B-2 GAY PEOPLE'S CHRONICLE
FEBRUARY 11, 1994
ENTERTAINMENT
Atlanta acoustic get-together celebrates Indigo Girls' music
by Sheri Stanley
If you're a fan of acoustic music, Atlanta is the place to go. I recently had the pleasure of spending several days in Atlanta visiting friends who love acoustic music as much as I do. The event was called TessFest, and it all came about because of an electronic bulletin board on the Prodigy service that is dedicated to the discussion of the Indigo Girls' music. "Tess" is the nickname of the board member who hosted the party.
I've been on the bulletin board almost a year and a half. During that time, I have not only enjoyed reading about and discussing the music of the Indigo Girls, but through the bulletin board, I've made some terrific friends, and I've been introduced to the music of some other incredible musicians in the Atlanta area. You might as well get used to the words "incredible" and "amazing," because I'll be using them a lot!
No one could argue that the most popular and successful acoustic group to come from Atlanta is the Indigo Girls (Emily Saliers and Amy Ray). Their music is the reason we came from all over the country to meet in Atlanta for TessFest. For some, it's been a few months; for others, it's been one or two years, or longer, since we've been sitting at our computer keyboards discussing our favorite tunes when the Indigo Girls release a new album. We talk about our interpretations, our feelings, guitar chords, alternate tunings and anything else that has to do with the Indigo Girls'
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music. Amy and Emily have been fortunate enough to enjoy mainstream popularity, and they deserve all the success that comes their way; but, in addition to that dynamic duo (I couldn't resist), there are some other incredible and amazing musicians playing in and around Atlanta. So, if you are into acoustic, here are some people you should be checking out: Caroline Aiken, Kristen Hall, Wendy Bucklew, DeDe Vogt, Gerard McHugh, Chris McGuire (former member of the Ellen James Society) and Michelle Malone (a lot of her stuff is electric, but there are some acoustic gems. It's all great, so you can't go wrong).
Several of those musicians have worked on the Indigo Girls' albums and some have recorded on Daemon, Amy Ray's independent label. Amy and Emily have returned the favor by lending their talents to the individual projects of some of those people. One night during TessFest, we had the pleasure of a private concert by Caroline Aiken. She graciously accepted Tess' invitation to a party to perform for our group, and yes, she is amazing! Her music can make you laugh, cry, stomp your feet and sing-a-long. She is an incredible guitarist with a beautiful and powerful voice, who writes original material with outstanding melodies. Some of us were familiar with Caroline's music prior to the party, so we thought we knew how great her performance would be, but there's no way we could have known just how great until we saw her in person. We had the good fortune
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of seeing her the following night at a place called Eat Your Vegetables.
One of the really neat things about the acoustic music scene in Atlanta, is that these musicians attend each other's shows and often pop up on stage to perform with each other. Emily Saliers may sit in on a Kristen Hall tune, or you may see Amy and Emily on stage with Caroline Aiken. You can also catch Cooper Seay and Jan Dykes (also former members of the Ellen James Society) doing an acoustic set with their incredible band, Viva
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Those
of us who play guitar
brought them along to
TessFest, and our nights were filled with lots of Indigo Girls' music. Can you picture fifteen people sitting around a hotel room playing guitar and singing "Closer to Fine?" Too bad Amy and Emily didn't see that; I really think they would've gotten a kick out of it!
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I've made it my personal mission to bring this great music to Ohio. So, you need to get on Daemon's mailing list. You can do that by writing to Daemon Records: P.O. Box 1207, Decatur, GA 30031. You can get Caroline Aiken's music by writing to Glutton for Publishment: P.O. Box 11723, Atlanta, GA 30355.
Special thanks to Tess for
having us; to Caroline Aiken
for performing
for us, and for
the guitar pick to
add to my collection;
to
Jan
(Planet Janet)
Dykes for the "ugly bass" pick and the Indigo Girls pick, for letting me ride in being terrific! TessFest was really exciting. Now, we just need to figure out where to have the next Indigo Girls festival! Thanks for listenin', y'all.
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