Kim Niemi Davidson is a witty, talented woman with a glorious voice. She is fighting uterine cancer and while she is undergoing chemotherapy she is unable to work during this time. I want to help her because she gave me an incredible gift one night... she took a lyric of mine "Opposite Destiny" and turned it into a kick butt song... it was a dark set of words never meant to see the light of day except in my blog release, and she made it darker and wonderful. We traded files until it became a reality. I want you to tip heavily when you go here http://noisetrade.com/luckydog/help-kim and download the ten song, or at least throw a buck or two toward a fine soul that needs help, or just pick Lucky 7 because we all know that's what it will be....
In return I risk Bob Dylan's people coming after me for posting a few covers, but the rest are originals and traditional pieces. Some of them are some of my favorite unreleased projects; including a personal favorite of Ghosts of St. Augustine.
SHEL has a goal of recording an official video for every song on their CD. Like Minded Fool, was up next. Sarah is the producer of this... and it's so wonderfully rich in beauty. Believe me she has a lot to work with, but it still needs to be put into the right format.
The video reminded me of a piece I wrote a few years back...
Sometimes running a house concert & writing a blog I get people who reach out to me, and I go wow... what a talented soul and nice person too. Recently Erin Ivey out of the blue emailed me in April,
"Hi, Dave! I've been enjoying your sites, sharing a love of all things
Downton Abbey while sharing the stage recently with many folks about
whom you've written (namely, Drew Nelson, Carrie Elkin, Red Horse -
Gorka, Gilkyson, Kaplansky). Well, now I'm on a bill with SHEL next
weekend AND just landed a gig at this year's Summerfest (my set is
Sunday, July 7). So, I can't help but introduce myself!
I'd love to share my forthcoming album with you (it's called Dreamy Weather and opens with a cover of Tom Waits' song "Alice") "
And we've kept in touch, She has a soft voice and Dreamy Weather has some dreamlike songs, including a Rest your Head with harmonies from Betty Soo. That Wait's cover opens and sets the mood & pace for the CD that includes some choice songs including my favorites, Canyon, Amelia, and yes a live version of her Chocolate song. It's a cd with mostly sparce electric guitar with enough reverb for depth. Here's what others have said:
"Erin Ivey achieves near perfection." -Austin Chronicle "A truly remarkable performance" - The Daily News "Top to bottom, this is beautiful music, sung and played beautifully." -Texas Music Magazine "A modern day Patsy Cline" -Republic of Austin "A tour de force" -Earache!