Ladyslipper •/ JL JL Catalog & Resource Guide Records & Tapes by Women y \. 1985 y m 0 About Ladyslipper ,4\ji public and university libraries have added large portions of the catalog to their collections; in this manner, the recordings are accessible to much larger populations, and archived at the same time. We are part of the WILD (Women's Indepen­ dent Label Distributors) network, and promote and distribute recordings by women on indepen­ dent labels in NC, SC, VA, WV, DC, MD, DE, PA, and southern NJ. We also distribute many of these recordings to women's and alternative book­ stores nationally and internationally. Additionally, we handle sub-distribution (distribution to dis­ tributors) of several women's labels and recordings to the WILD network. Among these are Wom­ en's Wax Works (Alix Dobkin), Urana (Kay Gard­ ner, Casse Culver, Alive!), Even Keel (Kay Gard­ ner), Hunter Davis (Hunter Davis), Biscuit City (Rosy's Bar & Grill), Mary Recoals (Mary Lou Williams), Whyscrack (Kate Clinton), Freedom's Music (Debbie Fier), Wild Patience (Judy Reagan), Coyote (Connie Kaldor), Mother of Pearl (Heather Bishop) and others. In most of these cases, all of the records at each pressing are shipped from the pressing plant to be warehoused at and shipped from Ladyslipper, and in some cases Ladyslipper handles the manufacturing arrangements. Write us if you are interested in booking any of these artists for a performance, and we'll point you in the right direction. Closer to home, we are involved in concerts and cultural events in the Triangle Area featuring women artists. Often we produce the events; other times our role involves consulting, booking, or publicity in coalition with other community groups. 1982 brought the first release on the Ladyslipper label: Marie Rhines/Tartans & Sagebrush (see "Folk" section). Originally issued by Biscuit City in 1978, it is an instrumental album of traditional fiddle tunes with a couple of original and jazz compositions, interpreted for the voice of the clas­ sical violin by an exceptionally proficient and crea­ tive "concert fiddler." Since the recording of this LP, Marie has composed a stunning masterwork entitled Folk Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, If you would like us to send any of your friends which has received several ASCAP and Rocke­ relatives or colleagues a free copy of this catalog feller awards. Any conductor of a symphony or please send us their names and addresses; stamps Ladyslipper is a North Carolina non-profit, tax- chamber orchestra interested in performing this appreciated. exempt organization which has been involved in piece should contact Ladyslipper. At this writing, we have a full-time staff of five many facets of women's music since 1976. Our In 1984 we produced our first album on the women: Flo Hollis, Kathy Rudy, Laurie Fuchs basic purpose has consistently been to heighten Ladyslipper label: Kay Gardner/A Rainbow Liz Snow, and Sue Brpwn—and a part-time stafr public awareness of the achievements of women Path. Thanks to many generous individuals, we of two: Barb Lewis and Symathia Williams. By the artists and musicians and to expand the scope and were able to help make Kay's dream of many years time you read this, there may be an additional availability of musical and literary recordings by a reality. It's an absolutely exquisite recording, and person. We currently work out of two offices in women. you can read more about it inside! NC and DC. Women from our communities lend One of the unique aspects of our work has been Our name comes from an exquisite flower their hands as volunteers for special projects, and the annual publication of the world's most com­ which is one of the few wild orchids native to friends from around the country assist in the effort prehensive Resource Guide and Catalog of Records North America and is currently an endangered by giving loans, gifts, and information... so this and Tapes by Women—the one you now hold in species. work is genuinely the fruit of many. your hands. This grows yearly as the number of Donations are tax-deductible, and we do need We hope you enjoy reading tins catalog and recordings by women continues to develop in geo­ the help of friends to continue to grow. We also listening to the recordings you purchase. If there metric proportions. This annotated catalog has are seeking loans of at least $1000 for at least a are artists and albums you'd like to see included given thousands of people information about and year; if you have some extra money and would like please send names, addresses, and review copies' access to recordings by an expansive variety of to invest it in a worthy endeavor, please write for when possible Thanks for your support and female musicians, writers, and composers. Many more information energy; we hope to keep the circle turning. 