I first met Jane Siberry at a December 2000 performance of the Downtown Messiah at the Bottom Line. She had been joined on the stage by the Kennedys, David Johansen and Terre and Maggie Roche. I had been a huge fan of Jane's music for more than a decade earlier. I had made more tape compilations of Jane to share with my friends than any other artist in my diverse collection. I considered her music essential. It was at this performance in New York that I first talked with Terre Roche about the idea of having a series of house concerts in my back yard the following year. She and her sister Maggie agreed to help launch it. Pete and Maura Kennedy joined us as well with Groove Lily on another date of that summer in 2001.

I was honored to host Jane Siberry at a very special concert in the beautiful Chagall/Matisse chapel of Union Church of Pocantico Hills, as well as help her with securing several other regional gigs on her visit from Toronto the fall of that same year. She had also been a guest at my home following the concert's reception. I am fortunate to be able to call her a friend, although it has been a long time since our last meeting. I feel a Jane Siberry show should be in the works as we celebrate 10 years of the evolution of the back yard concerts at Hammond House to a growing grassroots community of artists and patrons known today as Tribes Hill.

This is an eclectic sampling I put together of some of my favorite Jane Siberry recordings spanning nearly 20 years. Be sure to visit her site from the link above; there is a bounty of music that Jane and I are both pleased and excited to share with you.

Enjoy!

Rick Rock, Director and Founder of Tribes Hill