From otrannounce at overtherhine.com Tue Sep 4 11:54:26 2012 From: otrannounce at overtherhine.com (Announcement list for the band Over The Rhine) Date: Tue, 4 Sep 2012 11:54:26 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [OTR Announce] September Letter from Over the Rhine Message-ID: Dear ones, Hope you all had a good Labor Day weekend. Is it just me or are there strong hints of autumneverywhere? The birds have gone mostly quiet in the mornings. The staghorn sumac is already turning crimson, the field ofgolden rod is starting to turn, evening mist is creeping into the low fields.The acorn and butternut squash are lying exposed in the garden. The school busesare picking up children on back roads. Yes, there is something about the light and air that isforeshadowing fall. Karin is down in Louisville acting in an independent film withsome heavy hitting songwriters ? John Doe, Aimee Mann, Loudon Wainwright IIIand Joe Henry. I got to spend the weekend down there and drink in some of thevibe. It was especially good to reconnect once again with Joe, who as you know,helped us catch and release The Long Surrender. Joe always thinks of September 1 as New Year?s Day, ?the gateway into fall; marking the time to set asidedistractions and truly engage in the soul's real work; to rededicate yourselfto love and service, forgiveness and mystery.? (That?s the kind of small talk that emerges overa very cold gin martini with Joe.) But yes, Amen, in that spirit, it?s September: Happy NewYear! Karin and I are still writing for these next few projectsthat are taking shape. It reminds of me of our first trip to Scotland. We tooka ferry to the Isle of Arran (where I first attempted to drive on the left sideof the road: I grazed a few mailboxes and nudged a sheep or two into the ditch, but other than that weeventually arrived unscathed at the youth hostel.) But anyway, we pointed to asmall Scottish mountain one afternoon and decided to pull the car over andclimb it. How long could it take? The thing is, once we started climbing and neared the top,we realized we had further to go. And we would climb, and climb some more, andthen from that new vantage point, we would see we were still not all the waythere. And so on. It was nearing dark and quite cold when we finally made itback to the car. Later, after a change of clothes, we opened a door to theheartwarming glow of a Scottish pub in the middle of nowhere, families havingdinner, pints being poured all around, noisy laughter and conversation, dogslying on the floor in front of a roaring fire place. Unforgettable.) But that?s the thing about writing. You think you?re nearingthe end of the long climb, and then you realize there is more. Sometimes thedoors just keep opening. One thing leads to another. A new song might make youaware in your mind?s eye that there is an unexplored adjacent room full ofdraped furniture that seems to be calling your name. Anne Lamott compares this idea to driving at night. We can?tsee the destination when we set out, but we can see as far as our headlightsshow us. And we drive that far and then we can see a little further. Eventuallywe get there. Ray Bradbury said, Walk up to the edge of the cliff. Jumpoff. Build your wings on the way down. It?s been good to surrender once again to the music, and feelit take us to wherever we need to go. It?s been good to be surprised by somenew songs that have made themselves known late in the process. Yes, they oftenseem to be tugging us somewhere we cannot fully name. But I have a feeling,much as it was with that Scottish pub, we will eventually stumble in out of thecold to a place of warmth and laughter and camaraderie. (Interesting side note: when we were walking across thebrushy field toward the mountain, we criss-crossed a number of small flowingstreams etc, but occasionally with no warning, one of our legs would suddenly plungethrough the low growth into three or four feet of silty water. We were all soonsoaked to the skin and a bit perplexed, but we were young and determined topress on. Later we were told we had crossed one of those infamous Scottishbogs, where people sometimes disappear and never resurface. Another metaphorfor writing in there somewhere I suppose? Tie a rope around me, I?m goin? in.) But yes, I promise we will be announcing our new plans forthese projects very soon. We are once again going to invite you all along andsee where this next chapter takes us. In the meanwhile, we have some lovely evenings planned forthis fall. Lots of new songs we are anxious to try out on all of you... Andsome familiar ones as well, of course. Some listening rooms, some gorgeoustheaters, some historic music venues? it?s gonna be good. But it?s not the same without you. Hope you can come findus. Rock on, rave on, Linford (and Karin) +++ WALTZ ACROSS TEXAS (When Karin?s movie shoot wraps earlynext week, we?re hitting the ground running and heading back to Texas. Joinus!) Thursday, September 13: Wimberly, TX: BLUE ROCK STUDIOS Friday, September 14: The Woodlands (Houston), TX: DOSEY DOE (Saturday, September 15: Austin, TX: Private Concert) KENT STATE FOLK FESTIVAL Friday, September 21, Kent, OH: KENT STAGE, with specialguest Girlyman (A festival with a lot of history just a stone?s