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PLAYIN' IN THE STREETS
Street performers are the soul of downtown Burlington
By John McMillin
The Vermont Cynic
Published: Monday, October 13, 2008, Updated: Saturday, March 14, 2009
...There is a deep undercurrent of Bob Dylan's music among street musicians; nearly all have at least one of his in their repertoire. "Everybody bows down to Bob Dylan," (John)Holland said. Jae C. Steele, a Church Street blues singer, does an instrumental version of "Blowin' in the Wind," forgoing Dylan's familiar poetry, for the song's less cerebral beauty: the perfectly crafted anodic melody. Steele plays a handful of her 200-plus copy written originals, but performs mostly covers, she said. One of her proudest covers is a version of Jimmy Buffett's "Margaritaville," but her version is far from the drunken, carefree anthem of the original. "It's a blues song. If you play the song in a minor key, it changes the whole meaning of the song, all of a sudden it's a song about a drunk … it becomes a totally different thing," she said.
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LOCAL SONGWRITER'S MUSIC on WCAX
The Herald of Randolph, December 29, 2005
A guitar instrumental composition, "Christmas in Iraq," written and performed by Randolph singer-songwriter, Jae C. Steele, will serve as background music for a portion of WCAX-TV’s final "Year in Review" segment to be aired during the station’s 6 p.m. news broadcast on Friday, Dec. 30. Steele, who performs both throughout Vermont and out-of-state, is best known in the Randolph area for her appearances in the annual Mud Season Variety Show at Chandler Music Hall....
MUSICIANS RALLY FOR VICTIMS OF HURRICANE
Article ID: 3055126
Date: September 15, 2005
Publication: Brattleboro Reformer (VT)
SAXTONS RIVER -- A powerhouse lineup of Vermont musicians will present A Benefit Concert for Hurricane Relief on Monday, Sept. 19, at 7 p.m., at Christ's Church. Mimimum donation is $10. For information, visit juliewaters. com/, e-mail julie @riverartsproject.com or call (802) 869-2340. Musicians performing include Jesse Peters, Joe Stacey, Julie Waters, Jae C. Steele, Mike Mrowicki, T. Namaya and Julie Waters. The performers have donated their talents; all proceeds will be donated to Habitat for Humanity.....
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