New song: Love in hard times

from Bodo , 2008-09-07 04:09:28

This summer Paul Simon gave a special gift to us when he played a new and unreleased composition at some shows of his European tour. It is rare these days that he writes a new song, Paul said before he played this wonderful guitar composition to the fans in Montreux, Switzerland. Thanks to Richard I can offer the download of the live recording of ´Love and hard times´.

Download : Love in hard times


Lyrics transcribed by Joey.

Love In Hard Times
By Paul Simon

God and his only son
Paid a courtesy call on Earth one Sunday morning
Orange blossoms opened their fragrant lips
Songbirds sang from the tips of cotton roots
Old folks wept
For his love in these hard times

´Well, better be going,´
Said the the restless lord to his son
´There are galaxies yet to be born
Creation is never done
Anyway these people are slobs here
If we stay it´s bound to be a mob scene´
Disappeared
And it´s just like love in hard times

I loved her the first time I saw her
I know that´s an old songwriting cliché
I loved her the first time I saw her
Can´t describe it any other way
Any other way

The light of her beauty is warm as a summer day
Clouds of antelopes roll by
No hint of rain
Pale blue sky
Just love, love, love, love, love

But the rains came
The tears burned
The windows rattled
The locks turned
It’s easy to be generous when you’re owed
It´s hard to be grateful
When you´re out of control

And love is gone

The light at the edge of the curtain was the quiet dove
The bedroom weaves in clicks and clacks
My heart and my mind will never last
When your hand takes mine
Thank god I found you tonight
Thank god I found you tonight
Thank god I found you

Watch the video: Live in Crotone -

from melograna , 2008-08-02 03:18:05

Hello everybody!
There is a free video of Simon performance. Paul was no great! You can see the backstage. Paul with a little fan. Paul is a myth. Crotone in southrn Italy loved him so much. Look at the viedo: http://www.videocrotone.tv/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=610&Itemid=2

Paul Simon sues Japanese clockmaker

from Micky , 2008-07-18 19:47:27

NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. singer and songwriter Paul Simon sued a Japanese clockmaker for $5 million (2.5 million pounds) for copyright infringement on Friday for claiming the company used one of his songs as a composition on their clocks.

Simon´s lawyers accused clock company Rhythm Watch Co Ltd, and its U.S. subsidiary Rhythm USA of using Simon´s song ´Bridge Over Troubled Water´ on 40,000 of its clocks in the last three years without his permission.

The lawsuit called the song ´one of the best known songs throughout the world in popular music´ and cited Rhythm´s ´Grand Nostalgia Clock´ as one that plays Simon´s song without permission as well as other popular songs including ´My Way.´

´Bridge Over Troubled Water´ was the title song of Simon and Art Garfunkel´s final album together, released in 1970.

Rhythm was established in Tokyo in 1950 and has its U.S. headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia. It manufactures, distributes and sells clocks in Japan, the United States, India and Hong Kong, the lawsuit said.

A license fee for using the song would have cost more than $1 million and the lawsuit estimated Rhythm had profited more than $5 million from the sale of clocks that use the song.

(Reporting by Christine Kearney, editing by Michelle Nichols and Todd Eastham)

http://uk.reuters.com/article/governmentFilingsNews/idUKN1846412620080718

We Are Together

from Ans , 2008-07-07 02:25:05

The documentary from The Agape Children Choir ´We Are Together´ with cameo appearances by Paul Simon and Alicia Keys will probably be released on DVD on August 4. This is mentioned in an article of their performance in Hyde Park for Nelson Mandela.

http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article4206197.ece

More information about the documentary:

http://wearetogether.org/

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=/arts/2008/03/01/sm_documentary01.xml

line-up

from Elvie , 2008-06-30 04:18:09

Here is the Line-up for North Sea Jazz on july 12 (due to their website):

Paul Simon (vocals); Andy Snitzer (sax, keyboards); Tony Cedras (keyboards, guitar, trumpet, accordion); Mark Stewart (guitar); Bakithi Kumalo (bass); Charley Drayton (drums); Jamey Haddad (percussion).

Third Season SNL

from Ans , 2008-06-06 03:51:14

The third Boxset from SNL 1977/1978 is now available. With the sketch from Cahrles Grodin/Paul Simon ´The Sound Of Silence´ Paul also performs ´Slip Slidin´Away´ and ´You´re Kind´.

http://snltranscripts.jt.org/77/1977.phtml

CHF's 2008 Gala

from Ans , 2008-05-13 13:06:39

This year the CHF Annual Gala will be held June 12 with Paul as host and performer.

www.childrenshealthfund.org

Paul Simon To Play Washington DC

from Jocke , 2008-05-08 14:27:38

Saturday, September 6, 2008 - tickets available through AARP:
http://www.aarp.org/aarp_benefits/natl_events/dc/entertainment/

http://www.aarp.org/aarp_benefits/natl_events/dc/entertainment/paulsimon.html

Paul Simon is one of the most distinguished songwriters and performers of our time. Of his 12 Grammy Awards, three (´Bridge Over Troubled Water,´ ´Still Crazy After All These Years´ and ´Graceland´) were for albums of the year. In 2003 he was given a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award for his work as half of the duo Simon and Garfunkel. He was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame and the Rock n´ Roll Hall of Fame, both as a member of Simon and Garfunkel and as a solo artist. The American Film Institute included his song, ´Mrs. Robinson´ from The Graduate, in the top 10 of its ´100 Years 100 Songs.´

The concert appearances he is most fond of were the two concerts in Central Park in New York (with his partner and childhood friend Art Garfunkel in 1981, and as a solo artist in 1991) and the series of shows he performed at the invitation of Nelson Mandela, making him the first American artist to perform in post-apartheid South Africa.

His philanthropic work includes co-founding the Children´s Health Fund, which donates and staffs mobile medical vans that bring health care to poor and indigent children in urban and rural America. Simon has also raised millions of dollars for varied causes that include AMFAR, the Nature Conservancy and Autism Speaks.

Simon has been honored with the first annual Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song (2007), the Kennedy Center Honors (2003) and the United Negro College Fund´s Frederick D. Patterson Award (1989).

4/26 Tribute Concert - Philly area

from olah , 2008-04-21 22:08:25

This Saturday, 4/26 @ 7pm, The PROVIDENCE School of Music is very proud to present A Celebration of the Music of PAUL SIMON!
Located in downtown Collegeville, PA (35 minutes outside Philadelphia), the music school and cafe will host an all-star tribute performance spanning all eras of Simon´s career.
Featuring the soaring vocal talents of Broadway performer Lori Ann Strunk (Aida, Grease, Hair), and the exciting world rhythms and wonderful voice of Larry Connelly.
This will be a tremendous show which you won´t soon forget! Come out and celebrate the genius and soul of one of the world´s greatest singer songwriters!
This event is BYOB. And admission is only $5!!! Visit our website www.providenceschoolofmusic.com or call us directly 610-489-8585 for more details!
My name is Ryan. I am a huge Paul Simon fan and the director of the school and this event. This is a show that has been a long time in the making and I felt it was appropriate to run it simultaneously with the BAM shows (which I´ve seen all of!! Amazing!!) Want to say Hi to everyone, looking forward to meeting/hearing/seeing you all soon!!

New Documentary featuring Simon

from mog , 2008-04-15 07:26:03

This seems quite interesting. Posted by Kapeman on AMPS.

http://www.talkingguitars.nl/index.htm

Concerts Cologne 7/14 Brussels 15

from Klausi , 2008-04-14 22:56:22

See official site

Paris concert on july 11.

from Elvie , 2008-04-09 12:25:42

Due to the site www.palaisdessports.com
Paul gives a concert on july 11.

Paul Simon in Austria

from matthias , 2008-04-07 10:25:28

Paul Simon gives a Concert in Austria on the 23rd of July.
www.kurier.at/nachrichten/burgenland/146499.php

PS BAM May 5 -Conversation w Glass

from barb , 2008-04-05 20:38:02

website of Brooklyn Academy of Music www.bam.org Look under Paul Simon and he is appearing with Philip Glass in conversation.

Paul Simon Headlines Festival

from Matthew , 2008-04-03 15:16:47

Paul Simon has been booked to headline a major music festival - Cornbury Music Fesitval - on Saturday 5th July 2008.

More details here: http://www.cornburyfestival.com/index.php

Paul Simon to play Liverpool Pops

from matthew , 2008-04-02 06:58:54

One of the greatest singer/songwriters of all time, PAUL SIMON will be returning to the Summer Pops on Sunday 6th July.

Simon is revered now as he ever was, over 40 years into a career which has spawned such timeless classics as ´Bridge Over Troubled Waters´, ´Homeward Bound´, ´Mrs Robinson´, ´50 Way to leave Your Lover´ and dozens of other hits, along with albums as unique and important as ´Still Crazy After All These Years´ and ´Graceland´ to name but two. Legend is not overstating it.

Speaking about his 2002 Pops appearance, Simon said: ´Liverpool was the very best concert on my European tour and the audience were also the best. I really enjoyed the show. What an audience, the reaction was really fabulous. I can’t wait to come back.´

Famously, the north west of England inspired him to pen one of his greatest hits.

In 1965, Paul Simon had been touring around the north west, appearing at clubs from Birkenhead to Widnes. Widnes railway station, has become the stuff of music legend, thanks to a home and lovesick Simon. It was here, that he had the inspiration for the song ´Homeward Bound´, Simon and Garfunkel’s first UK hit. It was whilst waiting for the milk train at Widnes Station, after a local folk club gig, he yearned to be back in London, in the arms of his beloved Kathy.

During his distinguished career Simon has been the recipient of many honours and awards including 12 Grammy Awards, three of which (´Bridge Over Troubled Water´, ´Still Crazy After All These Years´ and ´Graceland´) were albums of the year.

