My favorite season began Monday just before noon and with it comes a challenging array of musical opportunities that I hope to bring to your attention with the caveat that this journal is not comprehensive. Again, check with the Weekly Rant for that. Thursday night's Swingin' On The Tracks finale at the Science Museum stars the lord of the herringbone Tony Rice with a Unit of uncertain composition
although I think brother Wyatt will be on hand along with Bryn Davies on bass. With our own Jackass Flats opening, it should be a worthy show, rain or shine. (probably rain, but they have a tented indoor space at the venue)
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Watch this space for a preview of the 2008 IBMA Awards to be handed out live from the Ryman in Nashville on October 2nd. Like last year I'll take a stab at "should win/will win" and bring you some telling photos from the annual gathering of the clan.
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The following week brings our very first Richmond Folk Festival, with all the stages, scenery and sensory stimuli we enjoyed during the National's three-year stay here, but with a completely fresh slate of performers sure to have you talking amongst yourselves saying things like, "Man, I've never even heard of Vieux Farka Toure and they blew me away." The full lineup's now been announced with stage schedules for all three days so do check out the Website and plan on taking in as much as you possibly can. This is our city's weekend to shine.
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We got a chance to catch up with globe trotting Daniel Clarke over the weekend on a short break from his world tour as keyboardist and supporting vocalist for k.d. lang.
With the mutton chops missing in action, we heard some savory road stories and watched some very entertaining home videos from a recent Mexican tour with pal Mandy Moore which you can see here. And over a 12 year old bottle of Dewars we listened to two of the joyful musician's favorite CDs: drummer Brian Blade's Perceptual (richly textured Metheny-like jazz) and Raphael Saadiq's The Way I See It (a fresh take on classic r & b). We're always energized by Danny C's over-the-top enthusiasm for what he does. Happy contrails....TT
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