August 20, 2021

Nanci Griffith 1993 Part One. Nanci talks about Ireland, her new album, Other Voices, Other Rooms, its track Tecumseh Valley, and being a "folkie" who is rich.

11 minutes

This day last week, Friday, August 13th 2021, I posted on Twitter a picture of the cover of a book I co-write, Nanci Griffith's Other Voices, along with the following message, which was posted while I was still in a state of shock only minutes after hearing that Nanci Griffith was dead. ‘In 1998 I was immensely proud when Nanci asked me to co-write this book. I am deeply saddened to hear that she has died. I hope that her soul rests in peace.’ Seven days later I'm still receiving responses to the tweet and even more inspiringly comments from people who say they are finding solace from re-reading our book. Also, a week ago, by way of celebrating Nanci’s life, I uploaded a podcast based on a radio interview I did with her in 2000 about her musical influences. It was recorded after a gig she did in London's Royal Albert Hall. However, in this short podcast, which is part of a series of podcasts I call ‘Singles’ because they run approximately 5 minutes - although this runs a little longer - I want to play the start of an interview we did in 1993 just before she released her album Other Voices, Other Rooms, which was already being bootlegged by the lies of Bono! It is my way of continuing to celebrate Nanci's life, art and memory. the articles are at joejackson.interviewer.com

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