I rec'd the demo CD from Henning Olsen this weekend...he's the guitarist & catalyst for "Big Yellow Taxi", the Joni tribute group from Denmark mentioned here not too long ago.
This demo is great! Henning and Christina do fairly straightforward takes on Chelsea, BYT, and BSN, and an outstanding reading of Sunny Sunday, which is a pleasant surprise as it's definitely not a common choice. (Europeans seem to have a greater respect for Joni's later work in terms of covers I've noticed). Rounding out the demo is the highlight as far as I'm concerned, their version of Black Crow which is an energetic arrangement and very well done. Some of you guitarists out there will find yourselves inspired by this version, I do believe... Henning & Christina are making their plans tonight to make it to the Jonifest in August. They're also planning on going in to the studio along with another ace guitarist and some extra players to record a proper CD of Joni songs (plus a couple of originals) to help market themselves in the states. Henning has been very encouraged by we JMDLer's who have visited the site and made contact. So if you're on the fence about coming to the Fest this year, here's another reason why you don't want to miss it! I've been playing this demo as soon as I get up each day...after all, nothing like a fine Danish to start the morning, yuk yuk yuk...(sorry). If you haven't checked them out yet, they are easy to find at: http://www.bigyellowtaxi.dk/index.htm Bob NP: Dave Matthews Band, "If I Had It All"
