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[ticky]

Ok, Mike (my buddy from JWFC) turned me on to this woman. She is AMAZING!! I dont know if ya'll ever watch Rockstar Supernova, (I dont watch Reality TV at all) but she was on there with the other two guys in the video, Josh Logan and Magni and this video is She Talks To Angels (I LOVE THIS SONG!!!!!) and she has the smokiest, earthiest voice I have heard since Janis Joplin. If you search her name in youtube, just about anything she does is amazing. Her name is Dilana Smith but she goes by Dilana
Check her out!
She Talks To Angels (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FOYIJiIyGA)

[Mrs Henley]

I will check her music when I'm home! :)

[MikeA]

Here (http://www.myspace.com/dilanarox) is Dilana's MySpace page.

If you are googling Dilana, you might try under Robichaux as well as Smith. I think Robichaux was her ex-husband's name...possibly her parents name, I'm not sure.

I was checking her "MySpace" artist page and I think that it was in her blog that she said she was "stranded" in the UK. I guess management pulled the plug on her scheduled performances. There must be something going on with Dilana that I do not know (imagine THAT!) I mean, I cannot imagine her not becoming a huge hit on the Rock Scene. I couldn't imagine her losing out to the punks on Supernovae...I really think the guys were afraid of her taking ove the band. Maybe it would have been better if she had won and taken it over. I've heard NOTHING about them an am not interested enough in them to even google them with her not fronting them.

When the show was being aired, I watched it long enough to catch Dilana's performance and Magni's (dude from Iceland) gig on the show. The rest were amateurs.

[tbs fanatic]

She's great. I really liked Josh Logan's voice too. I never watched Rockstar Supernovae.

[MikeA]

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[ticky]

No one ever comes to Oregon, and if they do? 300$ a ticket.. Im moving to the midwest...

[Mrs Henley]

Ticky, welcome to the gang..
I've got the same here!

[ticky]

well, I've decided Im moving into Mike's basement. I'll be surrounded by Eagles paraphernalia, guitars, access to a computer (if I can sneak it away from Mike), Verna make pizza and gets the best tickets to the best shows. I'll be set! I think you should too, Danielle. In fact! Lets ALL move into Mikes Basement. Whadaya think Mike??? got room?

[Mrs Henley]

Hmm....I think I love that idea Rhonda!
Mike, here we come!

[MikeA]

Hmm....I think I love that idea Rhonda!
Mike, here we come!

Oh Crap! I'd best go clear this with Verna!

[Mrs Henley]

I think that would be a good idea, although you guys won't have any problems with us, we will enjoy ourselves in the basement, won't we Rhonda? :) Plenty enough Joe and Don and Glenn and Timothy. :lol:

[eaglesvet]

Although I am not an avid folk music follower, there are several venues in my area that host well-known and not-so-well-known artists of this genre. A couple of weekends ago, a young female singer-songwriter named Lindsay Mac caught my attention when she opened up at a sold-out show by Poco--which was part of a local concert series known as "Sanctuary Concerts." The interesting thing about the Sanctuary Concerts is that they are held in a church (as the name suggests); the musicians literally play on the altar, and "sold out" is about 400 people! (You should've heard the jokes thrown around by the 3 members of Poco during their sets regarding this! The Poco players on tour currently are Rusty Young, Paul Cotton, and Jack Sundgrun...they are drumless. They played all their hits, plus some rare gems--great show!)
Anyway, in addition to writing some lyrically fresh songs, Lindsay wowed the audience with her musicianship...she is a classically-trained cellist who now plays her cello like a guitar! What a sight and sound--amazing! She has just released her 2nd CD, a few songs of which can be heard on her website, www.lindsaymac.com (http://www.lindsaymac.com). In the last year or two, she has been named an up-and-coming artist by Starbucks, the Falcon Ridge Folk Festival (apparently a famous festival), and maybe some others. Check her out if you want to see/hear something unique!

[Brooke]

Wow, Poco in such a small venue. A church no less! Very interesting!

[MikeA]

Lindsey's instrumental style is certainly unique, but as "fresh" as that is, it is her vocals that I like! You can definitely see her classical background on that cello! When you watch the clips, watch what she is doing with her left hand on the neck. She is all over the place with it! You would have to be. Sort of like playing BASS as a solo instrument.

Now with all that noted....one other thing. I wouldn't want to meet up with her in an alley fight unless she was on MY side! She has to be in pretty darn good shape to handle strapping that cello on and standing up for a performance of any length!

But her vocals::::::::::such an erie minor timber to her voice. I love it!

