TonyNYC wrote:Be sure to let us know how the show was Rog
Well it turned out to be one of the finest and most enjoyable perfomances from a band that i've been witness to, but more about that in a mo. There were live acts on the outdoor stage from midday until 7,0 clock, and i arrived in time to catch Jon Allen and his band, (not sure if anyones familiar with his music), his debut album Dead Man's Suit has gone down well over here, and his single In Your Light has had extensive airplay, it was a nice set.
Next up was a Bluegrass Band from the Blue Ridge Mountains, The Midnight Ramblers, who put on a lively set with some nice harmonies, but oh those suits, they came on wearing matching dull greyish green suits with matching shirt and Tie, YUK.
Then it was another brit who's been around for a long time, (i have some of his earlier stuff on vinyl) Hank Wangford with his band the Lost Cowboys containing britains finest Steel guitarist B.J Cole. This was the first time i'd seen him live and he certainly entertains with his wry sense of homour and wit, he makes misery sound fun.
Then it was into the Hall for Rodney Crowell, who did have the excellent Will
Kimbrough and Jed Hughes backing him, but this time it was an accoustic set, and although it was a pretty good set containing a mix of old songs and songs from his
current album with one new song "Jesus Talk To Mamma". Will took lead on one song
from his new Daddy album, and Jed sang lead on a couple of songs. I much prefered the
rocking show these guys put on when i last saw them.
Then it was time for The Flatlanders and i was'nt sure what to expect but boy did they put on a show, Sunset Kidd mentioned about them being an oddity, well they maybe look a little odd when they are lined up together, but the oddity stops there, because this was a wonderful performance one of the best i've seen, they had an excellent band backing them with Rob Gjersoe playing some blistering lead guitar and Pat Manske on Drums. Way too many highlights to mention, but they closed with a wonderful sequence of songs, Dallas from A DC9 at night followed by a song which is destined to become a
classic and the best song on the new album "Sowing On The Mountain" followed by an encore of Butch Hancocks wonderful "If You were a Bluebird and Terry Allens, awesome Gimme A Ride To Heaven Boy. They recieved 2 standing ovations which was more than well deserved. Joe Ely is the man he walked on stage grinning from ear to ear, and that grin never left his face.
After the difficult times of late this was a much needed tonic.
Cheers Rog.