><<I wonder what other of her songs were written up there?>>

>"Magdalene Laundries" describes how she wrote the music on the BC coast (I
>know you've heard the story...) Anyway, one of the points of the story was
>that (like FTR) writing in BC & surrounded by its beauty inspired a 
>beautiful
>melody which turned dark only when she saw the headline about the Magdalene
>Laundries in the news while grocery shopping.

Yeah, she describes writing/her inspiration for ML.. too, in that MuchMusic 
interview.  Her caretaker suggested that she try writing in the day light 
hours for a change, nightowl that she is.  So she sat out on a rock,gulls 
were swooping, sun was shining.....and the rest, as they say, is history.  
Banquet..... obviously.  What else?

Bree






>Bob
>
>NP: Mary Chapin-Carpenter/Shawn Colvin, "Amelia"




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