Alison Brown's daughter Hannah sings "California Here I Come" while wild man Joe Craven looks onBluegrass/newgrass wonder Alison Brown and her extreeeeeeemly talented group brought the spirit of the season to the Narrows in a big way Saturday night.
Alison was simply brilliant on the banjo and guitar, and her group--featuring fab fiddler Joe Craven (formerly of David Grisman's group--and it showed), as well as Alison's husband Garry West on bass, an unbelievable pianist, and a fantastic drummer--were too. They were fast, tight and entertaining (They even hopped off the stage and played while walking through the aisles). Was it bluegrass? Newgrass? Jazz? Classical? New Age?
Alison and Garry's daughter, Hannah, even got into the act, belting out a rousing version of "California Here I Come." Course, that has nothing to do with Christmas, but a lot of the show did.
This is the first time Alison and her group have played the Narrows, but we hope to get them back soon--at least by next Christmas season! If you were at the show, we'd love for you to leave comments.
By the way (Whew, where did the year go?), Saturday night's show was the Narrows' last before Christmas. We start up our post-Christmas schedule on December 27th.
Alison Brown and Joe Craven coordinate their sound Saturday night at the Narrows
1 comment:
I was at the show and I agree wholeheartedly with your impression -- this is a fantastic musical combo and the show was a blast.
I knew I made the right choice of venue that evening -- it had been since summer of '05 since I'd gotten to an AB Band performance. (Chris Smither was playing that night, so I'm depending on catching one of his other shows this winter.)
The AB Band by itself is a great show but any time you get to have Joe Craven perform with them it is a must see.
I'll plan on attending the next Alison Brown Band show at The Narrows.
PS: the entire band was very gracious to hang out after the show for a meet and greet with the fans. What a nice bunch of people.
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