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Kathy is preparing to release her new album. It's a musical journey through Appalachia and it's amazing musical heritage. Here Kathy talks about the project and provides us with a taste of what you can expect to hear.
Kathy Mattea performing with the Nashville Symphony at the Schermerhorn Symphony Theater, Nashville Tn on March 23, 2012. The heartrending "Where've You Been," which Mattea's husband Jon Vezner co-wrote with singer/songwriter Don Henry, reached #10 on the country chart and won her a 1990 Grammy for Best Female Country Vocal.
Climate Reality Cruise 2012
Photo gallery updated 2/16/2012
Saturday AM...
Well, we arrived this morning, bleary eyed, to a full-on summer day. It's in the low 90's out there right now, and the sun is out. There was a welcome area set up for us, and we had breakfast with a fellow traveler, one of Al Gore's (do I call him Al? Al Gore? Mr Gore?...I think it'll just be Al from now on) publishing collaborators on his books, who got a call 48 hours ago in London, saying someone had to cancel and would he like to come.
There was a light breakfast buffet, and we sat outside overlooking the garden, on the terrace having a little food after the long journey. We are at the Park Hyatt, in the old section of Buenos Airies....it is lovely.
2/3/2012
Bulletin: Jon and I took a Polar Plunge today, along with at least 50 others on board. Needless to say, it was invigorating!
Pictures to come later!
A picture from the top of the bottom of the world!
2/1/2012
Yesterday we continued our sail through the Drake Passage, and although the crew said it was very smooth for the Drake, we were rolling all over the place. Even with my trusty patch behind my ear, by suppertime I was getting queasy. Luckily, my Dr. had given me some anti-nausea meds and I took one.....much to my deep relief, it worked.
We had a couple of presentations yesterday, one from Jill Bolte Taylor, (if you haven't seen or heard of her, go to TED.com and search for her Ted Talk. She's amazing). She spoke about left and right brain issues, and was really uplifting. Then we had a couple presentations from the scientists and naturalists on board. The first was information on what kind of wildlife to look for, and the second was about the ice, and how it behaves, along with some science about the phenomenon of Global Warming. There are some wonderful scientists on board, who each specialize in different areas (ice, water, plants, birds, sea creatures). It was really entertaining and very informative.
One of the scientists had a little skit at the end of his talk, Al played a Glacier (in a white bathrobe!), Ted Turner played a warm ocean current (in a red parka). It was hilarious. Informative AND hilarious.
I played some music last night for everyone. I missed Bill terribly, but I also felt good about what I had to offer. I did "Ready for the Storm', it just seemed appropriate. Especially since we had all been stumbiling around on the lurching ship all day. I played sitting on a stool, going backwards. Thank God for medication, is all I can say....and Ginger Ale.
Jason Mraz is here, he's playing tonight, and I think I'm going to sing a duet with him (Al wants us to sing together, and is really enthusiastic about it, so we are going to try our best to accomodate him!).
Well, that's all I can think of for now. There are people from all over the world here, including the President of Iceland, and various ministers from South Africa and Bangladesh. It's a very dynamic and interesting group of people, and we keep having these great conversations over meals.
Okay, time to suit up and go see some whales and penguins!
Al's Journal : Living on thin ice
Last September, millions of you joined us for 24 Hours of Reality, when we connected the dots between the extreme weather events happening all over the world and the reality of the climate crisis. Together, we saw that we don't need to travel far to see the impacts of climate change. Most of us are ... READ MORE
Tour Dates
MAY
4-5 - Dayton, OH - Schuster PAC with Dayton Philharmonic - link
06 - Hillside, NJ - Kean Univ - Enlow Hall
- link
26 - Cody, WY - Wynona Thompson Auditorium - link
JUNE
21 - Charlottesville, VA - "Artists for Appalachia" fundraiser/Jefferson
Theater - link
AUGUST
01 - New York NY - City Winery -link
02 - Brownfield, ME - Stone Mountain Arts Center - link
03 - Ogunquit, ME - Jonathan's - link
04 - Norwich, CT - Podunk Bluegrass Festival - link
SEPTEMBER
14 - Asheville, NC - Diana Wortham Theater - link
15 - Frostburg, MD - Cordts Center- Main Arena
21 - Chicago, IL - Old Town School of Folk Music -link
22 - St Cloud, MN - Paramount Theatre - link
23 - Stoughton, WI - Stoughton Opera House - link
26 - Alexandria, VA - The Birchmere - link
27 - Newark, OH - Midland Theatre - link
28 - Jackson, TN - Ned McWherter Cultural Arts Center - link
29 - Vincennes, IN - Red Skelton Performing Arts Center - link
OCTOBER
20 - Council Bluffs, IA - Arts Center at Iowa Western CC - link
21 - Denver, CO - L2 Arts and Cultural Center - link
25 - Stevenson, WA - Columbia Gorge Interpretive Center - link
26 - Seattle, WA - (Special Presentation) "My Coal Journey" Univ of WA-Seattle
27 - Seattle, WA - Univ of WA-Seattle- Meany Theater - link
28 - Aberdeen, WA- Grays Harbor College- Bishop Center for Performing Arts - link
NOVEMBER
03 - Mobile, AL - Saenger Theater/Centre for the Living Arts - link
10 - Raleigh, NC - NC State Univ-Stewart Theater - link
11 - Johnson City, TN - East Tennessee State Univ-Culp Auditorium - link
12 - Johnson City, TN - (Special Presentation) Millennium Center-
Artists-in-Education Conference- Keynote Address
2013
JANUARY 2013
18 - Monroe, MI - Monroe County College Theater - link
19 - Sturgis, MI - Sturges-Young Auditorium - link
30 - Richmond, VA - (Special Presentation) Richmond Civic Center Art Works for Virginia Conference- Keynote Address - link
31 - University Park, PA - (Special Presentation) "My Coal Journey"
Eisenhower Auditorium
FEBRUARY
01 - University Park, PA - Eisenhower Auditorium - link
02 - Frederick, MD - Weinberg Center for the Arts - link
APRIL
11 - Livermore, CA - Livermore Valley Performing Arts Center - link
12 - Saratoga, CA - Montalvo Arts Center/Carriage House Theater - link
13 - Napa, CA - Napa Valley Opera House - link
BOOKING:
Jeanna Disney - International Music Network
278 Main Street - Gloucester, MA 01930
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email: jeanna@imnworld.com
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