At the Sign of the Fish
Jeffrey Foucault with David Goodrich; Hayward Williams opening
Cafe Carpe, March 15th, 2007
For a change of pace, truepenny and I decided to eat at the Carpe before the show. She had a grilled turkey and swiss with Sprecher Root Beer; I had a cup of red bean & rice soup, a cajun chicken sandwich, and a Guinness. Both sandwich plates included potato chips and a pickle. The soup was good, although a little less spicy than I'd have preferred for myself. The sandwiches weren't anything to rave about, but still qualified as better-than-average bar food.
No real attempt to keep track of the set lists, but Hayward played (not in this order):
He's been out on the road touring with Jeff recently, and you can tell. Hayward's guitar playing was already top-notch, so the change here is in his vocals. No, his voice hasn't gotten any younger--it's still a good ten years older than Hayward himself--but he has started to figure out how to get more out of it.
Jeff and Goody played two sets; Hayward joined them for the last two songs and the encore. Again, no particular order; complete only to the extent of my memory.
The airlines had lost all of Goody's gear somewhere between Hartford and Milwaukee. Fortunately, Cafe Carpe is ready for all emergencies and he was able to borrow a pedal, some effects, and a guitar. I don't know if he'd have done things this way with his own gear, but on "Ghost Repeater," Goody kicked it up to eleven with some raucous, crunchy guitar. Nothing against the version that's on the CD, but, man, they really rocked out last night. No covers and nothing off Miles from the Lightning. Still, those were two long sets--we didn't get home until after midnight.
We came home with both Hayward's new album (just came out in March), Another Sailor's Dream, and Goody's latest, Dust of Many Horses.
*new songs off the new album
**I didn't catch titles; the lyrics are unused, unfinished poems from Goody's wife, who has a book of poetry out: Radio Crackling, Radio Gone.
Cafe Carpe, March 15th, 2007
For a change of pace, truepenny and I decided to eat at the Carpe before the show. She had a grilled turkey and swiss with Sprecher Root Beer; I had a cup of red bean & rice soup, a cajun chicken sandwich, and a Guinness. Both sandwich plates included potato chips and a pickle. The soup was good, although a little less spicy than I'd have preferred for myself. The sandwiches weren't anything to rave about, but still qualified as better-than-average bar food.
No real attempt to keep track of the set lists, but Hayward played (not in this order):
- Who's it gonna be today
- Toe to Toe
- Smoke and Mirrors
- The Devil's Lament*
- Song for Lou*
- Lazarus
He's been out on the road touring with Jeff recently, and you can tell. Hayward's guitar playing was already top-notch, so the change here is in his vocals. No, his voice hasn't gotten any younger--it's still a good ten years older than Hayward himself--but he has started to figure out how to get more out of it.
Jeff and Goody played two sets; Hayward joined them for the last two songs and the encore. Again, no particular order; complete only to the extent of my memory.
- Stripping Cane
- Americans in Corduroys
- three new songs**
- Ghost Repeater
- Mesa, Arizona
- Train to Jackson
- Doubletree
- Wild Waste and Welter
- I Dream an Old Lover
- Appeline
- Northbound 35
- Cross of Flowers
- One Part Love
- One for Sorrow
- Copper Kettle (Hayward lead; Jeff backing)
- 4 and 20 Blues
The airlines had lost all of Goody's gear somewhere between Hartford and Milwaukee. Fortunately, Cafe Carpe is ready for all emergencies and he was able to borrow a pedal, some effects, and a guitar. I don't know if he'd have done things this way with his own gear, but on "Ghost Repeater," Goody kicked it up to eleven with some raucous, crunchy guitar. Nothing against the version that's on the CD, but, man, they really rocked out last night. No covers and nothing off Miles from the Lightning. Still, those were two long sets--we didn't get home until after midnight.
We came home with both Hayward's new album (just came out in March), Another Sailor's Dream, and Goody's latest, Dust of Many Horses.
*new songs off the new album
**I didn't catch titles; the lyrics are unused, unfinished poems from Goody's wife, who has a book of poetry out: Radio Crackling, Radio Gone.