First, I got up on Saturday and worked out, then I went and had a fabulous mani/pedi that bk got for me as a thanks for working in the yard, then bk and I jumped in the car for our trip to Cincinnati and my surprise that he's been not telling me about for two months.
I had once said something about loving Patty Griffin, so I had a funny feeling it would be her, but I had checked her website and there were no tour dates so I didn't think so. I really didn't know.
But it was. PATTY GRIFFIN! Not only that, but Patty Griffin playing with Shawn Colvin (!), Emmylou Harris (!), and Buddy Miller (?). The show was called Three Girls and Their Buddy and it was amazing. The artists each sang a song (accompanied almost always by Buddy on guitar and Patty singing backup and playing a little drum), and then passed it on to the next person. I think there were five rounds plus encores, so we heard a lot of music.
(bk took this picture with his cell phone, that's why it's so small. That's a tiny joke. Heh. You can click on it to see the bluriness larger.)
Shawn Colvin's voice is like velvet and she is strikingly beautiful in a way that does not come through in pictures or video. She's a goddess. She sang some of her own stuff, but she also sang a Beatles cover that was really nice ("I'll Be Back" -- you would know it you heard it, it starts out "You know, if you break my heart I'll go, but I'll be back..."). Buddy Miller was awesome as hell -- he's one of those guys that just plays the hell out of a guitar and sings the hell out of a song. I know it's not quite accurate, but imagine the Blues Brothers and throw in a bit of a country flavor. Emmylou Harris forgot the words to a song she was singing and she started over and I was really kind of afraid for her, but then she got going and she OWNED the song. It was probably one of the best performances of the night. All of that said, Patty Griffin was amazing and moving and I enjoyed it. Her first and last songs were my favorites of the night. She just has that pure voice and she seemed invested in all of the performances (which wasn't the case for Emmylou or Shawn), and her songs are so great. She sang, among others, Heavenly Day (which I had heard before, but did not know is about her dog - heh), and then they closed the show with Mary. I had tears pouring down my face it was so wonderful. (Thanks bk.)
I found this video of Mary, and this performance is similar to the show we saw. Enjoy.
Local review
4 comments:
What a wonderful man that BK is to surprise you like that!I am impressed that he was able to keep the surprise!I LOVE Shawn Colvin.
Sounds like you have done a lot of "organizing" at BK's, don't you just love how that feels after you have accomplished your task?
You are SO LUCKY!! I've wanted to see that tour since I first heard of it. I agree with J - I adore Shawn Colvin (she's my fave artist). But I also love Emmylou. And Patty is growing on me.
Updated the post to correct my ridiculous report that Shawn Colvin sang All My Loving. It was a different song. The confusion was caused because her arrangement was so lovely and unusual.
Also, bk found a review on line.
I added a link at the end of the post.
p.s. You're right, I am very lucky!
p.p.s J - I think I'm going to have to do a post that contains before and after pictures about all the work we've been doing. It'll be grand.
The frustrating part about that crappy cell phone picture is that it makes it seem like we were far away from the action... Actually, the seats were really great. We were in the 4th row of the pavilion seats (that whole front section in front of us was made up of folding chairs).
Anyway, it was a great show and a great way to spend an evening with PGL.
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