Roots wranglers Ollabelle made a triumphant return to the Narrows Sunday night before a large, appreciative crowd.
Amy Helm, however, couldn't do the gig because she gave birth to a baby boy a few days ago. So Martha Scanlan, in the photo above, not only opened the show but filled in.
Congrats to Amy and her husband, and a special salute to Amy as well for co-producing Levon Helm's hit CD Dirt Farmer. At this writing, it's topping the Americana radio chart. (Levon's her dad; and, unless the band was kidding us during the show, her new baby's name is Levon too!)
2 comments:
hi! found this blog a few days ago when googling for Levon Helm, we'd just seen the movie 'the three Burials of Melquiades Estrada' on BBC (we're Dutch and live in Belgium) and wondered whether it was Levon Helm the musician. Didn't know he was an actor as well. since i run Mizar5 www.mizar5.net which is a Steely Dan (fan) related site, there is some interest in the Helm family, but also because the music is g o o d.
anyway, you got a very nice blog here, perfect source for me to learn about (more) music out there,
kind regards,
Gina
Amy Helm co-produced a Baby AND her Dad's CD? Is that multi-tasking or what?
...REALLY sorry to miss that show!
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