You were right on target with all the great music and crowd-pleasing antics on stage, but allow me to add a couple things that further impressed me.
I know very few people who can get to the end of "The Twelve Days of Christmas" without getting drummers, pipers, and lords-a-leaping confused, so Bob has my admiration for his solo performance of "The Hawaiian Twelve Days of Christmas" culminating in "One mynah bird in one papaya tree." With dried squid and hula lessons on that gift list, it was a delightful alternative to the carol with which we mainlanders are most familiar. Proof of Bob's musical versatility shined on as he accompanied himself on the ukelele.
While I'm on the topic of Bob's versatility, I must say this concert featured the only occasion where I've ever heard or seen a performance of "Silent Night" begun on an autoharp and concluded on a carpenter's saw.
It's no wonder I find myself describing Bob Haworth to my friends across the country as "The greatest musician you've probably never heard of." His solo performances are intimate and personable while in other venues he shares the stage with incredibly talented companions, and reminds those of us "in the neighborhood" how fortunate we are to catch his local shows.
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