Beautiful weather and a
busy busy night tonight. Caught the first half hour of Cecile
Doo-Kingue at the Blues tent . . . an accomplished practitioner of the
blues . . . well worth the price of a ticket. Born in New York city with
roots in Cameroon, she currently lives in Montreal. I expect we will
see her again at a future Harvest. She deeply appreciated being invited
to play at Harvest, and we deeply appreciated being entertained by her.
Next, it was across the parking lot to the Blues Court for a half hour of SG & The Tone Kings . . . always a local draw with a variety of rock & roll covers. Then off to the Mojo for the last half hour of The Hypochondriacs . . . another local band led by twenty-five year old hometown favourite, Josh Bravener. They have a likeable rockin’ country sound . . . and they rock’it. This guy is a born entertainer and a ball of fire. We will see him many times over the coming years in a host of different rolls as his musical abilities continue to evolve.
MonkeyJunk took the stage at the Mojo and never looked back. Veteran Harvester Steve Mariner puts his all into every set he delivers. He’s been here four times (according to him) . . . I would have guessed more. Very likeable three piece band . . . with no bass player . . . interesting, and it works.
Alan Doyle (and company) did a great job . . . as expected. He’s played Freddy many times . . . but his first Harvest. Lots of Newfoundland songs and ballads of the sea. Glad I saw him. I reluctantly left Alan Doyle a bit early so as to catch the tail end of The Sheepdogs at the Blues tent . . . and it was worth it. The tight schedule often causes trade-offs . . . which is one of the fun benefits of buying an Ultimate Pass . . . you just make it all mesh.
Closed the night with John Campbelljohn at the Blues Court afterburner. He is a veteran craftsman of the blues and he doesn’t disappoint. I could listen to his slide guitar for hours . . . and I do. I always have room for the solo blues acts (albeit he was accompanied by drummer Matt Sobb from MonkeyJunk tonight). It takes a healthy mix of big-stage bands and intimate solo musicians to cover the genres so everyone gets a bit of what they need.
The sound at every venue tonight was spot-on crystal clear. Thankfully, the Magpie sound fiasco last night is but an unrepeated memory . . . although there were some good chuckles today as people described what they heard last night.
Looking forward to Sturgill Simpson tomorrow night.
Next, it was across the parking lot to the Blues Court for a half hour of SG & The Tone Kings . . . always a local draw with a variety of rock & roll covers. Then off to the Mojo for the last half hour of The Hypochondriacs . . . another local band led by twenty-five year old hometown favourite, Josh Bravener. They have a likeable rockin’ country sound . . . and they rock’it. This guy is a born entertainer and a ball of fire. We will see him many times over the coming years in a host of different rolls as his musical abilities continue to evolve.
MonkeyJunk took the stage at the Mojo and never looked back. Veteran Harvester Steve Mariner puts his all into every set he delivers. He’s been here four times (according to him) . . . I would have guessed more. Very likeable three piece band . . . with no bass player . . . interesting, and it works.
Alan Doyle (and company) did a great job . . . as expected. He’s played Freddy many times . . . but his first Harvest. Lots of Newfoundland songs and ballads of the sea. Glad I saw him. I reluctantly left Alan Doyle a bit early so as to catch the tail end of The Sheepdogs at the Blues tent . . . and it was worth it. The tight schedule often causes trade-offs . . . which is one of the fun benefits of buying an Ultimate Pass . . . you just make it all mesh.
Closed the night with John Campbelljohn at the Blues Court afterburner. He is a veteran craftsman of the blues and he doesn’t disappoint. I could listen to his slide guitar for hours . . . and I do. I always have room for the solo blues acts (albeit he was accompanied by drummer Matt Sobb from MonkeyJunk tonight). It takes a healthy mix of big-stage bands and intimate solo musicians to cover the genres so everyone gets a bit of what they need.
The sound at every venue tonight was spot-on crystal clear. Thankfully, the Magpie sound fiasco last night is but an unrepeated memory . . . although there were some good chuckles today as people described what they heard last night.
Looking forward to Sturgill Simpson tomorrow night.
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| Cecile Doo-Kingue |
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