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| 1. | Meaning to life
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| 2. | Bird of paradise
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| 3. | Sweet old life
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| 4. | Woodstock
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| 5. | Heart of a man
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| 6. | First feeling
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| 7. | The ballad of Gruene Hall
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| 8. | Witness
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| 9. | Funk and fire
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| 10. | Beauty way
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| 11. | More than a song to sing
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| 12. | Bottom crawl
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| 13. | Soul power
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Jazz / Vocal
Recorded live at 'de kleine komedie', amsterdam, the netherlands, march 3, 2002
eliza gilkyson - vocal, acoustic guitar, piano, percussion
iain matthews - vocal, acoustic guitar, percussion
ad vanderveen - vocal, electric guitar, harmonica, bass
cisco ryder - percussion
a turtle records / universal music co-production licensed by songsense music
music: an ad venture production
Live sound and lights: huib elenbaas
post production: eugene de munck mortier
mastering: fir suidema, harry van dalen & bert van der wolf
design and photography: rob becker
stage instruments set up photography: eric van den brink
live band photography: jan sibon
turtle logo design: willem kroon
The idea to record came about half way through our tour, when one evening we realized that these three singer/songwriters, with the aid of percussionist Cisco Ryder (Eliza's son), had grown into a band that was sounding pretty damn good. From then on we started to bring in recording gear and a handful of good mics to begin archiving shows. At each following day's sound check we'd listen to a couple of songs and discuss what needed refining, reposition mics, alter the balance and go for it again. This process of trial and error became a daily ritual for us throughout the final fourteen or so dates. Still, something was not quite right, Ad and Huib Elenbaas, our front of house sound mixer, were unhappy with the sound of the two ambient PZM mics used for picking up the overall stage and theatre acoustics. It wasn't until the final concert in Amsterdam's cosy Kleine Komedie Theatre, blessed with a sold out house and great acoustics, that we rose to the occasion and produced the performance we'd been threatening to all tour long. What you will hear is an edited highlights version of the complete concert. Songs in a different order and the onstage chat edited. But the spirit and warmth of that final night, cuts through like the beam of a lighthouse, for all to hear and witness.
Can it be said in polite conversation, that a woman has balls?
Maybe not at a banquet table, in the Whitehouse, but certainly in musicianly circles. Ok, it's a guy thing, but it's considered high praise, whether bestowed on man, or woman.
For Eliza the songwriter, I can think of no truer, finer, more honorable description. Her songs have at all times, lyrical weight and a musical delicacy, musical weight and a wonderful lyrical delicacy to die for.
That to my mind is balls.
Eliza the performer has a natural ability to read the room, understand its emotional needs and delivering perfectly, stopping on a dime. She has an uncanny way of reaching way out and grabbing the attention of even the most distracted audience member, turning them around in an instant and Presto!! A new convert. I wish I could do that. She has an undeniable, mighty stage aura, a keen, honed sense of humor and a whale of a tale to spin.
That all takes balls too.
Eliza is tall. A slender woman, with a feminine grace and beauty. A dress sense that doesn't simply develop overnight, it takes some kind of inbred stage dress code, I don't have it, but she parades it night after night, after night, leaving us sloppy jean and t-shirt brigade gob smacked. I would work beside her anytime and anyplace at the drop of the proverbial hat. Just call and give me the address, I'll be there. Proud and honored to share the same stage, forever ogling her harmonies and gasping at her flawless deliveries.
I'll say it again, Eliza has balls.
---Iain Matthews
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