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  • Re: Nanci Griffith/Chieftains

    From John Mccann@pard1.mccann@gmail.com to rec.music.folk on Thu Nov 30 18:14:50 2023
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    Since Nanci has passed away, this defense of her is a bit late but I offer it anyway: Nanci was a pacifist. When she heard that the Chieftains were apparently providing financial aid to the IRA, she decided not to perform with them. The official reason provided by her staff for her cancelling out may have been meant to switch the focus of the discussion. She knew doing so would open her to widespread criticism, but she stuck to her principles anyway. I am sure the decision cost her money, too.
    On Tuesday, July 30, 1996 at 3:00:00rC>AM UTC-4, Ted Samsel wrote:
    MClaireK (mcla...@aol.com) wrote:
    : I think she meant that Ashley McIsaac "complemented" the Chieftains, not
    : that he went around kissing their butts all the time. But then again,
    : maybe it was making her sick and she just couldn't stand such blatant
    : sucking up.
    As if Nanci-Dear didn't have her own passle of syncophants...
    --
    Ted Samsel....tejas@infi.net *1996* Year of the Accordion~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Home of the brave, land of the free,
    I don't want to be mistreated by no bourgoisie."
    AAFOUF# 0000003 Huddie Ledbetter
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