Grand-Maitre on adapting Joni Mitchell’s Ethiopia to ballet

Jean Grand-Maitre, director of the Alberta Ballet, spoke with Vue Weekly about working out the choreography for “Ethiopia,” one of the new songs in the expanded ballet The Fiddle and the Drum. 
“I’m a lyrical choreographer,” he says. “African dance is not something that white people like me can do. It’s not in our blood.”
“We didn’t [...]

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Carole King introduces NREPA to US Congress

CaroleKing.com announced last week that the Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act (NREPA) was introduced before the 111th Congress of the United States House of Representatives on Wednesday, February 11, 2009, by Carole King, Democratic Representative Carolyn Maloney from New York and Democratic Representative Raul Grijalva from Arizona. To support the NREPA, contact your Congress representative [...]

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Chris Isaak talks about his Yusuf interview

Musician Chris Isaak spoke recently with the Las Vegas Review-Journal about his upcoming TV show “The Chris Isaak Hour”, which will debut on the Bio Channel on February 26.
For Isaak’s TV show, one of his interviews is with Cat Stevens/Yusuf Islam, the often-assumed recluse star of the 1970s (“Wild World,” “Peace Train,” “Moon Shadow,” “Morning [...]

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Yusuf updates Peace Train

Speaking of “Peace Train,” a brief interview with Yusuf appears in the March/April 2008 issue of AARP Magazine, where he talks about recently updating the lyrics to his classic song.
“I rewrote those lyrically recently,” says Yusuf 60, at home in London. “It goes: ‘How long has this peace train been gone?…. how long must this [...]

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Carole King tells Morning Joe about Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act

Carole King was a guest on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” this morning talking about the Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act (NREPA) that will be introduced before Congress tomorrow. She also briefly mentions writing her autobiography, which she predicts completing “in a couple of years”.
You can view her complete appearance online right here. 
For more on the NREPA, visit [...]

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James Taylor talks Covers (UK)

James Taylor spoke with Andy Welch of the Flintshire Chronicle recently about the UK release of Covers. Nothing really new but it’s a good article. At one point refers to his cover of Joni Mitchell’s “River” and his collaboration with Carly Simon on the cover of “Mockingbird”.
“We recorded 20 songs for the sessions, which we [...]

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James Taylor newsletter: Covers expanded, special BSO pre-sale tickets available

JamesTaylor.com released the January/February issue of their “News from James Taylor” newsletter this morning.
For those eagerly awaiting James Taylor’s summer weekend at Tanglewood in late August, the Boston Symphony Orchestra has exclusive advance tickets for his concerts and workshops available at their website here. They’re only available for a very limited time, so don’t wait.
Also [...]

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James Taylor on BBC Radio 2’s Mark Radcliffe & Stuart Maconie

James Taylor appeared on BBC Radio 2’s “Mark Radcliffe & Stuart Maconie” on Monday. You can listen to the broadcast for a limited time right here. They talk about James receiving the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Folk Awards.

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Yusuf on Smooth Radio with Ronan Keating

Yusuf was a guest with Ronan Keating on Smooth Radio 105.2 in Glasgow, Scotland, over the weekend.
Boyzone’s Ronan Keating interviews 70s pop/folk singer Yusuf Islam, formerly known as Cat Stevens.
We’ll hear how his challenging and enquiring mind got him into trouble as a young man, how the hymns of Catholic school awakened his spirit and [...]

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James Taylor guests on BBC Radio 2’s Ken Bruce

James Taylor appeared on BBC Radio 2’s “Ken Bruce” this morning, continuing his promotion of the UK release of Covers. He performed “You’ve Got A Friend” (with an instrumental intro of “Happy Birthday” played for Ken’s birthday), “Carolina In My Mind” and “Suzanne”.
You can listen to the entire show online here.
You can see pictures of [...]

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