MusicViews - Music as a Bloodstream

The Duhks! I had a little back and forth tug a war with a guy before the concert as to whether it was pronounced Dukes or Ducks but when they came on stage they said, thank you for coming to hear the Ducks! So I won a promised beer for the next night which I didn’t collect, but it’s nice to win anyway! more

Patty Griffin scampered out on the stage for the early show, wearing a little black skirt, heels, and a pearl-gray, sleeveless top. She sat at the piano and played some haunting chords in a minor key. Then she tipped back her head with that glorious mane of red hair and did an extremely soulful rendition of “Summertime” by George Gershwin. At the end of it, she said to the audience, “The older I get, I need to scare the crap out of myself. I’ve never performed that in front of an audience before!” more

Genevieve and I didn’t know much about Brandi Carlile the night we went to her event. Before the show we sat next to two fans, Alison and Christie, who have been following her career for years. They said that we were in for an amazing evening. more

I was very excited to see Shawn Colvin in person. I have been meaning to write her a letter for years just to say, “Your music opens my heart.” I don’t know what it is about her exactly - I guess it’s the sweetness in her voice and the honesty in her lyrics. Every Christmas I pop her CD, “Holiday Songs and Lullabies” in the boom box and I am soothed. more

What a beautiful woman. That's the first thing I want to say about Emmylou. She is a silver fox. I kept saying to everyone around me, if God could come down as a woman he would appear as Emmylou. She has queenly dignity, motherly warmth and feminine beauty, besides having a voice that conveys a lifetime of wisdom, insight and emotion. more

His stage presence is professional and comfortable. He has the most recognizable face on the planet. I don’t think anyone else looks like him, although I have never seen photos of his family, perhaps they all look like him. His face is comprised of wonderful lines, which create a crinkly, crackly grin. If the sun had a grin it might look like Lyle. more

John Hiatt came out on the Cayamo stage wearing a Hawaiian shirt and jeans and a big smile. He picked up his perfectly tuned 12 string guitar and played a gritty, warm feelin' love song called, "You've got a real fine love" ("...one I'm unworthy of..."). more

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