Before the concert, I had the honor of running into Andrew Giddings, who signed my ticket (its about all I could come up with at the time) He was a really nice, and spent a few minutes chatting, and taking pictures with fans. The Murat Theatre was one of the smallest venues I have been in, reminding me of a high school auditorium with a balcony. It was a great setting , and the acoustics were great!!
The opening act was "Guy Davis "(playing the blues), with his harmonica, and acoustic guitar. He was accompanied by "Norak Roth Patterson", on the electric guitar. After a couple of songs Guy said he wanted to introduce a special guest "Ian Anderson", and to everyones delight, Ian hit the stage, playing harmonica on several songs, one being "61 highway" by "Fred Mcdaniel" Guy measured up great with the audience, and proved to be a great opening act. He has a new CD out tiltled "chocolate to the bone", of which I purchased. I got a chance to listen to it today, and found it very good. Anyone interested in taking a closer look at his CD, click the album cover for more info. Ian played some blistering harmonica, and the crowd loved it.
SET LIST Living In The Past Nothing Is Easy Some Won't Shine For You God Rest Ye Merry Gentleman (a sample of track from the "Jethro Tull Christmas Album" which Ian says will be out Sept. 30th) Beside Myself A Week Of Moments (a song from Ian's new solo album "Rupi's Dance") Hunting Girl Murphy's Paw (a track from martin Barre's new solo album "Stage Left") Dot Com Eurology (another track from Ian's solo album "Rupi's Dance") MEDLEY-Songs From The Wood/Too Old To Rock "N' Roll: to Young To Die/Heavy Horses Songs From The Wood (Reprise) My God Budapest Mayhem Jig Aqualung ENCORE: Wind-Up/Locomotive Breath OUTRO: Protect And Survive/Cheerio/Baloons
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