Conference mr1pst::music

    Lourdes has played with some DEC musicians including Dave Blickstein,
    Steve Klosterman (actually an ex-DECcie), and me.
    
    	Willy

    She's actually got three tapes out and is now completing a CD.
    
    The tape that you don't seem to have is her first tape and
    unfortunately I can' seem to remember the name of it.  I'm also
    pretty sure that I don't have my copy of it either, and last time
    I talked to her, she no longer had any in stock but was thinking
    of ordering a new batch.
    
    I think she's a very talented songwriter and singer.  She might
    describe herself as folk, but I regard her music and lyrics as being
    FAR more ambitious and adventurist than typical modern folk.
    
    	db

Lourdes' first tape is called "The Water's Edge".  Some good songs there, but
not as consistent (or well-recorded) as the other two, IMHO.

-Lance-

    Right - I remember now.
    
    That first tape was recorded by bouncing between two relatively low
    quality cassette decks!   Knowing that, I'm amazed that it came out
    sounding as good as it did.  Only real problem is a TON of noise,
    but the other problems you'd expect, like improper balance between
    the instruments, don't seem to occur.
    
    Can't wait to hear her new CD.

    
	As extracted from note #872 in MUSIC_V3....
        
    For more information or ticket reservations write:
    
    	Lourdes Flower Productions
    	P.O. 276 
    	Cambridge, MA 02140
    
    

    The phone number in .1 is incorrect.
    
    Here's the current phone number:
    
    		(617) 489-6180

    
    	The note in .1 was incorrect.  I removed that dated phone number
    soon after realizing the number listed in my reference, Guide to
    Street Perfromers in Harvard Square, was changed.  I should have
    checked before posting the number.
    
    - Jim

    A good player/singer, but one of the worst personalities I've ever met
    on a 'human being'. 

    re: 114.8
    
       Funny thing about your comment Bill, I remember when she was rehersing
    with Dave Blickstein, Willy Wiegler and Steve K. for one of the Decjam
    shows. We were all hacking around (before Lourdes got there) with a
    progressive version of "Moondance" (Van Morrison). In walks Lourdes
    and without saying one word (like Hi, or Hello) walks over to watch my
    left hand chording the tune. I remember thinking Hmmmmmmm...  and who's
    this? So I stopped playing to introduced myself. I remember thinking
    that she has that "artist" way about her. I then put the guitar away
    and moved aside so that the real rehersal could start, (I was just a
    spectator).       
       Some "artist" types just have the potential to rub some the wrong way.
    
    		Whew knew?
    			    Fred (who understands why you'd feel that way)
            

    Later that day while the rest of us were eating the fine repast I had
    so painstakingly prepared (as a sorta "get to know each other" meal)
    Lourdes spent the time on the sofa glued to the TV set watching MTV!
    
    But in Lourdes's defense, I think that my experience was that once she
    loosened up a bit (i.e. felt more comfortable with you), she was
    actually quite fun to work with.  I'd do it again in a flash.
    
    She's openly states her opinions, and she can be a little rigid in
    accepting other people's ideas, but I really have no problem with that.
    
    I got my ideas across - I know that cause they showed up in the
    recordings she made with a different keyboard player in the studio 
    (first and only time I've ever had MY parts copped by another player).
    
    
    

	I never got around to noting what Tony P. passed on to me via the
	mail reference; she said she's working on trying to release a CD 
	that might be out this fall.

	- Jim

    I caught Lourdes at the Cambridge River Festival this weekend. 
    Actually, I didn't even know it was her for most of the set, but
    her band started playing on one of the stages and it just sort of
    captivated me.  I agree that the term "folk" doesn't accurately
    describe what she does; the music is ambitious and seems to synthesize
    a number of styles quite successfully into something unique.  Besides
    the music itself, it's worth mentioning that Lourdes has a terrific
    voice; rich, full, very expressive.  At times she reminded me of
    Annie Haslam from the band Renaissance, but there's someone else she
    sounds even more like that I just can't place.  The band featured
    another female vocalist, and they did some gorgeous harmonies
    together.  I grabbed copies of the two most recent tapes (CD still
    isn't out I guess).  Great stuff, highly recommended.
    
    Btw, former DEC employee, seminal Music Noter, and bassist
    extraordinaire Steve Klosterman is still in the band; he sounds great
    and looks about 10 years younger since he left the company :-)
    
    /rick
    
    ps oh yeah, I spoke with Lourdes after the set.  She was very warm
    and friendly, by all indications a gifted and remarkable person.

    The other singer was probably "Adrienne Z".
    
    She's a great singer in her own right, although I find her lyrically
    and musically less intriguing than Lourdes.
    
    Did she have a keyboard player?  Her usual keyboard player is a guy
    name Geoff Gee who is a fantastic player and works for Kurzweil doing
    sounds/programs.   
    
    Geoff has very distinctive semi-long absolutely straight, absolutely
    white blond hair (no, he doesn't look like Rick Wakeman, but he plays
    like him).
    
    Did her keyboard player fit that description?
    
    	db

    To be honest I didn't pay much attention to the keyboard player, but
    it may have been the person you describe.  They also had a
    percussionist.  Arrangements were low key and tight, highlighting
    the vocals and adding a very ethereal quality.  Lourdes and Adrienne
    blended incredibly on some of the harmonies; I was truly impressed.
    
    Sound for this and most other live acts at the festival was superb
    btw.
    
    /rick

    Here's an update:  she has not put out any tapes since "Eight Winds"
    which is probably about 4 years old now.  She has "tons" of material
    but didn't want to go "the 4 track route" again and this time she's
    working in dribs and drabs in a 24 track studio toward the goal of
    putting out a CD - sounds like she records whenever she can put
    together the bucks for the studio time.
    
    Her next gig is 11/9 but I don't have all the details on it yet.  I
    will post them when I get them.
    
    We're also thinking of putting together a (one-time) duo gig in the NH
    area, to make it easier for you NH-ites to see her.   
    
    As I've said before, I think this is one of the most talented
    singer/songwriters I've come across and if you like folk music 
    that is a bit more ambitious and sophisticated than songs about
    politics, whales, and the various cliche folks topics, you
    would probably really appreciate Lourdes (although she does have one
    "whale song", but these days you have to).  ;-)

    Lourdes has a new CD out called "Now is the Time".
    
    I think it's some of her best work although it is somewhat less
    "progressive" (I view Lourdes as a sort of "Progressive Folk")
    than some past albums.  But hey... it even has an instrumental.
    
    If you're interested in getting a copy of it, send me mail and I'll
    get information from her on how to order copies, or perhaps becoming
    an informal "distributor".
    
    	db

    FYI, Lourdes will be playing at the Kendall Cafe on 9/24 (Saturday)
    in Cambridge, MA from about 8:45 til 11pm.
    
    The phone number at the club is (617) 661-0993

Here's the info on Lourdes' next gig:

Where:	Kendall Cafe, 233 Cardinal Medeiros Way, Cambridge MA
When:	Friday, February 10, 8:00-11:00 p.m.
Opening act:	Jeff Murray
Cost:	$5.00

I'll be doing backup vocals with Lourdes on a couple of songs...

-Lance-