Once in a Very Blue Moon

Once in a Very Blue Moon

Once in a Very Blue Moon

ASIN: B0000003RG

Track Listings
 
1. Ghost in the Music
2. Love Is a Hard Waltz
3. Roseville Fair
4. Mary and Omie
5. Friend Out in the Madness
6. I'm Not Drivin' These Wheels (Bring the Prose to the Wheel)
7. Time Alone
8. Ballad of Robin Winter-Smith
9. Daddy Said
10. Once in a Very Blue Moon
11. If I Were the Woman You Wanted
12. Year Down in New Orleans
13. Spin on a Red Brick Floor

Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com essential recording
Notable for her meditations on relationships, the ties that bind families ("Mary and Omie"), and the journeys that threaten to break lives apart ("I'm Not Driving This Wheel"), Nanci Griffith continued to stretch the boundaries of folk narrative with her third album. Musically, the arrangements are perfectly in keeping with her previous acoustic orchestrations--Griffith's records may seem spare, although the layers of cello, mandolins, and Dobros add signature texture--but lyrically she pushes beyond easy melancholy and into the weightier subject of love's struggle against time and distance. --Roy Kasten

Once in a Very Blue Moon,Nanci Griffith,Philo / Pgd,Contemporary Country,Country & Western,Folk & Traditional,Pop,Singer/Songwriter
Once in a Very Blue Moon
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Take A Little Spin...
  • Incredible CD
  • another Nanci gem
 Once in a Very Blue Moon
Nanci Griffith
Manufacturer: Philo / Umgd
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

GeneralGeneral | Contemporary Country | Country | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Country | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music
ContemporaryContemporary | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Contemporary Folk | Folk | Styles | Music
Singer-SongwritersSinger-Songwriters | Contemporary Folk | Folk | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Folk | Styles | Music
Traditional FolkTraditional Folk | Folk | Styles | Music
Singer-SongwritersSinger-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music
Similar Items:
  1. The Last of the True Believers
  2. Poet In My Window
  3. Flyer
  4. Other Voices, Other Rooms
  5. There's a Light Beyond These Woods

ASIN: B00005UMTG
Release Date: 2002-01-08

Tracks:

  1. Ghost In The Music
  2. Love Is A Hard Waltz
  3. Roseville Fair
  4. Mary & Omie
  5. Friend Out In The Madness
  6. I'm Not Drivin' These Wheels (Bring The Prose To The Wheel)
  7. Time Alone
  8. Ballad Of Robin Winter-Smith
  9. Daddy Said
  10. Once In A Very Blue Moon
  11. If I Were The Woman You Wanted
  12. Year Down In New Orleans
  13. Spin On A Red Brick Floor

Amazon.com essential recording

Notable for her meditations on relationships, the ties that bind families ("Mary and Omie"), and the journeys that threaten to break lives apart ("I'm Not Driving This Wheel"), Nanci Griffith continued to stretch the boundaries of folk narrative with her third album. Musically, the arrangements are perfectly in keeping with her previous acoustic orchestrations--Griffith's records may seem spare, although the layers of cello, mandolins, and Dobros add signature texture--but lyrically she pushes beyond easy melancholy and into the weightier subject of love's struggle against time and distance. --Roy Kasten

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Take A Little Spin..........2006-02-11

My favorite Nanci Griffith CD.
This is still in her pre-political period, where one could listen to some wonderful folk tales without being forced to listen to political pap that you may or may not agree with. I don't know about you, but a musician's views on world situations leave me empty and sound rather dated after a while. Which is why I like this CD so much. The tunes on this disc all tell a story of their own, taking the listener on many different journeys, and away from the problems of our worldly situations. And these songs will sound fresh a hundred years from now.
My particular favorite is Ballad of Robin Winter-Smith for no other reason than I love Nanci's vocals in it. Also, Spin On A Red Brick Floor is another wonderful tune on which Ms. Griffith sings of a favorite club of her's located in (I believe) Texas. By the way, she sings the whole first verse without taking a breath!
I'm not Driving These Wheels could have been an FM rocker, with its driving beat. And the title tune is just beautiful.
Notice I didn't write much on her lyrics. The stories Nanci tells in these earlier recordings warrant the listener to come up with their own "pictures" as they listen. Nanci's voice, in her prime here, suits the music and words perfectly.
Once In A Very Blue Moon and the follow up Last Of The True Believers are two of the best folk rock / storytelling CD's out there.
Nanci at her finest.

5 out of 5 stars Incredible CD.......2005-06-29

This is a masterpiece. It ranks up there with Carly Simon's "Another Passenger" or Joan Armatrading's self titled CD. All thirteen tracks are well written with great instrumentation and spirited vocals from Nanci.