In 2003 he was given a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award for his work as half of the duo Simon and Garfunkel. He is an inductee of The Songwriters Hall of Fame and is in the Rock n´ Roll Hall of Fame both as a member of Simon and Garfunkel and as a solo artist.

http://www.accliverpool.co.uk/whatson/paulsimon.asp

Review of Yesterday's show

from mog , 2008-04-02 06:56:05

http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/music/2008/04/02/2008-04-02_paul_simon_restages_songs_at_bam_from_hi.html

PAul Simon In Ireland 2008

from Scaaty , 2008-03-28 07:48:47

http://famemagazine.co.uk/2008/03/28/comedian-tommy-tiernan-happy-to-accommodate-paul-simons-return-to-ireland/
tiernan-simon1.jpg

Jazz trio plays the music of Paul

from Bodo , 2008-03-24 04:21:00

The San Francisco BayArea piano-bass-drums ensemble, Trio, has just released its debut cd, America: Trip plays the music of Paul Simon. The 10 tracks are instrumental jazz arrangements of Mr Simon´s pieces.



Available trough amazon.com
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0013Z1EX8/ref=nosim/paulsimothene-20


Listen to audio samples on their page
http://www.dennyberthiaume.com/audio.html


Track Listing
1. So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright
2. The Sound of Silence
3. April Come She Will
4. Time is an Ocean
5. Scarborough Fair
6. Still Crazy After All These Years
7. America
8. I Do It For Your Love
9. Mrs. Robinson
10. Bridge Over Troubled Waters

92nd Street Y

from Ans , 2008-02-15 04:39:58

Paul´s appearance to discuss the art of lyric-writing with host Billy Collins.

http://www.92y.org/shop/event_detail.asp?productid=T%2DTP5MS08

Release of Live 1969

from Bodo , 2008-01-30 19:28:24

Starbucks Brews Up Simon & Garfunkel Live CD.

The Simon & Garfunkel live album originally due last September via Columbia/Legacy has been revived as a Starbucks exclusive, beginning March 11. A release to traditional retail is expected in the fall.

Here is the track list for "Live 1969":

"Homeward Bound" (11/15/69, Long Beach, Calif.)
"At the Zoo" (11/27/69, New York)
"The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)" (11/8/69, Carbondale, Ill.)
"Song for the Asking" (11/15/69, Long Beach, Calif.)
"Scarborough Fair/Canticle" (11/28/69, New York)
"Mrs. Robinson" (11/8/69, Carbondale, Ill.)
"The Boxer" (11/15/69, Long Beach, Calif.)
"Why Don't You Write Me" (11/15/69, Long Beach, Calif.)
"So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright" (11/8/69, Carbondale, Ill.)
"That Silver-Haired Daddy of Mine" (11/15/69, Long Beach, Calif.)
"Bridge Over Troubled Water" (11/28/69, New York)
"The Sound of Silence" (11/8/69, Carbondale, Ill.)
"I Am a Rock" (11/8/69, Carbondale, Ill.)
"Old Friends/Bookends Theme" (11/1/69, Toledo, Ohio)
"Leaves That Are Green" (11/31/69, Detroit)
"Kathy's Song" (date unknown, St. Louis)

The Music of Paul Simon

from Ans , 2008-01-29 08:29:11

The music and lyrics of Paul Simon will be celebrated by the Brooklyn Academy of Music with three programs in April.


http://www.ad-hoc-news.de/CorporateNews/en/15219052/BAM+presents+Love+in+Hard+Times+The+Music+of+Paul+Simon

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/29/arts/29arts-PAULSIMONINB_BRF.html?_r=2&ref=arts&oref=slogin&oref=slogin

Upcoming concerts: Feb 28, March 3

from Bodo , 2008-01-26 17:44:50

It is only a very small note between a lot of text and pictures on Bakithi Kumalos website.

´Thursday, February 28-Monday, March 3, 2008
Paul Simon Dates´

No more dates, no city, country or arena. Might be some special event and not a tour.

Paul Simon Tours?

from Elvie , 2008-01-11 04:43:17

According to the Steve Gadd Site www.drstevegadd.com in the ´upcoming Steve Gadd events´ Steve mentioned: ´Paul Simon Tours´.
Does anyone have more info?

regards, Lourens

Interview Paul with Dalai Lama

from Ans , 2007-12-16 05:45:04

At the site http://thecommunity.com/ is some information about a series of interviews including Paul Simon scheduled for completion in the fall of 2008. At the left colomn `What´s so hard about Peace` is a hyperlink `a series of interviews for television` with more information.

SNL Secon Season

from Ans , 2007-12-16 05:26:30

The complete second season 1976-1977 of SNL is for sale. At the site of thesoundofsimon.tk you can view the pictures of Paul´s appearance on SNL november 20, 1976, see noticias. At the site http://snltranscripts.jt.org/ are the transcripts and a link to amazon.com

Fast car videoclip without Paul

from Bodo , 2007-12-15 07:44:34

The music video to the song ´Fast Car´ by Wyclef Jean and Paul Simon appeared this week on YouTube.

To our surprise Paul does not appear on that video, the guitar licks (we thought Paul is playing them) are played by Wyclef Jean.


Watch the video online on youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ChUzhdfIMcg

S&G radio special

from Bodo , 2007-11-27 05:17:27

International radio station, Big L 1395AM will be continuing its new weekend feature, This Sunday At Nine with a look at the music and career of Simon & Garfunkel.

Hosted by former Radio 1 DJ, Mike Read, the hour-long programme will feature classic Simon & Garfunkel tracks, forgotten gems, as well as a few cover versions.

Big L 1395 probably plays more Simon & Garfunkel (as well as their solo output) than any other commercial radio station.

The show airs this Sunday (2 December )at 21.00. It repeats next Wednesday (5 November) at 21.00.

Big L is available on 1395AM/Sky Digital 0190/ www.bigl.co.uk

Signed guitar

from Ans , 2007-11-26 09:08:51

In support for Rosies Gala: Building dreams for kids Auction:

Signed Guitar from Paul Simon and Rosie O´Donnell.

The auction ends Decmber 5, 2007.

https://auction01.charitybuzz.com/secure/viewItemDetail.do?auction_item_id=14561&lotsindex=0&show=10&order=default

Paul at Rosie's Gala

from Ans , 2007-11-21 04:21:17

Paul Simon performed 6 songs with his band last monday nov. 19th 2007 at Rosie O´Donnell´s Gala Building Dreams For Kids and closed the Gala with a nice performance of Diamonds On The Soles Of Their Shoes together with the RBKids.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,312277,00.html

Thesis Graceland

from Ans , 2007-11-21 02:31:36

Here is an interesting Thesis from a master student about Paul Simon´s album Graceland. It´s about it´s social and political statements on Apartheid in South Africa.

https://beardocs.baylor.edu/bitstream/2104/4854/1/Jonathan_Greer_Masters.pdf

Philip Namanworth - Snitzer + me ;)

from Bodo , 2007-11-11 05:24:34

New Orleans meets jazz and soul.
Heartaches and humor of life sing in the edges of the funky vocal.


Andy Snitzer is playing tenor saxophone on 2 tracks of his New Yorks friend Philip Namanworth latest CD Waitin´ on a train - and to close the circle, my picture of Andy (London 2006 show) was included in the CDs artwork.





You can listen to the track ´Man in transition´ (Andy is doin´ the sax solo at minute ~2:00 ) here Man in transition

If you like that music you can order the CD at this form: order .pdf
or email to namsongs@aol.com

Cover "American Tune"

from Ans , 2007-11-11 03:47:13

Jazz singer/songwriter/saxophonist Curtis Stigers has a new album out with some originals by Stigers & Goldings and some covers from various artists including ´American Tune´ from Paul Simon.

http://www.jazzpolice.com/content/view/7385/79/

Paul's support for children

from Ans , 2007-10-16 10:18:10

I found a few announcements about Paul´s appearance to support children.

Paul will be joining Pelosi and Reid at a Capitol Hill press conference, I guess this Tuesday?

http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/news/politic
s/blog/2007/10/the_march_of_the_children_on_
t.html

and on november 19th as a musical guest at a fundraising gala for Rosie’s Broadway Kids project at the Marriott Marquis.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,300684,0
0.html scroll down to Rosie wasn´t fired, she wrote a book.

Paul, Holland, Hullabaloo + Humour

from Bodo Malo , 2007-10-07 06:48:59

For his next big project, Holland wants to revive the reputation of a man he never met - his late father-in-law. Rory McEwen hosted Hullabaloo, one of the first ever popular music shows on television, which coincidentally had many similarities with Later... ´It had a house band, with Long John Baldrey, and guests such as the Spinners, Sonny Boy Williamson and Fitzroy Coleman.´


McEwen would play the guitar with his brother Eck in between introducing the acts; he once turned down the Rolling Stones because he thought they weren´t good enough. Holland wants to get the shows reissued on DVD. Recently, Holland and Christabel had dinner with Paul Simon, who remembered Hullabaloo. ´They both agreed that it was the first music show on television to feature non-mainstream music and that its great strength was that Rory could both introduce and play with the guests. At this, Christabel said, ´That´s odd, I think I´ve married my dad´. Paul Simon shrugged in a very New York Jewish way and said, ´You wouldn´t be the first girl to do that.´

http://living.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=1581512007

Deana Carter feat. Paul Simon

from Bodo Malo , 2007-10-07 06:41:43

Deana Carter is previewing her upcoming album The Chain. The album is a tribute to Deana´s father, and scrapbook for a childhood spent in the creative environs of artists ranging from Simon and Garfunkel to George Jones.


Fred Carter, Jr. is one of the most accomplished session guitar players in music history, having provided the musical bed for iconic songs and playing also on many Paul Simon songs.


For The Chain, Deana went a voyage of discovery in researching her father´s impact on popular music, compiling a collection of extraordinary songs, and finally enlisting the participation of artists including Dolly Parton, Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson, Paul Simon and his son Harper and Waylon´s son Shooter Jennings.

