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April 04 - 2009- Emmylou  "Grandmother"

Prudence Emmeline Robern was born on Saturday, April 4th, 2009 at 9:45pm. Daughter of Meghann and Josh

She weighed 9 pounds 8 ounces and measured 21 1/2″ tip to stern. Her apgars (1-9 score of healthiness) were 8 immediately after birth and 9 a little while later. We are very happy and have been slowly recovering from the whole process the last few days.

Delivery did not go as planned — little Prudence decided that, while other babies come out anterior and facing forward, she wanted to do it posterior and facing backwards. As a consequence, she got stuck in Mom’s pelvic bone. After five days of stop-and-go labor, we concluded that the baby was not coming out without a caesarean section. Fifteen minutes of major abdominal surgery later, Prudence was in the world and Meg had stitches and staples. Despite all that, the new Mommy seems to be recovering well, and the baby has been declared very healthy many times over by different pediatricians. It wasn’t the way we wanted to do things, but given the circumstances, we are quite happy with what we got!

And, of course, pictures:



     
 
March 17 - 2009 - Emmylou's Birtday
In honor of Emmylou's upcoming birthday on April 2nd, we're once again encouraging you to donate to The Keeta Fund, a charitable fund established in conjunction with The Humane Society of the United States in Emmylou's honor designed to “help in the rescue, care, and placement of animals displaced by disaster.” For more information about The Keeta Fund, please see the HSUS site and to donate to the fund, please see The Keeta Fund donation page.
September 26 - 2008 - Emmylou  in De Oosterpoort, Groningen
September 25 - 2008 - Emmylou  in Paleis van Schone Kunsten, Brussel
August 21 - 2008 - Kimmie Rhodes, de uit Texas afkomstige zangeres en (co)-schrijfster van talloze hits, zal in september, ter ondersteuning van haar nieuwe cd Walls Fall Down, het voorprogramma verzorgen voor Emmylou Harris tijdens haar Europese tournee.

Emmylou en Kimmie zijn al jaren vriendinnen en hebben samen meerdere liedjes geschreven en ook opgenomen. Hun liedje Love and Happniness For You was de enige co-write op All The Road Running, de zo succesvolle duet cd van Emmylou Harris en Mark Knopfler. Kimmie en Emmylou hadden dat liedje alsook hun Send Me The Sun opgenomen voor Kimmie's cd Love Me Like A Song, uitgebracht op Kimmie's eigen label Sunbird Records. Een ander samenwerkingsresultaat was Ordinary Heart dat gebruikt werd in de film Happy Texas en ze traden ook samen op bij Austin City Limits. 

"Kimmie has the voice of a beautiful child coming from an old soul. She touches us where the better angels of our nature dwell, and I believe we need that now more than ever. If you haven't before, do yourself a favor and bring her into your listening life."  - Emmylou Harris

"Walls Fall Down" is the prolific and renowned songwriter's best since "West Texas Heaven". Her songs have a sweetness and deceptive simplicity that sets them somewhere between old love songs and hymns.   **** MOJO Magazine
 
June 25 - 2008 - Emmylou  in Charlie Rose show
June 15 - 2008 - Emmylou  in "Today Show" All I intended to be, promo

May - 2008  Emmylou naar Nederland .............
Er is leven na de festivals. Emmylou komt op 26 September naar de Oosterpoort in Groningen en 27 September naar Theater Carré in Amsterdam. Zij zal hier haar nieuw te verschijnen CD 'All I intented to be' live voorstellen.
Emmylou nam bijna veertig jaar geleden haar eerste plaatje op en werd in februari 2008 opgenomen in de Country Music Hall of Fame. Al die jaren bleef ze live en in de studio zeer actief.
Haar angelieke stem valt onder andere te bewonderen op klassiekers van Gram Parsons, Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Willie Nelson, The Band, Bright Eyes, Steve Earle en (dichter bij huis) Admiral Freebee. Daarnaast zong ze een indrukwekkend solo-oeuvre bijeen dat naast eigen werk ook zorgvuldig gekozen covers omvat.
Begin de jaren negentig dreigde ze even weg te deemsteren. In 1995 nam ze, samen met Daniel Lanois, 'Wrecking Ball' op, een voor haar doen zeer experimentele plaat die ze ook live wist te verzilveren. Vele niet country liefhebbers kwamen zo in contact met haar unieke stemgeluid en zouden haar blijven volgen.
In 2006 ging ze op avontuur met Mark Knopfler (de cd, de tour en jawel: de dvd).
Op 6 juni verschijnt haar nieuwe CD in Nederland (ja we zijn weer de eerste). Achter de knoppen zat Brian Ahern, dezelfde producer die haar hielp om de klassiekers 'Elite Hotel, Pieces of the Sky en Blue Kentucky Girl' in te blikken. Op het menu staan, naast zelfgeschreven levensliederen ook parels geschreven door Tracy Chapman ('All that you have is your soul'), Merle Haggard en Billy Joe Shaver. Op de nieuwe tour zal Emmylou zich laten begeleiden door een traditioneel kwintet dat country en goede smaak zal verzoenen.

Emmylou's tour band bestaat dit  jaar uit:
Brian Owings - drums
Chris Donahue - bass
Phil Madeira - keyboards
Colin Linden - guitar
Rickie Simpkins - mandolin, fiddle, banjo

Kaartverkoop:
Oosterpoort, Groningen:  Telefonische kaartverkoop bij de kassa van De Oosterpoort & de Stadsschouwburg kan op maandag t/m zaterdag van 10 tot 18 uur op nummer 050 368 0 368. Betaling geschiedt middels eenmalige automatische incasso. Telefonisch gekochte kaarten dient u uiterlijk op de dag van de voorstelling voor 19 uur op te halen aan de kassa.
Carré, Amsterdam: Het bespreekbureau is dagelijks telefonisch bereikbaar van 09.00 uur 's ochtends tot 21.00 uur 's avonds, via de Carrélijn 0900-25 25 255 (40 cpm).  

