Talent I Saw Live That Must Be Seen

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Comment by Maryrose Orlans on December 16, 2011 at 3:53pm

We saw the David Leonhardt Trio today!!  Absolutely wonderful!!  They made the stage come alive with their amazing talent!  Reminiscent of the music of Vince Guaraldi from 'A Charlie Brown Christmas'!!   They have a few CDs out--we bought two today!  They are a local group and worth looking into if you enjoy Jazz!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NaWomq97fxI

Comment by margaret kraft on November 27, 2011 at 12:55pm

I saw Ellis Paul and opener Peyton Tochterman at Eddie's last night.  Wonderful night of great music with many fabulous moments.  However, I was close to tears after the second show.  I was chatting with some folks I know and waiting to talk to Ellis.  He says, "I will be right back," and headed back to the music room.  He returned with Guinness (his beautiful new guitar) and proceeds to start playing. I recognize it as "River" a song from his second album 1995.  Ellis didn't remember all the words, but a young woman began to sing with him and filled in the blanks with her lovely voice.  Afterwards, I got the back story from the woman and her mother.  She was a huge River Phoenix fan and came across the song about 10 years ago.  She tracked Ellis down and has been following him ever since. She has asked him to play it and he hasn't been able to because not remembering the words makes it tough.  She lives in Birmingham, but wasn't able to make the show Friday night so they drove to Atlanta (3 hrs) to see him last night.  He still couldn't play it on stage, but treated her and the rest of us to one of those special moments that reminds me why I love live music, why Ellis is "one of the  good guys," and how grateful I am to be in love with artists who play at Eddie's instead of Phillips Arena.

Comment by margaret kraft on November 19, 2011 at 2:45am

Oh holy cow! I do not have an official ranking, but Josh Ritter's show at the Variety Friday night was in the Top 10 list for sure! He managed to make the 900-ish crowd feel like an intimate space.  For his song "Lantern" he turned off all the lights stage and house.  I have never seen a performer do this before, and it was memorable.   I hadn't seen him in more than 7 years, and it isn't good for my wallet to be so blown away by an artist who has 4 CDs I do not own!  His songs are packed with words, historical and literary references that make me think.  I am definitely a lyrics-driven listener, so I love it.  He had the audience in the palm of his hand from the first note.  Love, love, love him!

Comment by margaret kraft on November 11, 2011 at 8:52pm

Rita!  Winter is a good time to fly South, but Spring with the dogwoods and azaleas is the prettiest time around here.  Look at the Eddie's schedule and pick a show.  One thing to mention is that Eddie has moved on to start eddieowenpresents.com and Bob Ephlin has sold the Attic to Alex Cooley (big name in Atlanta music since the 70's).  The Atlanta musical journey may get more interesting very soon!

Comment by margaret kraft on November 7, 2011 at 12:43am

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I can't wait until I am able to hear each of them again.

Comment by margaret kraft on November 7, 2011 at 12:41am

Two wonderful shows for me this weekend Thursday night at Eddie's Attic Ellen Cherry opened for Vance Gilbert.  She has an absolutely beautiful voice that Vance described as, "a finely drawn line across the middle of a page."  Vance singing "Rainy Night in Georgia" at Eddie's on what was indeed a rainy night is a thing of beauty.  His newest CD "Old White Men" combines what I believe to be his best writing to date with great production quality.  

Saturday night I drove about an hour north to Dahlonega, GA, a cute, quaint town with a bustling town square.  The Crimson Moon, hosted by the lovely Dana features live music every week.  Matthew Kahler had a wonderful opening set including some fun banter with Vance.  

All three artists were generous with their gifts, conversation and 

Comment by Maryrose Orlans on September 25, 2011 at 3:39pm

http://cargocollective.com/karinacolis#1254084/Karina-as-Singer-and...

Karina Colis!!  She's one of Veronica's drum teachers!!  She's singing and playing guitar, too!!  Extremely talented young woman (and a sweetheart)!!  Give her a listen!  Check out her site!!

Comment by Carla Royal on September 25, 2011 at 1:24pm

http://youtu.be/TH_kULeqMsQ  I saw That 1 Guy on Friday night at The Masquerade in Atlanta.  He is amazing.  Here is a tiny sampling of what I was able to record.  Enjoy!  And go see him...he travels all around the country.

Comment by wiffledust on September 18, 2011 at 8:33pm

thanks so much for telling us about this, margaret! i have heard really good things about kevin welch, but haven't seen him live yet. maybe at wiffledust? ;-) thanks for telling us about the venue too!

Comment by margaret kraft on September 18, 2011 at 8:21pm

I saw Kevin Welch at a wonderful house concert outside Atlanta.  The Bowman's have been putting on wonderful shows for 7 years, and this is the first time I FINALLY made it out.  The attendance was so good the show was moved outside.  We were far enough out of town I could see stars, hear crickets chirping, and the weather was beautiful.  Kevin was great and gracious as always.

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