Nanci Griffith RIP
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I saw on BBC news this morning that Nanci Griffith passed away yesterday.
She was key in taking me away from listening to the usual commercial pop stuff as a young teenager 30-40 years ago, and into country, folk, americana which has formed the majority of my listening ever since. I'd heard "Ford Econoline" being played on the Stereo/Saturday sequence I think on Radio 1 at the time and then vividly remember buying the cassette album it was on in a record store in Inverness.
Fantastic voice and personality - saw her a couple of times live, although was less keen on her later work. Very sad, but she seemed to have been quite ill for a long time.
I'm not normally a fan of live albums, but "One fair summer evening" is big favourite of mine.
She was key in taking me away from listening to the usual commercial pop stuff as a young teenager 30-40 years ago, and into country, folk, americana which has formed the majority of my listening ever since. I'd heard "Ford Econoline" being played on the Stereo/Saturday sequence I think on Radio 1 at the time and then vividly remember buying the cassette album it was on in a record store in Inverness.
Fantastic voice and personality - saw her a couple of times live, although was less keen on her later work. Very sad, but she seemed to have been quite ill for a long time.
I'm not normally a fan of live albums, but "One fair summer evening" is big favourite of mine.
Been a fan of Nanci ever since Terry Wogan played “Once in a very Blue Moon” on radio 2 in 1988. Has it really been 33 years. I was 21 years old and still at University. The whole “One Fair Summer Evening” got played a million times and is still my favourite album.
Over the years I only got to see her a couple of times. Once at the Barbican and once at the Royal Albert Hall. These last years my bucket list item was to see her in concert again hopefully in the USA.
My kids have grown up listening to her songs and both know that dads favourite song is “Across the Great Divide”
Over the years I only got to see her a couple of times. Once at the Barbican and once at the Royal Albert Hall. These last years my bucket list item was to see her in concert again hopefully in the USA.
My kids have grown up listening to her songs and both know that dads favourite song is “Across the Great Divide”
Greenmantle said:
Been a fan of Nanci ever since Terry Wogan played “Once in a very Blue Moon” on radio 2 in 1988. Has it really been 33 years. I was 21 years old and still at University. The whole “One Fair Summer Evening” got played a million times and is still my favourite album.
Over the years I only got to see her a couple of times. Once at the Barbican and once at the Royal Albert Hall. These last years my bucket list item was to see her in concert again hopefully in the USA.
My kids have grown up listening to her songs and both know that dads favourite song is “Across the Great Divide”
I may have been at that RAH gig! I nicked one of the A4 printed sheets with the programme of events on it that they stick on the doors etc. I'll check the date later. Over the years I only got to see her a couple of times. Once at the Barbican and once at the Royal Albert Hall. These last years my bucket list item was to see her in concert again hopefully in the USA.
My kids have grown up listening to her songs and both know that dads favourite song is “Across the Great Divide”
Very sad news. My sister introduced me to Nanci about 1992 I guess and she's been a part of our lives ever since. I saw her a couple of other times, too. Always a good night.
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