2 LADYSLIPPER CATALOG Table of Contents Women's Music and Feminist Music 4 "1 "Sitting on a Rainbow with Kay Gardner and Friends "• 16 New Age 19 Classical — 23 Punk*New Wave*New Music 25 Rock 27 Gospel*Soul*Disco 29 Reggae*Calypso — 30 Jazz 32 Blues 36 Folk*Country*Traditional - 38 International 44 Children's 47 Spoken — 50 Songbooks 53 Calendars*Postcards*Notecards 54 Shirts 54 Books 54 National Women's Mailing List 55 Ladyslipper Mailing List 56 Resources 56 Gift Order Blank 57 Gift Certificates - 57 "Margie Adam on Women's Music, Burnout & Politics" 58 Ordering Information 59 Order Blank 60 Mid-Atlantic Stores Which Carry Women's Music 62 Artist Index • 63 How Listings are Organized 1984 Ladyslipper, Inc. All rights reserved. No portion of this catalog Recordings are organized into categories and may be reproduced in any form without written then alphabetically by first name. We do this be­ permission. cause as women, our first names have been more truly our own, since our last names were generally transferred from male power figures or property owners (fathers, husbands, slave owners, immi­ gration officers). For your convenience, we are Credits including an artist index, alphabetical by lost name. Categorizing was difficult because so many Coordinator: Laurie Fuchs of these listings overlap into 3 or 4 categories—so Annotations: Laurie Fuchs, Sue Brown, Joanne Abel don't rely entirely on the category headings, read Front Cover Photograph (Ladyslipper Flowers): Debbie Fier the descriptions too. Layout and Cover Design: Laurie Fuchs Typesetting: Helen Whiting LADYSLIPPER CATALOG 3 Women's Music * Feminist Music Abyss Dare to Dream... 7.95 Perhaps the only pedal steel played by a woman in this catalog! This Michigan trio of women performs original material, and cover, among themselves, vocals, bass, rhythm and lead guitars, piano, synthesizer, chimes, congas, drums, and pedal steel. Includes Sun in Her Smile, Take a Chance. (Abyss 1) Alive! 7.95 Alive! is one of the most dynamic jazz ensembles ever to hit the Women's Music scene... & one of the most dynamic ensembles of any kind ever to hit the jazz scene. This 5-women band weaves instrumental & vocal improvisation with jazz & classical sounds, with traditional African & Latin polyrhylhms, with female images & feminist lyrics. Out of this blend has flowered some of the most revolutionary, unified & beautiful sounds being created these days by anyone. Among the songs here are City Life, Some­ body's Talkin', Dark Side of the Moon, & Spirit Healer. Specify LP (Urana WWE-84) or cassette (Urana CWWE-84). Alive! Call it Jazz 7.95 Recorded at the Great American Music Hall in San Francisco in May 1981. It's dynamite...this recording actually preserves that elusive, most magical spirit which Alive! embodies in perform­ ance. Produced by Helen Keane. Specify LP (Alive! 8484) or cassette (Alive! C8484). Alix Dobkin Barbara Dane Sings the Blues 8.95 XX Alix 7.95 An older recording, with Working People's Blues and Victim to Alix's material just gets better and better. This collection of songs the Blues by Ma Rainey, Barbara's favorite of the classic blues is, as usual, highly personal, concrete, articulate, thoughtful, & period. (Folkways 2471) thought-provoking. Her originality, observations & experiences emerge as entities which are simultaneously aesthetic & content­ 'Barbara Dane ful; vulnerable & solid-as-a-rock. Alix doesn't camouflage para­ doxes with rhetoric, she explores them, uses them...so refresh­ Hate the Capitalist System_} 7.95 ing and satisfying. Features the talents of River Lightwomoon & Baroara s detip yutby uuine complements her selection of songs Susann Shanbaum, includes Theme from Getting Ready,'Living about women's struggles and the oppression of working class with Contradictions, Separation 78, Woman to Woman. The title, people. Includes traditional folksongs, blues, rags, and ballads by the way, refers to both Alix's sign-off in letters (kisses) & like Single Girl and Working Class Woman. (Paredon 1014) double chromosomes of females. Specify LP (Women's Wi Works A003) or cassette (Women's Wax Works A003-C) Barbara Dane en We Make It Through-^ 7.95 Ann Reed Recorded in HaValU Willi a contingent of Cuban musicians, spans Carpedium 7.95 blues, folk, and jazz. Includes her classic Working Class Woman. With a title meaning "seize the day" in Latin, a very pleasing & also Truck Driving Woman, Factory Girl, song to a Linua, and welcome debut LP. This Minnesota musician has a rich, resonant Unemployment Compensation Blues. As always, her voice is in voice, & the tunes she writes & accompanies on bright 6- & toprofm. (Paredon 1046) 12-string are mostly jazz/folk-flavored. Barb Montaro from Any Old Time plays bass, with a few other accompanists. Includes Barbara Jensen solo guitar instrumentals, on which Ann "shows her stuff," -Butthe Dreams Tnev Corned 7.95 Swing Tune, Melinda, Lisa's Song.