[eaglesvet]

Wow, Poco in such a small venue. A church no less! Very interesting!
I forgot to mention something else they do in this concert setting. Lindsay did a 45 minute set, then Poco did the first of their sets, then they break for 20-30 minutes in the church cafeteria for...get this...coffee, apple juice, cookies, and cake! (Included in the $25 ticket price...) The artists' CDs, Tshirts, etc are all for sale at that time. After the 2nd Poco set, they have a Meet & Greet in the church cafeteria with all the artists for as long as it takes for them to meet you, and sign whatever you bring for them. I saw someone with a very early Poco album, where Timmy looked about 12 yrs old!
Anyway, when I got to the table and told Rusty Young my name was Eva, he said, "I had an old girlfiend named Eva. Then she went ahead and left me to marry Kenny Loggins...go figure!!" lol (Another HSG one, if you ask me!)
Apparently, the band must have been served the same refreshments during their break (no liqour license in the church, I guess), because the banter on stage during the 2nd set had a lot to do with taking it easy with the apple juice/designated driver/knowing they've hit senior citizenship when their refreshments hit rock-bottom status such as "cookies and milk!" Too funny!

[eaglesvet]

Lindsey's instrumental style is certainly unique, but as "fresh" as that is, it is her vocals that I like! You can definitely see her classical background on that cello! When you watch the clips, watch what she is doing with her left hand on the neck. She is all over the place with it! You would have to be. Sort of like playing BASS as a solo instrument.

Now with all that noted....one other thing. I wouldn't want to meet up with her in an alley fight unless she was on MY side! She has to be in pretty darn good shape to handle strapping that cello on and standing up for a performance of any length!

But her vocals::::::::::such an erie minor timber to her voice. I love it!
Her vocals were tremendous, perfectly suited for her song lyrics and style. I really loved the song Seven Stones. The cello had such a unique sound, I just couldn't believe what I was hearing and seeing. I think she has a great chance to make it big. And yes, she was in great shape!

[Brooke]

She does have a beautiful voice. It and her style reminds me a bit of Jewel and Sarah MacLaughlin.

[MikeA]

She does have a beautiful voice. It and her style reminds me a bit of Jewel and Sarah MacLaughlin.

Ahhhhh, Jewel.......she is VERY special!

[eaglesvet]

Last year I saw Karla Bonoff in the same setting--one of the best concerts I've ever seen. She's one of my favorite artists ever, and has been for a long time (not quite as long as the Eagles...but I'd say 1980 or so.) The collection of songs that she's written is incredible, and to hear her perform them in such an intimate setting was wonderful.

[MikeA]

There are not many female Rockers I'd go out of my way to see. In fact, there are not that many to choose from!

Jewel, I've already mentioned.

Dilana....odd looking lady but man can she wail
Janis....another odd lady, but no one can put across the blues like Joplin
Wilson Sisters....they had it together and could do Led Zep as good a the Zep!
Bonnie Raitt....she did her own thing
Linda Ronstadt...pioneer singer songwriter
Maria Muldaur...vastly underrated sing songwriter

Honorable mention to Sheryl Crow, Grace Slick, Mama Cass Elliot and Carly Simon but they are not for me in the same category as the ones above.

[TimothyBFan]

Mike-how about Ann & Nancy Wilson? In my opinion, 2 of the all time greatest female rockers ever! Love them.

[MikeA]

Mike-how about Ann & Nancy Wilson? In my opinion, 2 of the all time greatest female rockers ever! Love them.

That's who I meant by "Wilson Sisters"....'Heart". Love 'em! Still love 'em!

They are performing again. They were at AmeriStar a couple of years ago in Kansas City and I sort of wish that I'd been able to go. They only gigged for 45 minutes I guess and I think the tickets were $80. Probably something about the time limit that the Casino imposed to keep gamblers from being away from the tables and machines for any more than 45 minutes <LOL>

I'd dearly love to hear them do "Battle of Evermore" live! They really compliment each other with instrumental talent and vocal talent. Very special ladies indeed!

They are two female Rockers who can tear it up onstage and have always done it on talent and not on their sexuality! I respect that Very Highly.

:inlove:

A side note....one night that were staying at AmeriStar, ZZ-Top was performing. I didn't make the concert, but I was sitting at a Blackjack table that Billy Gibbons (Billy Gibbons with that unique "Pearly Gates" humbucker setup on his guitars) came and sat down at. Kinda funny. He was like me...betting the minimum <LOL>. Very quiet person. I didn't invade his space but as he left, I did express my admiration and wished him well. He just paused and nodded, shook my hand and said "Thanks".

