[Jamie-News] Jamie Anderson Newsletter
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TsunamiInc at aol.com
Thu Mar 1 11:14:06 EST 2007
The Jamie Anderson Newsletter
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Table of Contents
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1. Performances
2. Welcome and general blabbing
3. A new album! Please help me with it.
4. I have a MySpace page!
5. Do you live in MA, NY or CT and can help with concert promotion?
6. Another video with my cat song
7. Looking for someone to video tape my performance
8. Please help me get some festival and large event bookings
9. Fabulous cat sites
10. Steve Goodman book
11. Song requests
12. Mailing list business
13. Ending quotes
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1. Performances
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Always check with the venue before heading out to a show.
More dates are being added all the time!
3/16 Bethlehem, NH, 8 pm, Highlands Inn, www.highlandsinn-nh.com
3/17 Leverett, MA, 7:30 pm, Echo Lake Coffeehouse at the Town Hall, 9
Montague Rd (center of town), diacrowe at yahoo.com
3/22 New Britain, CT, True Colors Conference, www.ourtruecolors.org
3/23 Syracuse, NY, 8 pm, Women’s Information Center, 601 Allen St,
sewwitch21 at yahoo.com, seating is limited so please make reservations early
3/24 New York, NY, 8 pm, People’s Voice Café at Workmen’s Circle, 45 E.
33rd St (between Park and Madison), www.peoplesvoicecafe.org
3/25 Bay Shore, NY (Long Island), 5:30 pm, Tula Kitchen, 31 E. Main St,
dinner, dessert and entertainment, you must RSVP with
LavendarLady at verizon.net, seating is limited
3/28 Hartford, CT, 7:30 pm, Trinity College, Gallows Hill Bookstore, 388
Summit St, laura.lockwood at mail.trincoll.edu
4/6 Raleigh, NC, 7 pm, Tony’s Café, 309 Blake St, 919-832-2101,
seating is very limited so please arrive early
4/12 Durham, NC, 8 pm, Broad Street Café, 116 Broad St,
www.broadstreetcafe.org, with Kara Barnard
5/11 Frederick, MD, Westside Cafe
5/12 Watchung, NJ, open for Cris Williamson
5/26-27 Kents Store, VA, Virginia Women’s Music Festival
6/22-24 Provincetown, MA, Golden Threads
7/4 Durham, NC, Festival for the Eno
7/5-7/8 Bloomington, IL, National Women’s Music Festival
8/4 Alpena, MI, Backroads House Concert
8/5 Hart, MI, with Nedra Johnson
9/15 Ft. Wayne, IN, Sophia’s Portico
9/16 Joliet, IL, house concert
9/18 Chicago, IL, Big Chicks/Tweet
November Southwest
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2. Welcome and general blabbing
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When I’m not touring I teach guitar. Last Sunday my students gathered in a
small theater to show their family and friends what they’ve learned. They kicked
all kinds of musical butt and I felt like the proud mama as each one took the
stage. Whether they were presenting a shaky version of “Skip to My Lou” or a
confident Jimmy Buffet song, they all got a roar of approval from the crowd.
I performed with each one, adding a rhythm guitar, a lead part, some mandolin
or a vocal. At one point, ten of them got up and played a blues jam that had
everyone tapping their feet. I got to play lead on that one – something I don’
t often do – and even found myself making ‘guitar face’ when I bent the
higher notes. What a great night! I was in 17 different bands and some of the
members were in the fourth grade.
Now this Friday, my bellydance students will be making their big public
debut, at a dance event. They looked so beautiful in rehearsal on Monday night. I
can’t wait to see them shine tomorrow evening.
There’s my other gig too – the one that most of you know me from. I’ll be
taking off on tour in mid March, visiting New York and New England. It’s been a
while since I’ve been up that way and I’m really looking forward to it. I’ve
got some new songs I think you’ll like. When I come back in April, I’ve got a
couple of Raleigh-Durham gigs lined up. I sure hope you can come out to hear
me.
And ta da! I have a MySpace page! www.MySpace.com/jamieandersonmusic I need
friends, y’all so ask me, ‘k?
I’ve been catching up with old friends recently and just heard from Jim
Henry, the guy who produced my Drive All Night album. Not only is he a great
guitarist but he’s one of the nicest guys on the planet. That’s him you hear
laughing with me at the end of “I Wanna Be a Straight Guy.” He’ll be touring with
Mary Chapin Carpenter soon. Ain’t that fabulous? One of my favorite guitar
players with one of my favorite songwriters? Hot damn! Mary Chapin has a new album
out and folks, I can’t wait to own it. Hey, my birthday’s in October! Just
sayin’ …
I hate to bring this up in every newsletter but I still need funds for my
next album. I’ve raised half the money – thanks to everyone who’s helped – so I
just need the other half to make this thing go. Won’t you help me celebrate
20 years of touring with this retrospective album? There’s an order form below.
Hope to see y’all out at a show or on MySpace!
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3. New album! Please help me with it
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Please help me with my new album! Be the first on your block to get it hot
off the press and before any store. Print out this form and mail it to the
address below with your check.
_____ $50 Signed first edition copy of the new album
_____$100 Signed first edition copy of the new album PLUS your name in
the liner notes
_____$500 Signed first edition copy of the new album, your name in the
liner notes PLUS one copy of Jamie’s albums still in print: A Promise of
Light, Listen and Drive All Night
____ $1000 Signed first edition CD, a t-shirt (size___),all of the
above plus one songwriting or guitar lesson in your home. (You must be in or near
a city where Jamie is scheduled to perform.)
