Tonight, Tues March 16th: The ever-loving gig with Bob Sachs and the Maniax at Dunleavey's on Sullivan's Island. 7:30-10:30 or maybe later. good food, great company, fantastic musicians. We'll be playing and singing the best tunes of the last....oh, fifties years. I love it cause i get to sing whatever i want (and people still seem to enjoy it!) My thanks goes out to Carol Brown for throwing this gig at me from time to time. Come on out!
Wednesday March 17th: I'll be playing the St. Paddy's day celebration out at Somerby. Assisted Living from 3-4, the dining room from 5-7. Sorry, but residents only, although i'd appreciate you keeping me in your thoughts as playing the memory ward always kinda breaks my heart.
Thursday, March 18th: Home Team Barbecue playing bass with Blue Plantation. Starts at 9:30 and we play 'til they make us go home. Home Team has some killer collards and, in my opinion, treats their musicians better than any place i've ever played. If they treat the help that good, i can't imagine how good it must be to be a customer. Blue Plantation plays some of the best rock and roll bluegrass i've ever gotten a chance to play, btw. From super trad. Stanley Brothers to Eric Clapton to the Grateful Dead to Coltrane and back to the mountains of North Carolina again. Good stuff--and i get to sing alot again.
Friday, March 19th: Friday finds me again with Blue Plantation down at Edisto Beach's Thirsty Fish. If you haven't seen people having some fun in along time, then you might want to get a look at how tired those folks at Edisto are of winter. Hair will be let down, to say the least.
Saturday, March 20th: A favorite. The Deck at the Pourhouse. Not to be outdone by Hometeam BBQ, Alex treats his musicians well, too. Me and one of favorite musicans in the world, Roger Bellow, will be playing the deck before Larry Keel plays a great bluegrass show inside. (Larry's an old North Carolina soul in a young body and puts on a great show). Roger and i will be playing...well, Roger will be playing anything with strings, running amok among the audience of attractive bluegrass-loving hippie chicks, and singing in numerous languages. i'll be the one trying to hang on as best i can! We'll be playing outside on the deck from around 3-5. Larry Keel and the Marion Brothers take it from there...at that point, i'll be the one hanging around learning a few things by watching some real bluegrass players.
Sunday, March 21st: Back at Tommy's Irish Pub. Thankfully, because of my gig at the old folks home on St. Paddy's day, i will have missed all the crowds and accompanying...uhhh...various technicolor messes...made at Tommy's on St. Paddy's. The excellent staff will have cleaned up beautifully by then and Teddy and I will resumed our fairly low-key and enjoyable duet tenure there known as Fried Rainbow Trout. If you find yourself in need of a Tom-and-Dick-Smothers act (except more music and slightly less funy) then come one down. 8-midnight or so.
Alright. There you go folks. I hope to see some of you out!
Walter