Listen to Fast Car

from Bodo Malo , 2007-10-07 06:38:01

Surprise again! Listen to Wyclef Jean Feat. Paul Simon on the new song ´Fast Car´






http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFqpb4L9XO4

Paul contributes on singin 2 verses and plays guitar.

Paul Simon on `The Carnival II`

from Ans , 2007-09-01 03:27:40

Paul Simon will collaborate on a song with Wyclef Jean on Jean´s new album The Carnival II which will be released november 2007.

http://music.ign.com/articles/817/817085p1.html

Paul Simon to Appear at 92nd St Y

from MrBeerbelly , 2007-08-21 01:52:37

By: Brian Scott Lipton



The 92nd Street Y has announced some upcoming events of particular interest to theater fans.
On Monday, September 10, the Y´s Makor series will host The New Face of Drama, a discussion of theatrical trends featuring Pulitzer Prize winner Paula Vogel and the eight playwrights whose work will be presented this season by Playwrights Horizons: Sarah Ruhl, Jordan Harrison, Kate Fodor, Michael Friedman, John Dempsey, Rinne Groff, Sarah Treem, and Adam Bock.

On Sunday, September 23, three-time Tony Award nominee Alan Alda will speak with playwright Roger Rosenblatt, while on Wednesday, October 24, Rosenblatt speaks with Obie winner Christopher Durang. On Sunday, November 11, Tony winner Victoria Clark will give a vocal master class. On Monday, December 3, British actress Ruth Rosen will present her one-person show William Blake at 250.

Looking ahead to next year, on Monday, January 21, the Y will present Seven, a group of monologues based on the oral histories of women; the playwrights will include Anna Deavere Smith. On Wednesday, February 20, Grammy Award winner Paul Simon, who wrote the Broadway musical The Capeman, will talk with U.S. Poet Laureate Billy Collins. Finally, on Monday, March 3, Christine Baranski and the cast of TFANA´s upcoming production of Antony and Cleopatra will read scenes from the play and join in a discussion with director Darko Tresnjak and artistic director Jeffrey Horowitz.

Paul on tour with Hugh Masekela

from Ans , 2007-08-12 15:44:36

Masekela and Simon reunite over Darfur

LEGENDARY musicians Hugh Masekela and Paul Simon - who played together in the controversial Graceland tour of 1986 - are to reunite in a series of concerts aimed at prompting politicians to end the genocide in the Darfur region of Sudan.

Beginning next month with a concert in New York, the pair will launch a worldwide tour, with the support of other musicians including the singers Youssou N´Dour and Angelica Kidjo. The first performance is set to coincide with a meeting of the UN heads of state on September 25.
´It will be targeted at people who can be effective,´ said Masekela, who is in Edinburgh for a concert at the Queen´s Hall tonight as part of the Fringe. ´We want to get the heads of state and ministers and say to them, ´This is serious. You have to do something about it.´´

Sudan´s government and the pro-government Arab militias are accused of war crimes against Darfur´s black African population. An estimated 250,000 people have died, with two million more living in refugee camps.

´Are we going to sit around and watch another Rwanda, and just sigh, ´This is bad,´´ said Masekela, who is an African Union goodwill ambassador for Darfur. ´I called Paul and said, ´I´m working with the Darfur people - I need your help.´ He said, ´You just tell me what it is and I´ll be there.´

´We will do the concert in a place where we can get 500 people or so - and focus on people who can do something about it. Then we want to do a tour and hope it helps.´

Masekela, 68, has never shied away from controversy. His song Bring Him Back Home became an anthem of the campaign to free Nelson Mandela, but his involvement with Simon´s Graceland tour brought accusations of breaking a cultural boycott of South Africa.

Simon and Garfunkel set for tour

from josh , 2007-07-17 16:23:48

Taken from the Australian newspaper´Hearald Sun´:

PROMOTERS are negotiating to bring legendary folk duo Simon and Garfunkel to Australia.

Dates have been tentatively locked in for early next year, with two rival promoters now bidding.

The pair, whose infighting over money is legendary, last re-formed for a tour in 2004.

Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel reportedly demanded $1.1 million between them for each show.

The new tour will follow the release of a vintage concert recording, Live 1969, in September.

The duo´s last Australian tour was in 1983.

After shows in New York and Japan in 1993 they played at 2003´s Grammy Awards, and a tour that year earned $73 million. Shows in 2004 earned $35 million.

The duo have sold more than 40 million albums with hits including The Sound of Silence, I Am a Rock, Hazy Shade of Winter, Mrs Robinson and Bridge Over Troubled Water.

Two new book releases

from Ans , 2007-07-12 04:59:58

There will be 2 new books out about Paul Simon and S&G, scheduled to be released next October.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Words-Music-Praeger-Singer-Songwriter-Collection/dp/0275991636/ref=sr_1_1/203-4324303-9024725?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1184237310&sr=1-1

and

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Simon-Garfunkels-Bookends-Rock-Ages/dp/1594864276/ref=sr_1_1/203-4324303-9024725?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1184237919&sr=1-1

Dodd campaign to webcast Paul Simon

from Ans , 2007-07-06 00:47:22

Dodd campaign to webcast Paul Simon in Iowa
LISA ROSSI
REGISTER STAFF WRITER
July 5, 2007

Democratic presidential candidate Chris Dodd´s campaign will webcast two live performances of Paul Simon, scheduled to be on the campaign trail in Iowa with Dodd.

Simon campaign with Dodd, a U.S. senator from Connecticut, on both Friday and Saturday as part of Dodd’s “River to River” tour.

Two campaign stops and performances can be viewed at www.chrisdodd.com/dtv. The live broadcasts are at 11:15 a.m. Central time Friday in Fort Dodge and 5:30 p.m. Saturday in Sioux City.

Holiday Radio

from MrBeerbelly , 2007-07-05 01:30:38

Is this too late?

KCRW (89.9 FM) has turned over most of its schedule today to specials on American music, leading this morning with the stories of Sly Stone and Paul Simon, followed by Nina Simone, Fats Waller, Bob Wills, Patti LaBelle and Santana. At 6 pm is Gerald Zellinger´s hour-long documentary on Columbia Square, the former Hollywood home of radio on CBS.
It´s author day at KPCC (89.3 FM.) Larry Mantle is talking this morning to writers of new books on religion in the U.S., Harriet Tubman and Billy the Kid. Patt Morrison talks at 2 pm to the authors of books on Abe Lincoln, Richard Nixon and historical border-shaper Andrew Ellicott.

Paul Simon on This Week In Baseball

from Bonnie , 2007-06-29 04:34:46

Paul Simon will be appearing on This Week In Baseball, which airs this weekend.

TWIB comes to you at 3:00 p.m. in New York (times vary nationwide, please check your local listings).

This Week in Baseball airs on FOX either immediately preceding or following the FOX Game of the Week Saturday afternoon. Again, check your local listing for exact times in your area.

SIMON HAS NO INTEREST IN HIS LEGACY

from MrBeerbelly , 2007-06-27 01:26:01

Veteran singer/songwriter PAUL SIMON couldn´t care less how his body of work is perceived after he dies. The Sound Of Silence singer, 65, prefers to focus his energies on making music than worry about his legendary status. He says, ´I don´t have much interest in my legacy. ´No doubt, some of my songs will be played after I´m gone, and I don´t know that it matters. I don´t think too much about what matters. ´You just keep going forward. You can´t have an overview at the same time you´re working on the details.´

Simon to campaign with Chris Dodd

from Bodo , 2007-06-25 04:50:55

Grammy Award-winning singer and songwriter Paul Simon will join presidential candidate Chris Dodd and his family for part of Dodd´s ´River to River´ bus tour of Iowa during the week of the Fourth of July. Simon will campaign with Dodd on July 6th and 7th, appearing with him on those days´ tour stops and adding informal performances to Dodd´s events.

´I am thrilled that Paul will be joining Jackie, our daughters, and me in Iowa,´ said Senator Dodd. ´Paul is a long-time friend and one of the most important voices in American music, and he has been tireless in his service to the greater good of people throughout our country and the world.

´His music and his commitment to bettering our world reflect the leadership and optimism that my campaign is all about.´

Simon will join the Dodd family at stops in Mason City, Fort Dodge, Sioux City, Carroll, and Council Bluffs.

Belle Simon passed away

from Bodo , 2007-06-19 16:49:48

The New York Times OBITUARIES Monday June 18, 2007

´SIMON--Belle, 97, passed away, June 16, 2007, Loving and beloved wife of
the late Louis Simon. Adored mother of two sons, Paul and Edward and five
grandchildren, Harper, Adrian, Emma, Lulu and Gabriel. She will be greatly
missed by her daughters-in-law Edie and Leslie. She was a first grade
teacher at Public School 164 in Queens and retired in 1975. Donations may
be made in her name to the Children´s Health Fund, 215 West 125th Street,
Suite 301, New York, NY 10027´

The Wall of Fame

from Ans , 2007-06-02 08:59:16

Paul Simon wrote the foreword in a book ´The Wall of Fame´ about Manny´s Music place, written by Henry Goldrich and his daughter Holly Goldrich.

Available in 2 covers.

http://www.amazon.com/Wall-Fame-Citys-Legendary-Mannys/dp/1423405552

http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbninquiry.asp?ean=9781423405559&z=y

Article about the writer Henry Goldrich.

http://www.jstandard.com/articles/2758/1/Manny%92s-Music-was-the-place-to-be

CHF Dinner 2007

from Bodo , 2007-06-01 03:27:17

May 30, 2007

Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony have lent their support to Paul Simon´s Children´s Health Fund in New York City.

Marc performed in front of a packed house at the 20th anniversary gala, which also featured an appearance from President Bill Clinton.

Hot Club de Paris cover Paul Simon!

from MrBeerbelly , 2007-05-29 01:41:18

Hot Club De Paris are to cover Paul Simon´s classic ´You Can Call Me Al´ on the B-side of their new single.