____ $2000 Signed first edition CD. All of the above (t-shirt size
_____) AND a free concert for your organization (Jamie waives her performance fee.
Your organization pays for all other concert expenses and keeps all of the
profit. Date and a location convenient for Jamie’s touring schedule.)
Name_________________________________________________________________
Address________________________________________________________________City___
______________ State/Province__________ Zip____________________
Email address_______________________Phone______________________________
Make check payable to Tsunami Recordings, include it with this form and mail
to:
4201 University Dr., Suite 102, Box 417, Durham, NC, 27707
CDs will be shipped this year, before it’s available in the stores. Thanks!!
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4. I have a MySpace page!
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www.myspace.com/jamieandersonmusic
Won’t you be my friend? Get tour updates, listen to songs and see pics that
aren’t on my regular site. I’m also blogging:
http://blog.myspace.com/jamieandersonmusic
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5. Do you live in CT, MA or NY and can help with concert promotion?
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Since I don’t have Sony’s budget, word of mouth is the best way to promote
my concerts. If you can send emails about my gigs to your friends you would get
my eternal gratitude and hey, that’s worth about a dollar fifty on eBay. I’d
love your help especially if your friends are near Leverett, MA, NYC, or
Hartford, CT. Thank you, thank you, thank you!
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6. Another video with my cat song
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_l0kenscB3A
This one is from Brazil, done by an organization that rescues cats from the
streets of Sao Paulo. There are still photos and some video of the cats they've
saved. These are real cats, not felines who posed for cute pictures in a
photography studio. I hope they raise lots of money.
I’ve been getting a lot of emails from Brazil and this song and video may be
the reason. Cool, eh? This morning I got an email from Finland. Hey, I’m world
famous!
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7. Looking for someone to video tape my performance
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That original video with my cat song has received over 130,000 views on
YouTube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b72rZrbOhN4 Whoo hoo! Now I’m wondering if
I can put one of my performances up there. Do you have a video camera and have
the knowledge to post a video on YouTube? I’d love to talk with you!
tsunamiinc at aol.com
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8. Please help me get festival and large event bookings
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I’ve mailed my audition package to several organizers and right about now,
many are making decisions for this year. If you could take the time to let them
know that you’d be more likely to attend their festival if I was playing, I
would be very grateful.
Bele Chere, Asheville, NC, belechere at ashevillenc.gov
Comedy Fest, Michigan, info at tri.org
Falcon Ridge Folk Festival, New England, FalcRidge at aol.com
Flat Rock Music Festival, Flat Rock, NC, info at flatrockmusicfestival.com
Michigan Womyn’s Music Festival, PO Box 7430, Berkeley, CA 94707
Philadelphia Folk Festival, info at folkfest.org
Olivia Cruises, email them from their website,
https://www.olivia.com/profile/contact-us.aspx
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9. Fabulous cat sites
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Don’t attempt to drink coffee while perusing these sites because you’ll only
laugh so hard it’ll come out your nose.
www.vikingkittens.com
www.rathergood.com/gaybar
www.stuffonmycats.com
www.catsinsinks.com
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10. Steve Goodman book
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I’m a big fan of singer-songwriter-guitarist Steve Goodman and I’m really
excited that there’ll be a book coming out about him soon. The author has been
so kind as to quote me on a couple of pages. www.clayeals.com
Steve Goodman’s most famous song is “City of New Orleans” and was recorded
by Arlo Guthrie. He wrote so many more great tunes. He was an amazing
songwriter, a wonderful guitarist and damn funny. His work has been a big inspiration
to me. I only hope that I can be as great an entertainer as he was.
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11. Song requests
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I love doing song requests at shows but my memory sucks the family dog out
loud. If there’s a particular song of mine that you’d like to hear, email me
the request and the show you’re planning to attend. Request "Stairway to Heaven"
and I will pummel you with an organic carrot. tsunamiinc at aol.com
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12. Mailing list business
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You are on this list because you signed my mailing list at a concert or
otherwise asked to be added. If you'd like to be deleted or if your address will
change soon, you can update your subscription at
www.jamieanderson.com/newsletter. To reach me directly, write to jamie at jamieanderson.com. Please don't
forward jokes, news items, virus warnings or petitions. I love personal notes from
fans, though, and try to answer every email. I do not share the mailing list
with anyone else. Feel free to forward this newsletter to your friends,
especially if I'm going to be performing in their area. Thanks!
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13. The ending quotes
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“I find songwriting to sometimes be like sending postcards to your future
self. You write something and you’re not quite sure what it means until six
months or a year later and you go, ‘Ahhh, now I get it!” – Rosanne Cash
“I’ve had people come up and say, ‘I would like to be a singer-songwriter,’
and my first advice is ‘Stop saying “I would like to be” and start saying “
I am.”’ The perception of something eventually happening is just as elusive
as a cloud. If you are a singer-songwriter, then you start looking for ways to
be that. There is no guarantee it will pay the bills, but if it’s who you are,
then go on and admit it.” – Amy Grant
Peace and chocolate y’all.
-- Jamie
Jamie Anderson
www.jamieanderson.com
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