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Monday, October 1, 2007
Don't stone the old crow...
Old Crow Medicine Show @ The Village, 30/09/07
I went to this gig firmly convinced that it would be me, my friend Jen and the band. And that would be about it, spectator wise. However, Dublin's appetite for bluegrass is surprisingly voracious given the amount of people that actually turned out on a Sunday night of an Irish weekend.
The boys took the stage, upright bass, banjo, guitars, fiddles and harmonica at about 8.30 and proceeded to mix and meld bluegrass, alt-country and folk brilliantly for the next 2 hours barring a bizarre 15 minute intermission.
Mind you, it's quite intense for the performer, the main man on fiddle and harmonica certainly was entitled to a break after an hour. But, they are all superb players and singers and did great justice to both the latest record, Big Iron World and their older back catalogue.
The crowd showed decent familiarity with the tunes but it's quite clear that the big hit remains "Wagon Wheel", unsurprising as it lilts along pure lovely and has lyrics washed in the downhome southern feel.
But that's not to say they don't tackle contemporary themes as song titles like "Cocaine Habit" attest...
All in all, if you're into your americana, alt-country and bluegrass and you'll have gathered by now that I very much am, you won't go wrong with the Old Crow Medicine Show on a live basis.
"Runnin' from the cold up in New England,
I was born to be a fiddler in an old-time stringband...
My baby plays the guitar,
I pick a banjo now..."
I went to this gig firmly convinced that it would be me, my friend Jen and the band. And that would be about it, spectator wise. However, Dublin's appetite for bluegrass is surprisingly voracious given the amount of people that actually turned out on a Sunday night of an Irish weekend.
The boys took the stage, upright bass, banjo, guitars, fiddles and harmonica at about 8.30 and proceeded to mix and meld bluegrass, alt-country and folk brilliantly for the next 2 hours barring a bizarre 15 minute intermission.
Mind you, it's quite intense for the performer, the main man on fiddle and harmonica certainly was entitled to a break after an hour. But, they are all superb players and singers and did great justice to both the latest record, Big Iron World and their older back catalogue.
The crowd showed decent familiarity with the tunes but it's quite clear that the big hit remains "Wagon Wheel", unsurprising as it lilts along pure lovely and has lyrics washed in the downhome southern feel.
But that's not to say they don't tackle contemporary themes as song titles like "Cocaine Habit" attest...
All in all, if you're into your americana, alt-country and bluegrass and you'll have gathered by now that I very much am, you won't go wrong with the Old Crow Medicine Show on a live basis.
"Runnin' from the cold up in New England,
I was born to be a fiddler in an old-time stringband...
My baby plays the guitar,
I pick a banjo now..."
posted by Christophe at 1.10.07
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