Robin and I, in a fit of fiscal irresponsibility and passion, decided to purchase tickets to the “Three Girls and Their Buddy” show last night at Thomas Wolfe Auditorium in our little Ashe-vegas. We got cheap tickets but fabulous seats: first row, balcony closest to the stage. We had an unobstructed view of the magic that was Emmylou Harris, Patty Griffin, Shawn Colvin and Buddy Miller (hence the name of the show).
There are simply no words.
I got emotionally shaken; overwhelmed, filled, awe-struck and rapturous.
Hearing Emmylou sing “Red Dirt Girl” live, experiencing “Trapeze” with the Patty/Emmylou combo like on the studio recording, finally getting to see Shawn's cover of Steve Earle's “Someday” in person—just bowled over really. And then they did “Up to the Mountain (MLK Song)” and I got tears in my eyes.
The first encore was the four of them doing John Lennon's “Imagine” and then Patty's own “Mary”.
The second encore was “Didn't Leave Nobody But the Baby” and whoa what an encore that was.
I my throat is still raw from screaming. If the tour comes anywhere near where you are, you'd do well to go see it.
“I was so wary then
The ugly American
Thinner than oxygen, tough as a whore
I said, You can lie to me
I own what's inside of me
And nothing surprises me anymore.”
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