The track, originally a hit in 1986, appears on the flipside of ´Clockwork Toy´, the final single to be taken from the band´s 2006 debut album ´Drop It Til It Pops´.

GoodBooks and Metronomy have also remixed the single - their versions appear on the limited edition second 7-inch.

The single is released on June 11.

Hot Club De Paris are currently touring the UK, the remainder of the shows are at:

Leeds Cockpit (May 26)
Nottingham Rescue Rooms (27)
Newcastle Evolution (28)
London Bush Hall (30)
Bristol Thekla (31)

60's - Mr Simon's Big Trip

from Bodo , 2007-05-22 05:44:01

On June 5 UK BBC Radio 2 will air a special about Paul Simons time in the UK during the early 60´s


Mr Simon´s Big Trip uncovers the real story of Paul Simon´s British residency, and the part it played in his creative formation.

For years, people have been fascinated by the ´missing´ 13 months in the life and career of Paul Simon preceding the rise to success in America of Simon and Garfunkel.

Simon spent what is probably one of the most famous ´gap´ years in music history travelling around England, writing songs, playing tiny folk club venues and meeting future legends of the folk scene, including Bert Jansch and Martin Carthy. Homeward Bound was famously penned on Widnes Station, and many of his most famous lyrics can be traced to British roots.



The programme includes interviews with Martin Carthy, Brian Protheroe, Al Stewart and many more and features a hitherto unheard Paul Simon song, The Northern Line, recorded in an Exeter folk club in 1965.



The BBC Radio 2 60s Season marks the anniversary of the ´Summer of Love´ and the network´s 40th birthday in September. BBC Radio 2 takes listeners on a magical mystery tour of the Sixties with a season of summer programming celebrating the music and culture of this influential decade.


BBC RADIO 2 60s SEASON
Mr Simon´s Big Trip
Tuesday 5 June
10.30-11.30pm BBC RADIO 2

Late in the evening

from Klausi , 2007-05-18 00:59:55

Could you believe it?

At Paul Simon`s official site nothing is said about the new ´Essential album´, but a story about the Spanish Harlem Orchestra, recording Late in the evening with him singing the first verse, on their new album ´United we swing´ (Very boring title indeed).

Release: The Essential Paul Simon

from Bodo , 2007-05-13 04:03:55

Paul Simon is to release a new collection of old songs on June 25 called ´The Essential Paul Simon´. Warner Brothers will release the package on 2 discs with 36 tracks, and also as a 3 disc set with 45 minute video.

Live Album Montreal Jazz 2006

from Ans , 2007-04-12 03:48:30

At Amazon.com there is a live Tribute Album from the Montreal Jazz Festival 2006, release date April 19th, 2007.

http://www.amazon.com/Tribute-Paul-Simon-Take-Mardi/dp/B000OIOP68/ref=sr_1_1/102-6432910-3853757?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1176370782&sr=1-1

Rock and roll feuds of fame

from MrBeerbelly , 2007-03-12 07:47:56

Some of the greatest teamings also created great friction
By DAVID HINCKLEY
DAILY NEWS CRITIC-AT-LARGE
Monday, March 12th 2007, 4:00 AM

When Simon and Garfunkel were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990, Paul Simon drolly suggested the Hall might consider a special wing for all the inducted groups whose members didn´t get along with each other.
Besides the obvious reference to his own ups and downs with one time partner Art Garfunkel, Simon noted the Everly Brothers, who didn´t speak for a decade after Phil smashed his guitar and stormed off the stage at Knotts Berry Farm in 1973.

Simon also mentioned the fractious Eagles, several of whose members were around that time doing separate tours. (Drummer/singer Don Henley would finish his version of ´Desperado´ by saying, ´Accept no imitations.´)

Simon´s point, in any case, was that creating memorable music has never guaranteed creating internal harmony.

Full story at:

http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/music/2007/03/12/2007-03-12_rock_and_roll_feuds_of_fame_.html

I've Got Some Real Estate

from MrBeerbelly , 2007-03-09 00:47:27

Musician Paul Simon is a neighbour, and for just under $25 million you can enjoy your own sounds of silence on this very private 6-acre spread next to a preserve and overlooking the ocean in Montauk. ´The person that´s going to want this property is looking for seclusion,´ says listing agent Bonny Aarons of the Corcoran Group.

The newly constructed 4,700-square-foot traditional home has five bedrooms, 7– baths and ´Old World charm,´ Aarons says. Amenities include stone fireplaces, a library, a home theatre, a wine cellar, staff rooms and a heated Gunite pool.
Developer Tom Gessler says, ´I put a lot of love into this house.” The main house will be completed in early May and is wired with ´smart technology´ throughout; a guest house will take another year to complete. The property sits atop a 90-foot bluff, which Gessler says protects the home from tidal surges during hurricanes.

Gessler, who has been building on the East End for 15 years, says, ´Montauk is low-key ... You don´t have the stuffiness that East Hampton sometimes has.´

Besides Paul Simon, other neighbours include Bruce Ratner, owner of the New Jersey Nets, photographer Peter Beard, and J. Crew chief executive Mickey Drexler, who recently bought the estate Andy Warhol once co-owned.

Added to Sound Archive

from MrBeerbelly , 2007-03-07 01:08:37

Recordings by the The Rolling Stones, Velvet Underground and Paul Simon are among those that have been selected by the US Librarian of Congress to be preserved in the National Recordings Registry this year.

The Rolling Stones´ ´(I Can´t Get No) Satisfaction´, Velvet Underground´s ´Velvet Underground and Nico´ and Simon´s ´Graceland´ were selected, along with ´Blue Suede Shoes´ by Carl Perkins, ´Be My Baby´ by The Ronettes, and ´We Shall Overcome´ by Pete Seeger.

Each year, members of the public and a panel of music, sound and preservation experts nominate several recordings to be deemed ´culturally important´ and added to the National Recording Registry.

The selected recordings are preserved for future generations in a special sound archive, created by Congress in 2000. It now contains 225 recordings.

Geniuses, icons flock to Monterey

from MrBeerbelly , 2007-03-05 06:22:07

A convention of geniuses, icons and mavericks is expected to converge in Monterey this week.

The 2007 TED conference -- TED is the acronym for Technology Entertainment Design -- will feature 50 speakers ranging from President Clinton to NBA star Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to musician Paul Simon during its run in Monterey beginning Wednesday.

´Instead of a subject-matter theme, we are simply going to put on stage 50 remarkable people... and let them share whatever it is they are passionate about,´ according to promotional material circulated by TED.

The annual TED conference has been held in Monterey since its re-conception in 1990. The 1984 TED featured the unveiling of the Macintosh computer and the Sony compact disc, but the event lost money.

The event now sells out well in advance. Registration for the 2008 conference is already closed. Passes to this year´s conference cost $4,400, but not just anyone with $4,400 can attend.

TED is an invitation-only event; people can apply to be invited and, according to TED officials, ´a wide variety of leading thinkers and doers from all fields of endeavor´ are welcomed.

The lineup this year includes an eclectic array of politicians, authors, artists, venture capitalists, poets, nanotechnologists, musicians and scientists.

They include Richard Branson, the founder of Virgin; musicians Tracy Chapman and They Might Be Giants; famed cave explorer Bill Stone; and author Isabel Allende.

The conference ends on Saturday.

S&G guitar raises funds for kids

from MrBeerbelly , 2007-03-05 01:08:54

A guitar signed by Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel raised more than 10-thousand US dollars for East Timor´s street children when its owner, Prime Minister Jose Ramos-Horta, auctioned it on the Internet.

The Nobel laureate sold the Squier Bullet electric guitar on e-Bay, and gave the proceeds to the Street Children´s Association of Dili.

Mr Ramos-Horta bought the guitar in Memphis.

It now belongs to Estelah Ferreira in Australia, who posted the winning bid.

Garfunkel is begging again

from MrBeerbelly , 2007-03-02 02:03:56

Tuesday, February 27, 2007
Art says that he and Paul Simon may record together again in the futureArt Garfunkel has revealed that there is a possibility that he and former partner Paul Simon may record more music together in the future.

The duo are famous for their tumultuous working partnership, and have reunited numerous times since their split in 1970, only to publicly and acrimoniously fall out on nearly every occasion, vowing never to perform together again.


(picture: Art Garfunkel begging for a hitchhike on Simons next album)

Art says: ´We played the game. When Paul and I were buddies in junior high school at age 13, we purposely had a mock splitting up - just to create gossip at our school. I think that´s very telling.´

Their last reunion tour happened over two years ago, in 2004, and for the moment, Art admits they won´t work together any time soon.

´Do I have a plan to work with Mr Simon again? No. Is there a possibility of more recorded music with Simon and Garfunkel? Yes, I suppose there is a possibility.

´We are friends. I had lunch with him the other day. We hang out more comfortably than we used to, so the availability of working together seems there. But we have no plans. I wonder what he would say?´ he smiles.

Simon Awarded Gershwin Prize

from Bonnie , 2007-03-01 21:27:23

Singer-songwriter honored by Library of Congress.
Paul Simon is going Gershwin.

The Library of Congress is awarding its first ever Gershwin Prize for Popular Song to Simon for the singer-songwriter´s lifetime contributions to music. The award, named in honor of George and Ira Gershwin, will be given on an annual basis as part of the library´s collection.

´Few songwriters have had a broader influence or contributed more to song genres than Paul Simon. Because of the depth, range and sheer beauty of his music, as well as his ability to bridge people of cultures, he is the perfect first recipient of this prestigious award,´ said librarian of Congress James Billington.

Added Simon: ´I am grateful to be the recipient of the Gershwin Prize and doubly honored to be the first.´

Simon is a 12-time Grammy winner and two-time inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame -- as both a solo artist and as a member of the iconic duo Simon and Garfunkel.