throw fromHartville where my family lived when I was born. Beautiful in late September!Hope to see some familiar faces.) NORTHEAST AUTUMN LEAVES TOUR (We are going to venture intothe heart of Fall, and watch trees light themselves afire from within. Watchthe faces of the trees blush at the prospect of standing around naked allwinter. In short, we are leaving home in search of ?a little kickass beautybefore we die?? Road trip anyone? Thursday, September 27, Pittsburgh, PA: CLUB CAF? Friday, September 28, Harrisburg, PA: MIDTOWN SCHOLAR Saturday, September 29, Sellersville, PA: SELLERSVILLETHEATER Monday, October 1, Northampton, MA: THE IRON HORSE Tuesday, October 2, Boston, MA: CLUB PASSIM (Two shows: 7pmand 9:30pm) Thursday, October 4, Fall River, MA: NARROWS CENTER FOR THEARTS Friday, October 5, Fairfield, CT: FAIRFIELD THEATRE COMPANY (K&L 16th Anniversary ? Gonna be a sweetshow.) Saturday, October 6, Londonderry, NH: TUPELO MUSIC HALL Sunday, October 7, Pawling, NY: TOWN CRIER CAFE ADDITIONAL FALL DATES: Friday, October 26, Dayton, OH: THE VICTORIA THEATRE Saturday, October 27, Canton, OH: MALONE COLLEGE(Homecoming) Saturday, November 3, Bloomington, IN: BUSKIRK CHUMLEYTHEATRE Thursday, November 8, Bloomington, IL: BLOOMINGTON CENTERFOR THE PERFORMING ARTS Friday, November 9, St. Louis, IL: OLD ROCK HOUSE Saturday, November 10, Louisville, KY: BOMHARD THEATRE Friday, November 16, Seattle, WA: THE TRIPLE DOOR Saturday, November 17, Seattle, WA: THE TRIPLE DOOR +++ We?ll be announcing CHRISTMAS TOUR dates soon as well. (Thisyear, we?re actually kicking off the tour at The Taft in Cincinnati on December1. Sunday soiree is December 2. Save the dates. More to come.) +++ And finally, we are taking another musical TRAIN TRIPSeptember 2-7, 2013, in ALASKA! Join us if you dare for a musical adventure/conversationin the last frontier. We announced this trip to our train ?alumni? a few weeksago, and many of the available tickets disappeared instantly. But there isstill room for you! More info/make reservations here: http://www.rootsontherails.com/2013-trips-alaska---kenai-peninsula +++ Check out overtherhine.com for more info on all the above.Please share the above freely. Peace like a river, love like an ocean? L&K -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From otrannounce at overtherhine.com Tue Sep 25 17:15:13 2012 From: otrannounce at overtherhine.com (Announcement list for the band Over The Rhine) Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2012 17:15:13 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [OTR Announce] Over the Rhine: ALL 2012 FALL/CHRISTMAS DATES Message-ID: Hey there music lover, We have confirmed all remaining 2012 Over the Rhine tourdates, and wanted to personally pass them along to you. Hope you can come findus ? we?ll be slipping in a lot of new songs as we move ever closer torecording our next few projects. And these remaining months of the year, whenthe evenings begin to lengthen and a chill creeps into the air, cry out formusic. Might as well sing along. Hope to see you, xo, Linford and Karin OVER THE RHINE FALL TOUR: ALL THE GHOSTS ARE IN THE TREES Thursday, September 27, Pittsburgh, PA: CLUB CAFE Friday, September 28, Harrisburg, PA: MIDTOWN SCHOLAR Saturday, September 29, Sellersville, PA: SELLERSVILLETHEATER Monday, October 1, Northampton, MA: THE IRON HORSE Tuesday, October 2, Boston, MA: CLUB PASSIM (Two shows:7pm and 9:30pm) Thursday, October 4, Fall River, MA: NARROWS CENTER FORTHE ARTS Friday, October 5, Fairfield, CT: FAIRFIELD THEATRECOMPANY (K&L 16th Anniversary - Gonna be a sweet 16 show.) Saturday, October 6, Londonderry, NH: TUPELO MUSIC HALL Sunday, October 7, Pawling, NY: TOWN CRIER CAFE Friday, October 26, Dayton, OH: THE VICTORIA THEATRE Saturday, October 27, Canton, OH: MALONE COLLEGE(Homecoming) Saturday, November 3, Bloomington, IN: BUSKIRK CHUMLEYTHEATRE Thursday, November 8, Bloomington, IL: BLOOMINGTON CENTERFOR THE PERFORMING ARTS Friday, November 9, St. Louis, IL: OLD ROCK HOUSE Saturday, November 10, Louisville, KY: BOMHARD THEATRE Friday, November 16, Seattle, WA: THE TRIPLE DOOR Saturday, November 17, Seattle, WA: THE TRIPLE DOOR +++ OVER THE RHINE CHRISTMAS TOUR DATES: BLOOD ORANGES IN THESNOW Saturday, December 1, Cincinnati, OH: THE TAFT THEATRE(Note, tickets go on sale for this show on October 5, but special presale (foryou, dear reader) starts October 1 at overtherhine.com) Sunday, December 2, Norwood (Cincinnati), OH: ST.ELIZABETH?S (Our special 3pm Sunday Soiree with festive food andbeverages, music and conversation.) Friday, December 7, Madison, WI: THE MAJESTIC THEATRE Saturday, December 8, Chicago, IL: OLD TOWN SCHOOL OF FOLKMUSIC (TWO SHOWS, 7pm and 10pm) Thursday, December 13, Ann Arbor, MI: THE ARK Friday, December 14, Columbus, OH: THE LINCOLN THEATRE Saturday, December 15, Kent, OH: THE KENT STAGE +++ CONVERSATIONS ON A MUSICAL TRAIN And just a reminder, we are taking another musical TRAINTRIP September 2-7, 2013, in ALASKA! Join us if you dare for a musicaladventure/conversation in the last frontier. We announced this trip to ourtrain "alumni" a few weeks ago, and many of the available ticketsdisappeared instantly. But there is still room. 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