May, 2008 - NEW ALBUM:  All I INTENDED TO BE released on June 10, 2008

All I Intended To BeNonesuch Records will release Emmylou Harris' new album All I Intended to Be on June 10. This is Harris' third release on Nonesuch and her first solo effort since 2003's Stumble Into Grace. Of the selected material, Harris explains, "I've always seen myself as a relentless songfinder, a singer of other people's work whom I admire greatly, and an occasional songwriter." A North American summer tour in support of the record begins May 23 in California with more dates to be announced shortly.

Recorded over a four-year span primarily at producer Brian Ahern's Easter Island Surround in Nashville, for the first time in 25 years, this album returns Harris to the producer she worked with for her first 11 albums. Taking its title from a line in the featured Harris-John Starling duet "Old Five and Dimers Like Me" (Billy Joe Shaver), the record includes both original material as well as some of Harris' favorite songs. As Fader magazine notes, "Harris' records are distinguished by an almost curatorial respect for the artifacts..." Longtime friends Kate and Anna McGarrigle co-wrote and sing on two tracks, "How She Could Sing the Wildwood Flower" and "Sailing Round the Room," while Dolly Parton, Vince Gill and Buddy Miller also contribute vocals on the album..  

A twelve-time Grammy winner and Billboard Century Award recipient, Emmylou Harris' contribution as a singer and songwriter spans 40 years. She has recorded more than 25 albums and has lent her talents to countless fellow artists' recordings. In recognition of her remarkable career, Harris will be inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame on April 27. Of Harris, Tammy Genovese, CMA Chief Executive Officer says, "(Emmylou) possesses the voice of an angel. She is one of the most revered song interpreters on the planet, and has been instrumental in preserving country music's past while expanding country music's horizons throughout her career." New York's WFUV also honors Harris this spring, recognizing the singer with the Sound and Vision Award at its annual spring gala at Sotheby's on April 29..  

01. Shores of White Sand (Jack Wesley Routh)
02. Hold On (Jude Johnstone)
03. Moon Song (Patty Griffin)
04. Broken Man’s Lament (Mark Germino)
05. Gold (Emmylou Harris)
06. How She Could Sing the Wildwood Flower (Emmylou Harris, Kate and Anna McGarrigle)
07. All That You Have is Your Soul (Tracy Chapman)
08. Take That Ride (Emmylou Harris)
09. Old Five and Dimers Like Me (Billy Joe Shaver)
10. Kern River (Merle Haggard)
11. Not Enough (Emmylou Harris)
12. Sailing Round the Room (Emmylou Harris, Kate and Anna McGarrigle)
13. Beyond the Great Divide (J.C. Crowley and Jack Wesley Routh)

April - 2008 - Emmylou for Animal Resource Center

 
September 22, 2007 - Metro Pet and Pickin'Party at Metro Animal Control in Nashville. 10am-4pm. 5125 Harding Place (off I-24 Harding exit)
Bonaparte's Retreat is holding our first adoption event at Metro Animal Control, which we hope will be a yearly event with a bluegrass theme. The Steel Drivers, with Tammy Rogers will be performing with special guests at 1:30pm. Lisa Hentrich will be opening for them at 1pm. Food, balloons, face painting, dog photography, chair massage, celebrity pup strut and lots more. The Pup Strut starts at 11:30am. Father Dennis Lloyd will be having a Blessing of the Animals at 2pm. Craig Hentrich of the Tennessee Titans will be dropping by after 3pm. Expected to attend the event are Nanci Griffith, Phil Kaufman, Nancy Van Camp, Kid Kash, Buddy Miller and more.  
September 18, 2007 - Rhino pays tribute to Harris' great musical adventure and extraordinary output with the first-ever boxed set to spotlight her artistry, the 5-disc SONGBIRD: RARE TRACKS & FORGOTTEN GEMS, featuring 78 songs - from 1970-2006 - on 4 CDs plus a DVD featuring 9 videos.
Emmylou talks about "Songbird" on YouTube & Amazon  
August, 2007 - Emmylou is featured in Uncut. Bud Scoppa interviews her about several of her albums.  
July 18, 2007 - Levon Helm's Ramble on the Road at Nashville's historic Ryman Auditorium. Emmylou Harris, Sam Bush, and Buddy Miller are all scheduled to perform, along with some unnamed, very special guests. Visit www.AmericanaMusic.org for ticket purchasing information.    

Cayamo!

Cayamo, the ultimate songwriter experience, features Lyle Lovett, Emmylou Harris, Patty Griffin, Shawn Colvin, John Hiatt, Edwin McCain, Shawn Mullins, Buddy Miller, Brandi Carlile, and more! The 6-day cruise will set sail February 4, 2008, making stops in Cozumel, Grand Cayman, and Ocho Rios, Jamaica before returning to Miami on the 10th  

 
Emmylou :"Well, it's kind of a mysterious process,... Certainly, when I'm learning a song, part of it's just sitting down with a guitar and finding the key and then finding where I belong in it; how I fit in with that song... If I could explain it better I would but I think it's something that you just sort of throw yourself into. It's like riding a wave. You don't really know where you're gonna end up."