Simon will perform in concert on May 23 in Washington, D.C. to celebrate the event. Other artists, not yet announced, will also perform.

20th Anniversary CHF

from Ans , 2007-02-22 15:16:24

This year is the 20th anniversary of CHF.
It started with a kick off Party and Art show last January 25, 2007. And will be followed by other events in May 2007 including an intimate performance by Paul Simon. For the whole programm look at the calender of CHF.

http://www.childrenshealthfund.org/calendar/CHF_20th_Event.pdf

Here you can see some pictures of the kick off party.
http://www.manhattan.smugmug.com/gallery/2395114#125520274

Simon Tribute airs Feb 1 in Canada

from Joey , 2007-02-01 07:37:47

The Tribute to Paul Simon (http://paul.simon.org/blog/2006/07/le-son-de-simon.htm ) that headlined the Montreal International Jazz Festival last summer will be aired (in condensed form) tonight, February 1, on CBC´s ´Opening Night´ in Canada.

Paul contributes with Hernández

from Ans , 2007-01-29 03:38:05

San Francisco (California), USA - Six Degrees Records has announced the signing of Spanish Harlem Orchestra, whose third album, United We Swing, will be released on May 15, 2007 worldwide.

United We Swing is a collection of infectious Latin music from an all-star lineup of living legends. The new release follows the Grammy award-winning album, Across 110th St., which won for Best Salsa Album in 2004, and their 2002 Grammy nominated debut album, Un Gran Dia en el Barrio.

Directed by world-renowned pianist/arranger/producer Oscar Hernández, the 13 member Spanish Harlem Orchestra has established itself as standard bearers of contemporary Latin music. Using the most accomplished players in the New York Hispanic community, Hernández brings together an amalgamation of strong performances from Ray De La Paz, Willie Tórres, and Marco Bermúdez on vocals, with a handful of top musicians including John Walsh, Pete Nater, Jimmy Bosch, Dan Reagan, Mitch Frohman, Luisíto Quintero, George Delgado, Jorge Gonzalez, and Hector ‘Maximo’ Rodriguez. United We Swing was recorded in November 2006 in Englewood, NJ.


“I am excited and extremely proud of our third CD United We Swing,” says Oscar Hernández. “The chemistry that Spanish Harlem Orchestra has achieved from performing and touring the last couple of years is reflected in the uncompromised musical excellence of this recording. Each individual musician has contributed to the hardcore swing we strive for as an ensemble. It is a great honor to have musical icon Paul Simon contribute his extraordinary talent to our sound with SHO.”

United We Swing features 13 new songs including a special guest appearance by Paul Simon (Late In The Evening/Tarde En La Noche). Hernández built a strong relationship with Paul Simon after arranging and producing the music for his Broadway musical ´The Capeman,´ which is based on the real life story of Salvador Agron. United We Swing is scheduled for release on May 15, 2007 on Six Degrees Records.

Montreux jazz 2007 with Paul?

from Bodo , 2007-01-28 07:15:33

The Montreux Jazz festival organisers are in negotiation with Paul Simon at the moment to bring him back on the festival plan for the summer 2007.
The final artist list will be announced on April 16.

These would be thrilling news for us, because a concert by Paul in Switzerland this summer would maybe include a full tour trough Europe too.

Paul played at the Montreux Jazz festival in the year 2002, a very special and intimitate concert in front of only 2000 people which has been filmed too. Later the song ´The Coast´ from that concert appeared as a bonus track on the extra single for the ´On My Way, Don´t Know Where I´m Goin´ collection.

On the picture above you see the group of fans from this site who met each other at the Montreux 2002 concert.

Michael Brecker died

from Bodo , 2007-01-28 06:59:03

Following a two and a half year battle with MDS and then leukemia, Michael Brecker passed away on January 13 2007.

Michael Brecker has been a good friend of Paul Simon since the mid 70´s, when he appeared on ´Still crazy after all these years´. In 1991/1992 he toured as a special guest for more than 150 concerts together with Paul on the ´Born at the right time tour´ having his own Michael Brecker solo break. More than 15 years after the famous Central Park concert in 1991 I think it would be a special honour to release it finally on DVD and include Michael Breckers stunning 12 minute wind instruments solo for the first time.


Michael Breckers family asks to give all donations to The Marrow Foundation´s TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE FUND

CP91 DVD - Petition for release

from Bodo , 2006-12-19 03:34:51

We have started a petition to ask Warner Music and Paul Simons management to release the Concert in the park 1991 on HD-DVD/Blue-ray and DVD discs - completely with ALL tracks (also the erased tracks - You can call me Al with Chevy Chase, Michael Breckers solo).




If you think of buying this DVD or HD-DVD then please sign the petition here:
http://www.petitiononline.com/cp91dvd/petition.html

Watch the BBC One concert

from Bodo , 2006-11-21 09:29:28

For the next 7 day´s it is possible to watch Paul Simons BBC One concert on the BBC website. You might need to install the RealPlayer to watch this video.

Link:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/broadband/mediawrapper/consoles/music/bb_rm_console.shtml?pack1

Grammy nomination for 'Surprise' ?

from Matthias , 2006-11-21 04:26:37

Paul Simon’s “Surprise” album will maybe one of the nominated for Best Album of the Year on next Grammy Awards.
Acoording to Roger Friedman from FOX News, members of the Recording Academy must have their preliminary ballots all voted and back in by Thursday for this year´s Grammy Awards. And then things get interesting.
The Best Album nominations are certain to include Gnarls Barkley´s hit CD, ´St. Elsewhere,´ and that album´s single, ´Crazy,´ is destined for the Best Record category. But beyond that, what?

The four other Best Album nominees could be Paul Simon´s ´Surprise,´ which actually was the best recording this year — although that doesn´t really guarantee it anything in this age of diminished standards.
The three remaining slots could go to a variety of different offerings, including obvious but not definite choices like Bob Dylan´s ´Modern Times,´ the Dixie Chicks´ ´Taking the Long Way´ and James Blunt´s ´Back to Bedlam.´ Expect Blunt to clean up at this year´s awards, with nominations for Best New Artist, Best Song and Record for ´You´re Beautiful,´ in addition to Best Album. There´s also Bruce Springsteen´s ´We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions,´ which will be taken very seriously by voters.

Surprise on vinyl

from Matthew , 2006-11-20 14:49:10

Paul Simon´s latest hit album Surprise is to be released on vinyl on 5th December 2006

http://store.acousticsounds.com/browse_detail.cfm?Title_ID=36356&keywords=NL111006

Graceland vynil replica release

from Bodo , 2006-11-20 05:00:01

Nostalgic persons will be pleased to hear that Graceland will be re-released on a Japanes vynil replica CD. This audio CD will be available on November 27. It includes the original tracks without any bonus material.








Available at http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000JU7IC4/ref=nosim/paulsimothene-20 and
http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000JU7IC4/ref=nosim/paulsimothene-21

Boy In The Bubble
Graceland
I Know What I Know
Gumboots
Diamonds On The Soles Of Her Shoes
You Can Call Me Al
Under African Skies
Homeless
Crazy Love Vol 2
All Around The World Or The Myth Of Fingerprints

BBC One Sessions

from Bodo , 2006-11-14 10:23:02

UK residents should not miss this special BBC concert which will be aired on Sunday, Nov 19, 2006 on BBC 1 (10:55pm , running time 50 minutes)

The BBC One Sessions is a series of unique, intimate performances by some of the greatest legends and contemporary stars around. This edition features Paul Simon, showcasing songs from his new album, Surprise.

This show has been recorded on Nov 4. during a special BBC concert in front of only 300 people.

Outrageous Single and video!

from Matthew/Bodo , 2006-10-26 10:50:07

Paul Simon releases his new single on the 13th November 2006 and is the third to be taken from his Gold certified album ´Surprise´ that has already sold over 800,000 copies worldwide. Considered as one of the stand out tracks from a truly special album ´Outrageous´ is released on limited edition...



2-track CD Single
1. Outrageous
2. 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover

Coloured Vinyl 7´ Single
1. Outrageous
2. Slip Slidin’ Away

Both formats backed with a classic Paul Simon track taken from his illustrious career. ´Surprise´ is the first album that Paul Simon has worked on in collaboration with the legendary Brian Eno. The result is a captivating collection of songs captured in mesmerising style with Eno’s inventive sonic landscaping which also features contributions from Herbie Hancock, Bill Frisell and Steve Gadd.

The single release also includes kind of a videoclip to promote it better. You can watch a (small) version of that clip here:

Real Audio Player:
http://streamos.warnermusic.com/real/wmiuk/paulsimon/outrageousv_hi.ram
Windows Media Player:
http://streamos.warnermusic.com/wmedia/wmiuk/paulsimon/outrageousv_hi.asx

Paul Simon & Lorne Michaels

from Ans , 2006-10-18 06:19:48

Paul Simon + Lorne Michaels at Iconoclasts TV Show at Sundance Channel. (Nov. 23 at 9 PM ET/PT)

Legendary musician Paul Simon visits “Saturday Night Live” Executive Producer and friend of over thirty years, Lorne Michaels, at the “SNL” set. They reminisce about the early days of “SNL” and Paul´s numerous and seminal appearances on the show. They discuss music, comedy and show business - then and now. Later, over dinner, the twosome converse about their creative process, friendship and being family men.

http://www.sundancechannel.com/iconoclasts/

Simon & Garfunkel SNL DVD

from Håkan , 2006-10-18 05:13:28

On dec 5 2006 the 1th season of the comedy show ´Saturday Night Live´ from 1975 will be released on DVD in the U.S.A. This also includes the 2nd episode on which Paul Simon was the host and musical guest, with special appearances by Simon and Garfunkel.

