[December meme interlude] Redbird!
I am pushing back the post 
renenet prompted for today because I just got home from a Redbird show and I want to post about it! (And I know
sdwolfpup will be interested, whether or not anybody else is.)
Last night's show included quite a bit of new material from Peter and Kris, which isn't surprising since they both have new albums coming out this spring (FINALLY). Peter played several of my favorites of his new stuff. I am officially at the age where lines like In the middle of a lifetime, the road gets a little squirrelly; you might lose your sense of humor for a year or two are exactly what I need to hear. Also, "I Wanna Know" is a terrific closing number. And Jeff did "Ooh La La" as the second encore, which I just love. At the intermission, Peter and I chatted about the new album. "There's a giraffe on the cover!" he said, with obvious glee. "Is the giraffe eating leaves at the zoo?" I asked. (One of the new songs mentions a giraffe at the zoo.) "No!" he said. "It's a giraffe in the sky." When I raised my eyebrows, he pulled out his phone to show me the album cover image. It is indeed a giraffe in the sky.
Tonight's show was very different -- very little overlap in songs. (Some years the set lists are nearly identical from night to night; other years they pick completely different stuff.) Peter played "That Was Your Mother": another Paul Simon cover for SDW and I to add to our wishlist for Peter's Paul Simon cover album, because wow, it was terrific. Kris did "92nd Street," one of her new songs, and now I am even more excited for the new album. Jeff covered Greg Brown's "Going Driftless" and Peter covered Tim Gearan's "Get a Gun." Goody played "Snowed In" from Redbird's live album. Kris did Amy Correia's "Powder Blue Trans Am," which is a great song that I like even better when Kris plays it. Jeff did a song I didn't recognize that mirrorthaw thinks is a Paul Simon song (which is totally possible; my knowledge of PS's ouvre is hardly exhaustive). Peter played "Trempealeau," which I love. Goody did "I Can Hear You" off his new album. Kris did Peter Cage's "Two Angels." And Jeff finished off the first set with "4&20 Blues," which is one of my favorites of his songs to hear live, especially with Kris and Peter on backing vocals. Four and twenty thunder, four and twenty rain, I just keep walking on the rails, I just keep grinning at the train... Yeah.
Second half of the show: Jeff opened with a George Jones cover; Kris did "Shotgun Singer"; Peter did "Shirt"; Goody did "Troublemaker, a new song he wrote earlier this week. Jeff did an odd little song about having a heart like Roy Orbison that he wrote in a hotel some time ago and rediscovered when looking through a notebook earlier in the week. Kris did another new song. Goody did "Phonebooth of Love," which had us all in hysterics; I was pretty sure they'd never play that one again, so it was an extra-special treat. Peter did "Before the War," another song from the new album. Jeff covered Ry Cavanaugh's "One Skinner." (Kris often covers his "Lighthouse Light," but not this year.) Kris did "Pale Blue Eyes," and Peter finished off the show with "Come On Up To The House" by Tom Waits. And Kris did Robert Earl Keen's "Merry Christmas from the Family" as the encore (a repeat from last night).
And then we drove home. And I should sleep, because I am meeting some former students for breakfast tomorrow before heading out. Maybe at some point I will pull together the time and energy to post about the long ongoing conversation truepenny and I are having about how much we are enjoying Jackson's adaptations of The Hobbit, but wow, that is a topic for another day.
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renenet prompted for today because I just got home from a Redbird show and I want to post about it! (And I know
sdwolfpup will be interested, whether or not anybody else is.)
Last night's show included quite a bit of new material from Peter and Kris, which isn't surprising since they both have new albums coming out this spring (FINALLY). Peter played several of my favorites of his new stuff. I am officially at the age where lines like In the middle of a lifetime, the road gets a little squirrelly; you might lose your sense of humor for a year or two are exactly what I need to hear. Also, "I Wanna Know" is a terrific closing number. And Jeff did "Ooh La La" as the second encore, which I just love. At the intermission, Peter and I chatted about the new album. "There's a giraffe on the cover!" he said, with obvious glee. "Is the giraffe eating leaves at the zoo?" I asked. (One of the new songs mentions a giraffe at the zoo.) "No!" he said. "It's a giraffe in the sky." When I raised my eyebrows, he pulled out his phone to show me the album cover image. It is indeed a giraffe in the sky.
Tonight's show was very different -- very little overlap in songs. (Some years the set lists are nearly identical from night to night; other years they pick completely different stuff.) Peter played "That Was Your Mother": another Paul Simon cover for SDW and I to add to our wishlist for Peter's Paul Simon cover album, because wow, it was terrific. Kris did "92nd Street," one of her new songs, and now I am even more excited for the new album. Jeff covered Greg Brown's "Going Driftless" and Peter covered Tim Gearan's "Get a Gun." Goody played "Snowed In" from Redbird's live album. Kris did Amy Correia's "Powder Blue Trans Am," which is a great song that I like even better when Kris plays it. Jeff did a song I didn't recognize that mirrorthaw thinks is a Paul Simon song (which is totally possible; my knowledge of PS's ouvre is hardly exhaustive). Peter played "Trempealeau," which I love. Goody did "I Can Hear You" off his new album. Kris did Peter Cage's "Two Angels." And Jeff finished off the first set with "4&20 Blues," which is one of my favorites of his songs to hear live, especially with Kris and Peter on backing vocals. Four and twenty thunder, four and twenty rain, I just keep walking on the rails, I just keep grinning at the train... Yeah.
Second half of the show: Jeff opened with a George Jones cover; Kris did "Shotgun Singer"; Peter did "Shirt"; Goody did "Troublemaker, a new song he wrote earlier this week. Jeff did an odd little song about having a heart like Roy Orbison that he wrote in a hotel some time ago and rediscovered when looking through a notebook earlier in the week. Kris did another new song. Goody did "Phonebooth of Love," which had us all in hysterics; I was pretty sure they'd never play that one again, so it was an extra-special treat. Peter did "Before the War," another song from the new album. Jeff covered Ry Cavanaugh's "One Skinner." (Kris often covers his "Lighthouse Light," but not this year.) Kris did "Pale Blue Eyes," and Peter finished off the show with "Come On Up To The House" by Tom Waits. And Kris did Robert Earl Keen's "Merry Christmas from the Family" as the encore (a repeat from last night).
And then we drove home. And I should sleep, because I am meeting some former students for breakfast tomorrow before heading out. Maybe at some point I will pull together the time and energy to post about the long ongoing conversation truepenny and I are having about how much we are enjoying Jackson's adaptations of The Hobbit, but wow, that is a topic for another day.
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