[Jamie-news] Jamie Anderson Newsletter

Wed Apr 1 09:37:59 EDT 2009

The  Jamie Anderson Newsletter 

Lisa Koch and I in  1993. Photo by Toni Armstrong. 

1.   Tour  schedule  
2.   Welcome  and general blabbing  
3.  New videos at  YouTube 
4.   Never Assume has been  re-issued! 
5.   Still  raising money for my new album 
6.   Gonga CD sale  extended 
7.   Free  Jamie Anderson tapes 
8.   Play  my music on Folk Alley and help me chart 
9.   The  stories behind my songs 
10.  Mailing  list business  
11.  Ending  quotes 
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1. Tour Schedule 
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4/5 Philadelphia,  PA,  7 pm, Tin Angel, 20 S. 2nd St., 215-928-0770, 
_www.tinangel.com_ (http://www.tinangel.com/) , with Tret  Fure 
5/23  Virginia Women’s  Music Festival, with the Broad Street Band,  
www.campoutva.com 
5/31 Durham, NC, Common Ground  Theatre, with the Broad Street Band, also on 
the bill -Tracy  Drach 
6/7  Woodstock, NY, pride  event 
July  4th weekend, Durham,  NC, Festival for the Eno, with the Broad Street 
Band,  http://enoriver.org/Festival/index.html 
9/19 –  20 Ohio, Ohio Lesbian  Festival, _www.ohiolba.org_ 
(http://www.ohiolba.org/)  
10/18  Durham, NC, Common Ground  Theatre, with the Tranzenders 
11/20  Tucson, AZ,  Greenfire 
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2. Welcome and general  blabbing
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I’ve  been mucking about New York and Ontario the last couple of weeks. I’ve 
developed  a new standard for the weather: if I go outside and take a deep 
breath, it’s not  really cold unless my nostrils freeze together.   
Thanks  to everyone who’s come to my shows. Without you, I’d be singing for 
my cats and  frankly, the applause just wouldn’t mean the same. 
This  Sunday I’m returning to Philadelphia, in a double bill with Tret Fure. 
Details  are above. Please come and bring 75 of your closest  friends. 
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3. New videos at YouTube 
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There  are a couple of new videos at YouTube, from a recent performance in 
Rockford, IL  with my buddy Kara Barnard: 
_http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQmGjTQmPb8_ 
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQmGjTQmPb8)  
_http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6zFe2mA2vM_ 
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6zFe2mA2vM)  
If  you would be so kind as to watch ‘em and rate ‘em, I’d put you in my 
will. Of  course, I don’t own much but a couple of guitars, a few hundred CDs and 
three  cats … but it’s the thought that counts.  
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4. Never Assume has been  re-released 
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My 1995  album, Never Assume, has been out of print for a few years but it’s  
baaaaaack! You can get it at www.cdbaby.com/cd/jamieanderson5 and other fine  
outlets. I’ll have it at shows too. It features “When Cats Take Over the 
World,”  Menstrual Tango” and more. Funny woman Lisa Koch, pictured above, 
produced  it. 
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5. Still raising funds for my new  album 
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If you  can help me with my newest album, I’d be very grateful. It’s easy. 
Go to _www.jamieanderson.com_ (http://www.jamieanderson.com/)  and click on the 
link on the home  page that says “Help Jamie Put Out Her New Album.” It’ll 
tell you how you can  pay via PayPal or print out an order form and mail in a 
check the old fashioned  way. I’ll also have order forms at my shows. 
In  addition to purchasing the new album, I'm looking for anyone who can lend 
me a  thousand dollars or more. It's something I've done for previous albums 
and I'd  be happy to give you references. E me if you'd like to know more: 
office at  jamieanderson dot com 
I’ve  got a ton of new songs and a great studio picked out PLUS Kara Barnard 
will be  joining me on guitar, banjo and mandolin. (No, I'm not letting her 
play the  autoharp but I'm thinking the musical saw would fit in nicely.) I’ll 
go  into the studio in late this year or early next. To say I’m excited about 
this  recording is a gross understatement.  
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6. Gonga CD sale extended 
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I had  so much fun with this sale last month I’ve decided to extend it. We don
’t  usually sell CDs directly but for this gonga sale, we’ll make an 
exception. Get any of my CDs (except Three Bridges)  for $5 off. AND with every 
purchase you get a FREE Listen CD. And even better? We’ll pay the postage. U.S.  
addresses only. Tell us what you want and e it: tsunamiinc at aol dot com. You  
can pay via PayPal at that address. Or you can do it the old fashioned way and 
