Whew! Well I just got home from what was an epic weekend of blues music in Duluth, MN. My first gig of the the trip was the big one- a performance that I've been diligently preparing for for most of this year- my solo set on the acoustic stage at The Bayfront Bluesfest. I honestly wasn't too sure what to expect crowd-wise for the gig but upon arriving at the beautiful venue it was clear, there were going to be A LOT of people watching me! I took the stage at 4:40 in front a packed house of North Country blues fans and promptly got my jam on. When looking out at the crowd I saw a sea of smiling faces and people totally grooving to what I was doing. This made me immediately relax and dig-deep to give them the best possible performance that I could muster. I think I pulled it off and was quite content with how I played. As you can see in the videos, it was impossible not to smile when you heard applause like that! I played all original tunes, here was my set-
Cold World
See It in Your Eyes
Loretta
Saved by Memories
You Put the Devil Into Me
D.R.U.N.K
One Way Street
Following the festival I had a gig at The Bowery Bros pub in the Radisson hotel, just up the road from the festival. I set up outside by the fire pit and had a great time playing the blues for the steady crowd. I have to sincerely thank Jim Pinckney from the Minnesota Blues Socitey for making this happen. It was a blast, especially when Kit Kildahl and Steve Vonderhar came out and did some tunes. Steve is an unreal harp player as many people know and I loved jamming a few tunes with him!
On Saturday night I had a gig at Carmody Irish Pub in Duluth. I played here with my friend and former bandmate Michael Pitoscia and his group the John Carden Band. I did an hour and a half set of my stuff then the band got up and rocked it. I sat in on a few tunes with some harmonica and slide guitar. Later in the evening we got the 'Led' out as I sang rousing renditions of 'Lemon Song' and 'Whole Lotta Love'. Hey, I may be mainly a blues guy now but I have no problem rocking out when the situation presents itself. A gig at Carmody is definitely in the works for my next trip out, cool spot!
I spent most of Sunday at the festival and got to see Walter Trout slay the crowd. Awesome. The highlight of the festival's performances that I saw though would have to be the Brooks Family Blues Dynasty, who closed out the show. Wow, they just put a on clinic for how entertain an audience. Loved it!
Thanks for reading, can't wait to get back out to Duluth and play again!
Cold World
See It in Your Eyes
Loretta
Saved by Memories
You Put the Devil Into Me
D.R.U.N.K
One Way Street
Following the festival I had a gig at The Bowery Bros pub in the Radisson hotel, just up the road from the festival. I set up outside by the fire pit and had a great time playing the blues for the steady crowd. I have to sincerely thank Jim Pinckney from the Minnesota Blues Socitey for making this happen. It was a blast, especially when Kit Kildahl and Steve Vonderhar came out and did some tunes. Steve is an unreal harp player as many people know and I loved jamming a few tunes with him!
On Saturday night I had a gig at Carmody Irish Pub in Duluth. I played here with my friend and former bandmate Michael Pitoscia and his group the John Carden Band. I did an hour and a half set of my stuff then the band got up and rocked it. I sat in on a few tunes with some harmonica and slide guitar. Later in the evening we got the 'Led' out as I sang rousing renditions of 'Lemon Song' and 'Whole Lotta Love'. Hey, I may be mainly a blues guy now but I have no problem rocking out when the situation presents itself. A gig at Carmody is definitely in the works for my next trip out, cool spot!
I spent most of Sunday at the festival and got to see Walter Trout slay the crowd. Awesome. The highlight of the festival's performances that I saw though would have to be the Brooks Family Blues Dynasty, who closed out the show. Wow, they just put a on clinic for how entertain an audience. Loved it!
Thanks for reading, can't wait to get back out to Duluth and play again!
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