Check this link for more info:
http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/newsitem.cfm?NewsID=6503

Happy birthday Mr. Simon

from Peter , 2006-10-13 11:46:50

Today is Paul Simons 65 birthday and we all wish him a wonderful party, health and a still a good voice for the future. Hopefully Paul can celebrate his birthday with his wife and children - although we have heard that Edie Brickell will be the musical guest on Jay Lenos 'Tonight' show this evening. US fans should watch the show, maybe Edie sends here birthday wishes to Paul on Lenos show...?

PAULFEST @ Kulak's Woodshed

from Ans , 2006-10-09 00:49:37

On October 12th, Paul Zollo will be hosting and performing in a show at Kulak´s called Paulfest, which is a tribute to Paul Simon on the eve of his 65th birthday, in which scores of very great artists will be present to perform songs by Simon, including Severin, Jeff Gold, James Coberly Smith, Robert Morgan Fisher, Lisa Nemzo, Craig Lincoln, Marketa Janska, Amy O´Neill, Scott Docherty and many others. It will also be webcast live from 8 pm to 10 pm PST

For more information visit http://myspace.com/paulzollo or
http://www.flickr.com/photos/zollo/238736018/

MOJO INTERVIEW

from Ian , 2006-10-06 07:05:46

The November issue of Mojo magazine (out now in the UK) carries a 7 page article on Paul. Some new (for me anyway) photos including one of Paul and Art in the studio in 1964 with both playing guitar! The interviewer, Phil Sutcliffe, writes a well researched piece which is obviously timed to co-incide with the UK tour.

Bridging the gap

from Pam , 2006-09-28 21:41:38

From the San Diego Union Tribune:

Bridging the gap

Paul Simon promises old hits and a new ´Surprise´ on tap Tuesday
By George Varga
UNION-TRIBUNE POP MUSIC CRITIC

September 28, 2006

Music, like life, can be a balancing act, as Paul Simon knows all too well.

Now, on the concluding leg of his first solo tour since 2001, he is mixing in five songs each night from his superb new album “Surprise” with several decades worth of his hits and choice album cuts. The trick is to perform his best-known songs live in a way that keeps them as fresh for him as the more edgy selections from the aptly titled “Surprise,” on which he fruitfully collaborated with ambient-music pioneer Brian Eno.

“I don´t go out and say: ´I won´t play the big hits,´ ” said Simon, who performs here with his multinational band Tuesday at Viejas Concerts at Bayside. “Because if I went out to see some artist who I´ve liked for a long time, I´d want to hear the hits. My feeling is, however, that if the song is a good song, you can play it a lot of ways and it should still be a good song.

“But just because I´m not trying to suck up to an audience doesn´t mean I´m indifferent. I like it to be an entertaining night; I just want it to be interesting. That, for me, is the essence. So, since I´m giving myself what I want – in terms of the musicians I work with and how the songs are played and rethought – I feel like I should give the audience what I´m guessing they want.”

Both as a solo artist and as one-half of Simon & Garfunkel, whose most recent reunion tour played to a full house here at Cox Arena in 2003, this New York native has long been noted for his meticulous craftsmanship and artistic vision.

Simon´s albums, including “Surprise,” are finely honed works that showcase his stylistic versatility, artistic daring and lyrically refined explorations of love, alienation, whimsy and world-weary resignation. Yet, whether he is doing a solo tour or collaborating with on-again/off-again musical partner Art Garfunkel, he regards his concerts as a welcome chance to let his songs grow and evolve. He lovingly reshapes them, without losing touch with their emotional essence.

“I think what goes on in the case of Simon & Garfunkel, or any act whose work was done decades ago, is that there´s an emotional memory of what it sounds like, which may not be a true reflection of what it actually sounds like,” Simon, 64, said last week from the New York home he shares with his wife, singer-songwriter Edie Brickell, and their three kids.

“And I try, with Simon & Garfunkel, to imagine what that emotional memory was and stay true to that. And, for me, it´s two guys and a guitar. ... As long as (we) came back and touched on that, it didn´t matter if (we) changed a song a little, or reharmonized it a little, or took out the words (we) didn´t really feel like singing anymore, for whatever reason.”

Simon´s desire to keep his songs in a constant state of rebirth is a jazz-inspired aesthetic rarely heard in pop music, let alone from someone who has sold tens of millions of albums and scored 28 Top 40 hits (13 on his own, 15 with Simon & Garfunkel).

“It is a jazz aesthetic,” he said. “Except for the fact that the subtleties in my songs get worked out over time, and then they´re not improvisational every night, which would be a true jazz aesthetic.

“My thought about the nuances is they are usually things that help me sing, and help me (achieve) what it feels like to be in a rhythm that´s bobbing along, and it´s liberating. It means I can phrase (songs) differently, I can rethink the story and tell it in a different way.”

Thinking in different ways is precisely what Simon wanted to do by teaming with Eno, who first rose to prominence in the early 1970s as a member of the art-rock band Roxy Music.

Eno, who has produced landmark records by David Bowie, U2 and Talking Heads, co-wrote two of the songs for “Surprise,” on which his main credit is “sonic landscape.” Rhythmically speaking, “Surprise” is atypically straightforward and streamlined compared to Simon´s recent albums. But dig under the surface, and all kinds of aurally subversive treats are waiting to be discovered.

“What´s beneath the surface, however you may define the surface, that´s a crucial part of the songwriting process,” Simon said. “The way the tracks are built, and the shifts in the color and the rhythm, had an affect upon the writing. So, for me, probably more than for almost all listeners, what´s said right beneath the surface is as interesting as what the final layer produces, the final layer being the words.

“Now, if I did it again, I´d probably be inclined to reverse the process, just for the sake of clearing out that way of thinking. ... That would produce another kind of song, or give me a way of keeping the process fresh. And that´s one of the things I´m a little obsessive about. I guess I´m easily bored, so I really try to find a way I can look at the creative process from an angle that is interesting. And it´s interesting because it´s fresh to me. I don´t like doing an imitation of what I do.”

Simon´s commercial heyday with his pioneering “Graceland” album is now two decades behind him. And while he doesn´t plan to tour or record again with Garfunkel (although their friendship is back on track), he does expect to remain a perpetual work in progress.

“I can´t tell who my audience is when I make a record, but I can when I perform,” Simon said. “And what the audience is, that I can see, seems to be divided between an ´upper demographic´ – to use a euphemism – and 20-year-olds. And of the upper demographic, that group seems to be divided.

“There are people who would just like to hear Simon & Garfunkel songs and whatever the most famous hits were, and there´s the other group that´s kind of excited by the fact I´m still making new music. Because that´s their personality type, too; they haven´t yielded to inertia. They like the fact I´m changing, because they´re trying to change, too.”

Kelly Sweet

from Ans , 2006-09-23 15:14:39

There is 1 concert scheduled with Kelly Sweet, October 7, 2006 Santa Barbara.


http://www.kelly-sweet.com/

Winner of a free concert ticket

from Bodo , 2006-09-21 13:20:50

Congratulations to Mandi Munyikwa!

She has won a free ticket to see Paul Simon in concert next November in Dublin.

The ticket was sponsored by a fan who had so much fun at the last Paul Simon concert, that he/she decided to invite someone to a Paul Simon show who has never seen him in concert before, and can not afford it.

Mandi was selected from the fan-database together with 120 other fans (from staates where Paul will give a concert in the next months) who have never seen Paul Simon live. They have been asked to email us why they never had the chance to see Paul in concert, and Mandi then was selected as the winner.


The Email Mandi wrote:

To the People that are offering me the chance of a lifetime!!!

The reason i´ve never been able to see Paul Simon live is because his
masterpiece is older than me!!
I was born and raised in Zimbabwe, but when people ask, i say i was born and
raised on Graceland!
I´ve been a fan for as long as i can remember!Singing songs and quoting
lyrics like they were my mother tongue.
I am living in Dublin now, while i am studying in University, and the first
thing i did with my summer Paycheck was buy the new album! And it was worth the wait for me!
Paul Simon will be in Dublin on the 8th of November, and the thing keeping
me from seeing him this time round is the money! I am a student, and the
tickets are quite expensive (but worth it i´m sure!), but they are the price
of a weeks rent for me, and this is something i cannot afford.
I could not believe it when i saw that Paul Simon was going to be playing in
Ireland, i thought that i´d never get the chance to see him live!
I hope that it is possible for me to go and see him... this may be cliche,
but it would be a dream come true for me!!

Thank you so much for this opportunity!


Sorry for all others who wrote so nice and enthusiastic emails, only 1 could win...

Have a great time Mandi!!
And please report us from your first concert

A few more shows and Jerry Douglas

from Ans , 2006-09-11 23:06:11

Paul Simon sets up more ´Surprise´ shows

September 11, 2006 03:56 PM
by Jeremy Reed
Citysearch.com

As the late-September launch of his fall tour nears, singer/songwriter Paul Simon (tickets | music) has penciled in several more dates for the outing, which backs his first new album in six years, ´Surprise.´

New since last count is a September stop in Portland, OR, and October performances in Toronto, New York City, Boston and Philadelphia; those shows, as well as a number of previously announced stops, will feature The Jerry Douglas Band in the opening slot. Details are included in the itinerary below.

Douglas, who recently picked up his second Musician of the Year award from the Country Music Association, is backing his latest album, last year´s ´The Best Kept Secret.´

September 2006
26, 27 - Vancouver, British Columbia - Orpheum Theatre
29 - Seattle, WA - Key Arena (w/ Jerry Douglas Band)
30 - Portland, OR - Rose Garden (w/ Jerry Douglas Band)

October 2006
3 - San Diego, CA - Embarcadero Marina Park South (w/ Jerry Douglas Band)
4 - Los Angeles, CA - Greek Theatre (w/ Jerry Douglas Band)
6 - Berkeley, CA - Greek Theatre (w/ Jerry Douglas Band)
7 - Santa Barbara, CA - Santa Barbara Bowl
10 - Denver, CO - Magness Arena (w/ Jerry Douglas Band)
12 - Minneapolis, MN - Northrop Auditorium (w/ Jerry Douglas Band)
16 - Rosemont, IL - Rosemont Theatre (w/ Jerry Douglas Band)
17 - Detroit, MI - Fox Theater (w/ Jerry Douglas Band)
18 - Toronto, Ontario - Hummingbird Centre (w/ Jerry Douglas Band)
21 - New York, NY - Radio City Music Hall (w/ Jerry Douglas Band)
22 - Boston, MA - Agganis Arena (w/ Jerry Douglas Band)
24 - Philadelphia, PA - Tower Theatre (w/ Jerry Douglas Band)

Livedaily.com/news

No other Europe dates 2006?

from Bodo , 2006-09-04 05:00:30

For some of you this could be one of the worst days this year.

