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lenora_roseIt's tempting to just use my last Oysterband concert post to cover this one, with editorial notes on changes in set list and the like.
But that wouldn't be quite right.
First, the West end Cultural Centre has been totally redone, and I really like the new look. The acoustics are beytter, and they have a balcony area. (Not that i remotely considered sitting there. Mom was actually not sick, so this makes the first time she's actually been able to see them (Having been ill at both folk fest and their last WECC concert.)
The opening act was dubbed Leonard Podaluk and friends on the posters, and they called themselves Trad, though they admitted they were searching for another name. The trio included Leonard and another guy from the Duhks, plus Nathan Rogers. And... wow. Nathan not only has a fabulous voice, proven on the two more trad-like songs they sang, but also can do throat singing, which he proved on a killer instrumental combo; where he rocked up throat singing as much as I've ever heard it rocked. Leonard Podaluk is one of the few people who can make a banjo sound good, and he did. The third guy had some pretty nice guitar licks, too, and I feel badly for missing his name.
Nathan Rogers' family actually sat in front of us, though the 2-3 year old daughter spent most of her time during their set (And a lot of Oysterband) on the dance floor.
They only did four songs, but they had me interested in the first sung thing (By J.P. Cormier, they said), and the instrumental sold me. The rest just solidified it. I want to see what their album will be like.
Oysterband were themselves; and that's always a good thing. I was on the dance floor from the start this time (Native Son). And as last time, they ended by descending from the stage (Except for fiddler Ian Telfer, who had one leg in a cast, having damaged his achilles tendon - according to singer/melodeon player John Jones, from jumping off a stage.) and playing a truly acoustic version of Put Out the Lights.
And this time, they came out, so I could get things signed. So naturally, i forgot holy Bandits at home. Mom bought herself a copy of the concert DVD, though, so we agreed I could get it signed, and swap with her. (Ian Telfer, for the same reason as above, just made his way backstage, and Dil Davies, the drummer form 2008-onward didn't sign it because he wasn't with them yet at that point.) SQuee!
As last time, this is the set list split by album, not in actual performed order.
From the Oxford Girl and Other Stories (An acoustic revamp of old material, mostly):
-What Wondrous Love is This? (With some drums absent from the album)
-The Oxford Girl (Very specifically derived from this version, not the other three studio ones.)
From Meet You There:
-Over the Water
-Here Comes the Flood (More like the album version than last time)
-Where the World Divides
-Walking Down the Road With You
-Bury Me Standing
-Dancing as Fast as I Can (Still one of my all-time favourites.)
From Rise Above:
-Uncommercial Song
-My Mouth
-Blackwaterside
From Deep Dark Ocean:
-Native Son (With the welsh opening verse)
-Milford Haven
From The Shouting End of Life:
-By Northern Light (Again, the fast version, but again, introduced with a slow fiddle bit)
-Put out the Lights (the closer, as I said.)
-The World Turned Upside Down. (which they seemed to think they hadn't done here before, but which is on my list from last time.)
From Holy Bandits:
-When I'm Up I can't Get down. (Which I guessed too late would once again segue into Granite Years, so took part of it easy.)
From Deserters:
-Granite Years (The song that hooked me on them.)
- We Could Leave Right Now (The one song I still remember somewhat of how they performed it, not just that they performed it, from 1994.)
Albums I think they missed entire:
Here I Stand
Wide Blue Yonder (Barring the sort of complicated nature of Oxford Girl)
Step Outside
Ride
25
the pre-history.
Tracks I wished they'd played but they didn't:
Rise Above (How on earth do they keep missing this one? It's another utter favourite)
False Knight on the Road (I still prefer the piano version from an obscure single over the
Never Left (If they're revamping old work... this or Gamblers would be interesting to hear in new variants)
Songs I couldn't actually sing along with in their entirety:
Walking Down the Road With You. (Oops.)
(This may not be reflective exclusively of my fondness for the band. I memorize music lyrics very fast indeed, and retain them a long time.)
Songs I didn't dance to:
The Oxford Girl.
