When one hears the name Seeger, one may conjure up images of singalongs, banjos, more singalongs, and even more banjos.
Pete's grandson Tao seems to be working to change that, as shown Thursday night at the Narrows where he and his band were unafraid to rock pretty hard.
What can you say when the grandson of Pete
Seeger--who mythically took an axe to Bob Dylan's power supply at the Newport Folk Festival--aims his electrified banjo at his amplifier and twists and turns it to create feedback like Jimi Hendrix?
The times, they are a-changin'.
By the way, you may have seen Tao with his grandpa and Bruce Springsteen at the Obama inauguration singing Woody Guthrie's "This Land is Your Land." On another note, Tao and his group were very nice folks, winning kudos from the Narrows crew.
Denver-based Paper Bird opened, with a mixture of two-sister plus harmonies, horns and more. Don't know how they fit all those folks on stage without bumping into one another!
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The small crowd present saw something special. Paperbird was psychedlia-meets Appalachia-meets the Lemon Sisters. They were captivating and hypnotic.
As for Seeger, his far-reaching scope of influence and lineage come out onstage via a power trio. Wow.
If you thought about going, but didn't...@ $12, this was pound for pound the best show all year.
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