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Brian Gerstel | 1 Sep 2006 01:19

Re: by any other name

On Aug 26, 2006, at 1:10 AM, siblings-digest wrote:

> In light of the name change thing I'm wondering if we
> now should now call ourselves "Isslings" or
> "Issalings" rather than "siblings"?  "Issling" sounds
> close to "gosling" - but that would make us baby
> geese.
>
> Does a sibling by any other name smell as sweet?
>
> After some research (well, actually a few minutes on
> an etymology website) I discovered that the name
> "Issa" is a variant of the Arabic "Isa" meaning
> "Jesus".
>
> Your fellow sibling-issaling-issling,
> David L.
> ("David" being Hebrew for "Beloved"  and "L" being,
> well, "L")
> Tired of spam?  Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around
> http://mail.yahoo.com

As the founder of this group, back in March of 1994, I'd be a little  
sorry to see the "Siblings" name go, but I'm no more than an ordinary  
member now, so my vote doesn't count any more than anyone else's.

Besides, the name "Siblings" was mostly the result of squinting at  
the "When I Was a Boy" CD booklet at 3 A.M. without glasses -- I  
misread "sibline" as "siblings" and thought, "Boy, that's a neat name  
for a Siberry newsletter." The next day I re-read it and saw my
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DERSF | 1 Sep 2006 19:06
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Re: by any other name

I say keep the name as is (although I was tempted to suggest "Is-its" as an  
alternative).  Just because Jane changed her name doesn't mean we have to  
change ours.  We are just now siblings in our connection to the music of  Jane 
and Issa.

 

In a message dated 8/31/2006 5:18:09 PM Pacific Daylight Time,  
bgerstel <at> panachephotos.com writes:

In light  of the name change thing I'm wondering if we
> now should now call  ourselves "Isslings" or
> "Issalings" rather than "siblings"?   "Issling" sounds
> close to "gosling" - but that would make us  baby
> geese.
>
> Does a sibling by any other name smell as  sweet?
>
> After some research (well, actually a few minutes  on
> an etymology website) I discovered that the name
> "Issa" is  a variant of the Arabic "Isa" meaning
> "Jesus".
>
> Your  fellow sibling-issaling-issling,
> David L.
> ("David" being  Hebrew for "Beloved"  and "L" being,
> well, "L")
> Tired of  spam?  Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around
>  http://mail.yahoo.com
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orange-clouds@sbcglobal.net | 1 Sep 2006 19:35
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brian - how nice to know all this. thank you for the background info. glad you are alive and well. !  and thanks
for starting this list - there was a time when it really carried me through. 

  i miss jane. i miss knowing she has the red guitar. how is the red guitar - oh lovely person who has it? is it fine
and safe?

  love to all my sibs...
  tracy

Brian Gerstel <bgerstel <at> panachephotos.com> wrote:
  On Aug 26, 2006, at 1:10 AM, siblings-digest wrote:

> In light of the name change thing I'm wondering if we
> now should now call ourselves "Isslings" or
> "Issalings" rather than "siblings"? "Issling" sounds
> close to "gosling" - but that would make us baby
> geese.
>
> Does a sibling by any other name smell as sweet?
>
> After some research (well, actually a few minutes on
> an etymology website) I discovered that the name
> "Issa" is a variant of the Arabic "Isa" meaning
> "Jesus".
>
> Your fellow sibling-issaling-issling,
> David L.
> ("David" being Hebrew for "Beloved" and "L" being,
> well, "L")
> Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around
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Nicola Thornhill | 1 Sep 2006 20:30
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name change

Hi All,

Saw Issa recently at the Canmore Folk Fest. *Happy Sigh*

I say we stay "siblings".  It feels right.

Love to you all! :-)

Nicola Thornhill
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B Merrill | 5 Sep 2006 15:53

OT: Judee Sill

Ciao Y'all,

Rhino UK has just put out a double CD compilation of all of Judee Sill's
Asylum material... which I purchased eagerly. This is her best, they say.
But so far it just doesn't have the energy & intensity of my beloved female
singer-songwriters: Laura, Joni, Kate, Jane-Issa. Too much placid folk &
country for this hyped-up guy.  

This is only a preliminary reaction-- but my preliminary reactions are
usually reliable, stable. 

Also, this release doesn't have the material on Judee written by Andy
Partridge of XTC, which was on the prior US-Rhino releases. Which is odd,
since Andy is a UK kinda guy. I'm a big fan of XTC and would have
appreciated reading his comments about her, why she is such an influence
upon him. (Is this material available online anywhere? I will be doing a
net search, soon.) 

BTW, if there are other female singer-songwriters who have approach the
energy & intensity and esp. the musical ambition of the above quartet, I'd
love to learn about them! (Please point to specific recordings.) 

Bruce
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Chris Mahula | 5 Sep 2006 20:08
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Re: Judee Sill

I discovered an artist this past week that I have become mad obsessed about. 
Her name is Jenny Wilson.  She is Swedish and her debut cd Love and Youth is 
an amazing ride.  The cd came out in Sweden last summer and is just released 
in UK.  I highly recommend it.  So many of my faves surface in her songs: 
Laurie Anderson, Kate Bush, Yoko Ono, Bjork and of course Jane (especially 
Speckless Sky/Walking period). I can't say enough about the album - it's 
been forever since I heard a new release that has compelled me to listen 
endlessly on repeat.  It's one of those that gets in your soul.  Check it 
out:

http://www.jennywilson.net/

Chris....

