, Ithaca, NY
December 7 -- The Linda Auditorium, Albany, NY
December 7 -- Chatham Real Food Market and Co-Op, Chatham, NY
December 9 -- Sperry Center, SUNY Cortland, Cortland, NY
December 13 -- Jamestown Community College, Jamestown, NY
December 14 -- Cherry Hill Unitarian Universalist Church, Cherry Hill, NJ
December 14 -- Daemen College, Buffalo, NY
December 15 -- Flying Squirrel Community Space, Rochester, NY
December 16 -- Keegan Ale's, Kingston, NY
December 19 -- Glen Theater, Watkins Glen, NY
Enjoy!
Athens 2006 / Milton Keynes 2014 / London 1&2 2022 / Seattle 1&2 2024 / Dublin 2024 / Manchester 2024 / London 2024
Was at the NJPAC show. First of all, acoustics at that place is amazing. I've seen 7 EV shows and my favourite is still the one at NJPAC in 2008.
Natalie with the orchestra was phenomenal. Definitely more mellow but I loved it! But my favourite part was when Natalie came out with just Gabriel Gordon and a piano player (I don't know his name but guessing he's toured with Natalie before) and she said "the request line is open". They didn't exactly take requests but they decided what songs to sing on stage, and the chemistry amongst the 3 of them were unbelievable. I really wanted to take a picture since I had a killer view in the 2nd row, but the ushers warned me that Natalie doesn't like pictures and I remember her at another show chiding someone for taking pictures so I resisted. Oh well. It was still amazing to witness, I'll just have to have that memory captured in my brain for as long as I can.
And at some point during the show she thanked everyone for coming, saying she appreciates that life hasn't been too easy recently in NJ. And that all her portion of the profits for this show was being donated to Sandy relief efforts. Just like that. So very generous.
Was at the NJPAC show. First of all, acoustics at that place is amazing. I've seen 7 EV shows and my favourite is still the one at NJPAC in 2008.
Natalie with the orchestra was phenomenal. Definitely more mellow but I loved it! But my favourite part was when Natalie came out with just Gabriel Gordon and a piano player (I don't know his name but guessing he's toured with Natalie before) and she said "the request line is open". They didn't exactly take requests but they decided what songs to sing on stage, and the chemistry amongst the 3 of them were unbelievable. I really wanted to take a picture since I had a killer view in the 2nd row, but the ushers warned me that Natalie doesn't like pictures and I remember her at another show chiding someone for taking pictures so I resisted. Oh well. It was still amazing to witness, I'll just have to have that memory captured in my brain for as long as I can.
And at some point during the show she thanked everyone for coming, saying she appreciates that life hasn't been too easy recently in NJ. And that all her portion of the profits for this show was being donated to Sandy relief efforts. Just like that. So very generous.
Thanks for the review Suziemay! I'm glad that you enjoyed the show!
Athens 2006 / Milton Keynes 2014 / London 1&2 2022 / Seattle 1&2 2024 / Dublin 2024 / Manchester 2024 / London 2024
as much as i'd rather see her with another band, one that was more UP...i'm still gonna try to make a show of her's with the orchestra. might be kinda cool...
We had front row seats, and it turned out we were directly in front of her mic, probably only about 6 feet from her most of the night. It was pretty wild, and the sound in Kleinhans Music Hall in Buffalo is outstanding. Its an old place, but stands up.
The orchestra portion was pretty good. She stuck a lot to her new childrens poem book/album selections and they were pretty good. Went very well with the orchestra. She said they had less than a day of practice time together which is unbelievable.
Then for the encore she came out with just a guitarist and pianist. That part was really cool. She is from the area and it really seemed like she was playing for friends and reminiscing getting back & forth from Jamestown to play back in the early 80s and about going to the Falls as a kid, etc. She also went through a bunch of songs, many of 'the hits', and cut a lot of songs short because she wanted to play a lot. She even went into singing rapid fire snippets of songs about Saturday night including Bee Gees, earth wind & fire, etc. She had only played with the guitarist 2x and he couldnt really keep up all the time (she was jumping around everywhere), so she was 'coaching' him through some of the songs. That part was about an hour.
She is from the area and it really seemed like she was playing for friends and reminiscing getting back & forth from Jamestown to play back in the early 80s and about going to the Falls as a kid, etc.
I had no idea she was from that area! What a treat for you guys.
Did anyone make it to her shows in Ft Worth? I heard it was great!
drivingrl: "Will I ever get to meet Gwen Stefani?"
kevinbeetle: "Yes. When her career washes up and her and Gavin move to Galveston, you will meet her at Hot Topic shopping for a Japanese cheerleader outfit.
