Written by bnbrainer on 18 October 2011
NPR says: “As much as this collection speaks to widespread support of The Bridge School, it also speaks to the gargantuan respect musicians maintain for the Youngs themselves: You don’t find many collections of live music broad enough to bring together Tony Bennett, Sonic Youth, Sarah McLachlan, Metallica, Jonathan Richman and No Doubt. But they’re all here, expertly recorded and placed lovingly alongside three different iterations of Neil Young as a performer: CSNY, Neil Young & Crazy Horse, and a collaboration between Young and R.E.M. As a whole, The Bridge School Concerts 25th Anniversary Edition — out Oct. 24 — is generous in every sense of the word, asking listeners to support its cause while stuffing itself with incentives to do so. ”
:: it now streams on NPR.
CD1 (58 min 36 sec)
- Bruce Springsteen – “Born In The U.S.A.”
- Dave Matthews – “Too Much”
- No Doubt – “Magic’s In The Makeup”
- Jack Johnson – “Gone”
- Fleet Foxes – “Blue Ridge Mountain”
- Neil Young & Crazy Horse – “Love And Only Love”
- Sonic Youth – “Rain On Tin”
- Pearl Jam – “Better Man”
- Gillian Welch – “The Way It Will Be”
- R.E.M. with Neil Young – “Country Feedback”
- Willie Nelson – “The Great Divide”
- Nils Lofgren – “Cry Just A Little”
CD2 (1 hr 5 min 16 sec).
- Sarah McLachlan – “Elsewhere”
- Paul McCartney – “Get Back”
- Elton John/Leon Russell – “A Dream Come True”
- Band Of Horses – “Marry Song”
- Metallica – “Disposable Heroes”
- Thom Yorke – “After The Gold Rush”
- Sheryl Crow – “The Difficult Kind”
- Tony Bennett – “Maybe This Time”
- CSNY – “Deja Vu”
- Norah Jones – “Jesus, Etc.”
- Jonathan Richman – “I Was Dancing In The Lesbian Bar”
- Brian Wilson – “Surfin’ USA”
- The Who – “Won’t Get Fooled Again”
enjoy!
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Written by bnbrainer on 14 October 2011
Neil and Pegi Young invite you to the
25th Anniversary Bridge Gala
October 14, 2011
Entertainment by Dave Matthews
The Regency Ballroom – San Francisco, CA
Archives Guy says:
“We will be making a number of special announcements soon… including the LIVE webcast of the Saturday night Bridge Concert… with host Jimmy Fallon.
Bridge Benefit Concert lineup change: Diana Krall & Jenny Lewis cancelled. Devendra Banhart and Norah Jones w/The Little Willies added to both days.”
Bridge Benefit takes place at the Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, California, Oct. 22-23.
And yes, Pegi wore her blue dress at the Gala.
update: here is a photo of Pegi and Neil at the gala:
:: SFgate.com
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Written by bnbrainer on 06 October 2011
images courtesy of Michael Borkson
from Neil Young:
With deep regret, Pegi and I acknowledge the passing of Bert Jansch.
Pegi and I were lucky to play with him on all of our shows for the last couple of years. He is a hero of mine, and one of my greatest influences. Bert was one of the all time great acoustic guitarists and singer-songwriters. Our sincerest sympathies to his soulmate, Loren. We love you, Bert.
In the press:
Bert Jansch, one of Neil’s favorite guitarists and recent opening act, has passed away.
Scottish folk musician Bert Jansch, a founding member of the band Pentangle and a well-known guitarist in his own right, has died at the age of 67.
Jansch, who had cancer, passed away in the early hours of Wednesday morning at a hospice in Hampstead, north London.
Born in Glasgow in 1943, the musician recorded his first album in 1965 and his last, The Black Swan, in 2006.
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Speaking to The Guardian last year, Jansch – who is survived by his wife Loren – said he was “not one for showing off”.
But he admitted that his guitar-playing “sticks out” – a skill that once prompted Neil Young to put him on the same level as Jimi Hendrix.
Booking agent John Barrow, who helped the musician stage shows throughout his career, said he would remember Jansch as a “hard-working musician” and “a great man”.
…more on BBC.uk.
pix courtesy of Michael Borkson (click to enlarge)
He was at the center of the British folk revival of the late 1960s and early 1970s at a time when British music – led by the Beatles, The Rolling Stones and The Who – dominated much of the pop world.
