Jaime Morton Miki Thomas It would appear these days that all a woman singer has to do to get attention is either pose for a bunch of faux sex pic- tures and sing about it all later or blame the Pope for everything from child abuse to assassinations to the heartbreak of psorasis. In other words, aspiring singers would have to go to the heights of wacki- ness to be taken seriously. Fortunately there are those who get by with an often overlooked commodity - talent. Jaime Morton is one of them. Several years and one album later (l990’s Animals are Moving) Jaime Morton has achieved both artistic and critical success. She was a semi-finalist in both the Kerrville New Folk Festival in Texas and Musician Magazine's “Best of the Unsigned Bands” contest. She has hobnobbed and shared stages with the likes of Richie Havens, Laura Nyro, and Lucie Blue Trembley. She has toured practically across the country. She is the recipient of countless critical hosanas that have compared her to Tracy Chap- man, Shawn Colvin, and even Van Mor- rison; all of which Jaime Morton de- serves. She is relaxed and personable on stage, treating the audience as good fiiends and not as a convenient dumping ground for all her problems. Her songs are confessional but never self-indulgent or whiny. They speak to the emotions common in every- one such as longing, love and loss, so that we can find a little of ourselves in Jaime. Her newest songs have that very same quality. One in particular, Invisible Love, takes a jab at heterosexism. She compares the family’s reaction to the upcoming nup- tuals of Christopher and Julia with the si- lent treatment they give to her relationship. At one point she sings, “I want to shout!/ Bring it to the mountains/I want to send it down!” No doubt a situation most of us have had at one point. Another song deals with touring and the longing to be back home with her loved one. And like in An- imals are Moving, Jaime gets to show off her amazing instrumental skills, having for a bit studied with David Wilcox. The promo tape was an oh-so-short intro- duction to what Jaime Morton has in store for her next album. And I, for one, will be eagerly waiting for it. V February 1993 F t \ Forconfidenfial AIDS Information Call _ 1 -800-882-AIDS \. ,/ Health Resource Organizations AIDS HOTLINES: Vermont 1-800-882-2437 New Hampshire 1-800-752-2437 New York State 1-800-541-2437 Massachusetts 1-617-522-4090 Maine 1-800-851-2437 National 1-800-342-2437 Canadian 1-613-563-2437 AIDS Community Awareness Project (ACAP) PO Box 608 St. Johnsbury VT 05819 (802)748-1149 AIDS Community Resource Network (ACoRN) PO Box 2057 Lebanon NH 03766 (603) 448-2220 Bennington Area AIDS Project PO Box 1066 Bennington VT 05201 (802) 442-4481 or 1-800-845-2437 Brattleboro AIDS Project 67 Main Street Brattleboro VT 05302 (802) 254-4444 (Helpline) (802)254-8263 (Office) Franklin-Grand Isle AIDS Task Force 8 Ferris Street St. Albans VT 05478 - (802)524-7742 1-800-638-7834 Gay/Lesbian Alcoholics Anonymous GLAA. P.O. Box 5653 Burlington, VT 05402 H.E.A.L. Vermont (Holistic Education and AIDS Alternatives Liaison) PO Box 795 Montpelier VT 05602 - (802)229-4325 Lesbian Cancer Support Group (802) 660-8386 North Star.(Holistic Health Care) RR2 Box 3255 . Morrisville VT 05661 - (802) 888-2858 Vermont AIDS Council PO Box 275 Montpelier VT 05601 - (802)229-2557 Vermont C.A.R.E.S. (Committee for AIDS Resources, Education, and Services) PO Box 5248 30 Elrnwood Avenue Burlington VT 05401 (802) 863-2437 (Burlington) 1-800-649-2437 (Rutland and Washington Cotmty support groups) Vermont Department of Health 1-800-882-2437 (AIDS Hotline) or (802) 863-7245 (AIDS Program office) VT PWA Coalition PO Box 1055 Brattleboro, VT 05502 1-800-69-VTPWA or (802) 257-9277 Vermont Women’s Health Center 336 North Avenue Burlington VT 05401 - (802) 863-1386