Acoustic Guitar Sessions Presents Ani DiFranco
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- čas přidán 27. 08. 2014
- Ani DiFranco plays two songs from her forthcoming album, Allergic to Water, and talks with AG editor Mark Segal Kemp about her percussive guitar style and the lessons she learned from Pete Seeger. For more Acoustic Guitar sessions, check out: www.acousticguitar.com/Sessions
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I always seem to 'rediscover' Ani when I need her most. She's so amazing.
+Andi Morrow yeah she's the heroine i forgot i was hiding, ji
Andi M same
Right!?!?!? Damn it! RIGHT!?!?!?!? 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜
Andi M ditto x
She's such a great resource
Underrated guitarist, hands down!
One of the most underrated artists in the last 20 years. Awesome guitarist.
The way she talks about the wisdom of Pete Seeger is how I feel about Ani.
So much love and respect for Ani. She reminds me what it means to just be a good person
I have never come across a singer/songwriter whose music never stales for me before this woman. In the 90's, driving home, couldn't wait to get there so I could put on one of her cds, kick back and just immerse myself in her music. aaaahh......sooooo good. And that is still true today.
My Goodness this lady can bring tears to my eyes with her passion.
My sister listened to her non-stop in middle school and high school, and I would make fun (grrll power!). Then as a guitar player my ears perked up the first time I heard Out of Range.
Then I started listening to her more than my sister! Seeing her at Uconn Storrs in I think '97 was on of my favorite concerts I have ever seen. So good and she is funny too.
My guitar teacher told me that when I play I remind her of Ani, and I don’t think she could’ve given me a bigger compliment
One of the best lyricists ever. Hands down. Nothing but love, Ani.
Allergic to Water has always stuck out in my mind. It perfectly describes what it's like living with depression and struggling with basic self care. That song really hits me deep in my soul every time I listen to it.
Amazing Singer, Guitarist and Song Writer!
This incredible artist is rightly noted for her lyrics and sharp songs, but she is a vastly underrated and creative guitarist -- stone cold legit.
Yeah she plays the guitar like a damn chopped hiphop loop!
Outta me and Shameless and others bang like westcoast hiphop beats ha
@@JackyTMusic No argument here.
@@JackyTMusicshe created that sound.. the most beautiful sound
It's nice to see Ani appreciated for her guitar playing. As a male I've always found her playing to be as unique as her songwriting. I think as she has matured her playing has gotten better. It seems to breathe more. Kind of like she has dropped that mode of clamoring for peoples attention that she described in her earlier days...
Need her voice now more than ever.....
you are so real! you should come to mexico city!!! we need your music, your lirics, your guitar, we need people like you. thanks for create such a simples but trudly storyes and feelings
bren
she's incredible!! love & thank you forever, ani
One of the greats!!
Really enjoyed this. Thanks for posting!!!
SO beautiful... my ears are happy.
So inspiring. That sweet attitude combinated with so much talent... Just happy to discover that video, thanks.
@MrJoeCage, I personally think that Red Letter Year is one of the greatest albums, ever..I def appreciated the angst of younger Ani, but I also fully appreciate the happy, comfortable person that she has grown into. I've never found any of her albums to be disappointing.
INCREDIBLE.
i love this woman!
so good!
Awesome
Thank you.
I like!
Cool guitar and song!
Holy shit I just discovered her! Learning this Gem of a song right now!
Sweet voice, nice pickin. Lovely and strong.
Take note all you wine bar, coffee shop, etc. solo acoustic guitar/ vocal performers on her "secret" of strategically using dynamics to your advantage; let your dynamics reflect how you feel about what you are playing and singing about. Thanks for the pointers, Ani...
I don't think it's such a wise advice. Dynamic range works well when you're one of the greatest songwriters in the history of popular music. If you don't have a substantive tune behind them, dynamics will feel awkward and out of place. Listen to Swan Dive, Dilate or Both Hands: the dynamics aren't merely for effect, they serve an aesthetic that is extended to all aspects of the tune. Songs that don't need them (Lifeboat, Untouchable Face, Rainy Parade, etc) don't have them.
But also like she was saying more at the beginning of her 20 odd album in as many year career when she needed that attention catch... so fellow performers do listen but yeah have something to nerit their attentionwhen ya git it!ani out here making us all work harder ;)
Ani is the one.
I was wondering about the guitar. Then I glimpsed it is a Alvariez and then the tone makes sense as it goes completely with her style and voice. She gets an amazing amount of volume from it. I wonder what model it is? Nice performance.......will check out for more of her music.
her tunings have a very open oceanic sound that works good for percussion . Micheal Hedges was the genuis at this stuff , but Ani uses some it very well to lay a foundation for mood and lyrics.
As a 8yo kid I had a crush on Linda Hamilton from Terminator 2... then Dilate came out and got radio play in Australia and suddenly there was this somewhat similar looking equally fierce and intelligent woman for me to dream about ha.
allergic to water is about a lot more than allergies. :) love you ani! you'll always have my ears.
of course it's about much more than a "simple" allergie to water. as i said: the allergic feeling (perceived in a very wide way.....and a very modern way).
i needed this clarification she gives in the interview, because i can't imagine ani sympathising with this sort of feelings. i was very surprised: in her lyrics she normally goes through her feeling in an heroic way.
now i understand better: it came from an almost sarcastic feeling to a sympathising feeling.... i think that's the way: compassion but just if we put ourself into it. otherwise it would be arrogance.
complicated.... but i guess the allergic feeling is really modern and complicated.
me too i love this artist since ever!
tinghitiano The lyrics can also be understood, as I did, that they are about being a human being. We all have our flaws, some of which we are not responsible for, they are just there. Be it through some physical defect (such as allergies) or through experiences we have had and shaped us. You don't need peoples sympathy for them, but you need people to recognise that you are who you are.