Comments
no it doesn't....
Thanks for sharing pap.... :thumbup:
kevinbeetle: "Yes. When her career washes up and her and Gavin move to Galveston, you will meet her at Hot Topic shopping for a Japanese cheerleader outfit.
Next!"
seen her with the maniacs twice and solo twice ONLY
and i'm an old dude, been seeing shows for 30+years and i have never missed a local show of hers and live in a big city!
whats up with that?
really?
it's disappointing being a fan
From the Introduction:
When Frances Foster contacted me with the plan to transform this collection of songs into a picture book for children I was intrigued. But when she suggested that Barbara McClintock be the illustrator, I was thrilled. Her work has delighted and charmed me for many years; it is of the greatest technical quality yet deeply soulful. I've always had a love for picture books; their illustrations, poems and stories create and preserve an enchanted place of innocence we move through as children but can return to as adults. My hope is that this collaborative book of poems, pictures and music will provide many enchanted hours to children eager for beauty and the sort of adventure that happens between the pages of a book and the words of a song.
This is so beautiful... Thanks Pap. Natalie Merchant is such an incredible woman.
I want to share this with you Pap - This concert is over an hour long but this will get you started.
http://youtu.be/FeZsGKig-_c
http://youtu.be/GWrhu7p6x2w
I've been listening to this song lately.
Songs Against Drilling
Just in case there's any new info on her
My hope is that this collaborative book of poems, pictures and music will provide many enchanted hours to children eager for beauty and the sort of adventure that happens between the pages of a book and the words of a song. Natalie Merchant
You can watch the video preview here: http://bit.ly/S2Zorb
You can pre-order your copy at Barnes & Noble here: http://bit.ly/V93AV4
You can pre-order your copy at Amazon here: http://amzn.to/PEkgzL
What a wonderful gift this would make. Natalie does a wonderful job singing to childrens poems.
One misty, moisty morning,
When cloudy was the weather,
I chanced to meet an old man
Clothed all in leather.
He began to compliment,
And I began to grin,
How do you do?
And how do you do?
And how do you do again?
Illustration from Little Mother Goose Rhyme Book.
Leroy F. Roberts collection, publisher unknown, early 1900s.
It instantly reminded me of Natalie's The Man in the Wilderness adapted by the homonymous Mother Goose's British poem (dates unknown):
The man in the wilderness asked of me,
"How many strawberries grow in the salt sea?"
I answered him, as I thought good,
As many a ship as sails in the wood.
The man in the wilderness asked me why
His hen could swim and his pig could fly.
I answered him as I thought best,
"They were both born in a cuckoo's nest."
The man in the wilderness asked me to tell
All the sands in the sea and I counted them well.
He said he with a grin, "And not one more?"
I answered him, "Now you go make sure."
For most English speakers, poetry most likely makes a first appearance in the cradle or on our mother's knee through Mother Goose rhymes. With the lines of these simple popular verses, all logic is suspended: women live in shoes or pumpkin shells, a husband is no larger than a thumb, blackbirds are baked in pies, dishes dance with spoons, pretty maids grow in rows, and a cow jumps over the moon. We all recognize the cast of characters - Old Mother Hubbard, Little Boy Blue, Wee Willie Winkie, Jenny Wren, Miss Muffet, Jack Sprat, and poor Solomon Grundy. A bygone world is preserved in these nonsense rhymes where gentlemen sport topknots and velvet waistcoats; ladies wear stockings and bonnets. Both master and mistress sup on pease porridge, halfpenny loaves, gooseberry pie, and current wine. Their villages teem with butchers and bakers and candlestick makers with carving knives, pokers, and tongs. They pay farthings for cakes and ale and dance to pipers on bandy legs and leave empty pudding bags behind. They give sore beatings and paper plasters, then sleep curled in the straw or tucked warm in trundle beds. "The Man in the Wilderness" is one of the inhabitants of my shadow world of childhood rhyme. I can remember being frightened by his sudden appearance in the dark wood. I didn't trust him and his riddles made me uneasy; they still do today. - From the Leave Your Sleep CD booklet
Mother Goose illustration by Joseph Martin Kronheim courtesy of the Baldwin Library of Historical Children's Literature.
Girls and boys, come out and play,
The moon doth shine as bright as days;
Leave your supper, and leave your sleep,
And come with your playfellows into the street.
- Mother Goose
2010 - Newark 5/18 MSG 5/21
2011 - PJ20 9/3-9/4
2012 - MIA Festival 9/2
2013 - Wrigley Field 7/19 Brooklyn 10/18-10/19 Philly 10/22
2015 - Colbert show - 9/23 Global Citizens Festival 9/26
2016 - Philly 4/28-4/29 MSG 5/1-5/2
Happy Birthday Natalie -
Truly an inspiration.