Most of these guys are pretty down to earth. There are exceptions of course, but most of them leave their stage personalities on stage when on road trips these days and try to find something to do to occupy their time between gigs. Must be a pretty lonely existence.

[TimothyBFan]

Duh!! Mike--How did I miss that--I really didn't even see that in your post--Really I am not an idiot-I just sound that way sometimes!

My husband and I saw them live in the 80's --they were fantastic!!! I love them! I would pay big money to see them again. I bet I wouldn't have to talk my hubby into putting out $$ for that one either!:grin:

[Freypower]

Regarding the Wilson sisters - my husband loves them, especially Nancy. We have several DVDs of them. The one in Seattle where they do The Battle of Evermore and Black Dog (also Elton's Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters) is very good but I do think Ann can be overly histrionic at times.

The only female artists I've seen (I won't mention Australians) are Melissa Ethridge supporting the Eagles in 1995 (a strange choice, I felt, and I'm not a fan), Joan Armatrading,Tina Turner and Diana Ross at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, in 1986.

I have albums by Joni Mitchell, Linda Ronstadt and Carole King, while my husband was a fan of the late Kirsty MacColl. I also have the Ella & Louis albums plus an Ella Fitzgerald blues album and various compilations with Aretha Franklin songs. I have the album Emmylou Harris did with Mark Knopfler and of course you can hear her throughout Gram Parsons' Grievous Angel.

I forgot Kate Bush. She's unique (and I have to say hubby agrees with that too...)

Those women could sing, unlike the so-called 'divas' of today who stretch one syllable to make it sound like 15 and screech at the top of their voices (Whitney, Celine, Mariah). Apologies to anyone who likes those three, but they make me want to flee any venue which inflicts them on my ears. :nausea: (I always wanted to use that smiley and here's my chance)!

[MikeA]

Thanks for mentioning Joni Mitchell. She was absolutely amazing!

[Glennsallnighter]

Another of my favourite artists and musical influences celebrated this week.

Chris De Burgh was 60 on Wednesday last!!

Happy Birthday Chris. Hope you had a great day with your family and friends


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[MikeA]

Here (http://www.myspace.com/dilanarox)[SIZE=2] is Dilana's MySpace page.

I'm quoting myself here to bump this thread.

Dilana just pulled off a miracle! If you can get to her MySpace pages, take a look at her Blog entries.

She was set up to do a tour in the UK and Canada. After she and the band got over there in the UK, someone really screwed up in her management team. The tour was cancelled leaving her stranded with $54,000 in debt to the crew who she'd hired to make the tour happen!

She called on her Fans to help her and the band. They came through! Someone (name not mentioned) provided tickets for a flight from the UK to Canada. I guess that the dates in the UK had been missed by the time they got things rolling again.

Once in Canada, money poured in to finance the tour FROM THE FANS! The toured part of the way from the East Coast of Canada to the West Coast with their supporting act...a punk group that had a van. But parts of the trip were traveled with FANS who jumpped in and provided transportation and lodging and food for she and Erik her sideman!

Read the Blogs. It's pretty amazing.

The thing is, this lady should be a STAR! She said it in one of her blog entries: "I'm going to sing my heart out to you. I hope to give you all goosebumps and hard nipples!"

I didn't say that! Dilana said it. And she can do it too!

[MikeA]

I posted a few pictures of Dilana Smith on my Profile here in a separate album.

I hope you guys will forgive me for my rant about her.

Here's an interview with Dilana at "The Buzz" Radio Station in Houston (94.5 FM) that she did Dec 3, 2008. The song she sang with just acoustic guitar accompaniment was really good ("I'm Not Falling In Love, I'm Falling Apart") was great. And the interview explains a little bit as to why her tour in the UK and Canada almost met wit disaster.

http://www.thebuzz.com/cc-common/podcast/single_podcast.html?podcast=rodryan.xml

I was watching a couple of videos of her playing a place called Crazy Frog in Houston a couple of nights ago. I feel for her. She's paying some HEAVY dues. The club was noisy with people not apparently paying a lot of attention to her and yet she was singing her heart out.

She's not a youngster to anyone but "me". She is a single mom but she does not let that tear her away from her lifestyle of motorcycling on a Harley (!!) and having the full support of biker types all over the South and Southwest.

She sang Dec 2 in a bar in Houston, then did a performance on Dec 3 (today) on a radio show that I hope to find a recording of, and then is gigging again tonight at another club in Houston. All of this after pretty much hitch-hiking coast to coast up in Canada because her management bailed on her. Her tour in Canada was successfully funded by die-hard fans who donated time and money and in some cases, materials in addition to food and lodging where she needed it.

She just HAS to make it.