i went to see patty griffin last wednesday night (07.15) at the lovely brown theatre here in louisville. and as usual, she delivered a beautiful set. she and her band, led by the incredible, yet understated guitarist, doug lancio played a set mostly pulled from her new record, "children running through." the highlights were: "get yourself another fool (the opener, what a way to get a show rolling), poor man's house, long ride home, be careful, (a rocking) no bad news, up to the mountain."
she was in great spirits, very playful and joking around. she also told a quite touching story about playing at the "twice told" on bardstown in her early days (1996) and talked about the former owner, rick told, who passed away a few years ago, mentioning that he was among the first to try to teach her to pronounce "lou-ah-vul" and then dedicated a billy jo shaver song "to rick...wherever you are." i had no idea that she played there early days on or that she played the benefit for him after he passed away ('til scott told me). nice moment...
this was the 6th (i think) time i've seen her and right up there with the best, but she is pretty consistantly amazing. i hope i get the chance to do it again soon.
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