Mussel Man

Your humble blogger reporting in on the road from the Cranston main public library. Thanks people of Cranston for the free WiFi!

Friday night at the Narrows it was a committed blues crowd to see harpist Charlie Musselwhite, above on the right with his knock-'em-dead guitarist who damn well nearly stole the show. When your humble blogger was dutifully doing his emcee duties--mentioning upcoming artists--the only concerts that drew a reaction were blues shows, particularly the Hubert Sumlin & the Nighthawks gig coming up. Put down your banjos, this was no folk crowd!

When Charlie wasn't gnawing on his harmonica, he was ear-to-ear grinnin', almost in disbelief, in the love he was getting from the audience. Narrows' patrons have to be some of the nicest this blogger has ever seen.

Below, local fave Mark T. Small proved he's more than a hometown hero, doing things with his guitar that may be against nature. A nice guy, too, whose latest recording, we hear, is getting laudits on blues shows across the country. Be sure to see Mark whenever you can to experience some blazing fast acoustic blues guitar scratching and wailing.