(Number of Oysterband tracks on my current MP3 playlist: 4 out of 160+. But that's because it's mostly new material.)
But that wouldn't be quite right.
First, the West end Cultural Centre has been totally redone, and I really like the new look. The acoustics are beytter, and they have a balcony area. (Not that i remotely considered sitting there. Mom was actually not sick, so this makes the first time she's actually been able to see them (Having been ill at both folk fest and their last WECC concert.)
The opening act was dubbed Leonard Podaluk and friends on the posters, and they called themselves Trad, though they admitted they were searching for another name. The trio included Leonard and another guy from the Duhks, plus Nathan Rogers. And... wow. Nathan not only has a fabulous voice, proven on the two more trad-like songs they sang, but also can do throat singing, which he proved on a killer instrumental combo; where he rocked up throat singing as much as I've ever heard it rocked. Leonard Podaluk is one of the few people who can make a banjo sound good, and he did. The third guy had some pretty nice guitar licks, too, and I feel badly for missing his name.
Nathan Rogers' family actually sat in front of us, though the 2-3 year old daughter spent most of her time during their set (And a lot of Oysterband) on the dance floor.
They only did four songs, but they had me interested in the first sung thing (By J.P. Cormier, they said), and the instrumental sold me. The rest just solidified it. I want to see what their album will be like.
Oysterband were themselves; and that's always a good thing. I was on the dance floor from the start this time (Native Son). And as last time, they ended by descending from the stage (Except for fiddler Ian Telfer, who had one leg in a cast, having damaged his achilles tendon - according to singer/melodeon player John Jones, from jumping off a stage.) and playing a truly acoustic version of Put Out the Lights.
And this time, they came out, so I could get things signed. So naturally, i forgot holy Bandits at home. Mom bought herself a copy of the concert DVD, though, so we agreed I could get it signed, and swap with her. (Ian Telfer, for the same reason as above, just made his way backstage, and Dil Davies, the drummer form 2008-onward didn't sign it because he wasn't with them yet at that point.) SQuee!
As last time, this is the set list split by album, not in actual performed order.
From the Oxford Girl and Other Stories (An acoustic revamp of old material, mostly):
-What Wondrous Love is This? (With some drums absent from the album)
-The Oxford Girl (Very specifically derived from this version, not the other three studio ones.)
From Meet You There:
-Over the Water
-Here Comes the Flood (More like the album version than last time)
-Where the World Divides
-Walking Down the Road With You
-Bury Me Standing
-Dancing as Fast as I Can (Still one of my all-time favourites.)
From Rise Above:
-Uncommercial Song
-My Mouth
-Blackwaterside
From Deep Dark Ocean:
-Native Son (With the welsh opening verse)
-Milford Haven
From The Shouting End of Life:
-By Northern Light (Again, the fast version, but again, introduced with a slow fiddle bit)
-Put out the Lights (the closer, as I said.)
-The World Turned Upside Down. (which they seemed to think they hadn't done here before, but which is on my list from last time.)
From Holy Bandits:
-When I'm Up I can't Get down. (Which I guessed too late would once again segue into Granite Years, so took part of it easy.)
From Deserters:
-Granite Years (The song that hooked me on them.)
- We Could Leave Right Now (The one song I still remember somewhat of how they performed it, not just that they performed it, from 1994.)
Albums I think they missed entire:
Here I Stand
Wide Blue Yonder (Barring the sort of complicated nature of Oxford Girl)
Step Outside
Ride
25
the pre-history.
Tracks I wished they'd played but they didn't:
Rise Above (How on earth do they keep missing this one? It's another utter favourite)
False Knight on the Road (I still prefer the piano version from an obscure single over the
Never Left (If they're revamping old work... this or Gamblers would be interesting to hear in new variants)
Songs I couldn't actually sing along with in their entirety:
Walking Down the Road With You. (Oops.)
(This may not be reflective exclusively of my fondness for the band. I memorize music lyrics very fast indeed, and retain them a long time.)
Songs I didn't dance to:
The Oxford Girl.
(Number of Oysterband tracks on my current MP3 playlist: 4 out of 160+. But that's because it's mostly new material.)