 mail a check made out to Tsunami Recordings at PO Box 15003, Durham, NC,  
27704. 
Here’s  what’s on sale: 
A  Promise of Light, $10 
Drive  All Night, $10 
Listen,  $10 
Never  Assume, $10 
(More  about each at http://jamieanderson.com/discography.html) 
Don’t  forget, you get a FREE Listen CD with EVERY purchase AND we pay the  
postage. 
Sale  ends April 30, 2009. 
Did I  mention the FREE CD? Oh? I did? 
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7. Free Jamie Anderson tapes 
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Almost  free – it’s a mere $2 for shipping. There’s no other cost for this 
Drive All  Night tape. It’s a great quality, it’s just that it’s a tape and 
hard to sell  these days. Be sure to let me know your name and address: office 
at  jamieanderson dot com. You can send a check for $2 to PO Box 15003, Durham, 
NC,  27704 or use the paypal button at _www.jamieanderson.com/music.html_ 
(http://www.jamieanderson.com/music.html) . While you’re there,  download a few 
free songs. 
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8. Play my music on Folk Alley and help me  chart 
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Folk  Alley is a great on-line radio station that plays folk music 24/7. A 
few of my  songs are in the open mic section. Please give them a listen and help 
me move up  on their charts. With enough plays they might put me on their 
regular  playlist. 
_http://www.folkalley.com/openmic/search.php?q=likeartist&artistname=Jamie+And
erson_ 
(http://www.folkalley.com/openmic/search.php?q=likeartist&artistname=Jamie+Anderson)  
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9. The stories behind my songs 
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Last  month I had a great time telling you about the story behind my song “
Drive All  Night.” This month I’m going to blab about “Six Flags Over Jesus” It
’s not on  any of my recordings but you can download it for free from 
_www.jamieanderson.com/music.html_ (http://www.jamieanderson.com/music.html)  
I  played in Denver a few years ago. The next day I drove south to Colorado 
Springs  for another gig. Coming into the city was a big sign that proclaimed “
Focus on  the Family next exit.” I kvetched about it at the concert that night 
and someone  yelled out that they had a name for that place. I figured a 
place like that  should have its own theme song so I wrote it. 
I think  it’d make a great video with Jack Black as Jesus and Angelina Jolie 
as Mary. I’d  cast myself too and also hire Rachel Maddow to do …  something. 
There’s  at least one venue who won’t hire me back because of this song. On 
the other  hand, I played it once for a church and they lustily sang along. Go 
 figure. 
Is  there a Jamie Anderson song you’d like to know more about? Write to me 
and maybe  I’ll cover it in a future newsletter. 
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10. Mailing list  business
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You are on this  list because you signed up at a concert or went online and 
signed yourself up.  If neither of those things happened then someone has 
forwarded you this  newsletter. I do not add anyone without their permission nor is 
this list sold  to anyone else. If you'd like to unsub, I'll cry but I won't 
make you pay my  therapist bill. You can do it yourself at 
_www.jamieanderson.com/newsletter.html_ (http://www.jamieanderson.com/newsletter.html) . Likewise 
 if you'd like to change your address. Please  don't forward virus warnings, 
news items, jokes or petitions.  With over 2,000 of you on this list it'd be 
too much to keep up with the extra  mail. However, I love getting mail from 
fans and answer when I can: tsunamiinc  at aol dot com. 
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11. Ending quotes 
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>From a  recent Larry King interview: 
King:  Proposition 8, it bans marriage of two [people of the] same gender. 
The high  court of the state of California heard the appeal of the vote of the 
people.  What do you think? 
Judge  Judy:  We've got a lot of trouble in this country. We've got a lot of 
trouble in the  world. Why the state should be interested in proscribing the 
word marriage from  two people who love each other, who are responsible, 
tax-paying, productive  people, who have created a family ... why the state would 
have an interest in  proscribing that kind of conduct, I don't understand. 
I  understand the anger about poverty. I understand the anger about AIG. I  
understand the problem about the banks. I understand the problem about  
Afghanistan and the Taliban and everything else. But I don't understand the  
preoccupation with gays being permitted to marry. 
*************** 
People  laugh at me ‘cause I watch Judge Judy. I feel vindicated now.  
-- Jamie

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