Sarah mentioned her favorite singer, Robert Earl Keen, was coming to the Birchmere. Even though it was country, being the music guy that I am I volunteered to take her if she couldn’t drag any friends along. I noticed the tickets weren’t cheap and commented to her that being a popular show tickets could go quick. Sure enough a few days later it was sold out. So I took it upon myself to check Craigslist. I saw two posts asking for tickets but no one was selling tickets. Later that night I happened to see an ad about 15 minutes after it was posted and emailed the guy. He was offering two tickets at face value. I quickly claimed them and then teased Sarah before letting her know she was going to see her favorite man.
We got there right after 7:00 and the parking lot was full. We found some good seats at my usual spot on stage left. Apparently he normally plays with a band but tonight he was with Bruce Robinson and Todd Snider. Robert came out first and said that the three of them will each play a few songs solo and then come out together for the second set. It was interesting that Robert played first. The crowd was happy with his choice of songs. Bruce Robison was pretty good as well. These guys are definitely song writers as opposed to just some guy that looks good and can sing. Todd Snider was probably my favorite. He came out for his solo set in bare feet. He was also the only one with a roadie taking care of him. Todd reminded me a bit of Bob Dylan with his song writing and his harmonica playing. He was a funny guy and had the crowd going on a few of his songs. He had a bit of the Arlo Guthrie thing going on too with his story telling songs.
They played together after the set break but they really didn’t play together. The three of them sat together on stage but they took turns playing their own songs. Maybe they don’t normally play together or something. It appeared they wanted to try to join in with whoever was singing but they didn’t want to ruin the song having not rehearsed it together. So they just took turns singing songs while the other two sat and watched. It would have been nice had they played all together.
I’m not a fan of country but I enjoyed the show. They were all good song writers. No flashy pickin’ but apparently the words fit together well. I could be convinced to go again with good reason. Sarah was happy and enjoyed the show.
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