HSNOI Report

Recent tapings include:

5/3/07 Jason Spooner Trio - really caught good attention at NERFA. Great writer, young, on the electric edge of folk; 2X Kerrville New Folk Finalist www.JasonSpooner.com

5/3/07 Peter James - sings eccentric songs of arcane experiences and dark characters. Johnny Walker and Philip Morris were his voice teachers

5/21/07 Christine DeLeon - Folk Project’s latest songbird with a brand new CD; one FP fan said, “She sounds like Joan Baez… only better.” http://www.christinedeleon.com/

5/21/07 Cyminology - German jazz group w/vocals by daughter of Iranian emigrants, keyboard, bass & percussion; intense musical color & mystical Persian lyrics www.Cyminology.de

Jason Spooner Trio & Cyminology were real stand-out shows in my mind, and Christine's music was very good, too. Peter James was a bit rough around the edges, but that's part of his charm & persona.

Chistine agreed to tape on 5/21 on short notice when Brad & Sybil played me a bit of her CD the night of the taping on 5/3. Sandie was going to be busy dealing with the technical requirements and special requests of Cyminology, so she preferred not to tape a show on that date.

I spoke at length with Tommy Sands' agent, Robin, & sent him a DVD of Jez Lowe & the Bad Pennies on HSNOI, because he's considering flying in Tommy's son & daughter just to perform on the show in the hope they could edit it into a promo... haven't heard back from him yet.

Upcoming:

6/11/07, 6:30PM Natalia Paruz - impressive credits including performances with renowned orchestras, she plays haunting melodies composed by her husband on musical saw or bells www.SawLady.com

6/11/07, 8:00 PM Zoe Mulford - Award-winning songwriter who tackles big eternal themes — love, death, food, laundry, etc. — with humor, lyricism & honesty that charms www.ZoeMulford.com

7/10/07 Tommy Sands - "Sing Out" regards him as "the most powerful songwriter in Ireland, if not the rest of the world.".www.TommySands.com

7/10/07 Sandie Reilly - our illustrious co-producer, sound tech, pinch-hit hostess & all-round superwoman steps from behind the scenes to showcase her wonderful singing & songwriting

8/13/07, 6:30 (preferred) Notorious - fiddler-vocalist Eden MacAdam-Somer & Larry Unger, composer, on guitar & banjo, bring together traditional & contemporary acoustic music www.larryunger.net/bands/notorious

12/10/07 TENATIVE: Sons of the Never Wrong