I go to these house concerts that are "singer/songwriters," folky, sort of concerts and the one Saturday was really great. The whole time I was listening, though, I kept thinking of David. The guy of the duo was tall, dark-headed, could play the guitar, mandolin, uke, and banjo like nobody's business, and really funny. Not comedian funny, but subtle, thoughtful funny.
The duo is from the Fayetteville, Arkansas area and is called "Still on the Hill." They used to be a foursome and played more "bluegrass," but they were not purist enough for the bluegrass circuit so they went to just the two of them and they play what they want, which was all very good.
One of the neat things is that they really seem to get to know people and notice their stories (reminded me of Emily's faculty website and talking about learning people's stories in the most innocent of conversations). They had some handmade instruments with them that were made by a man in the Ozarks who had a vision when he had a heart attack where God told him to make instruments for children. They are truly one of a kind (the guitar that Kelly brought has a saw blade on the inside that gave it a really weird reverb when you put your ear against it). Check out their website if you want.
http://www.stillonthehill.com/index.html
http://www.stillonthehill.com/pictures/instruments/index.html
Later, alligator.
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Sounds like fun. There are a number of great musician performers just wandering around these days. Our Birdman Cafe has hosted a number of wandering minstrels-some good, some great and some, well, just under average. Leonard Cohn is playing in Atlanta on October 20th. I am thinking about going on my way to or from Emily's. I play his London concert album several time a day on a good day.
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