Bob Bacerach yeah i hear you both. I was just saying that to be satirical I guess. People tend to take lyrics so literally. When there is a long story behind each song. :)
hahaha.... i was surprised about the song "allergic": i wasn't able to imagine ani sympathizing with the "allergic" feeling.
now i'm fine with her clarification.
i can't sympathize with this word.
great new album! just waiting to see her live again! i miss her and her disarming smile! she's far too rarely on the road in europe! (understandably)
Allergic to Water could be a Dylan song. Shit, this woman is a female Dylan, while being completely her own, and completely transparent.
*sigh*😌
Wonderful song ... I wish she used an Archtop guitar !!
What model guitar is that?
Alvarez
+NatesMusic Thanks. Been a fan of Ani's for 20 odd years. Well aware of the brand. Wishing to know the the exact model. Travel, artist signature model?
This is actually a custom made for her. She consulted with Alvarez and the outcome was a 25.5 scale but set in baritone giving it a sound that is different to other baritones. The body is Alvarez's Masterworks mini jumbo body,its got a system 600 preamp, and its made with all solid woods. The back and sides are mahogany, a cedar top and ebony fretboard.
Thanks. Did you get that info from Premier Guitar? Can't be 100% sure but that isn't the guitar that is being played here. For a start the tone is higher than a baritone. Plus the body is D shape vs J shape. After a little google search I'd say this guitar is the MSD1. Size, tone and 12th fret marker is a give away.
Your right, I remember reading it in an article and she had this exact guitar in photo. I should've know from the fretboard(doesnt look ebony). But yes it looks like a perfect match with that msd1. Thanks...
upon further research, ani stated that the custom guitar i was mentioning looks like an "oversized alvarez WY1". Thanks for correcting me. peace.
Gee, see??? Aye.
Anybody know the tuning Ani is using?
jmariel67 Thanks, I'll give it a go.
+piniped I don't know if it's my browser or what, but I'm not able to see an answer to your question... I have the same one. Did you ever find out this tuning Ani's using?
From my recollection, someone answered standard tuning. I gave them a go watching the video Good luck
+piniped Thanks for the answer. It definitely looks non-standard to me, but I know she's used a variety of tunings. Thanks again for weighing in!
It is a challenge to play in clubs and bars as you are competing with the noise level of people's conversations and their attention and at the same time to feel like you are connecting with audane. As Ani pointed out you have to be a bit of a sales person in that the presentation needs to be more interesting and present then other competing attention getters. I think that learning to connect not only with music also with some conversation or a funny short story as transitional to guide people into the musical moment.. Also Ani is telling a musical story, yet sometimes you need to mix nonmusical stories I think she said its the contrast of music silence and music presence.
My very first crush.... sigh...
me too :)
She's still holds a very special in my heart, 20 yrs. after I fist discovered her.
I want to marry her. I know she's married. But I just needed to say that.
Girl you are so beautiful I don't even knowi mean woman
Znasz ty aby polski bo jesteś polką!
weird guitar tone, must be from the small body and all.
Never liked the tiny guitars she plays. Always loved mini her and jumbo guitars. Just better that way
As much as I have loved this woman's work over the years, I've been more and more disappointed with each passing album. I go into it thinking "maybe this will be as good as Up Up Up or To The Teeth", and it really hasn't been.
I understand that people change, artists more than most, so that impacts the finished product. I guess I just like the wonderfully wounded version of Ani more than the domestic bliss version of Ani. I identify with the version whose music was defined by anger, hurt, indignation. I understand that she's not that person anymore, but this version is like a lioness without teeth. Kind of sad, really.
People mellow with age ani is married a mother of two she is also a multi millionare now.
JordanjamesX yeah i agree how boring if she was still doing the same stuff, i do love her old stuff it has an effect on me but she always does amazing stuff no matter what and i can't really say many artists i have followed for like 15 plus years who i still adore and Ani is one of the only ones who i still am awed by
MrJoeCage I really do agree, I just saw her last night and was impressed (especially of her guitar playing) but left feeling her best stuff is behind her. She did a new song that had a really different sound and was great but her approach sort of paints herself into a corner to where each song come off sounding similar. Passion only gets you so far, it's almost like success was too easy for her. Ani, shave your head, join a punk band and play electric in standard tuning.
+JordanjamesX c'mon man mothers are lions of the loudest kind...
all,s gud Mr i jus think awakin can b spontaneous any time fi any reason,s sake as well as in spite of it - nuh hate here only restlessness especially cos imma jus dreamin of motherhood yet n Ani reminded me of my alternative future self i most definately do nuh wanna end up b like... i do kno wi must strive to live our passion and not to lose access to our living... Flames -
I used to tune my guitars around Ani songs, just to learn. She's amazing on the instrument.
Also, Clapton is boring and overrated as fuck.