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Joan Baez’ new, 24th, studio album, Day After Tomorrow, benefits from the rootsy production by Steve Earle and a nice choice of songs by Steve, Eliza Gilkyson, Tom Waits and Patti Griffin.

Recorded in Nashville, it features an all-acoustic band of great players, Tim O’Brien, Darrell Scott, Viktor Krauss and Kenny Malone. Steve spoke of the need for ‘finding musicians who would bring the requisite virtuosity as well as the appropriate reverence to a record that would celebrate the 50th year of a remarkable career.’ Joan said, ‘It’s been a long time since I’ve had an entire album of songs that speak to the essence of who I am in the same way as the songs that have been the enduring backbone of my repertoire for the past 50 years.’

Playlist

1421
Innuendo Out The Other
Philip DeGruy
Degruy-Gruy Music
NYC 6013 2 (US Import)
Philip DeGruy, Innuendo Out The Other
15 seconds (excerpt)
(solo 17-string elec guitar, fingerstyle; v quirky, virtuosic & humorous, more or less a bent-boogie)

1423
CD Cut 9 - 'The Lower Road'
Thea Gilmore
Copyright Control
Proper PRPCD 034 ( In Australia, through The Planet Company/ MGM
email: info@theplanetcompany.com
website: www.theplanetcompany.com
Worldwide: proper-records.co.uk )
Joan Baez - The Day After Tomorrow'
4:07
(Acoustic country waltz with Joan's deepened, darkened voice, mandolin, violin and Thea Gilmore's vocal harmony)

Segue

1427
CD Cut 8 - 'The Night's Just Right'
Rodney Crowell
Sony/ATV Music/J Only Publishing ASCAP
In Australia through Shock CTX431 CD
Rodney Crowell - 'Sex and Gasoline'
3:50
(Rodney's voice and guitar and spare backing in love song that's also about not minding getting old as long as he can still laugh)

1433
CD Cut 11 - 'He Hesitated'
Natacha Atlas, Marc Eagleton and Harvey Brough, arr by Harvey Brough
Annie Reed Publishing
World Village 45005 468074 ( in Australia through Select Audio-Visual Distribution:
www.savd.com.au
worldwide: www.worldvillagemusic.com )
Natacha Atlas and the Mazeeka Ensemble - 'Ana Hina'
4:15
(Gentle waltz with strings with Natacha singing in Arabic about a soldier on watch, who hesitates, wondering whether or not to shoot.)

Segue

1437
CD Cut 4 - 'Day After Tomorrow'
Tom Waits and Kathleen Brennan
Jalma Music ASCAP
Proper PRPCD 034 ( In Australia, through The Planet Company/ MGM
email: info@theplanetcompany.com
website: www.theplanetcompany.com
Worldwide: proper-records.co.uk )
Joan Baez - The Day After Tomorrow'
(Joan solo, with only her own guitar accompaniment, in the voice of a disheartened soldier due to return home to Illinois on the 'day after tomorrow.')

1443
CD Cut 2 - 'High Times'
Dave Brewer
Copyright Control
Rufus RF 082 ( in Australia through Universal
Rufus website: www.rufusrecords.com.au )
The Catholics - 'Choice'
6:56
(Austral comp and perf: James Greening's trombone, Sandy Evans soprano sax, Dave Brewer's electric guitar and Chris Abrahams' organ featured in this cheery, Africanesque instrumental.

CATHOLICS LIVE RECORDING ALERT:

Friday 5th, Saturday 6th September 8.30 -11.00pm
The Sound Lounge, Seymour Centre
cnr City Rd and Cleveland St
$20, $15 concession. Tix from Seymour Theatre Box Office 9351 7940 Tables/seats are now allocated on a first come basis for each performance, so to guarantee entry, book now!

1451
CD Cut 7 - 'Mary'
Patty Griffin
Chrome Dog Music/One big Love Music c/o Almo Music Corp.
Proper PRPCD 034 ( In Australia, through The Planet Company/ MGM
email: info@theplanetcompany.com
website: www.theplanetcompany.com
Worldwide: proper-records.co.uk )
Joan Baez - The Day After Tomorrow'
3:52
(Joan initially solo with her own guitar then with mandolin, percussion, fiddle and banjo

1455
CD Cut 5 - 'Love and Joy'
Tracey Greenberg, arr. Tony Backhouse
Assume APRA AMCOS
COTGCD 2, originally distributed by Polygram
The Café of the Gate of Salvation - 'A Window in Heaven'
3:57
(Austral comp and perf: Tracey Greenberg's soulful lead vocal with powerful male and female gospel choir backing, no instruments but voice)

CAFÉ OF THE GATE OF SALVATION GIG ALERT:

Coastfest, 5-7 September: http://www.coastfest.org.au/

Sydney Acappella Festival, 10-13 September

www.sydneyacappellafestival.com.au

Presenter

Lucky Oceans

Producer

Lucky Oceans