In an era of earsplitting supergroups like Cream , known for their volume and pounding drums, he was a founder of Pentangle, a nuanced, visionary mix of folk and jazz music that found a huge audience for its complex arrangements and stunning musicianship.
His solo career was bookended by the outstanding “Bert Jansch” album in 1965 – recorded on borrowed guitars – and the critically acclaimed “Black Swan” CD released in 2006.
Young, who earlier this year invited Jansch to open for him on an extended concert tour, said that Jansch created a new approach to the acoustic guitar much as Jimi Hendrix changed the sound of the electric guitar.
John Barrow, Jansch’s U.K. concert booking agent, said Jansch remained an influential figure even when his music was out of fashion.
“I’ve been his agent for just over 10 years and when I met him he was at a low ebb and not really getting the recognition he deserved,” Barrow said. “But it is a measure of the man that he had at that point continued playing in a pub in Carnaby Street in London. Even at that time Liam and Noel Gallagher from Oasis were turning up at that pub to listen to him.
Jansch, who was born in Scotland, was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Music in 2007 by Edinburgh Napier University. Guitarist Haftor Medboe , a musician in residence at the university, said Jansch had a distinctive sound that was difficult to define.
“Bert was a musician who was genuinely unique and was able to cross genres,” he said. “He was a virtuoso player and could create incredible sounds from his guitar, but he was also very soulful and imbued the instrument with a passion and elegance on a par with any of the great guitarists. It is no surprise that so many great artists name check him as an influence. He was the quintessential musician’s musician.”
Jansch was also a prolific songwriter. He has been recognized by Rolling Stone magazine as one of the top 100 guitarists of all time.
Pentangle was hailed by critics and fans for providing modern renditions of classic folk songs, helping to keep traditional music alive and vibrant, and also for innovative, jazz-inflected new material.
They attracted a substantial following in an era when Bob Dylan, Donovan, Fairport Convention and others were looking to traditional acoustic sounds for inspiration.
Jansch’s final performance was at a Pentangle concert at London’s Royal Festival Hall on Aug. 1, spokesman Mick Houghton said.
Houghton, who had known Jansch since his early days on the music scene, said the guitarist died at the Marie Curie Hospice in north London. Jansch had recently been forced to cancel several planned solo concerts because of his failing health.
“I don’t know anyone who had less of a sense of celebrity. He was always very self-effacing and critical adulation was completely irrelevant to him,” Houghton said.
Folk singer Eddi Reader called Jansch “a gentle, gentle gentleman.” In a message on Twitter she said: “God speed, darlin’ Bert – get us on the guest list.”
Jansch is survived by his wife, Loren, and son, Adam.
(click to enlarge)
[ all pix courtesy of Michael Borkson, originals are here; thanks Michael]
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Written by bnbrainer on 27 September 2011
Sharry reports:
Neil has set off a tidal wave of interest in the Canadian publishing industry for homegrown celebrity memoirs. Read all about it below in an article that was published yesterday in the Toronto Star.
I’m really excited about Neil writing his memoir. Isn’t it something that we’ve all secretly been hoping for all these years? I never thought I’d see the day when he would do this.
here is the Toronto Star article:
Sep 26, 2011
News that Neil Young has decided to write his own memoir has Canadian publishers scratching their heads over the possibility of more potential gold in the lives and secrets of the nation’s star entertainers and celebrities.
“In Canada it’s kind of hard to come up with star-power names whose books people will want to buy,” McClelland & Stewart president Doug Pepper confessed to the Star following the announcement Tuesday of Young’s deal with Blue Rider Press, an imprint of Penguin Books.
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“And in the end, it’s not the size of the star that counts as much as his or her fearlessness. Can they be genuinely candid? Can they write about what people want to read?”
That question is particularly relevant in Young’s case. Young participated in an earlier biography written by James McDonough’s in 2002. But he later took it to task, and caused it to be bowdlerized after legal proceedings.
Given Young’s objections to McDonough’s biography, and his reputation as an eccentric and obsessive custodian of his own myth, others in Canada’s publishing industry, who asked to remain anonymous, are skeptical that the Canadian folk-rocker will be as candid as Rolling Stone Keith Richards is in his top-selling 2010 memoir, Life, though they agree the length and artistic scope of Young’s eventful career will likely fuel intense sales.
Among Canadian celebs with potentially golden memoirs, Young seems a popular favourite, though few publishers are willing to make public their actual wish lists, for fear of tipping off the competition.
…more here on Toronto Stare .
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