A fan who visited the concert in Atlantic City told me she was speaking with Vincent Nguini (guitar player), and he told her that there will be no more other dates in Europe.

If you want to see Paul live in 2006 you definately now have to fly to Ireland or the British Island.
Ask in the forum if some people there would be so nice to help you on buying tickets.

So, let´s hope for 2007...

Outrageous to be 3rd single

from matthew , 2006-08-20 06:29:15

On 13th November 2006, Outrageous will be released as the third single from Paul Simon´s Surprise album.

Brief details can be seen here - http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/discography/index.jsp?pid=5676&aid=796440

Simon family sings for a friend

from Micky , 2006-08-16 12:44:33

~* Brickell´s and Simon´s songs for a friend *~

Just the chance to hear Paul Simon play an acoustic set Aug. 26 at the Music Hall at Fair Park is the closest most people will come to being invited inside the home of one of America´s foremost composers and most zealously private celebrities. But he is the second act on the bill. It´s his wife, Dallas-raised Edie Brickell and her band, the New Bohemians, who are headlining the show as a benefit for Edie´s childhood friend, Dallas actor Robert Meadows.

The mom connection

From the lean years of single motherhood until this very day, Edie´s mom, Larry, and Robert´s mom, Charlene, have remained best friends who have supported each other through life´s adversities. Last October, Robert suffered a brain injury when he was brutally attacked during a robbery at a 7-Eleven. With his medical bills already topping $1.5 million, Edie is doing for Robert what their mothers would do for each other – whatever it takes. Paul, who also is friends with the Meadows family, volunteered to lend his talents. The couple then drafted 15-year-old guitar player Tyler Dow Bryant, from Edie´s mom´s hometown, and his band to play a set. Tickets are available at Ticketmaster.com or by calling 214-373-8000 or 972-647-5700.For information about Robert, go to http://www.robertcmeadowsfund.com/about_robert.html

Source: http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/fea/columnists/apeppard/stories/DN-OTTpeppard_0816gl.ART.State.Edition1.3e77f47.html

Simon on Big Apple to Big Easy DVD

from Bodo , 2006-08-10 13:07:33

On August 22, 2006, Rhino Entertainment, in association with MSG Entertainment (MSGE), will release a double disc DVD of the landmark Katrina benefit concert, From The Big Apple To The Big Easy: The Concert For New Orleans, which was held on September 20th, 2005 at Madison Square Garden to support the long-term relief and rebuilding efforts following Hurricane Katrina. As the one-year anniversary of the disaster approaches (August 29), Rhino Entertainment and MSGE invite you to bring home the DVD of the live concert performance that has touched so many lives. From The Big Apple To The Big Easy unites the biggest names in music with New Orleans legends to create a poignant musical journey. The live concert raised approximately nine million dollars to benefit long-term hurricane relief efforts. 100% of net proceeds from the sale of this DVD will continue to raise money and awareness for those victims.

Tracklist of this 2-disc DVD

Disc 1
Dirge/Celebrate - The Rebirth Brass Band
Southern Nights - Allen Touissant
All These Things - Art Neville
Hercules - Lenny Kravitz
On Your Way Down - Elvis Costello
Ain´t Got No Home - Clarence Henry
Fortune Teller - Jimmy Buffett
A Change/Time Is On My Side - Irma Thomas
Last Train/I Know - Cyndi Lauper
Brother Jake/Iko Iko - Irma Thomas
I Think It´s Going To Rain Today - B. Midler
Levon - Elton John
My Girl Josephine - Ry Cooder
Rock Me Baby - Buckwheat Zydeco
When The Levee Breaks - Lenny Kravitz
Backwater Blues - Irma Thomas

Disc 2
Pascagoula Run - Jimmy Buffett
Heart Of Gold - Jimmy Buffett
Son Of A Son Of A Sailer - Jimmy Buffett
Fins - Jimmy Buffett
Margaritaville - Jimmy Buffett
Sea Cruise - Jimmy Buffett & Paul Simon
Born On The Bayou - John Fogerty
Proud Mary - John Fogerty
The Monkey - Dave Bartholomew & Costello
I´m Walkin´ - Diana Krall, Troy Andrews
St. James Infirmiry - Kermit Ruffins
Mrs. Robinson - Simon & Garfunkel
Homeward Bound - Simon & Garfunkel
Bridge Over Troubled Water - S&G
Carry The Torch - The Neville Brothers
Hey Pocky Way - The Neville Brothers
Amazing Grace - The Neville Brothers
When The Saints - The Neville Brothers
When The Saints - (Brass Band Reprise)

Buy this Disc online
http://www.rhino.com/store/ProductDetail.lasso?Number=971641

Paul at R.C.Meadows Benefit concert

from Ans , 2006-08-07 23:47:03

Paul Simon will do an acoustic set at the benefit concert for Robert C. Meadows, an actor and long-life family friend of Edie.
He was a victim of brutal violence and his recovery is slow and questionable.

Edie Brickell & New Bohemians will also appear. Opening act is the 15 year old Tyler Dow Bryant.

http://robertcmeadowsfund.com/events_tickets.html

New song Father and daughter

from Bodo , 2002-10-30 00:00:00

The new Paul Simon song "Father and Daughter" written for the cartoon movie "The wild Thornberrys" (US-start December 2002) will be released at the end of November 2002

Paul Simon collection

from Bodo , 2002-10-20 00:00:00

On November 4 the new Greatest Hit's collection "On my way, but I don't know where I'm going" will be released. It includes the following 19 titels + 5 extra songs on a Bonsus disc

1. Mother And Child Reunion
2. Me And Julio Down By The Schoolyard
3. Kodachrome
4. Something So Right
5. Loves Me Like A Rock
6. 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover
7. Still Crazy After All These Years
8. Late In The Evening
9. Slip Slidin' Away
10. Hearts And Bones
11. Diamonds On The Soles Of Her Shoes (Single Version)
12. The Boy In The Bubble (Single Version)
13. Graceland
14. You Can Call Me Al
15. Spirit Voices
16. The Cool, Cool, River
17. Adios Hermanos
18. Love
19. Hurricane Eye
Bonus Disc:
1. American Tune (Live - Carnegie Hall- 1975)
2. Duncan (Live - Royal Albert Hall -1973)
3. The Coast (Live - Montreaux - 2002 )
4. Bridge Over Troubled Water (Live - New Orleans Jazz Festival, with Aaron Neville - 2001)
5. Mrs. Robinson (Live - Madison Square Garden - 1999)

New pictures, reviews....

from Bodo , 2002-07-29 00:00:00

I'm back from my holidays with Paul and have uploaded some new pictures today. There you can see some souvenirs we got on this tour, and also pictures from the Pori concert a fan send me. I'll upload my pictures in a few days...it needs some time (5 films)
And I'm still searching for some reviews of the last shows and also Frankfurt, Randers and Skansen

Ludwigslust chancelled

from Bodo , 2002-05-15 00:00:00

The concert in Ludwigslust - Germany, has been canceled. The new venue for this concert is the Stadtpark in Hamburg - Germany. It's also an Open Air concert and only about 100 km away from Ludwigslust.

All tour dates confirmed

from Bodo , 2002-05-07 00:00:00

Now all tour dates of the Paul Simon Europe summer tour are confirmed. You can find them on the left side <TOUR 2002>. If you visit a concert then please email your seat number and row to Nicolas (www.altmusicpaulsimon.com) so that we can make fan meetings before the show starts.

First unconfirmed tourdates

from Bodo , 2002-04-15 00:00:00

Mr. Simon will play about 15 concerts this summer in Europe.
I've found the following dates in the last few hours:
2 July 2002 Munich - Olympiahalle - 20h
10 July 2002 Frankfurt - Festhalle - 20h
12 July 2002 Berlin - Waldbühne - 19h (Open Air!)
18 July 2002 Molde (Norwegen) - Jazz Festival - 18 Uhr
20 July 2002 Rander (Denmark)
21 July 2002 Ludwiglust - Schloßgarten - 20hr (Open Air!)
Between 5 and 20 Juli 2002 - Montreux (Switzerland) - Jazz Festival
middle of July 2002 - Stockholm(Sweden)
Further 2 concerts somewhere on the great isle in the northwest of Europe (not Greenland!)... (we are now a little bit confused about the name of this land ;-) )

Jazzfestival in Montreux

from Bodo , 2002-01-23 00:00:00

According to a spanisch press agency (thanks to Jose Maria Escudero!), Paul Simon will perform at the Jazz Festival in Montreux - Switzerland this year!. The festival will take place from 5th - 20th July 2002, but it's not clear on which day Paul will play. However, it seems fixed that he takes part.
It seems as if Paul likes to give concerts on such events, he also played last year at the 'New Orleans Jazz Festival', for the first time in his career
Speculations about more concerts in Europe are welcome, ... why should he make this long travel to Europe with his band, instruments a.s.o. for only one show? ;-)

Muhammad Ali 60's birthday

from Bodo , 2002-01-16 00:00:00

Paul will appear at the Muhammad Ali birthday show on January 16 2002 and play not 'The Boxer', but 'Diamonds on the soles of here shoes'. The show will be broadcasted on CBS at 8pm central time

Paul remembers George Harrison

from Bodo , 2002-01-14 00:00:00

Paul has written an articel for the Rolling Stones magazine about his last meeting with George Harrison in October 2000 Click here to read the article

Rumours about new album

from Bodo , 2001-12-18 00:00:00

New rumours from France (Nicolas wrote).
A french fan just received a letter from 1619 Broadway for thanking her for
the flowers she sent on Paul's 60. The letter said Paul will tour as soon as
he will finish his new album.
However, the letter doesn't say anything about WHEN Paul will finish or start producing a new album ;)

All Star Tribute DVD

from Bodo , 2001-12-11 00:00:00

The Brian Wilson Tribute DVD has been released a few days ago (also in Europe - now we have Paul on this DVD before we can see him on the Paris-DVD...) If you want to see Paul playing 'Surfer Girl' it's worth all the money. And stars like Elton John, Ricky Martin, Billy Joel, David Crosby , a.s.o will play some of the greates Beach Boys songs.

