16 Arts & Entertainment

The Cadre

° 16 March 1999

Big

Wreck and

Emm Gryner in Charlottetown

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rupturing version of “High” by Jimmie’s Chicken Shack, as well as a couple of other covers, like “Baba O’ Reilly,” and the big mother of them all, Led Zeppelin’s “Immi- grant Song,” which they played as their first of two encores.

They also played some new material, including the song which I believe was called “Everything Is Fine,” as their second and last en- core. After that, they did a rousing version of “Row, Row, Row Your Boat,” and then sang “O Canada.” No kidding. After lan finished the first line of “O Canada,” he left his feedbacking gui- tar on stage and they walked off. A very interesting end- ing to a very good show.

The crowd at Myron’s was very into the show, and Big Wreck seemed to appre- ciate it. He did give us a few compliments, commenting on our frequent use of the split-fingered rock salute, the universal sign for “‘yeaaah!”

“You guys are cool, no one in the States does that. The States suck!” he ex- claimed. How true, how true. He had to cover his back, though. Ian’s from Toronto originally, but his bandmates are all from Boston. The band’s sound certainly was big, perhaps a bit swampy, but nothing short of abso- lutely rockin’. If Myron’s has a butt, they rocked it off that night with loud, stellar play- ing, and a great stage pres- ence. Thornley can wail and scream like a banshee if he has to, just like a certain Led Zeppelin vocalist | know.

That may be why their cover of Led Zeppelin’s “Immi- grant Song” is such a great fit for them and why they do it so well.

To make a bit of this long story shorter, | managed to get into the “Band Only” room upstairs after the show, along with about 8 other lucky people, unlike the poor girl trying to get in, who yelled through the door, “I’ve got perky breasts!” We were told we only had about 15 minutes, so we all talked and got autographs as quickly as we could before the band had to beat it for the bus to make their way to New Brunswick.

They signed some nice big posters, and somehow | didn’t get one. I was still happy though. I got all four of Big Wreck’s members to sign my CD, and got to have a little chat with Forrest Williams, their drummer.

After I thanked Forrest for the comments and we shook hands & parted, I no- ticed Emm Gryner at a table behind me. Just her and her bandmates, laughing and having a good time, with no fans around them. So, I de- cided I’d go and meet her. We talked for a short amount of time, about various things. She said things were going well for her right now, and then I congratulated her on her Juno nomination.

So, to sum it up, it was one helluva show from a great group and a great Ca- nadian solo artist, both of which you may want to check out in concert or CD form the next time you get a chance.

Edited for space constraints. kr.

Seeger, one of America’s best

By RYAN O’CONNOR

Pete Seeger is one of America’s best loved and highly respected musicians. Born in 1919, he is still ac- tive in the folk circle. In fact, he won a Gramm Award in 1997 for his al- bum “Pete”, which was re- leased on the Living Music label. Despite being in his late seventies when record- ing this CD, his voice is just as Clear as ever, and the one weakness that he has ac- quired in his old age — he can’t hit the high notes like he used to — is remedied by the appearance of a choir that backs him in many of the albums 18 tracks.

There are a couple of Pete’s better known songs on this album, “Garbage” and “Kisses Sweeter Than Wine,” and they are deliv- ered extremely well here. However, even more im- pressive are the newer tracks, including “All Mixed Up,” the inspira- tional “Well May The World Go,” and “Huddie Leadbetter” which is a trib- ute to the late folksigner.

An even more recent release by Seeger is Smithsonian Folkways’ Jf] Had A Hammer: Songs of Hope and Struggle. Featur- ing songs recorded from 1955 to [998, this compila- tion has 26 tunes on the themes of labour, civil rights, peace, and hope for the future. There are many great songs on this album, including some of his earli- est recordings such as “Casey Jones,” “Talking Union” and “Union Maid, all of which feature the ac- companiment of the Alma- nac Singers.

Also included on this CD are Seeger penned clas-

sics such as “Where Have All The Flowers Gone,” “Turn, Turn, Turn,” and “If 1 Had A Hammer.”

Also, Appleseed Re- cordings has released a two cd tribute to Pete Seeger, entitled Where Have All Flowers Gone. With 39 re- cordings and over two and a half hours in length, this star studded collection fea- tures artists as diverse as Bruce Cockburn with “Turn, Turn, Turn” and Bruce Springsteen singing “We Shall Overcome.’

Highlights of this al- bum include Tommy Sands’ version of the title track, Roger McGuinn on

by the wayside, Seeger him-

self included a freshly

panned song called “And till 1 Am Searching.”

All three of these al- bums are worth owning. If ue looking for old

eeger classics, go with “If | Had A Hammer.” If you'd like to hear newer material, buy his Grammy Award winning Pete and if you’d like the tribute featuring other artists and their inter- pretations of his song » go with Where Have All The Flowers Gone.

www.appleseed.com — for more information on Appleseed Recordings

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Paul and Mary’s“All Mixed www.si.edu/organiza/of- Up,” and Tom Paxton’sper- _fices/folklife/folkways/ — formance of “Get Up and for information on Go.” Not being one to sit__ Smithsonian Folkways

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