Wine, Women and Song in NYC
I'm in New York City for the next few days to catch some music, take some meetings and reconnect with some friends who have recently relocated here. I also decided that I'd come up as a reward for my diligent marathon training so I started my celebration at a cool venue called City Winery. One of my all-time favorite singer-songwriters, Shawn Colvin, was wrapping up a three-night stand there last night, so I savored a glass of house Zin and a few hours of acoustic music. Now that's what I like: wine, women and song. She sang "Trouble" early in the set, then quipped, "And this is the most uptempo stuff I've got." Colvin used to live in New York City so it was like a quiet homecoming for her. I was also able to catch an opening set from Matthew Perryman Jones, who just happened to be accompanied by the musician I wrote about yesterday, Peter Bradley Adams. Of course, jubilant celebrations ensued much later in the night when the Yankees won the World Series and I have a feeling that the city will be moving slow this morning relatively speaking. I'm venturing out now for coffee, so I'm about to find out.
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solongsowrong says:
Not her biggest fan, but I certainly find a lot of her music very interesting. Very appealing voice. Read once where she is listed as one of Alison Krauss’ favorite singers. I’ve heard them duet together on several occasions. Pure magic.
Also have listened to songs from her tours with Patty Griffin, Emmylou Harris, and Buddy Miller.
You point out quite a few wonderful musicians, Craig. Thanks for keeping this site fair and balanced, with your blogs on these lesser known, but incredible artists.
reddragon says:
And on that note of Colvin and Krauss duets, there’s a very nice video up on Youtube of “Riding shotgun down the avalanche”. Beautiful stuff! Just two voices, a guitar and a fiddle. :)