Select tickets for Natalie's orchestral show are still available for Sunday in New Jersey:
Sunday, December 9, 2012 - New Jersey Performing Arts Center, Newark, NJ
http://bit.ly/L9x8zQ
Upcoming Orchestral Shows:
Friday, January 18, 2013 - Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater, FL
http://bit.ly/OS9PeV
Tuesday, January 29, 2013 - The Smith Center, Las Vegas, NV
http://bit.ly/Ruogpr
Saturday, February 16, 2013 - Kleinhans Music Hall, Buffalo, NY
http://bit.ly/VxBlze
Thursday, March 14, 2013 - Phoenix Symphony Hall, Phoenix, AZ
http://bit.ly/11OlQ9B
Saturday, March 23, 2013 - Belk Theater, Charlotte, NC
http://bit.ly/YLCuHZ
Friday, April 12, 2013 - Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra, Ft. Worth, TX
http://bit.ly/MiO7i2
Saturday, April 13, 2013 - Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra, Ft. Worth, TX
http://bit.ly/MiO7i2
Sunday, April 14, 2013 - Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra, Ft. Worth, TX
http://bit.ly/MiO7i2
Also, don't miss the concert protest film, "Dear Governor Cuomo" featuring musical performances and interviews with Natalie along with other artists, scientists and activists all calling for the governor of New York State to ban the controversial gas drilling technique of hydraulic fracturing.
Here is a list of upcoming screenings:
December 5 -- SUNY New Paltz, New Paltz, NY
December 5 -- Cornell Cinema, Ithaca, NY
December 7 -- The Linda Auditorium, Albany, NY
December 7 -- Chatham Real Food Market and Co-Op, Chatham, NY
December 9 -- Sperry Center, SUNY Cortland, Cortland, NY
December 13 -- Jamestown Community College, Jamestown, NY
December 14 -- Cherry Hill Unitarian Universalist Church, Cherry Hill, NJ
December 14 -- Daemen College, Buffalo, NY
December 15 -- Flying Squirrel Community Space, Rochester, NY
December 16 -- Keegan Ale's, Kingston, NY
December 19 -- Glen Theater, Watkins Glen, NY
Enjoy!
Natalie with the orchestra was phenomenal. Definitely more mellow but I loved it! But my favourite part was when Natalie came out with just Gabriel Gordon and a piano player (I don't know his name but guessing he's toured with Natalie before) and she said "the request line is open". They didn't exactly take requests but they decided what songs to sing on stage, and the chemistry amongst the 3 of them were unbelievable. I really wanted to take a picture since I had a killer view in the 2nd row, but the ushers warned me that Natalie doesn't like pictures and I remember her at another show chiding someone for taking pictures so I resisted. Oh well. It was still amazing to witness, I'll just have to have that memory captured in my brain for as long as I can.
And at some point during the show she thanked everyone for coming, saying she appreciates that life hasn't been too easy recently in NJ. And that all her portion of the profits for this show was being donated to Sandy relief efforts. Just like that. So very generous.
Thanks for the review Suziemay! I'm glad that you enjoyed the show!
http://youtu.be/-MpeNwR5XYo
cheap seats of course
We had front row seats, and it turned out we were directly in front of her mic, probably only about 6 feet from her most of the night. It was pretty wild, and the sound in Kleinhans Music Hall in Buffalo is outstanding. Its an old place, but stands up.
The orchestra portion was pretty good. She stuck a lot to her new childrens poem book/album selections and they were pretty good. Went very well with the orchestra. She said they had less than a day of practice time together which is unbelievable.
Then for the encore she came out with just a guitarist and pianist. That part was really cool. She is from the area and it really seemed like she was playing for friends and reminiscing getting back & forth from Jamestown to play back in the early 80s and about going to the Falls as a kid, etc. She also went through a bunch of songs, many of 'the hits', and cut a lot of songs short because she wanted to play a lot. She even went into singing rapid fire snippets of songs about Saturday night including Bee Gees, earth wind & fire, etc. She had only played with the guitarist 2x and he couldnt really keep up all the time (she was jumping around everywhere), so she was 'coaching' him through some of the songs. That part was about an hour.
I had no idea she was from that area! What a treat for you guys.
Did anyone make it to her shows in Ft Worth? I heard it was great!
kevinbeetle: "Yes. When her career washes up and her and Gavin move to Galveston, you will meet her at Hot Topic shopping for a Japanese cheerleader outfit.
Next!"
Motherland
A favorite of mine - thank you for sharing.