4 out of 5 stars another Nanci gem.......2002-02-26

A wonderfull remastering job done to her first three cd's,these now have a much more detailed and warm sound,the instruments which were previosly buried now all have a very nice clarity.The matriel on all three of these early discs is fairly similiar featuring Nanci's very vivid songwriting with a folk/country backing.Nanci's best versions of her songs have always been live ones,check out her cd One Fair Summers Eve for the definitive versions of many of these songs after you have explored the originals
Once in a Very Blue Moon
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • An Other Of My Favorite Album By Nanci.
  • Among Nanci's Best
  • Buy it for Roseville Fair
 Once in a Very Blue Moon
Nanci Griffith
Manufacturer: Philo / Umgd
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

GeneralGeneral | Contemporary Country | Country | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Country | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music
ContemporaryContemporary | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Contemporary Folk | Folk | Styles | Music
Singer-SongwritersSinger-Songwriters | Contemporary Folk | Folk | Styles | Music
Traditional FolkTraditional Folk | Folk | Styles | Music
Singer-SongwritersSinger-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Country | Indie Music | Stores | Music
Singer SongwritersSinger Songwriters | Folk | Indie Music | Stores | Music
Similar Items:
  1. Late Night Grande Hotel
  2. Flyer
  3. Lone Star State of Mind
  4. Storms
  5. Hearts in Mind

ASIN: B0000003RF
Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

  1. Ghost In The Music
  2. Love Is A Hard Waltz
  3. Roseville Fair
  4. Mary & Omie
  5. Friend Out In The Madness
  6. I'm Not Drivin' These Wheels
  7. Time Alone
  8. Ballad Of Robin Winter-Smith
  9. Daddy Said
  10. Once In A Very Blue Moon
  11. If I Were The Woman You Wanted
  12. Year Down In New Orleans
  13. Spin On A Red Brick Floor

Amazon.com essential recording

Notable for her meditations on relationships, the ties that bind families ("Mary and Omie"), and the journeys that threaten to break lives apart ("I'm Not Driving This Wheel"), Nanci Griffith continued to stretch the boundaries of folk narrative with her third album. Musically, the arrangements are perfectly in keeping with her previous acoustic orchestrations--Griffith's records may seem spare, although the layers of cello, mandolins, and Dobros add signature texture--but lyrically she pushes beyond easy melancholy and into the weightier subject of love's struggle against time and distance. --Roy Kasten

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars An Other Of My Favorite Album By Nanci........2007-01-15

For The People Who Like Nanci, They`ll Understand Why I Like It. She`s So Cool....

5 out of 5 stars Among Nanci's Best.......1999-09-16

"Once In A Very Blue Moon" is not Nanci Griffith's best album (that honor goes to its follow-up "The Last of the True Believers"), but it is near the top of the list.

"Roseville Fair," "Daddy Said," "Ghost In The Music," Mary and Omie," "Love Is A Hard Waltz" and the title track are just a few of the superb songs that grace this album. It belongs in any Nanci Griffith's fan library.

4 out of 5 stars Buy it for Roseville Fair.......1999-09-04

Overall, not as good as "Last of the True Believers," which I still believe is the purest Nanci Griffith album, but "Roseville Fair" is worth the price of admission. It's not one of her own songs, but she makes it hers with the delivery. Don't overlook this album in favor of the more heavily produced material of the later 80s and 90s.
Gershwin & Kern: Together Again
Average customer rating: Not rated
    		Gershwin & Kern: Together Again

    Manufacturer: Amcam
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

    All Works by GershwinAll Works by Gershwin | Gershwin, George | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
    Film ScoresFilm Scores | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
    GeneralGeneral | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
    Chamber MusicChamber Music | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
    Vocal & SongVocal & Song | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
    GeneralGeneral | Classical | Styles | Music
    GeneralGeneral | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
    Modern & 20th CenturyModern & 20th Century | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
    Musical TheaterMusical Theater | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
    Movie SoundtracksMovie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music
    GeneralGeneral | Soundtracks | Styles | Music
    ASIN: B00000F1VV
    Release Date: 1995-12-01

    Album Review:

    1. Quicksilver Rides Again
    2. Real Cowboy Girls
    3. Restless Wind: The Legendary Billy Joe Shaver 1973-1987
    4. Rig Rock Deluxe: A Musical Salute to the American Truck Drivers
    5. Roadrunner
    6. Rockabilly Hall of Fame, Vol. 1
    7. Singin' in the Saddle
    8. Sings Hank Williams
    9. Solo at Midnight
    10. Songs for Rounders

    Album Review

    Album Review