George Harrison is death

from Bodo , 2001-11-15 00:00:00

George Harrison, (Beatles) died after a long fight against his disease. Paul Simon about said about the loos of his friend George:
"He wrote some of the greatest Beatles songs, but more than that, he had a
gentleness and spirituality that made spending time with him a great pleasure.
I have been dreading this loss and I will really miss him."

'You're the One' AUDIO-DVD

from Bodo , 2001-09-02 00:00:00

The YTO Audio-DVD has been released now. If you have a  digital surround system (5.1 channel) then you should buy it.  Amazing sound!!!
Information: www.dvdaudiopreview.com
Buy it at: www.dvdplanet.com

Tribute to Heros

from Bodo , 2001-09-22 00:00:00

Paul performed on Friday (September 21) at the "America - A tribute to heroes" show for the victims of the terror attacks in the USA. He played a lovely version of 'Bridge over troubled waters'

Simon and Garfunkel Remastered Box Set

from Bodo , 2001-09-01 00:00:00

All Simon & Garfunkel albums have been remastered and released (europe: september 17 ) with some extra tracks on every album. You can buy them alone or in a boxed set.
Order at:www.amazon.com

Simon will interview Lorne Michaels

from Bodo , 2006-08-04 07:00:12

PAUL SIMON and EDDIE VEDDER will be among the stars interviewing their heroes in the second season of US TV series ICONOCLASTS. The Sundance Channel series was a hit when it first aired late last year (05) with MICHAEL STIPE, ROBERT REDFORD and RENEE ZELLWEGER spending time with chef MARIO BATALI, PAUL NEWMAN and newswoman CHRISTANE AMANPOUR respectively. For the new series, which premieres in October (06), Simon will interview SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE creator LORNE MICHAELS, while PEARL JAM star Vedder will chat to surfing icon LAIRD HAMILTON and funnyman DAVE CHAPPELLE will catch up with poet MAYA ANGELOU.

UK - Europe Tour, first dates

from Bodo , 2006-08-03 10:25:39

The first dates for the UK 2006 tour
have been announced.

Nov 3 - Glasgow
Nov 4 - Manchester
Nov 6 - Bournemouth
Nov 10 - london
Nov 11 Birmingham

http://www.ents24.com/web/artist/13137/Paul_Simon.html

More dates will come.

Now our daily new thread asking for a Europe tour may stop :-)

2nd Surprise Single

from matthew , 2006-08-02 05:41:33

The second single from Surprise is going to be ´That´s Me´ with ´You Can Call Me Al´ as a B-side

It will be available on CD-Single and limited edition 7´ vinyl picture disc.

Release Date: 21st August

Make-up date Atlantic City

from Ans , 2006-07-31 11:46:14

The make-up date for the Atlantic City NJ concert from July 14 is September 2, 2006 at Borgata Event Center.

Paul Simon at Abbey Road TV show

from Ans , 2006-07-18 14:35:54

Google news - Gigwise.com

The legendary Abbey Road studios is set to host a new TV series which will feature appearances from some of the world’s top music stars.

Twelve episodes of Channel 4’s ‘Live From Abbey Road’ will be broadcast, each show will feature three acts playing three songs each.

Acts set to appear on the show include The Who, Massive Attack, Paul Simon, The Killers, Richard Ashcroft and Diana Ross.

The show will have no studio audience or presenter with acts bringing their own engineers and given one day to record the sessions.

Show producer Michael Gleason told Music Week magazine: ´It´s a show really produced by musicians, and they´re in their creative home of the recording studio.´

The programmes are expected to be broadcast in November.

Sean Lennon, Harper Simon Team Up

from Brandy , 2006-07-18 14:24:14

Late BEATLE JOHN LENNON´s son SEAN has enlisted the offspring of another rock superstar, PAUL SIMON, to work on his forthcoming album. HARPER SIMON has been helping Sean Lennon record FRIENDLY FIRE, his first album since 1999. An insider says, ´Sean and Harper obviously have a lot in common and are good friends. ´They know it´s virtually impossible to escape from their fathers´ shadows but they´ve had a lot of fun putting the album together.´ Friendly Fire is due to be released in September (06).
18/07/2006 07:36

(Taken from a link on google.com/news)

Atlantic City show cancelled

from Ans , 2006-07-15 00:22:10

The show in Atlantic City has been cancelled due to illness. The show will be rescheduled and the new date will be announced when it is available.

No news yet about the show tonight.

Release DVD concert for New Orleans

from Ans , 2006-07-11 03:27:11

Here you can find all the info about the DVD release ´From The Big Apple To The Big Easy´

A double DVD, release date August 22, 2006.

100% of Net Proceeds from the Sale of This DVD to Benefit Victims of Hurricane Katrina.

http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20060710005579&newsLang=en

Paul Simon at Letterman Show

from Ans , 2006-06-28 11:27:29

This Friday, June 30th Paul Simon will appear at the David Letterman show at 11.35 p.m.
Tom Brokaw will also be on the show.
There is nothing on the site yet, but here is the link, maybe they will show something later.

http://www.cbs.com/latenight/lateshow/

Kelly Sweet To Open For Paul Simon

from Bodo Malo , 2006-06-26 15:34:51

Razor & Tie recording artist Kelly Sweet has been chosen to open for legendary artist Paul Simon on selected dates for his U.S. tour. The July 7th and July 8th shows in Essex Junction, Vermont and Manchester, New Hampshire, respectively have already been confirmed.

Check out the website of Kelly Sweet
http://www.kelly-sweet.com/
I think her music is gorgeous. Come early this time! :-)

Nine weeks of rehearsals

from Ans , 2006-06-26 10:59:37

This news fits Bodo´s news about the touring band very well.

from Rolling Stone, June 29, 2006 Page 24

Simon´s latest disc, ´Surprise,´ marries his trademark melodic and
lyrical sensibility with lush electronic textures, courtesy of Brian
Eno. Preparing for Simon´s summer tour, his veteran band plans nine
weeks of rehearsals to translate the new sound to the stage. ´Not only
will those sounds be in the new songs, we´re using them as a palette,´
says guitarist Mark Stewart. ´Environmental sounds are even finding
their way into Slip Slidin´ Away.´

Surprise drops to 20 in UK chart

from Simon Evans , 2006-06-26 03:53:42

Surprise dropped a disappointing 16 places to 20 in this week´s UK album chart. Clearly the ´buzz´ created around its release has worn off. A pity there isn´t a tour planned for the UK, which would inevitably stimulate sales again.

Touring band 2006

from Bodo , 2006-06-24 10:39:28

From the latest interview we could read that Paul finally added 1 more drummer to his band (maybe he need someone for the ROTS songs... ;-) )

So this is the final band (in order of how long someone is a band member)

Steve Gadd: drums
Bakithi Kumalo: bass
Tony Cedras: accordeon, keyboard,
trumpet, vocals, guitars.
Vincent Nguini : guitar, background vocals
Mark Stewart : guitar, sax, vocals
Andy Snitzer: sax, computer sounds
Robin DiMaggio: drums [NEW LIVE MUSICIAN]

Surprise still in UK Top 5

from Simon Evans , 2006-06-18 15:03:37

Surprise has stayed at No 4 in the new UK album chart, released today. The album was released on June 5 in the UK and went straight into the charts at No 4 last week. Internationally the album has tended to drop down charts after it´s initial entry, which just goes to show how much the UK still loves him after all these years!

Jerry Douglas and Paul Simon

from Ans , 2006-06-17 02:45:02

Jerry Douglas Band to Hit the Road with Paul Simon

Music NewsBMNN wrote: on Jun. 16, 2006:
Nashville, Tenn. - The Jerry Douglas Band has been confirmed for the opening position on the Paul Simon 2006 summer tour. Dates include the Montreal Jazz Festival, Doubleday Field in Cooperstown, NY and PNC Bank Arts Center.

River of Music Party
Jerry Douglas, widely regarded as the world´´s best dobro player, was recently recognized again as Musician of the Year by the Country Music Association, his second such honor, adding to a long list of awards from the Academy of Country Music and the Country Music Association. He has also received 12 Grammy Awards, and an additional 5 NARAS acknowledgements for his work on the Down from the Mountain soundtrack. In 2004, the National Endowment for the Arts presented Jerry the 2004 National Heritage Fellowship, the highest honor for the Folk and Traditional Arts.

Although most widely known for his featured role with Alison Krauss and her band, Union Station, Jerry has earned the respect and collaborated with such artists as Norah Jones, Eric Clapton, Bela Fleck, Paul Simon, Ray Charles, John Fogerty, Dave Grisman, Trey Anastasio, James Taylor, Emmylou Harris and Earl Scruggs.

Surprise UK chart Top 5 entry

from Simon Evans , 2006-06-11 12:25:20

Paul Simon´s Surprise has gone straight into the UK album charts at Number 4, his highest chart entry since Rhythm Of The Saints 16 years ago.