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From: "B Merrill" <merrillb <at> crisny.org>
To: <siblings <at> smoe.org>
Sent: Tuesday, September 05, 2006 8:53 AM
Subject: OT: Judee Sill

> Ciao Y'all,
>
> Rhino UK has just put out a double CD compilation of all of Judee Sill's
> Asylum material... which I purchased eagerly. This is her best, they say.
> But so far it just doesn't have the energy & intensity of my beloved 
> female
> singer-songwriters: Laura, Joni, Kate, Jane-Issa. Too much placid folk &
> country for this hyped-up guy.
>
> This is only a preliminary reaction-- but my preliminary reactions are
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B Merrill | 5 Sep 2006 21:12

OT: Judee Sill, & other excellent women

Hi David,

Dunno if you only meant to email me directly. I'm putting this back on the
list since I take it to be of interest to some others(?). My apologies if
this was not your intention.

Thanks for those tips. I should add that I am esp. keen on the work that
Joni (Hissing) Kate (Dreaming) and Jane (Walking) put into their
arrangements. And the eclecticism. I like songs that are highly arranged,
within discs that are eclectic, diverse. That's what I have in mind when I
admire their ambition. (And their original lyrics too, I should add.)  

Thanks for reminding me of Bjork. I realized how amazing she can be when I
heard her extraordinary song that goes over the credits at the end of
"Being John Malkovich." The highpoint of the movie, I believe. But I don't
think it's on Vespertine, unfortunately. 

My notion of Marianne F. goes all the way back to "As Tears go By." There
she seemed like "just a pretty face" w/o much of voice, and singing someone
else's tune. Don't know what she's done since. 

I'm across the border, in upper NY state. (And skip up to Quebec regularly...)

Bruce

 you wrote:
>Hi Bruce:
>
>She doesn't write all of her own material but I really love Marianne
>Faithfull - there is a real drive and intensity to her delivery and
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stephen wilson | 5 Sep 2006 21:43
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Re: OT: Judee Sill, & other excellent women

Some excellent women: Mary Margaret O'Hara, Joanna Newsom, Johanna Kunin.

  I recently discovered a truly wonderful band of British prog-pop eccentrics called the Cardiacs.
  For some reason they have been laboring in almost complete obscurity for 30-odd years now. But they are
world-famous around my house, now.
  www.cardiacs.com
  Nothing to do with Jane/Issa or the whole female side of things, necessarily.
  Since you mention Andy Partridge, complex arrangements,  - it's a stretch but I hopefully point you in their
direction, too!
  Steve 

B Merrill <merrillb <at> crisny.org> wrote:
  Hi David,

Dunno if you only meant to email me directly. I'm putting this back on the
list since I take it to be of interest to some others(?). My apologies if
this was not your intention.

Thanks for those tips. I should add that I am esp. keen on the work that
Joni (Hissing) Kate (Dreaming) and Jane (Walking) put into their
arrangements. And the eclecticism. I like songs that are highly arranged,
within discs that are eclectic, diverse. That's what I have in mind when I
admire their ambition. (And their original lyrics too, I should add.) 

Thanks for reminding me of Bjork. I realized how amazing she can be when I
heard her extraordinary song that goes over the credits at the end of
"Being John Malkovich." The highpoint of the movie, I believe. But I don't
think it's on Vespertine, unfortunately. 

My notion of Marianne F. goes all the way back to "As Tears go By." There
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marla | 6 Sep 2006 07:35
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OT: Judee Sill, & other excellent women

*smile*  Thanks for reminding me of that sequence.  I, too, love Bjork's 
song/music there :)  I thought it felt just 'right' somehow

>Thanks for reminding me of Bjork. I realized how amazing she can be when I
>heard her extraordinary song that goes over the credits at the end of
>"Being John Malkovich." The highpoint of the movie, I believe.
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jeremy513 | 8 Sep 2006 04:19
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Re: OT: Judee Sill -- some recommendations

 Sorry for the delayed response. My AOL address is very sleepy these days-- even sleepier than the Siblings list.

 Anyway, Bruce, here are a few suggestions:

 Juana Molina (quiet but intriguing Argentinian ex-sitcom star who mixes acoustic and electronics; try
her latest, "Son" [i.e. 'they are' in Spanish])

 Neko Case (lord what a voice; she's recorded a number of CDs classified as 'alt-country' but her latest,
"Fox Confessor Brings the Flood," is a just lustrous, if cryptic, goodness)

 My Brightest Diamond (brand new artist-- it's a woman named Shara Worden, who previously worked with
Sufjan Stevens; I hear a whole lot of Kate Bush in her very interesting and worthwhile debut called "Bring
Me the Workhorse")

 Annie Gallup (criminally overlooked singer/songwriter who's truly an incredible poet; does a lot of
speak-singing but is nonetheless very sound musically; don't know all her CDs but highly recommend "Swerve")

 That's a start. I'm happy to recommend more if you're still interested.

 Jeremy

    
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  Ciao Y'all,
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