If you pick up their "This Land is Your Land" CD you can hear some of the beautiful pieces they performed the other night. The "Man of La Mancha Medley" lands arguably outside of traditional folk, but was still awesome. Bobby's band featured Matt Cartsonis on Mandolin, Tom Ivey on guitar (and making some beautiful harmonies) and the bass man extrordinaire Dave Batti. The local band, Red and the Boys even offered me a surprise; along with the tried-and-true folk hits others made famous, they had an original song about the Southshore, a train still running back in my old Indiana stomping grounds. And also as usual, Meri was a dervish, always moving, directing people, seeing to hundreds of details. I think if somebody nailed one of her feet to the floor she'd be running in a circle so fast she'd cause a tornado! I'm sure the Parkinson's Foundation appreciated all the hard work. So I was wondering what's next. I suspect there'll be a little decompression time over Christmas, then the Haworths will be back in gear, with more good work and great music. But I figured they might want to fill us all in in their own words, so I posted here.
This was the first time I got to hear any of the songs from Bobby's Christmas Album performed live, and "Cristmas Like it Used to Be" was a real treat. They also did a fine rendition of "Colorado Christmas" and their take on "Last Month of the Year" from the Kingston Trio album of the same name. And of course the crowd loved "Silent Night" with Bobby leading on his saw.
To one and all who wander onto this little board, may your holidays include treats as memorable as the Christmas concert I enjoyed.
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